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Can anyone tell me which version is a better card the ati radeon 8500 retail or the Oem, I want the faster of the two cards
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Radeon 8500, retail or oem?
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Retail is faster. Its 275/275 and the oems are 250/250 some of them are even 230/230. And the retail have faster memory 3.6ns vs 4ns. I just replied to a post like this the other day. I wish people looked a little bit before they ask the questions.
Retail no questions asked...
the OEM's come with crap ram... much slower...
if you're lucky u can mod an OEM to retail speeds...
save yourself the headache and buy the retail..
if u use teh search function u'll find more indepth about this issue...in previous posts
but this is the jist of it
the OEM's come with crap ram... much slower...
if you're lucky u can mod an OEM to retail speeds...
save yourself the headache and buy the retail..
if u use teh search function u'll find more indepth about this issue...in previous posts
but this is the jist of it
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I got my retail 8500 on Ebay for $215 shipped and it has the 3.3ns memory.
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Ottoman, my OEM has 3.6ns memory(same as the retail)
Also my OEM is just as fast as any Retail, even faster than some retail units
But with that said I honestly believe that you can save yourself alot of aggrevation by buying a retail unit.
Many retailers dont know what they are selling and an OEM is a total [email protected] you'll get a 249.5/249.5 3.6ns version, maybe you'll get a 230/230 4ns version
If you want retail speeds of 275/275 3.6ns get a retail
If you are a gambler get an OEM and say a prayer and hope for the best.
If you are lucky and go retail maybe you will get one with 3.3ns memory
Also my OEM is just as fast as any Retail, even faster than some retail units
But with that said I honestly believe that you can save yourself alot of aggrevation by buying a retail unit.
Many retailers dont know what they are selling and an OEM is a total [email protected] you'll get a 249.5/249.5 3.6ns version, maybe you'll get a 230/230 4ns version
If you want retail speeds of 275/275 3.6ns get a retail
If you are a gambler get an OEM and say a prayer and hope for the best.
If you are lucky and go retail maybe you will get one with 3.3ns memory
Retail,
try www.pricewatch.com $160-162 ATI retail box not OEM
try www.pricewatch.com $160-162 ATI retail box not OEM
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Ottoman said:
Talk to Silversinksam about the OEM scene he is the one who knows everything about all the flavours of OEM 8500's offered. You can find a good OEM that will run faster then retail speeds but it is a crapshoot but then again an OEM at 250/250 ain't no slouch it will perform better than a G3 Ti200.
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Why do my quotes come out differnet from everyone elses?
And my OEM smokes the Ti500s.
And my OEM smokes the Ti500s.
{PMS}fishy said:
I would not say it smokes a Ti500, they are fast cards on the average faster than the 8500's I believe, and I am an ATI fan with a 7500.
You may just start something with that statement ....LOL
Remember to really compare you would need identical systems with the 2 cards running the same benchmarks to make a 100% conclusion....
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Cisco Kid said:
I would not say it smokes a Ti500, they are fast cards on the average faster than the 8500's I believe, and I am an ATI fan with a 7500.
You may just start something with that statement ....LOL
Remember to really compare you would need identical systems with the 2 cards running the same benchmarks to make a 100% conclusion....
Cisco Kid
The ti500s are not faster than the 8500
Thats why the 8500s are #1 in the hall of fame.
8500 owns!
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