What brand names 4870 1GB available in the market

[Peter Tsang]

I only know about

Sapphire
HIS
ICON

Which else am I missing here?

 

[TheCenturion]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=56&subid=939

 

[Peter Tsang]

They are all 512MB, I am looking for 1GB.

 

[NoobieOCer]

y? they all the same except for the sticker on the card and their warentees

 

[TheRealDeal]

y? they all the same except for the sticker on the card and their warentees

Not true sapphire have an upgraded cooler on there standard 4870 cards now. Not sure about the others.

 

[EvilOne]

powercolor?

 

[Peter Tsang]

Not true sapphire have an upgraded cooler on there standard 4870 cards now. Not sure about the others.

I have window-shopped during the weekends. Everything is encapsulated inside a red color plastic cover, almost looks exactly the same as ICON's. How do I tell that the cooler is different from others. The fan at least, is the same to other.

 

[pastymuncher]

Palit/Expertvision do the 4870 Sonic Dual pre-clocked 1Gb cards. Bloody cheap too!!

 

[gurusan]

Icon?

 

[willy]

ASUS

I've never heard ICON before?

 

[Peter Tsang]

ASUS

I've never heard ICON before?

No offence, ICOn is sort of a very cheap brand name!

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

It's the same card though...
The early Sapphire's just have the reference cooler also.

 

[Sean_UK]

IIRC certain Asus & Powercolor 1GB 4870's with uprated cooling are sold within the UK.

How do I tell that the cooler is different from others. The fan at least, is the same to other.

It's obvious, the whole cooler design is changed.

 

[TheGamingGeneral]

Is OC going to stock the xfx ati cards?

 

[schumi84]

Not true sapphire have an upgraded cooler on there standard 4870 cards now. Not sure about the others.

Thats right, my mate has just upgraded to the 1GB Sapphire and the heatsink has the fan right in the middle of the card as opposed to the far end, is a lot quieter than the standard one and seems to be a pretty good performer by all accounts.

 

[TNA]

My one is a Powercolor

 

[w3bbo]

Zotac & HIS do them I think. As they are based on a reference design I would be suprised if none of the ATI partners wern't in on the act.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Thats right, my mate has just upgraded to the 1GB Sapphire and the heatsink has the fan right in the middle of the card as opposed to the far end, is a lot quieter than the standard one and seems to be a pretty good performer by all accounts.

My Sapphire is as reference as the day they were unveiled, not too fussed with mine but for people after the uprated (better) cooler, something to look out for.