ATI Radeon 8500

Have you ever kicked yourself for letting others make decisions for you, based on their knowledge of a product, rather than your own. I was faced with this situation recently, when my Video Card on my computer blew, due to dust build up in the cooling system of the computer. I had to replace the Video Card and asked a shop that I trust which was the best alternative, based on my useage of the computer. The Radeon 8500 looks pretty impressive and works on all systems from Windows 95 up to the most modern of XP and is Linux compatible. What I wanted was a card that would allow me to play a new game that I acquired, and to be honest, this one did. The pictures ...  Read the complete review

This not a full review, but rather a quick note to let the community know that "powered by ati" graphic cards have a little shortcoming in terms of service or warranty. I own a Powercolor Radeon 8500, in auctions often cited as ATI Radeon 8500 as it does have the ATI Radeon 8500 chip on it. However it is not manufactured by ATI, but by Powercolor, and therefore bears the sign "Powered by ATI". The card is not working any more, I got a black screen whenever I start windows or linux, whereas my other graphics adapter is still working, which proves that I do have a broken card. Thinking that I have a 3 year warranty by ATI, I filled ...  Read the complete review