what ati vid cards are better than the 8500 le model???

[EwokSi]

returning defective ati 8500 le 64 ddr agp vid card back... wondering if i should just return for same thing.. or get something better.. did not wanan go into geforce vid cards.. wanted to stick with the ati radeons (sorry i'm picky) help is much appreciated thx

[Spawn_Mild]

if u dont wanna go Nvidia route , than my frank opinion will be to wait for 9500/9500pro , or get a Regular 8500 128meg.

Spawn.

[ROMark5]

9700 Pro.

[richardginn]

AIW 9700 pro!

[Derringer]

Either get an 8500 128mb or a 8500le 128 mb. Or you can wait for the 9500 pro.

[Farmer_BOB]

There are a few coming out this Christmas, there's the 9500, 9500pro, 9700, 9700pro, and finally the AIW 9700 Pro (that's the one that I'm gonna get, heh heh). But, only the 9700pro is out, so as of today, your best bet is to get another 8500.

[TimisoaraKill]

I would wait for 9500 Pro .

[kpxgq]

i want a 9700 aiw pro

[EwokSi]

are the 9000's models' better... and how much are these cards that u are talking about.... i dont' wanan spend more than 200... that's gonna be my limit for vid card... how much are these 9500s? thx

[fbs1992]

the 9000pro and non pro are slower than the 8500, but the 9500 and above are better.

[Chuck232]

The R9500 Pro should be ~$200 when actually start selling. But then they're not all that much faster than even a Ti4200, and the Ti4200 are cheap. so if you want the DX9 maybe look for the R9500 Pro, otherwise the Ti4200 would be better, but you don't want any nVidia cards... So get a R8500 128MB BBA if you want to spend a bit less for less performance.

[Mithrandir3017]

Probably get the regular 8500.