Is sapphire better than XFX

[ac1d1ty]

Just purchased a 5850 for £198 and its the sapphire one, but later realised that the XFX is the same price.

Should I have gone XFX??

Thanks


P.s will it run games at 1920x1200, and is it limited by my pc specs


Q6600 @ 3.4GHz
4Gb (2x2gb) 800mhz
P5Q motherboard

 

[kmufc77]

your card will run great especially as your cpu is overclocked to a decent speed

As for XFX better than Sapphire all 58** are the same cards just with different manufacturers, im not sure what both RMA services are like

 

[QwaF]

Yeah, at the moment all the 5800 and 5700 cards are reference models, they're all pretty much the same. The only difference is the warranty, packaging and software.

 

[ac1d1ty]

are XFX better for the warranty than sapphire, or are they basically the same?

thanks

 

[PermaBanned]

Not strictly true, some companies will use cheap caps that are likely to blow before long, hence the shorter warranty. Personal preference i'd say Sapphire, but either's fine. I quite like HIS too.

 

[ac1d1ty]

Thanks for the information.

I was just concerned (2 mins after purchasing ) that I had picked the inferior make, but if there is no real difference, then its all good.

 

[Ghengis]

....... well, actually, I think Sapphire is inferior to XFX if purchased from OcUK - the premium warranty; if you need to use it - differentiates the two brands.

 

[jellybeard999]

At this early stage, you can pretty much guarantee they're all reference boards.

 

[ac1d1ty]

Dosent seem to be that much of a difference, so meh, i'm happy.


Damn security checks are taking aaaaaages to clear my card through, and the stock is dwindling

 

[antran]

same same but different!

 

[esK`]

Personally speaking I've only brought Sapphire ATi Cards and XFX Nvidia cards. Always been a fan of sapphire and if I went to the red side again it would deffinatly be Sapphire for me.

 

[CK61938]

I've always bought Sapphire cards and never had an issue with them...only reason I bought an XFX 4870X2 was because it was cheaper on release especially after XFX announced were they doing ATI cards...not personal preference when money came into play...