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  • How tell difference between retail and OEM Parhelia?

    How can one distinguish between a retail vs. OEM Parhelia? I know the retail is suppose to have 10% higher clocked GPU/RAM (220/275 MHz vs 200/250). But how can you tell from looking at the card? The RAM module on this one I'm holding says (in very-very tiny print)
    Infineon
    SGRAM DDR
    HY8250128323C-3.3
    A
    0224 SUS24822

    I dare not remove the cooling fan on the GPU to read off what that says.

    There's a white sticker in the top middle of the card that says
    MGI PH-A128R
    [CSA symbol] and some other symbol
    LR111352
    412 MADE IN CANADA

    On the back, there's a COPYRIGHT 2002 7082-40 REV A. Also, a thin barcode sticker.

    Do either of these indicate retail vs OEM? There are other inscriptions including many chips but they don't really seem meaningful.

    The search tool in MURC doesn't work very well I'm afraid. Sorry if this question has been asked and answered before.

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    MGI PH-A128R

    R=Retail
    B=Bulk (OEM)
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