?'s for 8500 owners

[Clive]

Going to buy one just a couple of questions. I use my TV out now on my tnt2 ultra to my 53" sony. What is the highest rez on tv out? I heard it was 1024x768 and also the more popular 800x600? Never seen 1024 on a TV. Also, it would display on the TV and monitor at the same time correct? These features were my biggest pull from a ti500.

[NDD]

Not a Radeon 8500 owner, but from specs it supports 1024x768 output to TV, and of coz dual-monitor feature, i.e. you can choose and configure to see the same picture both on your monitor and on TV.

[jcandel]

Haven`t tried the tv out yet. I`ve been putting the card through some tests.I love it!$200 + $15 s&h. 6538 on 3Dmark 2001 1024x 768 @ 32bpp color.Beat all Ti 500`s with simular systems.109 fps Quake III demo test 1280x1024 32bpp high quality.The picture blows away the PNY Ti 200 G3 ti replaced.Running the latest beta drivers from 3D chipset.You will love this card.<J>

[dathenv]

jcandel, did you get a RETAIL or an OEM???

BTW, if you get an OEM, is it possible to get RETAIL performance by overclocking?

[jcandel]

The card is retail.I`ve had it oc`ed as high as 290/300 using power strip. Runs best @ 280/295 though that only gives me alittle over 200 marks on 3Dmark 2001.I would`nt buy oem.The card came with cables and adapters and halflife bundled software.Teamfortress, uplink,blueshift and opposingforce.<J>

[BobyJo]

$200.00 + shipping for the retail card is a great price. I shopped for a couple of months and never found the retail boxed card for that price. The lowest price I found was $236.00, listed on www.pricewatch.com. I finally paid the full $299.00 for mine, but I had a gift card left over from Christmas I had never used, so I purchased the card at BB, and used the card, so I was out of pocket $199.00 + tax. I ran 3dMark2001 straight out of the box and using 9008 drivers the score was 8400. I am extremely happy with this card. Best I ever had, Am playing RTCW now and the system is playing this game at highest settings 1024x768x32 and is extremely smooth. The 8KHA+ and the Radeon 8500 makes a perfect match.