ATi drivers, are they really THAT crap??

[EvilDonnyboy]

Unless i've misunderstood, the 7000 is directly related to the 7500. The 7500 is merely a Radeon 64mb DDR but on a smaller die and faster clocks. Possibly a redesigned PCB, i'm not sure, but the chip is basically the same.

The 7000, unless i've misunderstood used to be called the Radeon VE. The Radeon VE a Radeon 32mb SDR without the TCL engine, along with dual, monitor support.

Anywaz, my 8500 is running beautifully under both win2k and winXP. DVD player works fine, just as long as you use the latest 7.6 (I use powerDVD XP anywaz, better audio). If you're having problems with ATi's drivers, I recommend giving Redsoftware/Omega's drivers. They are a 3rd party, but have proven to put out very reliable and fast drivers (not optimized for benchmarks).

You can find the newest joint red/omega drivers at:

http://www.zardonthemystic.com/redsoftware/

[RichL]

Both were plain Dimms.
The 32mb one is from a Compaq, the 128mb one is a no-name budget special.

I've got a 128mb stick using Hyundai chips and a 64 using NECs in my other box (I'm not pinching any of the 256mb Crucial from my main rig!), so I might give that a try.

Next thing after that I think it to swap the ATI for a G200 I've got lying around spare.

[Novdid]

The 7000 also only has one pipe. The Radeon SDR has the exact same core as the other Radeons (32MB DDR, 64MB DDR).