| Windows 7: Your opinion between these two cards |
29 Jan 2013
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#1 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Pro x64 (both laptops) |
Your opinion between these two cards I'm looking to upgrade my video card and am currently looking at 2 cards. The first being HIS IceQ Turbo H785QT2G2M and Sapphire 11200-14-20G
What do you think of these cards? I have had neither of these brands before but I have hear good things about Sapphire. The one has a slightly faster GPU but slower memory speed and the other has the opposite. The first one recently went out of stock and if it doesn't come back into stock this week, I will automatically choose the second one. Or, if you have another recommendation for around the same price, I have only one requirement: it must have 2GB in RAM.
I really appreciate the responses,
Ben | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom, HP Pavilion g6, HP ProBook 4530s OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Pro x64 (both laptops) CPU Intel i7-3770K (OC 4.7GHz),Intel i3-380M, i3 2350M Motherboard Asus P8P67 (REV 3.1) Memory 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 6GB SK Hynix, 4GB SK Hynix Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB, Intel HD Graphics (both laptops) Sound Card Realtek Integrated, IDT (both laptops) Monitor(s) Displays Samsung S22C200B 21.5" Screen Resolution 1920x1080, 1366x768 (both laptops) Keyboard Logitech K360 Mouse Logitech M305 PSU Coolmax CUL-850B Case Thermaltake Element G Cooling Corsair H60 Hard Drives Crucial 128GB
Seagate 320GB
Western Digital 1TB,
Seagate 500GB,
Toshiba 500GB Internet Speed 18Mbps Other Info I have three systems (2 laptops) listed in the specs area. Some use the same hardware. |
29 Jan 2013
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#2 | | Windows 7 professional X64 |
7850? Go sapphire.
It has better cooling, and more room for overclocking.
I've heard nothing but good information about the Sapphire 7850 and 7870.
I would get a sapphire 7870, but I'm set on XFX's 7870 for looks mostly, and availability. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop OS Windows 7 professional X64 CPU AMD A10-5800K OC@ 4.4Ghz. Motherboard Gigabyte F2A85X-UP4 Memory 8GB Kingston HyperX Blu 1333mhz Graphics Card XFX HD7870 2GB Core Edition Monitor(s) Displays Acer AL2216W Screen Resolution 1680x1050 Mouse Logitech M504 PSU Cooler Master Silent Pro M 850W Case Thermaltake Commander MS-I Cooling Cooler Master N520 Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 500gb 7200rpm
Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 7200rpm Internet Speed 10Mbps |
29 Jan 2013
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#3 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit sp1 Laguna Hills Southern California |
My trusted Brands Diamond MSI VisionTek and XFX I have ran and tryed these brands and they all have been great and durable
I don't know much about HiiS and I know that Saphire is a top brand if you are going to choose i would do some more shopping because you might find a better deal on a better card just do a little more shopping around
try Microcenter frys and even tiger direct they have loads of good cards | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Built by me FX - Series Scorpious OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit sp1 CPU Vishera FX 8350 Oc' 4.812Ghz 1.488 V-core full load 50c Motherboard Asus Sabertooth 990fx rev 2.0 Memory 16gb Corsair Vengeance ram 1600mhz Oc'ed to 1750mhz Graphics Card VisionTek HD7970 Ghz.ed Bios Crossfire 1150/1560 power 10% Sound Card AC97 Monitor(s) Displays 27" ViewSonic 1920/1080dp hdmi 37in vizio hdmi dual monitors Screen Resolution 1920x1080 27"- 1920x1080 37" Keyboard Logitech wireless keyboard Mouse Logitech wireless mouse PSU HX1050w Corsair Silver 80plus certified crosfire/sli Case Thermaltake Element V Cooling Antec 620 Water cooling system and 4 120 mm LED fans Hard Drives Ocz Agility 120Gb SSD Seagate baracuda 500 Gb WD Mybook 500Gb Internet Speed Cable 25+ mb Antivirus WebRoot Spysweeper with Antivirus Browser IE-9, Chrome, Opera Other Info I have 2 systems FX AM3+ 8350-K15 Oc'ed 4.812Ghz AM2+ 965 BE Stock 3.4 Ghz Both stable Both Gaming Rigs Also Hp Notebook 1.65 ghz Dual core amd E-450 8gb Patriot Ram DDR3 Discrete Gpu Hd6320 dedicated ram 1973 mb 15.5 screen |
29 Jan 2013
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#4 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 SEE THE FLAG |
The Sapphire card, in my opinion, is the better card because it has 2 fans while the HIS card got only one fan and Sapphire is more popular and has better reputation in making graphics cards. And you could overclock the core/memory clock to achieve greater speeds on the card if you want to (although both of the cards are already factory OCed). And the nVidia equivalent to the HD 7850 would be the GTX660: Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number custom built OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Intel core i5 3470 @3.2 GHz Motherboard ECS H77-M3 Memory V-Gen 4GB DDR3 Graphics Card PowerColor HD7750 Monitor(s) Displays BenQ RL 2240h Screen Resolution 1920*1080 Keyboard Logitech G100 Mouse Logitech G100 PSU Enlight Blacksilver 550W Case NZXT Phantom 410 Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 1TB Internet Speed Very SLOW (512Kbps) |
29 Jan 2013
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#5 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit Southern Ohio |
Id go with the Sapphire personally.
Sapphire is to AMD what eVGA is to Nvidia.
Not that other brands are bad, just that I prefer Sapphire for AMD, eVGA for Nvidia. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom (Self Build) OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit CPU Intel Core i7 2700k Motherboard eVGA P67 SLI Memory 8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866 Graphics Card EVGA GTX570 SC Sound Card XiFi Titanium HD Monitor(s) Displays LG W2453V Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Saitek Cyborg PSU Seasonic x750 Case Corsair 600T SE White Cooling eVGA Superclocked CPU Cooler Hard Drives Intel 320 80GB -- Intel X25-V 40GB --WD Black 1TB x2 -- WD Blue 640GB Antivirus Kaspersky Browser IE Other Info LG BD/DVD |
29 Jan 2013
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#6 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Pro x64 (both laptops) |
Alright, thanks for all the feedback. I will do a little more looking. If I don't find any deal better, I will go for the Sapphire. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom, HP Pavilion g6, HP ProBook 4530s OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 Pro x64 (both laptops) CPU Intel i7-3770K (OC 4.7GHz),Intel i3-380M, i3 2350M Motherboard Asus P8P67 (REV 3.1) Memory 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 6GB SK Hynix, 4GB SK Hynix Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB, Intel HD Graphics (both laptops) Sound Card Realtek Integrated, IDT (both laptops) Monitor(s) Displays Samsung S22C200B 21.5" Screen Resolution 1920x1080, 1366x768 (both laptops) Keyboard Logitech K360 Mouse Logitech M305 PSU Coolmax CUL-850B Case Thermaltake Element G Cooling Corsair H60 Hard Drives Crucial 128GB
Seagate 320GB
Western Digital 1TB,
Seagate 500GB,
Toshiba 500GB Internet Speed 18Mbps Other Info I have three systems (2 laptops) listed in the specs area. Some use the same hardware. Your opinion between these two cards problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:40 PM. | |