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SXRguyinMA
10-16-2010, 11:04 AM
Like the title says, XFX or Visiontek? I've narrowed to these 2 because they both have lifetime warranties.

The compare link here:
http://www.microcenter.com/search/compare_products.phtml?search_id=ae151c91a97737a98 092c5c915f61bd3

doesn't provide many details as to why the XFX is $320 and the Visiontek is $280. Which one is better? :?
diluzio91
10-16-2010, 11:21 AM
i like xfx because the warranty is on par with EVGA, and does cover aftermarket cooling.
SXRguyinMA
10-16-2010, 11:37 AM
If I get the XFX I probably won't put an a/m cooler on it, but if I get the Visiontek I'll probably throw a Zalman vf3000 on it. So pricewise that way I think I'm just going to get the XFX one
Trace
10-16-2010, 12:49 PM
Just wait on 6870
x88x
10-16-2010, 12:55 PM
Just wait on 6870
This is what I would do.

If you want to go with the 5850 though, definitely go with the XFX, if for no other reason than the warranty.
SXRguyinMA
10-16-2010, 01:53 PM
that's the thing though...XFX and Visiontek both have lifetime warranties. I'm just trying to figure out why the XFX is $40 more. The specs are the sems as far as I can tell (clock/ram speeds, etc) the only thing I can see is the Visiontek has the ATi reference cooler while the XFX has a different one, and the XFX takes 2 6-pin PCIe connetors while the Visiontek only takes 1, accoring to the MicroCenter link I posted anyways
SXRguyinMA
10-16-2010, 02:30 PM
when are the 6870's due out? I tried finding info, and found pics of the XFX version already, but no release date (other than October) or pricing
TheGreatSatan
10-16-2010, 10:55 PM
Not for a while.

Even if you wait, there will just be another one coming out after you waited for the 6870.

Just buy it.......the XFX, of course
billygoat333
10-16-2010, 11:11 PM
but... will the price drop after the 6xxx series come out?
farlo
10-17-2010, 02:17 PM
never had an xfx card go bad on me.

several visiontek cards have bit the dust on me.
Twigsoffury
10-20-2010, 09:52 PM
never had an xfx card go bad on me.

several visiontek cards have bit the dust on me.

lol i've still Got a ATi 9200 series going in a buddies computer, gets used about every day and has been since 2002 (ish?) with about a 6 month break there when it wasn't being used.
farlo
10-21-2010, 09:15 AM
last visiontek i had was an AGP 1600 xt and it green dotted on me :down:.
TheGreatSatan
10-21-2010, 07:16 PM
never had an xfx card go bad on me.

several visiontek cards have bit the dust on me.

I've had a VisionTek die on me too and never heard back from the few emails I sent. Pricks.
SXRguyinMA
10-21-2010, 08:56 PM
that's crappy seeing how it's got a lifetime warranty