5770 What is different about the Juniper XT?

[Mr Subs]

Which GPU is better?

SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready $180

SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready $170

I just like the top one more because of how it looks, dunno what the difference between them is. Also, the top one makes my shopping cart total $15 more, including the $10 difference in price already, because
of how the combos work out.

 

[Truhls]

Honestly they are all pretty much the same, just pick w/e you can afford/like the best.

 

[p1n3apqlexpr3ss]

Theyre still the same chip... kinda like how 5870 is cypress xt and 5850 is cypress pro and 5830 is cypress LE... same chip just nerfed shaders and ROPs etc. With those two cards there will be no difference apart from calling where the second link is using reference cooling and the first is using something else

 

[EXT64]

Same chip. The bottom one just has the non-reference cooler.

 

[Mr Subs]

what is non-reference cooling? Does anyone happen to know how easy it is to make a Lichtenburg effect? I was wondering if I could create one in an acrylic case (Sunbeam ACTS-T Transparent Clear Acrylic ATX Desktop Ultra Tech Station Acrylic Case).

 

[Truhls]

lol have fun putting that together, And LB effect is kind of easy/hard at the same time. Easy in the way you do it, hard to setup right.

And im not 100% certain but i believe you could, but you would need to do each panel seprately i presume.

 

[Mr Subs]

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