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which 5870 should i buy? i was going to get the sapphire vapor x one but i cant find it anywhere, so im stuck on which 1 is the best to get, ive seen a lot of review but still not sure which 1.
 
if you thinking of overclocking it, you can pick one that doesn't need a bios flash to tweak the voltage. asus and msi do them but there may be others.
 
^ well MSI's don't OC very well anyway so that leaves ASUS and OCUK only sells the ARES when it comes to 5870s
 
lol ares is nearly the same price as my system :D

cant find another asus in ocuk and in other places its just too expensive and i kinda want to buy from ocuk.

whats so different when overclocking the HIS? msi doesnt overclock at all -.-
 
If your going for the his icooler I think the non turbo is better value as it uses the same cooler and can easily clock up to turbo speeds and saves you £25. If your spending anymore it's worth looking at the cheaper 2gb cards, shame they have gone up in price.
 
At high resolutions and with as/af the 2gb cards pull ahead of the 1gb not by a huge amount though. 600w is plenty, check reviews for how well the 2gb overclocks.
 
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