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8500 AIW vs 8500 retail?

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Jhill

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Is the Radeon 8500 All In Wonder clocked the same as the reatail Radeon 8500? I want to buy the Radeon 8500 All In Wonder but I dont want to sacrifice any of my gaming clock speeds.
Thanks
 
I think the AIW is slightly lower, because of a heat dissapation problem with all the stuff they threw on there (someone else has a more direct statement on that I'm sure), IMO it is WELL worth it considering all our getting, and the difference isn't that great anyway.
 
The AIW 8500 is significantly lower clocked than the retail standard 8500. This is because of lower speed memory modules, which is 5ns Samsung, and because of heat issues due to the onboard TV tuner. This card is equipped with a chip tuner, which I believe heats up tremendously and should require a cooler itself.

Instead of the standard 8500's 275Mhz, the AIW chip runs at 230Mhz. It's memory is clocked at only 190Mhz, compared to the standard 8500's 275.
 
I've been really pleased with my 8500DV.

There are still some issues with MMC 7.5, the drivers exhibit curious flaws in certain titles with certain settings... but overall, it's a great card. I've fallen in love with the RF remote unit, the tuner quality is superb, captures are awesome, and DVD playback/TV Out is still the best in the business.

If they could just get their software and drivers up to par, I'd give it a 10/10.
 
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