Please help me choose a video card

[ihateusernames]

Hello anandtech forums!

Please help me choose a video card. I'd be playing Call of Duty 4 and possibly Modern Warfare 2, if they sort out the dedicated server mess.

I can choose between these 2 cards(sorry for the spanish links, but this is the only hardware store in my area that has decent cards/prices) --

http://catalogo.madboxpc.com/ficha/10051/

XFX RADEON HD4890 PCIE16X DX10 1GB

or

http://catalogo.madboxpc.com/ficha/10072/

SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON HD4890 VAPOR-X PCIE16X DX10 1GB

The XFX one is a little cheaper, but other than that I don't see any real difference. Please help me pick the better card in terms of performance, I don't care if it's the more expensive one. Also, if you could explain any differences I'd highly appreciate it.

Thanks everyone

 

[ViRGE]

The performance of the two cards is the same. They're both clocked exactly alike.

The difference is that the Vapor-X cooler on the Sapphire is usually superior over the default cooler on the XFX card. It can keep the card cooler, and runs quieter. This also gives you a bit more temperature headroom in overclocking, if you're in to that kind of thing.

Unless you can't afford the extra $7, my thoughts would be to go with the Sapphire card.

 

[MindProbe]

pretty much the same......you could compare the 4890 to a newer 5770. The 4890 def has more reviews out. Driver updates for the 5770 could turn out to make this an attractive card.

I wouldn't really worry about the diff between the 2 you chose. basically the same card.

 

[nemesismk2]

Pretty much the same but with the Vapor-X being very good for keeping the Sapphire 4890 cool thus enabling better overclocking.