Weekly CPU & Video Card Price Guide: November 2001 2nd Edition

Weekly Video Card Prices
Video Card	Price	Change	Vendor	Shipping	CNet Pricing	Notes
ATI Radeon 8500	$188		cnetpc.com	$10		OEM
ATI Radeon 7500	$125		Atacom, Inc.	$9.50		OEM
ATI Radeon 7200	$58		Invado.com	$10		OEM
ATI Radeon 64 DDR	$63		Atacom, Inc.	$9.50		OEM
ATI Radeon VE	$45		OCIE.com	$9		OEM
NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 500	$309		Accubyte	$10.95		Retail
NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200	$162		Atacom, Inc.	$9		OEM
NVIDIA GeForce2 Ti 200	$97		OCIE.com	$9		OEM

Although the latest Radeon 8500 drivers improve performance considerably as well as enable SMOOTHVISION there is still a risk associated with purchasing the card considering that there are still a number of issues with the drivers. The price however is quite attractive and thus we're leaving the purchasing decision to you for this week. The GeForce3 Ti 200 is a proven solution and very affordable, the Radeon 8500 is clearly faster and only $26 more but ATI's drivers still have some more maturing to go through.

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