GeForce 3 Ti200 or Radeon 8500

[Cypher720]

hey guys.

my friend (Rezman5) and i have been looking to buy new vid cards. we couldnt decide between these two: GeForce 3 Ti200 or Radeon 8500. it turns out, he went with the GeForce3, and i did the Radeon 8500. We are hardcore gamers who want good performance, and to be able to OC. which card is better?

[o770]

as far as we can notice from benchmarks, up to now 8500 is better; anyway in my opinion the ti200 has no chance at all to get paired with the 8500.

[wildone]

Except for compatibility ,and the fact that most ti200's overclock to near or more then ti500's default speeds ,got min to 233/533.
I would go with nvidia for driver support more then anything.

wildone

[o770]

Originally posted by wildone


you got one million posts!! thats real?

that would be a hard decision if i was in the market for one of both cards. if i needed to make a quick decision, right now, id say ti200 either. only because i also enjoy the frequent driver updates and all the possibilities we got from that when any compatibility problem occurs. they really can overclock pretty well, i forgot that when answering above. but 8500 also overclocks.. anyway, ti200 will suit just fine all the current game needs. it coudlnt be a wrong decision.

[funnyperson1]

id go with the 8500 because you get more bang for your buck....it also overclocks very well......

[Cypher720]

i got the Radeon, and im having a lot of trouble overclocking it. ill have to get RAM syncs.

[Sworkhard]

Get the Radeon
It's faster and It's cheaper. "in canada anyway"

[Rezman5]

ah yes, but right now my 3DMark2K1 scores are higher than his...he is having trouble getting a stable OC on his vid card. I am about 100 points more than him...sorry Cypher!!! Keep trying!!!

[wildone]

My 3d mark on my ti200 is 8332 ,I havent tried in about a month to get it higher though

wildone