Sapphire 7870 GHz edition or ASUS 7870 v2 card?

MadDog121 · Jun 20, 2013

This:
http://www.winwin.rs/racunari-i-komponente/racunarske-komponente/graficke-kartice/graficka-kartica-amd-radeon-7870-sapphire-ghz-edition-2gb-ddr5-dvi-hdmi-256bit-11199-16-20g.html

or

this:
http://www.winwin.rs/racunari-i-komponente/racunarske-komponente/graficke-kartice/graficka-kartica-vga-amd-radeon-7870-asus-dc2-2gb-ddr5-dvi-hdmi-dp-256bit-hd7870-dc2-2gd5-v2.html

I'm having trouble deciding which card i wanna get... Actually the only thing that got me off-course from buying a ASUS card is that i heard that they have issues with VRM cooling(no heatsink attached to it). So that got me thinking... Is there any difference between these two except that the ASUS card has a 3 year warranty instead of Sapphire's 2 year warranty? Is the ASUS cooling issue solvable without breaking the warranty or is it not that bad? Your opinions please

DjDafiDak · Jun 20, 2013

I dont understand the prices, but get the asus one if its only slightly more expensive, if its a siginificatly more expensive, get the sapphire one.

anyways, theres barely any diffrence between the two.

MadDog121 · Jun 21, 2013

The Sapphire card is approx. 202 euros and the other ASUS is 235 euros... any other differences please let me know.

DjDafiDak · Jun 21, 2013

MadDog121 :

Well then, get the sapphire one.

wanderer11 · Jun 21, 2013

I have two Sapphire 7870s. The top one runs at 74 C and the bottom at about 62C under load with fans at 50%. I would definitely recommend Sapphire.

MadDog121 · Jun 21, 2013

wanderer11 :

yeah but does the sapphire card perform worse/better than the asus? in terms of cooling im convinced to the sapphire side but about the performance and other stuff im not sure... are the few more bucks worth the asus card?

DjDafiDak · Jun 21, 2013

sapphire is 4800mem, and asus is 4840 mem.

you wont notice any diffrence between the two.

Schytheron · Jun 21, 2013

If it isnt much more expensive in your country i would recommend the Sapphire 7870 XT version. Dont know much about the prices in your country but here in Sweden mine costed 5£ more than the GHZ edition.

EDIT: I went on the site you provided and found a Powercolor MYST edition that isnt that much more expensive (Its the same as XT edition).
http://www.winwin.rs/graficka-kartica-amd-radeon-7870-powercolor-myst-pcs-2gb-ddr5-hdmi-dvi-dpx2-256bit-tahiti-le.html

wanderer11 · Jun 21, 2013

My cards are clocked at 1050/1250. Overclocking is real simple so you can set the Sapphire to the same clocks as the Asus and it will have the same performance.

MadDog121 · Jun 21, 2013

Schytheron :

so heres for everyone that doesn't understand the prices:
sapphire 7870 ghz edition 209euro (2year warranty)
powercolor 7870 myst(tahiti le) very slim difference with the sapphire with about 212euro (2 year warranty)
asus 7870 v2 this one is about 235euro.(3 year warranty)

i am kinda aiming for the powercolor card since its a light tahiti core and perform significantly better than the rest of pitcairn cards
and i figure that the asus card is more expensive that these two because you basically pay for the extra year of warranty?

Don't...

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http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/283384-33-read-first

DjDafiDak · Jun 21, 2013

You are overthinking this since there is little to nome diffrence between the do, just get the sapphire one.

wanderer11 · Jun 21, 2013

I didn't realize the myst was so close in price. Get the powercolor 7870 myst. It's the most powerful of the bunch. It's basically a crippled 7950. Keep in mind you can not crossfire it with a normal 7870.

MadDog121 · Jun 21, 2013

wanderer11 :

alright, im not planning to do crossfire so im choosing the powercolor or i might wait for the sapphire xts to arrive to the stores since it is better at cooling but absolutely same specs as powercolor... I saw some reviews and the tahiti le performed 6-10% better than the pitairn cards. Just a last question, will a seasonic ss-500et 500w psu be enough for this card?

(admins sorry for bumps)

wanderer11 · Jun 22, 2013

Unless you have a ton or hard drives or something else ridiculous then that psu will be fine.

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