Originally posted by: Creig
Originally posted by: CrystalBay
Media edition Vs Retail edition
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Is this the same info you posted?
http://www.xtremesystems.org/f...howthread.php?t=223328
I just read it myself. Apparently the reference 4770 has more 10 caps and 4 more VRMs than the retail channel cards we've seen so far. Typically, you'll see blank spots for VRMs and caps on both retail boards and reference designs. I think they're there to help engineers with stability. They overdesign for what they think they'll need, then test for whatever the target clock speeds they are going to be running and remove caps/VRMs that aren't needed for stability at those speeds. But usually the cards sent to reviewers and the cards available through retail outlets have the same number.
I haven't done any overclocking comparison between what people are getting from retail cards and what websites with reference cards were getting. Is there any appreciable difference? If not, then I guess they weren't really necessary. If there
is a noticeable difference, then :thumbsdown: to AMD for sending out cards for review that won't OC as well as a retail card.