Sleeper Veteran Posted June 13, 2002 Veteran Share Posted June 13, 2002 Out of these two cards... which would be the best to go for ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techquilla Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 i would say radeon. its faster than geforce3 the only problem is with its drivers........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeper Veteran Posted June 13, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted June 13, 2002 whats up with the drivers like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daliam Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 I would disagree, I would go on the proven reliability and performance of the GF3 Ti200. It has gained better results than the Radeon in a couple of benchmarks I looked at. I am going to be buying a GF 3 Ti200 128Mb next week hopefully. Only ?88 brand new Retail Boxed. HTH Liam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intrabyte Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 problem with at are the drivers yes.. why? their just ABYSMAL. they don't do much frankly from a version to another comparing to detonatorxp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaljames Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 Originally posted by Sleeper Out of these two cards... which would be the best to go for ? I have both cards....the GeForce gets around 6400 on 3dmark in an Athlon 1900, stock and no overclocking. The Radeon 8500 gets 8400 on 3dmark stock. Your mileage may vary. If *graphics* (2D) clarity and sharpness are what your after then DEFINATELY get the Radeon......with the new ATI drivers out today I'd say go for the Radeon. If you game a *lot* and plan to tweak/overclock your card then go with the GeForce.... dj :ponder: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 lets check out a review that has the two cards in it http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1608&p=1 Its a close call but it seems that the 8500 edges it out over the gf3 ti200 in most benches. I would read the review and see what games come out ontop with what card to make a final decision. As for the drivers, ATI has excellent drivers, yeah, they were slow a while back, but there are no problems now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPayne1357 Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 The last card i bought was a geforce 3 ti200, i was planning on getting the Radeon 8500 LE but the tech at best buy advised me to go with the geforce3 ti200 so i took his advice and went with it. He said that the LE's are pos and they are like the Geforce mx series.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 well the guy at best buy should read up because they are the same just clocked slower which you can easily change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liar2 Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 i'd get the geforce 3 Ti200. but that's just me. i'm a bit biased towards nvidia, so don't count on my opinion too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerichohol Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 get the radeon 8500 LE. Its a awesome card and well worth it. All games run really well and tv out works great. I got mine from newegg.com They have it for $99 + shipping = $107 An absolute bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 Originally posted by Sleeper Out of these two cards... which would be the best to go for ? Honest, Neither, Geforce 4 Ti 4200 is better performance and a better value than both of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeper Veteran Posted June 14, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted June 14, 2002 Originally posted by xStainDx Honest, Neither, Geforce 4 Ti 4200 is better performance and a better value than both of them. Although i would have liked to but in a Geforce 4 Ti 4200 the budget the lad has given me to build the pc doesn't allow it..... just aint enough cash... I've only got ?600 to play with. This is the card im thinkin of putting in... http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/in...oduct_uid=29875 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeper Veteran Posted June 14, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted June 14, 2002 or should i pay the bit extra and go for Inno3D Tornado GeForce3 Ti500 AGP 64Mb DDR with TV-Out http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/in...oduct_uid=33746 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[F]reelancer X Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 no way....Radeon 8500 rocks. It outperforms ti500 too. And u can just overclock a ti200 to a ti500. And with the new ATI catalyst drivers it outperforms ti4200 in couple of tests http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=MzEy check that out:rambo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKer Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 I got a Gf3 Ti200 for ?90 (a few months ago), spent a few quid on a crystal orb and new memory heatsinks, ten minutes replacing the fan, heatsink and adding and memory heatsink and viola - a card running quicker than a Ti500 for over ?100 less. The Ti200s are great for overclocking and the modifications mentioned above can be done by anyone (I'm no hardcore overclocker, just want to save cash!). It is also rock solid stable and games run great, nothing I've thrown at it yet game-wise has caused any problems. Instructions for overclocking here. I considered a Radion but seeing as my mobo chipset is nVidia I thought they may work better together, and have always found their GFX cards dependable and fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youm0nt Veteran Posted June 14, 2002 Veteran Share Posted June 14, 2002 gf3ti200..you can get it for $90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris123NT Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 GET THE RADEON. /me chants RADEON RADEON RADEON. The cards are far superior to nvidia in the department of image quality. If u are looking for quality go for the 8500 and oh btw the new Catalyst drivers ****in RULE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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