OK all, waited for the 3870x2 to be released and now I have a selection of 4, yet I don't know which flavour to go with. As I admit graphics cards are not my forte, I would like some advice on which to purchase. I have the choice of: - Asus Extreme Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB DDR3 - £273 Sapphire ATi Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB DDR3 - £278 HIS ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB DDR3 - £322 MSI Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB OC DDR3 - £342 Any suggestions?
I'd prefer the Sapphire as I believe they are the most reliable. If you could get the HIS - I would but then again it is a good amount ahead of the Sapphire. I think the HIS comes with bonus material and that's why it is a bit more. When I was purchasing my 3870s, I wanted HIS but they were out of stock at newegg. I just think they look better because they dont come with the sticker, and I think they come better padded in the box.
Lol.... Thanks Waymon. I don't tend to build my decision on whether they have nice stickers on them or if they are padded better in the box's, but I appreciate the advice that the Saphire may be better. Do you have any info on this? i.e. on-line tests / reviews which compare all 4? I see that the MSI version is already over-clocked but again I still would like to know which performs better in real-life not on paper! with £70 between the top and lowest performer I want to ensure I am not paying the extra money for S.F.A!
