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June 06, 2011, 06:25:17 PM |
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nice find
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AngelusWebDesign
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June 06, 2011, 06:36:09 PM |
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Not to rain on anyone's parade, but I have (2) 6870 cards -- a Sapphire and an XFX -- and the XFX doesn't overclock as high, runs hotter, and the fan is MUCH, much louder. You can hear it over everything else in your room. There are many threads on the 'Net about how to cool them -- mostly desperation. I re-applied arctic silver paste which helped a BIT, but it's only 5 degrees cooler. The fan is still loud. I borderline regret I bought it.
With what I know today, I'd pay $20 or even $30 more for an equivalent Sapphire card over an XFX one.
Just my personal experience.
Matthew
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June 06, 2011, 06:37:47 PM |
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Not to rain on anyone's parade, but I have (2) 6870 cards -- a Sapphire and an XFX -- and the XFX doesn't overclock as high, runs hotter, and the fan is MUCH, much louder. You can hear it over everything else in your room. There are many threads on the 'Net about how to cool them -- mostly desperation. I re-applied arctic silver paste which helped a BIT, but it's only 5 degrees cooler. The fan is still loud. I borderline regret I bought it.
With what I know today, I'd pay $20 or even $30 more for an equivalent Sapphire card over an XFX one.
Just my personal experience.
Matthew
Where can you get a Sapphire one online? They're all sold out...
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June 06, 2011, 06:40:32 PM |
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Is the offer available for Europeans, or is it US-only? EDIT: The shipment cost to Sweden is $90. Totally not worth it.
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June 06, 2011, 06:48:26 PM |
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Not to rain on anyone's parade, but I have (2) 6870 cards -- a Sapphire and an XFX -- and the XFX doesn't overclock as high, runs hotter, and the fan is MUCH, much louder. You can hear it over everything else in your room. There are many threads on the 'Net about how to cool them -- mostly desperation. I re-applied arctic silver paste which helped a BIT, but it's only 5 degrees cooler. The fan is still loud. I borderline regret I bought it.
With what I know today, I'd pay $20 or even $30 more for an equivalent Sapphire card over an XFX one.
Just my personal experience.
Matthew
Thanks for the info. I'll have 1/3 Sapphire and 2/3 XFX in my next setup. I'll keep any eye out for cooling issues with these cards.
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Exchange BTC in Telegram https://bit.ly/2MEfiw8
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June 06, 2011, 06:57:52 PM |
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June 06, 2011, 06:59:11 PM |
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June 06, 2011, 07:24:09 PM |
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I have the Sapphire 5830s from Newegg and they destroy Running at about 245 mh/s average, with no overclocking or mods. XFX is a crappy brand, and their cards don't overclock very much. They also feel much cheaper in quality, and from what I've heard, perform worse.
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Rent my 800 + mh/s rig. PM me!
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Jack of Diamonds
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June 06, 2011, 07:24:43 PM |
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I have to agree with the XFX assessment above, unfortunately.
If you run rigs away from home, great. If not, they are extremely loud. They are louder than 4 other sapphire 5830's combined.
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June 06, 2011, 07:39:12 PM |
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I don't get why you guys post these deals here. This is not a deal website. And HD58xx are running rare. If you know where you can find them in stock, keep it to yourself. We don't need the new miners to be buying up all the hardware.
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If you've found my post helpful, send me some bitcoins! 1FkGxXmesGbhoFewYGrtNEmifzwvNaNCXH
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June 06, 2011, 08:04:23 PM |
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I have the Sapphire 5830s from Newegg and they destroy Running at about 245 mh/s average, with no overclocking or mods. XFX is a crappy brand, and their cards don't overclock very much. They also feel much cheaper in quality, and from what I've heard, perform worse. why woudln't yuou overclock your sapphire? I'm at 307MH/s on mine w/ stock voltage
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June 06, 2011, 08:15:18 PM |
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I don't get why you guys post these deals here. This is not a deal website. And HD58xx are running rare. If you know where you can find them in stock, keep it to yourself. We don't need the new miners to be buying up all the hardware.
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Buying mining hardware is totally relevant to this sub-forum. The rest of your rant? "FREEDOM! The world needs a free currency like bitcoin! Just dont talk about video cards here, all the profit belongs to a few!" "Free markets for everyone! Unless it hurts my bottom line!"
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