"Best" vid card manufacturer for 7870???

[runzwithsizorz]

Not a rabid overclocker, but looking to buy the Radeon 7870 for a new build. (CPU I 5 3570k). Asus z mobo with Asus Radeon a thought, due to possibility of an easy overclock of the card. However, oc is not my primary concern, so would like advice on any other brands that might be better...or are they all about the same...no Sapphires, please.

This computer used for gaming only.()

Wife of Runz

 

[Face2Face]

Take a look at this one. I just bought a MSI 7850 Power Edition and the build quality is quite good. Either way, the Asus models are fantastic as well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127681

Pre-overclocked as well.

 

[96Firebird]

Russian posted a good deal in the Hot Deal section for a 7870...

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2268523

$223 and change after coupon code, rebate, plus you get Sleeping Dogs game for free.

 

[HydroSqueegee]

im enjoying the HIS 7870 IceQ i just picked up. never owned a HIS before. Its pretty solid so far with a mild 10% overclock.

 

[blastingcap]

ASUS, MSI, Sapphire have good reputations. I've heard mixed things about Gigabyte depending on the card in question, so I'd look closely into reviews of the particular model you're interested in. HIS is usually cheap but they appear to be trying to get into the premium sector with their IceQ Turbo cooler design. Powercolor too seems to be trying to go more premium even though they still sell cheap stuff. If you want reference-only then Visiontek has a decent rep. XFX used to be good but went way cheap and discarded their double lifetime warranties; you can't even get single-lifetime warranties on their products anymore without paying extra.

 

[runzwithsizorz]

After some research, I decided on the MSI Hawk, as suggested by Greenhell6.

Thanks for the help, all.

 

[Face2Face]

After some research, I decided on the MSI Hawk, as suggested by Greenhell6.

Thanks for the help, all.

Sweet!! I think you will be happy with this card. Very impressed by the build quality of the TF4 coolers.