On 27/9/05 10:42 am, "Chris Placzek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can 8500s be used in Macs? I have 50ns RAM so 200 would be the
> suggested max, though I am happily at 215. Do 8500s cost much more than
> my 9200? If I could sell my card and buy an 8500 for the same price, Id
> do it. Whats the GPU speed in an 8500? This info is not on ATIs site.
> I paid $130 for my card a year ago and assume it is still worth about
> $100, though I really havent checked.
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris P
The stock speed of the mac edition Radeon 8500 is 275/250 core and
memory whilst the stock speed of the PC version is 275/275 and will easily
take 300/300. There are, however, slower versions of the card around -
usually denoted by an LE or other qualifier which signify that they are a
cheaper version of the card. Not only with possibly slower ram but also
lacking combined dvi and vga output via the dvi port - the vga is missing
and this results in the ghost monitor effect on a mac.
PC versions of the full blown 8500 or the lesser versions are easily
converted to mac with flashing on a pc - may be difficult to flash on a mac.
Pete
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