Is one of these better than the other?

[Glovesave33]

I'm looking at 2 AMD Radeon 7870's from Newegg. One is HIS and the other is Diamond.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103208

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161404

The HIS is about 2 inches bigger than the Diamond card. Other than that I don't see a difference. The HIS fan seems to be mostly for show. Does anyone know if one brand is actually better than the other? I am worried the larger card, even with a big fan, might restrict airflow in the case. Can anyone recomend one over the other?

 

[koudou]

Aftermarket coolers almost always have better cooling than reference models. You'll see better temps with the HIS model.

 

[bigcyco1]

The his is better

 

[Glovesave33]

Best answer selected by Glovesave33.