I don't think so, the 8600 is pretty bad so the 8500 must be worse. Get an 8600 if you're really that cheap, but I think you might be able to get a Radeon 3850 for around that much and it's miles better than an 8600.
Its not that i'm cheap but i wanna buy a desktop and it has a geforce 8500. I can't add another for sli because there is only that one pcie slot and i know for a fact i can't put a 8800 in without upgrading the power supply.
Do yourself a favor, and do not get yourself a 8500. They are complete rubbish, it gets 43 fps average ( although paired with a dated cpu ) playing hl2, a game most modern cards should easily get 100 fps. IMHO if you are looking for something cheap but still pretty good for gaming go 9600 or the 8800 gt.
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Is a 8500 a decent card for light gaming, not crysis?
No.
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I don't think so, the 8600 is pretty bad so the 8500 must be worse. Get an 8600 if you're really that cheap, but I think you might be able to get a Radeon 3850 for around that much and it's miles better than an 8600.
Its not that i'm cheap but i wanna buy a desktop and it has a geforce 8500. I can't add another for sli because there is only that one pcie slot and i know for a fact i can't put a 8800 in without upgrading the power supply.
Do yourself a favor, and do not get yourself a 8500. They are complete rubbish, it gets 43 fps average ( although paired with a dated cpu ) playing hl2, a game most modern cards should easily get 100 fps. IMHO if you are looking for something cheap but still pretty good for gaming go 9600 or the 8800 gt.