I'm thinking of getting the ATI Radeon 8500 video card, but haven't made up my mind about the 64mb or 128mb version. Is there a big difference here? I only have onboard video card right now, so this will be my primary card. Is there a significant difference between the 2 models?
Apr-17-2003 01:09
mndeg
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Registered: Aug 2002
Location: IL, United States
64 mb for 32 bit + large texture games, but it doesn't matter since the 8500 is already WAY outdated already
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Apr-17-2003 01:28
yujie__
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Registered: Mar 2001
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dont get that. get the new 9600 pro or the old but still powerful/great/harder to find everyday 9500 pro for under $200. weel for your pci i would get the 8500 128 since u can never too much ram yet avoid the geforce4 mx or geforce2mx
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Apr-17-2003 02:58
occrider
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Registered: Oct 2000
Location: New York
Just got a 128MB ti4200 for $150 ... my stupid ass geforce 3 is breaking
Apr-17-2003 03:04
cheesenip
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Registered: Jan 2001
Location: NorCal / SoCal
um..
if I had the money for a better video card, I would have mentioned it. I did some research and it seems like the 8500 would be a good choice. It's just that all the reviews on it that I have read don't specify anything about 64/128mb so I don't know how well each one does against each other. I'm only looking to spend $100 or so on a video card so anything around $200 or more is out of the question.
cheesenip, some MBs that have onboard video have no AGP slot at all whatsoever. If that's the case, then you'll be stuck buying a PCI video card that may be slower than your onboard video. Right now in PCI form there aren't any videocards faster than a Radeon 9000 or a GF4 MX440-SE (at retail stores, you won't find anything in PCI version faster than an outdated Radeon 7500 or a GF4 MX420).
