The Radeon 8500 and ATi's Drivers...

Kevin · 10-18-2001, 12:23 PM

What do you think, guys? While the performance is definitely on par, the drivers are keeping it from being a GF3 Kiler. However, ATi has recently moved to a unified driver architecture. I think that will rapdidly speed up the frequency of their driver updates. What do you guys think?
-Kevin
Personally i'm still sitting pretty w/ my old skool GF3...

Sled_Dog · 10-19-2001, 03:52 PM

Personally the falling prices on 8500s makes me happy. I predicted $250 by the end of october they are $208 right now! I think the drivers will improve but not a huge amount. A big enough margain to make them better then they are now. I was gonna get one if they were slower or not.

Kevin · 10-19-2001, 04:36 PM

Yah $208... damn that's a good deal

-Kev

Komic · 10-21-2001, 09:28 AM

Man, it's times like this I wish I lived in the US... Radeon 8500's are like 750 bux here in Oz, and GF3's range from high 600's (Leadtek) to over 900 for a Hercules or ASUS.

GF3 Ti's? I don't wanna know how much they'll be... If you go to some online stores you can still get a price of over 300 bux for an original GF...

BaconGrease · 10-22-2001, 02:25 PM

LOL GF3's are already old skool!

dantheman · 10-22-2001, 02:37 PM

I think they are worth it just for all the features that you get with it. I have one and love the fact I can run dual monitors with wonderfull graphics. They make very pretty pictures.

10-18-2001, 12:23 PM	#1
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	The Radeon 8500 and ATi's Drivers... What do you think, guys? While the performance is definitely on par, the drivers are keeping it from being a GF3 Kiler. However, ATi has recently moved to a unified driver architecture. I think that will rapdidly speed up the frequency of their driver updates. What do you guys think? -Kevin Personally i'm still sitting pretty w/ my old skool GF3... __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

10-19-2001, 03:52 PM	#2
Sled_Dog Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Snowyland(not Alaska) Posts: 238	Personally the falling prices on 8500s makes me happy. I predicted $250 by the end of october they are $208 right now! I think the drivers will improve but not a huge amount. A big enough margain to make them better then they are now. I was gonna get one if they were slower or not. __________________ pro/chat has a website now? wow

10-19-2001, 04:36 PM	#3
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	Yah $208... damn that's a good deal -Kev __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

10-22-2001, 02:25 PM	#5
BaconGrease Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Richmond Posts: 85	LOL GF3's are already old skool! __________________ Damn that is hot

10-21-2001, 09:28 AM	#4
Komic Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 20	Man, it's times like this I wish I lived in the US... Radeon 8500's are like 750 bux here in Oz, and GF3's range from high 600's (Leadtek) to over 900 for a Hercules or ASUS. GF3 Ti's? I don't wanna know how much they'll be... If you go to some online stores you can still get a price of over 300 bux for an original GF...

10-22-2001, 02:37 PM	#6
dantheman Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 152	I think they are worth it just for all the features that you get with it. I have one and love the fact I can run dual monitors with wonderfull graphics. They make very pretty pictures.

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