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nosix   10-31-2008 at 10:18:00 PM

Maybe I am blind but what is the difference here other than aesthetics?

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jerreece   10-31-2008 at 10:33:14 PM
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Different cooler on one of them. The other two show the same video card. Those two however, one has a red PCB and one is blue. Could be made in different batches, or PCBs from separate vendors.

Here's the link to Sapphire's site with details on that video card.

http://www.sapphiretech.com/us/pro [...] =244&grp=3

I've bought from Sapphire before, and had good luck with them.

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nosix   10-31-2008 at 10:37:59 PM
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Is the one with the large clear fan going to cool better? I don't know if that fan or the plastic air-vent thing will run cooler.

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radnor   11-01-2008 at 12:39:07 AM
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nosix wrote :

Is the one with the large clear fan going to cool better? I don't know if that fan or the plastic air-vent thing will run cooler.



I bought one of those. Copper Core, Aluminium exterior. The plastic thingy is just for looks. Pretty silent, pretty cool.

So silent it is Wife Aproved:) Ill head for the blue one. I've had several Sapphires From 9600PRO and a 9600XT, X800 and now my 4850. So far no problem.

Have fun !!!

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emp   11-01-2008 at 01:12:54 AM
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I bought the one on the left as well :) I can't speak for it's noise (or lack of), since my Antec Nine Hundred already sounds like a jet engine with or without a graphics card on. However I can tell you that it runs really cool, I've yet to break past 59-60 C on default fan settings and that's by throwing everything I can think of (Crysis, Atitool, etc...).

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L1qu1d   11-01-2008 at 01:22:38 AM
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out of experience I wouldn't use the compare tool online, I've had countless times where the stats were wrong when comparing items...sites like Sony ericsson, Best buy, sony...I could go on.

I'd just make 3 windows put em side by side or just click from 1 to the other:P


Either way i'd go for the one on the left end, if its like the BFG OCX the cooling is top notch:) but it does blow some in ur case:P

I would try to find a dual slot 4850:P I'm sure I found 1

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