r8500le or fx 5200

[blackthorn]

im going to buy a new video card mainly for games and with the money i have its radeon 8500le 64mb or the geforce fx 5200 tdh 128mb , can anyone help me plz?

 

[rain_king_uk]

For just a little bit more you can get a Geforce 4200Ti.

I find it hard to recommend either of the two cards you have proposed to be honest. If anything the 8500 as it's probably cheaper.

 

[Spitfire_x86]

Buy R8500LE if you can't afford GF4 Ti4200

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[phial]

the 8500le is probably just as fast as the 5200ultra


if your talking about the regular 5200, you can consider that card a rip-off. its worthless, and costs more than most budget cards

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[Nights_L]

Buy fx5200 if you want to see special effect of DX9
buy R8500LE if you want the game run faster

 

[phial]

DX9 at slideshow speeds


WOOT@!

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[cleeve]

Ditto (What Spitfire said).

 

[uber_m0j0]

Crucial is selling the 8500LE for $89.. They did a great job with the 9700pro, Im sure their 8500 is most uber =)

I believe PNY ti4200s are selling for around $100. If you spend the extra $10-20, you'll prolly get better overall performance with the ti4200.

If you want decent DX9 performance, stay away from the 5200 and save some more for a 9500/9500pro

~m0j0