ATI 5970... Which brand is best?

[gamrWraith001]

I don't even know if there is a fundamental difference in what brand creates the 5970. some people say saphire is the best while others say xfx is best. Either which way i have to choose between a saphire or a asus 5970 card. But i don't know how to differentiate between the two because up until now i only used them not selected which one.

 

[rolli59]

The brand that is cheapest and with the best warranty!

 

[gamrWraith001]

i looked and look and asus was the one with the longest warranty (3 years)
i wish i could find a xfx on but thats pretty hard.

 

[topper743]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131324

In stock now better be quick. At the point they are all reference cards.

 

[marney_5]

ASUS or Sapphire!

 

[megamanx00]

Currently just about all of them are made exactly the same with the same PCB design and cooling. I believe that only the Sapphire Vapor-X model has after market cooling and it also has slightly raised clock speeds. Other than that, the only difference between them is the bundle and warranty. Well I suppose there is the box art too ^_^.

 

[MARSOC_Operator]

ASUS is garbage for videocards, go with Sapphire, hands down!