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AIW Radeon 8500/128 OEM vs retail

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Rakkis

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--sorry. posted on off topic by accident----

Has anyone had any experience with the ATI AIW Radeon 8500/128?
I can get an OEM card for a really nice price, but I'm afraid of the card being underclocked as OEM cards tend to be.
If the OEM cards DO come underclocked, is there a way to change the default clock speed?

Does anyone have any numbers about clock speeds for this card?

Thanks : )

 
AIW 8500 128 clock speed 275/275, Unless ATI has changed with this card(don't think so), ALL AIW cards are physically the same card, OEM or Retail, the only difference is the software/package(unlike the other ATI cards). You can change the clockspeed by using a tweaker like powerstrip or Rage3D tweak, or by editing/flashing the bios.
 
i've been trying to look for a source online that told me this for an hour but have not been able to find one.
could you point me to it?

has anyone else heard this?

(supposedly the card i can get comes with everything. just no retail box)
 
I've purchased 3 OEM AIW cards from Newegg, (not an AIW 8500 128 though) and a retail AIW and a Retail VIVO from Buy.com in the last 2 years. The OEM cards came in a white box and included everything except the bonus software (Merlin VR, Mediator, Video Studio) no games and have a shorter warranty. They are clocked the same, and have the same ram as the retail cards, the exact same cards.
 
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