Radeon issues?

[Guest]

Hi everybody! Here's my problem. I see 3 different kinds of Radeon 8500. Or 4? Anyway, what's the difference between the LE with 128 megs of RAM and the normal 8500 with 128 megs? Is it just clock speed? Or is it also a whole slimmed down GPU? I'm looking to buy a new Radeon and have NO idea if I want to go 128 or 64 or LE or what and I'm having problems figuring out the difference. If somebody could seriously explain I'd really appreciate it. Be technical, I'm pretty bright. =) Thanks in advance, I'll be checking all the time.

 

[Crashman]

The best value is on the 8500 Retail Boxed. This is the full speed 64MB version, the newest ones run at 300MHz instead of 275MHz, and are cheap, at around $150. YOu could pay a bunch more for 128MB and would probably not use the extra RAM for any apps for three years, at which time the card will be outdated anyway.
LE cards run at a slower speed.

What's the frequency, Kenneth?