Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB

bushisland · Apr 1, 2010, 12:07 AM

Hi,
Is this a good quality card? I can get one here in Canada for $439.99 + Taxes. I usually buy XFX, but try and find one.

EDIT: Found one. Thanks anyway.

Darwin96 · Apr 25, 2010, 04:38 PM

Since most of the 5870's are reference cards then really it doesn't matter which brand you are buying. Sapphire, however, only has a two year warranty whereas XFX has a double life-time warranty. That is, you can register it to yourself and if you ever sell the card then you can have the warranty applied to that person...for life.

Either way though, you really can't go wrong with the Sapphire.

alexsubri · Apr 25, 2010, 05:24 PM

I have XFX XXX Black Edition 5850 and it runs amazing. I have it flashed to XFX 5970 @ 920/1200 stable at stock voltages and it hasn't let me down yet. I've been using XFX since I had my XFX nVidia GT 7950, never gave me problems!

That sucks that you couldn't find the XFX XXX BE, last time I check they were sold out everywhere ... Enjoy the Sapphire, they are good cards

Darwin96 · Apr 25, 2010, 05:36 PM

PS - I do a lot of testing for software companies and do a lot of custom builds as well. I'm new to this site so I'm not allowed to post yet because I think I have to go through some sort of "trial period" before I can post to the classifieds.

alexsubri · Apr 25, 2010, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darwin96

PS - I do a lot of testing for software companies and do a lot of custom builds as well. I'm new to this site so I'm not allowed to post yet because I think I have to go through some sort of "trial period" before I can post to the classifieds.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/forumdisplay.php?f=43

You can do all that good stuff here, just read the rules before doing so. Good luck

douglatins · Apr 25, 2010, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexsubri

I have XFX XXX Black Edition 5850 and it runs amazing. I have it flashed to XFX 5970 @ 920/1200 stable at stock voltages and it hasn't let me down yet. I've been using XFX since I had my XFX nVidia GT 7950, never gave me problems!

That sucks that you couldn't find the XFX XXX BE, last time I check they were sold out everywhere ... Enjoy the Sapphire, they are good cards

What?

alexsubri · Apr 25, 2010, 06:07 PM

I flashed the bios to 5870 XFX bios

LagunaX · Apr 25, 2010, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexsubri

I flashed the bios to 5870 XFX bios

Me too, I flashed to the newer XFX XXX 900/1250 bios on my Sapphire 5870.

petepete · Apr 25, 2010, 06:19 PM

does anybody know if i can CrossfireX this card with my 4890 and would it be worth it? Thanks

jellyrole · Apr 25, 2010, 07:55 PM

Just wondering, when you flash the 5850 to the 5870 bios, does it give you the same performance as a 5870?

alexsubri · Apr 25, 2010, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jellyrole

Just wondering, when you flash the 5850 to the 5870 bios, does it give you the same performance as a 5870?

Yes, because you can unlock greater clock speeds w/o using 3rd party o/c'ing programs ... the only thing you'd need to do is change the voltage a little bit for higher clock speeds.

There is a section on here on how you can achieve this...it takes some time and you need to do it at your own discrection, because it VOIDS your warranty if you Brick your card

This is what both of my 5850 in crossfire are clocked atm

jellyrole · Apr 25, 2010, 10:57 PM

Thanks, a guy offered a trade of $75 for my 5870 along with his 5850 and I might take him up on that and do this.

Apr 1, 2010, 12:07 AM	#1
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Apr 25, 2010, 05:24 PM	#3
alexsubri Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,250 (1.02/day) Thanks: 123 Thanked 200 Times in 130 Posts System Specs	I have XFX XXX Black Edition 5850 and it runs amazing. I have it flashed to XFX 5970 @ 920/1200 stable at stock voltages and it hasn't let me down yet. I've been using XFX since I had my XFX nVidia GT 7950, never gave me problems! That sucks that you couldn't find the XFX XXX BE, last time I check they were sold out everywhere ... Enjoy the Sapphire, they are good cards __________________ Heatware

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Apr 25, 2010, 04:38 PM	#2
Darwin96 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Washington Posts: 305 (0.27/day) Thanks: 38 Thanked 98 Times in 52 Posts System Specs	Since most of the 5870's are reference cards then really it doesn't matter which brand you are buying. Sapphire, however, only has a two year warranty whereas XFX has a double life-time warranty. That is, you can register it to yourself and if you ever sell the card then you can have the warranty applied to that person...for life. Either way though, you really can't go wrong with the Sapphire.

Apr 25, 2010, 05:36 PM	#4
Darwin96 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Washington Posts: 305 (0.27/day) Thanks: 38 Thanked 98 Times in 52 Posts System Specs	PS - I do a lot of testing for software companies and do a lot of custom builds as well. I'm new to this site so I'm not allowed to post yet because I think I have to go through some sort of "trial period" before I can post to the classifieds. Last edited by Black Panther; Apr 25, 2010 at 08:02 PM. Reason: removed [FS] item

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Apr 25, 2010, 06:07 PM	#7
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Apr 25, 2010, 06:19 PM	#9
petepete Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 275 (0.09/day) Thanks: 19 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts System Specs	does anybody know if i can CrossfireX this card with my 4890 and would it be worth it? Thanks

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Apr 25, 2010, 07:55 PM	#10
jellyrole Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manhattan - Kansas State Posts: 921 (0.61/day) Thanks: 49 Thanked 201 Times in 157 Posts System Specs	Just wondering, when you flash the 5850 to the 5870 bios, does it give you the same performance as a 5870? __________________ Heat

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Apr 25, 2010, 10:57 PM	#12
jellyrole Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manhattan - Kansas State Posts: 921 (0.61/day) Thanks: 49 Thanked 201 Times in 157 Posts System Specs	Thanks, a guy offered a trade of $75 for my 5870 along with his 5850 and I might take him up on that and do this. __________________ Heat

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