if you had $100, what would you get?

-N- · Dec 17, 2002

best card for $100? help

if you had around $90-100 to spend, which graphics card would you get with the best potential (won't be outdated as fast, overclockability, speed, etc..)?

I was thinking about these:

Sapphire Radeon 8500LE 128mb (250/?)
Visiontek Geforce 3 Ti500 64mb (240/250)

they are both the same price.. almost. The Sapphire I heard from the customer reviews at newegg that the mem is clocked at 200, so it's not actually 250, but I dunno. They both seem to perform the same.. I would really want the 8500LE built by ATI but it seems to cost much more. If anyone has any input in this, please do say.
thanks

Evnas · Dec 17, 2002

The 8500 kicks the **** outta the GF3, hehe. It can compete with the Ti4200 easy, where the Ti500 comes nowhere close

funnyperson1 · Dec 17, 2002

neither, the Saphire 128mb seems to be clokced at 200mhz so that would SUCK....

get the 64mb 8500 Saphire that is 275/275 at newegg

edit:
and the Geforce 3 actually is pretty close, optimized drivers make it perform very well compared to the 8500, but not well enough

q149 · Dec 17, 2002

get a BBA 8500. dont get that **** sapphire with 5ns ram

-N- · Dec 17, 2002

q149 said:
get a BBA 8500. dont get that **** sapphire with 5ns ram

could u gimme a link for that? i never heard of that brand, is it any good?

tseongsun · Dec 17, 2002

Geforce4 ti4200 64mb

easily found if you follow ads close enough or read the different bargain forums a lot. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post links to the bargain forums.

Evnas · Dec 17, 2002

tseongsun said:
Geforce4 ti4200 64mb

easily found if you follow ads close enough or read the different bargain forums a lot. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post links to the bargain forums.

Thats IF he has $120 to spend, heh. It seems he has more around less the $100 to spend

funnyperson1 · Dec 17, 2002

-N- said:
could u gimme a link for that? i never heard of that brand, is it any good?

that means built by ati (BBA)

.....but look at newegg they have another saphire 64 mb with 3.6 or 3.3 ns ram at 275/275

CrystalMethod · Dec 17, 2002

If it was a choice between the two, I'd pick the ti-500. Only because the instruction set is a little bit better, and the image looks better for games (IMO). If it was for any graphics programs (photoshop, 3DS, Maya, etc...), I'd pick the 8500. It all depends on what you are going to be using the card for.

Cisco Kid · Dec 17, 2002

funnyperson1 said:
that means built by ati (BBA) .....but look at newegg they have another saphire 64 mb with 3.6 or 3.3 ns ram at 275/275

I agree with funny, the deal he mentioned is good for your price range prolly even less

cisco kid

-N- · Dec 17, 2002

dont people say that the 128mb 8500LE's RAM isn't clocked as high, but can be flashed to retail and then overclocked further?

hm.... this doesn't apply to 3rd party sellers does it..

Evnas · Dec 17, 2002

-N- said:
dont people say that the 128mb 8500LE's RAM isn't clocked as high, but can be flashed to retail and then overclocked further?

hm.... this doesn't apply to 3rd party sellers does it..

My Radeon 8500LE (built by ATi) is clocked at 300/300 right now, flashed to the regular 8500 BIOS and going strong

Silversinksam · Dec 17, 2002

Keep an eye on Newegg.com's refurb section, they reguarly have 128mb Made by Ati BGA 's for sale for $99 or less. There was one there today.

tseongsun · Dec 17, 2002

Evnas said:
Thats IF he has $120 to spend, heh. It seems he has more around less the $100 to spend

Best Buy deal 3 weeks ago: 128mb ti4200 $89
CompUSA deal 3 weeks ago: 64mb ti4200 $99
Fry's deal 2 weeks ago: 64mb ti4200 $99

seamadan000 · Dec 17, 2002

I second SSS, yo can get a none LE 128meg 8500 at the newegg referbs for $99. Thats a killer deal
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Wraith · Dec 17, 2002

The general consensus says goto newegg and get that 8500! i wish i had :-(

quegyboe · Dec 17, 2002

I TOTALLY think you should get the 8500LE. Awesome card for the money!

Penguin4x4 · Dec 17, 2002

Evnas said:
The 8500 kicks the **** outta the GF3, hehe. It can compete with the Ti4200 easy, where the Ti500 comes nowhere close

Funny, ten and a half months ago the Ti500 was spankin the 8500,

For less than 100 bucks, Definetely an 8500LE, specially if its a Gigabyte 8500LE,

Silversinksam · Dec 17, 2002

Penguin4x4 said:
Funny, ten and a half months ago the Ti500 was spankin the 8500,

For less than 100 bucks, Definetely an 8500LE, specially if its a Gigabyte 8500LE,

Saw a Gigabyte 8500le go for $59 today at Newegg refurb (granted it was a 64megger, but thats a good deal)

Overclocker550 · Dec 17, 2002

suckers! get a geforce3 ti200(64mb!)for $69 on pricewatch! Its not as fast, but can overclock nicely

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