whats the deal with all the engineering sample 64MB Radeons?

Ladies Man · Post by **Ladies Man** » Tue Jan 02, 2001 5:50 pm

Did they make a BILLION of them or something? Seems like there are more of these than the retail in stores. Why would you make all these samples?

Just curious

Biohazard · Post by **Biohazard** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 12:05 am

I've got one, it lacks the Vivo section, but makes up for that loss by having a default clocking of 215/215 as opposed to the retail 183/183, and the OEM 166/166. Get one if you get the chance, they're less expensive than store bought ones and are actually a little faster.

guste · Post by **guste** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 8:16 pm

Actually Bio, most of the ES cards are clocked at OEM speeds. You got a golden nugget

Insane Morphius · Post by **Insane Morphius** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 8:40 pm

hehehehe,

Bio, whos your daddy

Thats right... I am

Morphius

Biohazard · Post by **Biohazard** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 8:56 pm

that's right Morphius

you are the man who gave that card up!

Insane Morphius · Post by **Insane Morphius** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 9:00 pm

From what I've heard and seen with my own eyes, these cards come in a variety of speeds! Hence the "ES" I would assume

Morphius

Ladies Man · Post by **Ladies Man** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 10:22 pm

but why so many?

ati needed to have this many test cards? and then decided to sell em?

FuNPoLiCe001 · Post by **FuNPoLiCe001** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 2:01 am

there's a little canadian store that seems to have a contract with ATi to sell these cards. The store gets them for dirt cheap and they sell it for dirt cheap (relative to a retail one)

They turn a tidy little profit, and us canadians get nice cards

at least thats how I got my Radeon AIW, and i assume thats how most others got their Radeons 64 ES's, i could be wrong...

Gumby · Post by **Gumby** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 10:10 am

Hey FuNPoLiCe001,

Where is that store? Cause although I will still probably get an ES from Viperoni, I want one of those Radeon AIW samples, cause well I'm a cheap bastard.

Danielm7 · Post by **Danielm7** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 11:41 am

Mine was clocked at 166 by default, just turned it up the other day to 183 (retail speed) and it's fine, probably could go higher too I would imagine.

guste · Post by **guste** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 3:56 am

Actually, ATi has a deal with a local gentleman, who then turns around and sells them to a store in downtown Toronto called Above All Electronics. The guy who runs the store, says this arrangement is ongoing, so I plan on picking up a Radeon 2 MAXX for next to nothing, when it comes out

Frost · Post by **Frost** » Mon Jan 08, 2001 2:54 am

When is that coming out???????? (Frost eagerly awaits this card)

Frost.

Post by **sbp** » Tue Jan 09, 2001 3:49 am

ATI still needs to work problems with the Maxx technology.
Radeon 2 is supposed to hit in June.