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Which 7870 to get

ryujians
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Get the cheapest one and overclock it yourself.

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Go for the XT/LE version. The extra performance is worth it.

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http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1160&pid=1790&lid=1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131484

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Get an xt, I've heard they there really good. But don't buy a factory over clocked one, its a waste of money. Get one with a good cooler if you're not planning to water cool it( get a reference one if you are) and then over clock it yourself.

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Get an xt, I've heard they there really good. But don't buy a factory over clocked one, its a waste of money. Get one with a good cooler if you're not planning to water cool it( get a reference one if you are) and then over clock it yourself.

I was going to get one but then decided to get a 7950 which I got a good deal on same price as XT. Well worth the xtra to get the XT/LE one over the 7870.

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The collers are horrible

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I'm using the XFX 7870 Black Edition which is pretty great, haven't had any problems with it yet and it looks the part. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-xfx-radeon-hd-7870-dd-black-edition-5000mhz-gddr5-28nm-gpu-1050mhz-1280-cores-dvi-hdmi-mdp-plusf

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The collers are horrible

Nothing wrong with the Saphire one, the Powercolor aint as great but they we for reference to the XT/LE cards.

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