should i get a radeon 9000pro or an 8500 LE

[SuhWeeet20]

i don't want to spend a lot of money and i currently have an ATI card and am used to ATI software and like it a lot. I want to know if i should get the 128MB Radeon 8500 LE or the 128MB Radeon 9000 pro.

[rizboy]

Hello!

I think...if 8500LE costs less than 9000Pro, buy 8500LE. Go to www.google.com to search for benchamark results...9000Pro is greate, but not as good as 8500 series. However, I do not know the exact performance difference between 8500 and 8500 LE.

[BipolarBill]

These two cards are as close to twins as they can be. I would shoot for the Radeon 8500 DDR (not LE) and then I would be sure that I had the better card.

[Bigjakkstaffa]

8500

--Jakk:t

[SuhWeeet20]

what about in the long run, which one will stay less obsolete the longest, do you know what i mean?

[Bigjakkstaffa]

Well if we say the 8500 is the best it also generally means it will last you the longest, due to it being the better performer and therefore more likely to handle future games and what not...

--Jakk:t

[NDD]

Another vote for R8500

[unreal_outlaw]

8500

[absalom]

Votes for 8500 LE good luck:t

[AllGamer]

yet another vote for the 8500 :t

[Aznmask]

http://www.sysopt.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=114100 you ask taht question this thread a month ago..

It all depend how much you want to spend on a Video card..

[Aznmask]

check this HOT price

http://www.enetshoponline.com/ati.html

[OpK Chowdy]

Get a Radeon 8500! LE or Normal as fine as long as there's 64MB+ of DDR. if you get an LE overclocking to Normal is not a problem!

[absalom]

stick with the 128MB DDR :t

[Bigjakkstaffa]

Definitley 128mb RAM for future releases such as UT2k3 and Doom 3 :D

--Jakk:t

[Roy Wilkins]

I got this info from newegg

ATI RADEON 8500LE 64MB DDR CRT/DVI/TV ,Dual Monitor support DVIS+CRT only, BULKPowered by the revolutionary RADEON™ 8500 world’s fastest and most advanced graphics processing unit (GPU)
Specifications:
Specifications:
GPU: RADEON™ 8500LE graphics processing unit (GPU)
Memory: 64MB of double data rate memory
Resolutions: 640-480 to 2048x1536 at 85Hz
playback w/tv cable only -
Max Res: 2048x1536 85Hz
Max 3D Res: 16.7M colors 2048x1536
Operating systems support: Windows® 98/98SE, Me, 2000, XP
Ports:CRT Monitor: 15-pin VGA connector,TV and VCR: s-video or composite connector DVI to VGA Adapter will not work

Does anybody knows what it means by"composite connector DVI to VGA adapter will not work".... thx

[AllGamer]

Originally posted by Roy Wilkins
Does anybody knows what it means by"composite connector DVI to VGA adapter will not work".... thx

They are talking about the Digital Monitor Ouput

That the DVI (digital) to VGA converter will not work

which mean that model is Digital Only

not good for VGA monitors

even if you have that DVI to VGA converted

cuz the signal is different

on the ALL IN WONDER RADEON 8500

THE DEFAULT output is Digital
and in deed it comes with that DVI to VGA adapter and in that case it works

cuz the AIW 8500 OutPuts both signals for Digital and VGA

in the card you are talking about

it sounds like it only output for Digital and no VGA
but...
On the bright side it still has output for TV

:t

that's why it listed as DVI and TV

my in law uses the 52" TV as the monitor :D

[panchos]

Anyone heard of the Hercules Radeon 8500 64MB? ATI Radoen 8500 64MB LE or Hercules 8500 64MB non LE???????

[AllGamer]

Originally posted by panchos
Anyone heard of the Hercules Radeon 8500 64MB? ATI Radoen 8500 64MB LE or Hercules 8500 64MB non LE???????

What do you want to know?

[Roy Wilkins]

thx for the info allgamer, does it come out clear too in the tv?

anyway, 8500 le is more expensive (manufacturer price) than the plain 8500...but most of the website stores,they sell 8500 more money than the 8500LE . Is this means that 8500 is better than the LE version?

another thing! what with the powered by ati & built by ati?
real or generic or what?

[AllGamer]

Originally posted by Roy Wilkins
thx for the info allgamer, does it come out clear too in the tv?

anyway, 8500 le is more expensive (manufacturer price) than the plain 8500...but most of the website stores,they sell 8500 more money than the 8500LE . Is this means that 8500 is better than the LE version?

with the 8500 you can get TV output up to 1024x768x32bit max everything

:D

LE and non LE are the same
is just that the one you selected only had DVI out + TV out
look for VGA out + TV out

they do have different models
:t

[Roy Wilkins]

Wow! so much about dvi ,vga ,etc...

I just need a good card not too expensive (less than $100). for games & watching dvd movies ....any suggestion ? thx

[AllGamer]

yes that card is good

just look for NON DVI models

like as said the VGA will work fine

lets take a quick look at www.newegg.com

check this one out

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=48&manufactory=1457&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1

ATI OEM RADEON 9000 Atlantis 64MB DDR W/TV out NO DVI, BULKATI Radeon 9000 Atlantis Model # 1024-1197-00-SA (Video-Out NTSCL)
Features:
Graphics Controller: RADEON 9000 graphics processing unit (GPU) Memory Configuration
64MB DDR, 128-bit memory, max memory Interface: 9.6GB/s with 200MHZ DDR.
15-pin VGA connector, S-Video/composite connector
Bus Interface: AGP2X/4X
Video-Out
ATI chipset on a Sapphire video card
Graphics Performance: includes TRUFORM, HYPER Z II, SMOOTHVISION technology and supports 32-bit 3D gaming up to 2048x1536
Advanced Visual Effects: supports DirectX 8.1 features, OpenGL 1.3 applications. CHARISMA ENGINE II, PIXEL TAPESTRY II rendering engine.
Supported OS: Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, XP Model#: 9000 64MB DDR TV -OEM Special Free FedEx Saver Shipping
Detail Specs - Product Link - Chipset Info -See It! (image count 3 ) -Price Alert (N82E16814102234)
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(avg rating out of 14 voters)

$69.00

[OpK Chowdy]

im sorry anyone who suggests the r9000..but this thing sucks. Although, it's meant to counter Nvidia's geforce4mx series. Still, 8500 prices are dropping like **** out of a horses ***. get one.