Sapphire Radeon 9500 Atlantis PRO

Soulo

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I am thinking of purchasing this video card. When I was searching for the cheapest prices for this video card. I found one that there was a "BLACK PCB" with the cool looking "GF4-type heatsink/fan" on it. I checked the Sapphire's website and this is what it also showed. Then when I look at other vendor's websites, I see ones that looks identical to the ATI 9500 PRO card (RED PCB, Black heatsink/fan), but the website says it is made by Sapphire. Then I read a review and saw another type of Sapphire 9500 Atlantis PRO. This time it has the RED PCB like ATI's card, but it has the GF4-type heatsink-fan on it.

I am wondering if there is any differences in performances between these three different type of Sapphire 9500 Pro cards (such as one can't be tweaked, you can do certain things with it, and etc)? I preferably want the Black PCB with the GF4-type heatsink/fan because I am going to mod a computer and it just looks cool. Or is there ONLY ONE TYPE of PCB and HEATSINK/FAN of the 9500 PRO that Sapphire made, but the vendors/reviewers are showing a different PCB, heatsink/fan combo?

 

IdBuRnS

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From what I understand most, if not all, OEM ATi cards are indeed Saphire's. As for differences, I can't help you out there... I have a retail ATi Radeon 9500 Pro, red PCB and all.
 

Viper96720

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I think the black board is the newer version. I've got an oem sapphire 9500pro. Has 3ns memory but I can't even overclock it from the 270 speed. Even with the unlocked bios I get bad artifacts.
 

Soulo

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Originally posted by: Viper96720
I think the black board is the newer version. I've got an oem sapphire 9500pro. Has 3ns memory but I can't even overclock it from the 270 speed. Even with the unlocked bios I get bad artifacts.

What kind of PCB and fan/heatsink do you have wit the OEM Sapphire 9500 Pro? Can OEM video cards effect whether or not it can be overclocked?