Sapphire Radeon OC or Not????

[josav246]

Hi I am building my own computer and wanted to OC.


I am looking at the Sapphire Radeon 7850 OC and the normal one non-OC


Which GPU is more worth the money and the best for OCing in your opinion??

 

[jonno121]

the 7850 OC is just factory OC'd, buy the 7850 and OC yourself

 

[Chairman Ray]

If there's very little price difference, go with the OC, otherwise go with the non-OC and overclock it yourself.

The difference is that the OC edition has a higher binned chip. Sometimes OC versions will have a better cooling system, but you have to check the specs if it does.

 

[dish_moose]

^+1 - post the links to the two cards - better information==better answers.
-Bruce

 

[josav246]

OC = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102999

non-OC = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102998

If I got the already OC GPU would I be able to OC more???

And would the increased price and increased electricity bill be worth it over the non-OC version???