ATI 8500 OEM $129

[anth0ny]

http://www.pcdynamic.com/productdetail.asp?id=5120

 

[Steve819]

Anyone know who these guys are? I cannot find them on resellerratings.com

Steve

 

[goog40]

<< -Powered by the revolutionary RADEON 8500LE - world fastest and most advanced graphics processing unit (GPU) >>



Hmm LE? Wonder what the specs are then if this is indeed a crippled 8500. They have a 6.8 rating on resellerratings

 

[subpar]

My understanding is that the Radeon 8500LE is the OEM version that is 250MHz as opposed to the 275MHz retail speed.



<< Based on the award-winning RADEON 8500 chip architecture, the RADEON 8500LE affords customers all of the industry-leading features of the world's fastest and most technologically advanced graphics chip at a cost that is extremely appealing to a broader group of customers and at a performance level (250 MHz (megahertz) core clock speed compared to the RADEON 8500's 275 MHz core clock speed) that would satisfy even the most power-hungry game or application. While ATI is marketing the RADEON 8500 through retail outlets worldwide, it is not selling the RADEON 8500LE through retail under the ATI brand name. ATI will only distribute the RADEON 8500LE to OEMs, ODMs and AIBs, who will then market the technology under their own brand names, selling it to systems integrators, distributors and retailers. >>



subpar

 

[anth0ny]

here are the specs from the powercolor website


http://210.66.3.2/web/product_inside.asp?prd_id=CRadeon8500Value

 

[UfoKlLLerz]

hmm no reseller ratings at all, is this spam?

 

[babylon5]

Anyone know of reviews for this card? Even if it's slower, $129 seems a good price for getting dual monitor output and TV out

 

[anth0ny]

6.8 out of 7.0 on resellerratings

I am looking for a BBB report but their site is very slow..maybe someone else will have luck...

If they have a good report on file with the BBB, I am getting one for sure

 

[goog40]

Oh, right. Confused me because it says retail box.

Their resellerratings link is here http://www.resellerratings.com/cgi-bin/reseller/vendone.cgi?PCDynamic

 

[jTek]

Link to the PowerColor Website.

 

[dnacard]

What do you guys think? I was thinking of getting the radeon 7500 for about 20 less, is this worth it? anyone have one?

 

[jfunk]

Link to item at store

Good deal. This is a 250/250 clocked card, which means it should be BIOS flash & OCable to normal retail levels.


j

 

[anth0ny]

7500 is around GF2 Pro area in benchmarks, the radeon is around GF3 TI200/Ti500 range in banchmarks

 

[N8Magic]

Yet another e-tailer that doesn't ship to Canada.

 

[hkssupra69]

If this is for real its about as good as the gf3 ti200's they had at best buy for 99.

 

[xenolith]

Something doesn't look right. The lowest price for a Radeon 8500LE at pricewatch is around $185 shipped. If this is legit, it's flaming hot.

 

[larciel]

theses guys are good

damm nice price too

 

[anth0ny]

Has anyone purchased from them before? I really want to buy this but I am having trouble bringing up the BBB report for them while all other reports for any other company works fine...

 

[Leon]

Beware of lower clocked Radeon 8500LE's (230/230 and lower)

Personally, I think it's a simple typo. Boxed Radeon 7500 usually go for this price.

 

[jfunk]

<< Beware of lower clocked Radeon 8500LE's (230/230 and lower)

Personally, I think it's a simple typo. Boxed Radeon 7500 usually go for this price. >>




See product link, this is a 250/250.

They may have the price wrong, but the product link given aboce to Powercolor clearly states the clock speed.


j

 

[anth0ny]

Not that big of a deal in my opinion because they aren't selling at Retail prices of the Raden 8500. They are selling over $100 less. Even if these are 230/230, it is still a good deal and from what I have heard, these are pretty stable when overclocking. So it will probably be easy to get back up to 275/275 if it's 250/250.

 

[KevinH]

Hey these guys are in Walnut, California which is about 10 minutes from my folks house. I'll definitely check them out and find out what the dealie-yo is with this video card. Hopefully I can just walk in and pick one up. Anyhow, I'll DEFINITELY post my findings guys.


Kev

 

[UncleWai]

i wouldn't risk.
it has to be a typo.
129 is a little too cheap for a company that has only 13 people rated in resellerratings

 

[anth0ny]

<< Hey these guys are in Walnut, California which is about 10 minutes from my folks house. I'll definitely check them out and find out what the dealie-yo is with this video card. Hopefully I can just walk in and pick one up. Anyhow, I'll DEFINITELY post my findings guys.


Kev >>



When you going? I was looking into buying this maybe 2 days after xmas. Want to get one before they are all sold out.

 

[KevinH]

I'm heading out to my parent's tonight to spend the holidays with them. I can prolly swing by on Thursday afternoon sometime. Anyhow, this REALLY seems like a misprint the more I'm digging into other Radeon prices.