Best copy or model of 5870

as far as oc cards go i've gathered a opinion from one site that this is really the oc card to get
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

good thing for me too is that it uses two 6 pins so its a fool proof install
i'm 99% sure I got one 8 pin (its a 6 pin but has like a 2 thing on the side, im not really sure how u would install the 8 pin just plug it in either way?, i dunno)

so I really already know which is best oc wise... but i'm thinking just a stock priced card what is the best 5870 right now...
damn I wish i had enough for a 5970 lolz =)


from reviews this one in particular
http://www.futurelooks.com/gigabyt [...] rd-review/
im getting that this is really the 5870 card to get cheapwise..?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product
both gigabytes

I was really interested in the HIS's until I saw that the card doesn't really have a big heatsink.... this was a pretty big point one of the reviews I found said that.. HIS's 5870s don't really even have as big of a heatsink as the reference..

I was really looking for something more just basic reference so it blows all the air out the back the case (unlike the gigabytes right? the gigabytes send it all over the case?)
saw the xfx
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product
not really a reference completely because fan spot but it looked like it was basicly enclosed.. started reading some of the peoples reviews and it turned me off lolz...

so i was wondering you guys opinion... go with the gigabyte or another suggestion? and is the oc'd edition worth the 499 considering the 480 is same price but a little better at tesselation? well i dunno about all that heat going into my case either so i'm really kinda steering clear but would it sound retarded to blow 499 on a factory oc'd gigabyte to 950 if i'm not willing to oc because of warranty? considering that the 480 is 499 right now too?

if going with the 5870, might want to go for the reference MSI or ASUS models that both support overclocking with a voltage mod AND both have OC-ing covered under warranty. I have my ASUS 5870 OC'd by quite a bit and the temps have not been an issue at all.

I agree with Shadow, like i said earlier, don't waste $$$ on a factory OC card as you can quite simply do it yourself. and might as well get one that has overclocking under their warranty, the ASUS and MSI versions i stated earlier are just examples, there may be others...

fudge it I think ill end up going with the matrix I know im lame but I just don't want to screw it up and people run into problems when they oc like ive seen reviews say well the software they included made it so in 2d mode it was always running at his oc and thats not really good on the card... so basicly its just getting the most out of the 499 or 519 ill spend I guess..

i'm such a wussy i wont even oc my 965 phenom II lolz I even got a cnps10extreme fan on it which voids the warranty but bleh so ya im a wimp lolz

You can just use a converter. If your PSU has an 8-pin odds are it's powerful enough to use an adapter.

i got a 650 w antec supply =/

2 rails at 22A, and one at 25A. I think the CPU would be the first one at 22A, the 2x 6-pin would be the second one at 22A, and the 25A would be the 8-pin. An adapter would NOT harm a quality product like an Antec PSU. If the adapter does not work, the card simply shuts off. No damage.

It should work just fine. But newegg does do refunds, don't they?