Any differences in X1900XT -- ATI vs Sapphire vs HIS vs Powercooler ?

[rajs]

Hi -- going to buy one of these bad boys ... and was wondering wondering if there is any difference at all between the ATI product and the OEM solutions ... at this point for the X1900XT card. Is there any reason to pick one mfg over another ... or is the only difference right now the best price I can find ... is the one I shuold go with ?

Thanks

 

[Creig]

At this point in time, most likely all manufactureres will be providing are direct copies of the reference design. Later on you'll probably see different cooling options. But for now the two things to look for are price and warranty length.

 

[Xed]

Sapphire will probably release an "ultimate" edition with some sort of zalman cooler on it and HIS will probably release a version with a silencer on it. Right now they're all the same card just different stickers/possibly warranties on it.

 

[rajs]

Thanks guys