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well i can afford either the 8500 or the 4200 im ordering tomorrow morning so feedback would be nice
Thanks in advance
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Last minute Decision Retail Radeon 8500 128mb or Abit siluro ti4200 64mb
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Go with the Abit GF4, definitely beats the Radeon
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geez, I've seen a billion post like this.. The G4 Ti4200 is FASTER period. Now if you're thinking long term the extra 64MB of the Radeon will help you run Doom 3 much better.. So long term 8500 short G4
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the 4200 is 5-10% faster in most games...
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Althogh the Ti4200 is a faster card, there are a couple of other issues.
Do you like to play games with A.F. enabled? If so, you may want to go with the R8500, as it's method is much quicker than that of the Ti4200.
However, if FSAA is very important to you, the Ti4200 is the way to go.
You can't really lose, both represent the best values in the market, it's just a matter of how much you want to spend
Do you like to play games with A.F. enabled? If so, you may want to go with the R8500, as it's method is much quicker than that of the Ti4200.
However, if FSAA is very important to you, the Ti4200 is the way to go.
You can't really lose, both represent the best values in the market, it's just a matter of how much you want to spend
PreservedSwine said:Althogh the Ti4200 is a faster card, there are a couple of other issues.
Do you like to play games with A.F. enabled? If so, you may want to go with the R8500, as it's method is much quicker than that of the Ti4200.
However, if FSAA is very important to you, the Ti4200 is the way to go.
You can't really lose, both represent the best values in the market, it's just a matter of how much you want to spend
exactly!!!!
Instead of a retail 128 DDR Radeon your better bet for less money if ya go the Radeon route is a 128LE reatil Radeon clocked at 250/250, these cards will all run 275/275 and much higher, mine does 305/305 with stock cooling no probs but I am waiting for my custom fit alpha before I run it at this speed indefintely.
with this choice there is a worthwhile savings over the 64 Ti4200 plus the long term life of the extra 64 ddr
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well they are both the same price $146 shipped.....the cheapest i can find a 8500le is $150 plus shipping which is outa my price range i think ill get the 8500 but i have a question... doesnt bga memory overclock better than regular ddr memory???
which is outa my price range i think ill get the 8500 but i have a question... doesnt bga memory overclock better than regular ddr memory???ATI Radeon 8500LE 87.00Ghost68 said:well they are both the same price $146 shipped.....the cheapest i can find a 8500le is $150 plus shipping
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now thats not fair (cause i need support for dual monitors)
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speedwise the 4200 easily
better image quality IMHO on the 8500 tho
and Ati's multimonitor support is best.
better image quality IMHO on the 8500 tho
and Ati's multimonitor support is best.
well if they are the same price get the Ti4200 then.
But this is the best deal on an 8500 for $86 US
http://www.adamant.com/main.asp
Gigabyte board (64DDR though) but comes with hardware monitoring and overclocking utility
Also try www.ncix.com (canadian but ship to US, check out their US prices click US flag to enter that side of site) many locals have bought the OEM 8500LE for $97 US it is clocked at 230/230 but with a flash you should get 275/275 + and shipping is an extra $11.75 US, but I recommend finding a 8500LE 128 card retail ATI card, they are anywhere from 100-120 now online.
Not sure about BGA memory compared to DDR for overclock, since it is newer I assume it would overclock better but who knows, sometimes it is a crapshoot.
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But this is the best deal on an 8500 for $86 US
http://www.adamant.com/main.asp
Gigabyte board (64DDR though) but comes with hardware monitoring and overclocking utility
Also try www.ncix.com (canadian but ship to US, check out their US prices click US flag to enter that side of site) many locals have bought the OEM 8500LE for $97 US it is clocked at 230/230 but with a flash you should get 275/275 + and shipping is an extra $11.75 US, but I recommend finding a 8500LE 128 card retail ATI card, they are anywhere from 100-120 now online.
Not sure about BGA memory compared to DDR for overclock, since it is newer I assume it would overclock better but who knows, sometimes it is a crapshoot.
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i currently have the gigabyte card and i am completly disapointed (probably the only dissapionted owner in the forums tho...) i must have got a bad card..... so now im lookin to upgrade...
Ghost68 said:
check out the other link I sent, I am nearing 10K I posted my link in a new thread , give ya idea of what to expect, check my sig for my hardware.....
anywyas I think an 8500LE is a sweet card for the cash
pricewatch.com has Gigabyte PRo 8500's not the LE like yours for $86
they also have the built by ATI 8500 LE 128 DDR card with gamepak for $110 + $4.95 shipping 3 days , thats a good deal like $30 cheaper than what you found shipped, check page #5 under 8500 video cards near the top
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as far as the gigabyte 8500 pro < thats what i have its the gigabyte ap64d.... the good gigabyte card is the ap4d-H known as the deluxe model....
i am considering getting the retail 8500le but id rather get the plain 8500 so i dont have to overclock to get retali 8500 speeds
i am considering getting the retail 8500le but id rather get the plain 8500 so i dont have to overclock to get retali 8500 speeds
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well i got the retail 8500 128mb card i figure i should be able to get it to around 300/300 (hopefully) that and a 3 year warantee i cant complain...
