I want to buy an ATI 8500 card and would appreciate an explanation of OEM vs. Retail cards. Any performance differences? Thanks!
what is the difference b/w oem and retail?
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The radeon 8500 OEM (or 8500LE) is clocked lower at 250MHz instead of the retail's 275MHz. Also, I believe the DVI to VGA dongle may not be present. Because of these differences, it will be priced lower.
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I'm not sure about the overclocking, but you do not get a DVI to VGA dongle. That is not a big deal, i was able to get one for $5 off the internet plus shipping($5 ground, $7 two-day). I currently have the 7500, I would like to know more about the overclocking as well.
Radeon Overclocking? www.rage3d.com should get you started. They have an Overclocking utility but the only link I ever found was in an article and has been long since burried. I know it works for Radeon and Radeon 8500 chips alike. I got my radeon AIW from 166 to 184 with it.
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Found the program. I like it but some programs don't. Can't use it with Adobe Premiere installed.
http://www.rage3d.com/radeon/r3dtweak/
Intel is god, cleanroom is life, and the wafers are all that matter.<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Shloader on 12/23/01 06:13 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
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Found the program. I like it but some programs don't. Can't use it with Adobe Premiere installed.
http://www.rage3d.com/radeon/r3dtweak/
Intel is god, cleanroom is life, and the wafers are all that matter.<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Shloader on 12/23/01 06:13 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
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