Are all Gainward GF3 Ti450's golden samples?

[jshrieve]

Are all Gainward GF3 Ti450's all 'golden sample's, and overclock really well?

Let me rephrase that:

Are there non-golden sample Gainward GF3 ti450s?
Do some Golden Sample's not overclock well?

I'm thinking of ordering a Gainward ti450 from a place, but they don't specifically say 'golden sample', but Gainward's site only lists one version. So I want to make sure if I order, I'm getting at least a decently overclockable golden sample. =)

thanks,

 

[AMDPwred]

Since when did a 450 version come out?

 

[Shuelessjo]

As far as I know, GF3 Ti450s are all "Golden Sample". I just bought a couple of weeks ago and that is what it was listed as.


Joseph

 

[Shuelessjo]

<< Since when did a 450 version come out? >>




That is what Gainward calls their GF3 Ti200 card.


Joseph

 

[The Sauce]

I guess you could think of it as GAinward's "PR rating" for video cards

 

[Doomguy]

Golden Sample is marketing, they don't speed bin or test anything.

My non golden sample GF3 overclocks to 240/560. Do you know how much it would cost to test certain cards? A lot.