Topic: Visiontek Radeon HD 5970?? Or should I go with another manufacturer?? (Read 1031 times)
XFX are the best my 5870's are deep and powerful diggers
June 23, 2011, 10:41:21 PM
i like Sapphire and asus myself asus has very good rma service.
June 23, 2011, 09:17:54 PM
Hey OP do what I did and get two XFX HD 6950's! They are $244 at amazon and work great! Plus XFX double lifetime warranty is awesome!
June 23, 2011, 09:13:19 PM
Whatever you do, stay away from Powercolor at all costs. It took them, no kidding, 4 RMA's to get me a working 5830. I bought the card brand new and a month later it was artifacting like a National Treasure movie. Took them 6 months to process all the RMA's and finally send me a working refurb...
June 23, 2011, 09:09:39 PM
There's the Ares, that's sortof a 5970.
But other than that they're all reference cards, which means they're all made to AMD/ATI's spec by Foxconn in China. All reference cards from both AMD and Nvidia are made by Foxconn.
But other than that they're all reference cards, which means they're all made to AMD/ATI's spec by Foxconn in China. All reference cards from both AMD and Nvidia are made by Foxconn.
June 23, 2011, 09:07:16 PM
visionteks are fine, they're all reference anyways, so essentially all the same cards. There are no nonreference 5970s
June 23, 2011, 08:16:38 PM
I am about to purchase 3 Radeon HD 5970's, but I am unsure which manufacturer to go with. I found some really cheap refurb's from Visiontek, but I am concerned that maybe they aren't the best choice. Any recommendations?
Here is the link to that video card: http://www.unityelectronics.com/products/6428/Visiontek_Radeon_HD_5970_GFX_x16_PCI_E_PCI_Express_2GB_GDDR5_BBA_2560x1600_Video_Card_Dual_DVI_Mini_DVI_400579_Refurbished
Here is the link to that video card: http://www.unityelectronics.com/products/6428/Visiontek_Radeon_HD_5970_GFX_x16_PCI_E_PCI_Express_2GB_GDDR5_BBA_2560x1600_Video_Card_Dual_DVI_Mini_DVI_400579_Refurbished
I would go Sapphire, but only because theyre a good company and you can OC them pretty good.
Thanks
Seems like almost everyone is out of stock 
I might be stuck with the Visiontek refurbs unless I can find someone with the card in stock that isn't $200 more per card
June 23, 2011, 08:12:44 PM
I am about to purchase 3 Radeon HD 5970's, but I am unsure which manufacturer to go with. I found some really cheap refurb's from Visiontek, but I am concerned that maybe they aren't the best choice. Any recommendations?
Here is the link to that video card: http://www.unityelectronics.com/products/6428/Visiontek_Radeon_HD_5970_GFX_x16_PCI_E_PCI_Express_2GB_GDDR5_BBA_2560x1600_Video_Card_Dual_DVI_Mini_DVI_400579_Refurbished
Here is the link to that video card: http://www.unityelectronics.com/products/6428/Visiontek_Radeon_HD_5970_GFX_x16_PCI_E_PCI_Express_2GB_GDDR5_BBA_2560x1600_Video_Card_Dual_DVI_Mini_DVI_400579_Refurbished
I would go Sapphire, but only because theyre a good company and you can OC them pretty good.
June 23, 2011, 08:10:41 PM
I am about to purchase 3 Radeon HD 5970's, but I am unsure which manufacturer to go with. I found some really cheap refurb's from Visiontek, but I am concerned that maybe they aren't the best choice. Any recommendations?
Here is the link to that video card: http://www.unityelectronics.com/products/6428/Visiontek_Radeon_HD_5970_GFX_x16_PCI_E_PCI_Express_2GB_GDDR5_BBA_2560x1600_Video_Card_Dual_DVI_Mini_DVI_400579_Refurbished
Here is the link to that video card: http://www.unityelectronics.com/products/6428/Visiontek_Radeon_HD_5970_GFX_x16_PCI_E_PCI_Express_2GB_GDDR5_BBA_2560x1600_Video_Card_Dual_DVI_Mini_DVI_400579_Refurbished
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