8500 le clocked to low?

[Mutant_Donkey]

after reading the thread about saphire, people mentioned the original 8500 le is supposed to be clocked at 250/250. i purchased the original built by ati 8500le card from futureshop, boxed and all, and its clocked at 229.50/229.50
check the below screenshot. it's not like its slow or anything, i got 6981 3dmarks with a p3 1ghz and 384mb pc133 sdram. it compared nicely with other 8500le systems, so there are no worried about performance, but why is my cllock different?

please see the attached scrteenshot.

[AllGamer]

it's most likely a software bug

last i hear it was suppose to be 275/275

:t

but since your's an OEM version it might be true

[$1500-P4 gamer]

Originally posted by AllGamer
it's most likely a software bug

last i hear it was suppose to be 275/275

:t

but since your's an OEM version it might be true

No, No. Its supposed to be a min. of 250/250 BBA. 275/275 is retail 8500 (non LE). LOL Anyhow some are higher though. Like my Radeon 8500LE BBA is 250/275! Anyhow got the #'s on the card. I'll check with ati on it and see what it really is for ya.;) If no #'s then its 3rd party not BBA.:t

[AllGamer]

yup the best way is to search it by the #id as P4-Gamer said :t

[Mutant_Donkey]

were might this id # reside? and what does BBA mean? sorry but i dont know much about these kinds of things.

[$1500-P4 gamer]

"were might this id # reside?"
On the back of card. Its a white sticker. those are the #'s.

"and what does BBA mean?"
BBA or Built By Ati ;)

"sorry but i dont know much about these kinds of things."
Hey no appology needed. Its the only way to learn right,asking! Anyhow the only dumb question is the one you didnt ask!:D :t

[T-Bird]

I have an original 8500 retail for sale.

It was a great card with NO issues ever. Clocked 275/275mhz

Replaced it with the 9700pro.

[$1500-P4 gamer]

Originally posted by T-Bird
I have an original 8500 retail for sale.

It was a great card with NO issues ever. Clocked 275/275mhz

Replaced it with the 9700pro.

Oh yeah. How much? :confused:

[T-Bird]

Originally posted by $1500-P4 gamer


Oh yeah. How much? :confused: Not sure what the market value is for one. All I can find on Ebay and pricewatch is LE or LELE versions.

I paid 155.00 for it 6-7 months ago.

[Brian48]

Originally posted by Mutant_Donkey
after reading the thread about saphire, people mentioned the original 8500 le is supposed to be clocked at 250/250. i purchased the original built by ati 8500le card from futureshop, boxed and all, and its clocked at 229.50/229.50
check the below screenshot. it's not like its slow or anything, i got 6981 3dmarks with a p3 1ghz and 384mb pc133 sdram. it compared nicely with other 8500le systems, so there are no worried about performance, but why is my cllock different?

please see the attached scrteenshot.

I guess you haven't heard. All the newer retail 8500LEs are clocked at 230/230 now. ATI has changed the default clock/memory setting. Most, but not all, of the OEMs and 3rd party manufacturers are following suit. They're positioning the 8500LE at the low end market now.

[AllGamer]

of course

cuz they now want people to buy 9000 and 9700 instead

so it's just obvious they are doing that for the older cards :t