David123579 Posted June 2, 2002 Report Posted June 2, 2002 Im building a new computer and i just wanted to ask about the radeon 7000, i found a good deal on one but before i get it i would like to know if its good for bcm. im sorry if this is the wrong forum for this but i tried to post it in the video issues forum and it wouldnt let me (i didnt think it was an "issue" anyway).
Epsilon 5 Posted June 2, 2002 Report Posted June 2, 2002 7000? Where did you get that? I heard of the 7100 and 7200, but not the 7000... I dunno about your question though.
antaren4279 Posted June 2, 2002 Report Posted June 2, 2002 not totally sure, but i thought sc used a radeon in his development computer. [ 06-02-2002, 15:45: Message edited by: antaren4279 ]
Supreme Cmdr Posted June 3, 2002 Report Posted June 3, 2002 I have an 8500DV in one machine and Andrei has an 8500 in one of his (I sent him my 8500 when I got the DV variant). I also have a 7500 (an inferior card) in another machine.
GREG MILLER Posted June 3, 2002 Report Posted June 3, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Comander Keeling: radeon 7000Learn to shop around a little. Cheaper Cheaper Yet Go to the Radeon 7000 section. The URL is being redirected to the homepage. A Radeon 7000 is just a rebadged first genereation Radeon. Me, I would go for a 8500 myself, but if I was in your shoes, I would at least try for a 7500. Your welcome.
David123579 Posted June 3, 2002 Author Report Posted June 3, 2002 Thanks, but I just decided to get my new computer running with my current 32 meg radeon then see what i need to do after that. It should run bcm fine but im shooting for a machine that i dont have to upgrade when bcg (and bctc) comes out .
David123579 Posted June 3, 2002 Author Report Posted June 3, 2002 quote: Cheaper Cheaper Yet Thanks, im always looking for beter prices, these are the best i have seen.
Guest Grayfox Posted June 3, 2002 Report Posted June 3, 2002 i have the radeon 7000/VE all i can say is look carefully into what youre buying. while mine was 75$ when i bought it, i think its a piece o crap. half the games i have dont work anymore when they used to with my old voodoo 5 5500, there are no drivers for the card (i kid you not) only the ones on the install CD. i goto the ati website to d/l drivers, and when i install them (or try to) i get an error message saying drivers incompatible with display adapter. i also tried d/l the "powered by ATI" drivers and get the same thing. again, look careful into what you buy, and make sure its compatible with your system, or its not a piece of crapola oh, and it is the same kind as the one greg linked to... 64MB SDR and all. [ 06-03-2002, 16:29: Message edited by: Grayfox ]
David123579 Posted June 4, 2002 Author Report Posted June 4, 2002 yea i have been hearing that kinda stuff form some of my techie friends. i think ill just stick with what works for now (32meg radeon) and do some more research before i buy a new one.
Kartoffel Posted June 4, 2002 Report Posted June 4, 2002 quote: all i can say is look carefully into what youre buying. while mine was 75$ when i bought it, i think its a piece o crap. half the games i have dont work anymore when they used to with my old voodoo 5 5500, there are no drivers for the card (i kid you not) only the ones on the install CD. The 7000/VE is NOT a piece of crap. I got one in my system and it works just fine... better stability-wise then an 8500... It just goes to show that you can't really tell if it will work well in your system until you test it out. Anyone who has a radeon, take a look here since this guy tweaks drivers, and gets better performance out of em. Edit: ATIs drivers are backwards compatable. One file runs ALL the cards under ME/9x, and another runs them under NT/2K/XP. [ 06-04-2002, 09:30: Message edited by: Kartoffel ]
Supreme Cmdr Posted June 4, 2002 Report Posted June 4, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Kartoffel: The 7000/VE is NOT a piece of crap. erm, as opposed to what? Say the better and faster 7500 or the even better and even more faster 8500? They're crap. Period. [ 06-04-2002, 18:33: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]
Kartoffel Posted June 5, 2002 Report Posted June 5, 2002 It may not be top-of-the-line, but it works fine for just about anything on the market, barring something like Iwar2, or Commanche 4. Edit: I will say no more, as why start a pointless argument? [ 06-04-2002, 20:20: Message edited by: Kartoffel ]
GREG MILLER Posted June 5, 2002 Report Posted June 5, 2002 I would like to know if the Radeon 8500 puts out less heat than a GF3 Ti200?
Epsilon 5 Posted June 5, 2002 Report Posted June 5, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Greg Miller: I would like to know if the Radeon 8500 puts out less heat than a GF3 Ti200?probably more. The 8500 competes with the ti500 Check here , a few benchmarks.
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