AMD Sapphire 6870 11179-00-40R

[Hiteryan]

So I'm building a new PC and I'm for sure getting a HD6870. The thing is, I was going for a XFX HD6870 Black Edition, or a MSI HD6870 Hawk. Both are awesome, but they're €190-€200, while I can get a Sapphire HD6870 for €150 and the extra money saving would be handy.

The thing is, I can't find any specific review, I think, about this model in particular. It's the 11179-00-40R. I'm most concerned about temperatures and power consumption. I need something that can keep itself cool and doesn't consume enough power. But every review I find seems to be of the one that comes with a cooler that looks like the reference cooler. Either that, or the Toxic/Vapor-X.

Can someone give me any feedback on this particular model?

 

[reprotected]

It should be noted that your video card should not have a heating problem (as long as it does not go over 90 degrees Celsius at full load so you shouldn't need to worry about temperatures. For power consumption, it should be almost the same as a reference HD6870, if not, slightly higher or lower, but not too bad. If your computer has a PSU of 400 watts or higher, you should be on the safe side.