Choosing a 5850: Sapphire or XFX?

Mindweaver · Feb 26, 2010

AsRock said:
Why not have both ?. Warranty and Custom cooler. Although i am not sure if the card is reference.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150477&cm_re=5850-_-14-150-477-_-Product

I started to get them but if you look under the fan the fins don't have direct contact from the fan. Notice it's flat were as the toxic you can see the finns.

TotalChaos · Feb 26, 2010

Paulieg said:
If you care about resale value, get the XFX. I say this because they always sell better because of the transferable warranty. That's really the only difference in my eyes.

my thoughts exactly. XFX does have top notch support

MKmods · Feb 26, 2010

Mindweaver said:
I'm going to put 3 22" together.. hehehe I've got 2 I just need 1 more..lol and the adapter.

I remember when a single 17" was a dream of mine (and $2700) Triple 22s should be so amazing.

Mindweaver · Feb 26, 2010

MKmods said:
I remember when a single 17" was a dream of mine (and $2700) Triple 22s should be so amazing.

Oh, I can remember moving up from a 13" to a 17", and playing quake on it for the first time.. lol Not $2700... lol but it was nice. My first year of college 94.

Mindweaver · Feb 26, 2010

AsRock said:
Why not have both ?. Warranty and Custom cooler. Although i am not sure if the card is reference.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150477&cm_re=5850-_-14-150-477-_-Product

Check it out.

MKmods · Feb 26, 2010

one other tidbit the Sapphire fan is quite a bit quieter too....

Mindweaver · Feb 26, 2010

MKmods said:
one other tidbit the Sapphire fan is quite a bit quieter too....

Yea and the xfx looks like a 80mm fan and the toxic maybe a 92mm?

Loosenut · Feb 26, 2010

Mindweaver said:
My belly is hurting...lol I just ordered 2x 5850 toxic's! I'm broke... lol I'll be eating ramien noodles for 2 years now! Superbiiz.com is running a sweet deal on there toxic's for 334.99 plus knock off $25 with promo code "special25".

http://img.techpowerup.org/100226/5850667.jpg

Not bad, those same cards here in Canada:

TVman · Feb 26, 2010

my vote went do toxic!, same price as XFX and lets face it they are stunningly gorgeous

jlewis02 · Feb 26, 2010

I got my XFX black edition for $320 shipped.
It will be here on the 2nd.

Glazierman · Feb 26, 2010

you think your broke

try buying to xfx 5970 Blacks.I'm still waiting on a replacement windows disk :banghead:

Loosenut · Feb 26, 2010

Glazierman said:
try buying to xfx 5970 Blacks.I'm still waiting on a replacement windows disk

I'm guessing you're not married? My wife would pull a Bobbit on me for sure :twitch:

Edit: Nice rig btw

TylerZambori · Feb 26, 2010

I just bought that same card today, and got that deal from super Biiz!
Yay!

Loosenut · Feb 26, 2010

Darn Americans and their great deals :banghead:

Glazierman · Feb 26, 2010

you bet

Yep, married got five children and 12 grandchildren,and I'm an old kid LOL

Loosenut · Feb 26, 2010

Glazierman said:
Yep, married got five children and 12 grandchildren,and I'm an old kid LOL

Congrats

You obviously married a great gal

AsRock · Feb 27, 2010

MKmods said:
AsRock have you seen any picts of the inside of that cooler?
(my first thought is the Toxic cooler is better)

Sure it might not be as good but it's better than stock and it's not as if ou cannot get better one later IF you ever need to overclock it in the 1st place.

Another plus witht he XFX one is that it should have better sell value as it still be under warranty for who ever buys it of you.

3Rd you could always take that plastic crap and strap some 120mm fans to it

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MKmods · Feb 27, 2010

AsRock said:
Sure it might not be as good but it's better than stock and it's not as if ou cannot get better one later IF you ever need to overclock it in the 1st place.

Another plus witht he XFX one is that it should have better sell value as it still be under warranty for who ever buys it of you.

3Rd you could always take that plastic crap and strap some 120mm fans to it .

I looked for picts of it and couldnt find any, I dont mean to slam something I havent even seen yet.
If you see any picts of the back side of the cooler please let me know

AsRock · Feb 27, 2010

MKmods said:
I looked for picts of it and couldnt find any, I dont mean to slam something I havent even seen yet.
If you see any picts of the back side of the cooler please let me know

Same here, but surly it runs as is just fine even with some OC. Lets face it it has a lifetime warranty and XFX do support changing the cooler

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Mindweaver said:
Check it out.

http://img.techpowerup.org/100226/XFX5850Fan.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/100226/Toxic5850fan.jpg

yeah Toxic one does look better. Still would not bother me though.

Mindweaver · Feb 27, 2010

AsRock said:
Same here, but surly it runs as is just fine even with some OC. Lets face it it has a lifetime warranty and XFX do support changing the cooler .

yeah Toxic one does look better. Still would not bother me though.

Yea, don't get me wrong. I like XFX as well. The double warranty really wouldn't help me... I never sale my hardware... :roll:

I like all my hardware... have you seen my CPU collection? :roll:

EDIT:

Zíon · Feb 28, 2010

Does anyone know if HD-585X-ZAFC has programmable VRM ?
I noticed it doesnt follow reference design and it has a uPI chip (not Volterra)

lemode · Feb 28, 2010

My toxics are quieter than my HIS cards & they look cooler too.

This is my first experience with Saphire cards I like them so far.

You can’t go wrong with XFX though. Have liked XFX since I bought the GeForce 6800 Ultra in 2005.

Anyway, I doubt you could have gone wrong either way. You’ll be happy with the Toxics.

Fourstaff · Feb 28, 2010

Mindweaver, that's an awesome collection you have there! (How much did it cost you?)

I would go for the cheapest of the lot, 5850 is a powerful graphics card as it is.

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Display(s)	Samsung 32" Odyssy G5 Gaming 144hz 1440p, ViewSonic 32" 72hz 1440p / 2x ViewSonic 32" 72hz 1440p
Case	Phantek "400A" / Phanteks “Enthoo Pro series”
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC4080 / Azalia Realtek ALC1150
Power Supply	Corsair RM Series RM750 / Corsair CXM CX600M
Mouse	Glorious Gaming Model D Wireless / Razer DeathAdder Chroma
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK with box-white switches / Keychron K6 pro with blue swithes
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Choosing a 5850: Sapphire or XFX?

Better cooling or Better warranty?

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