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 Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:30 pm Post subject: Sapphire Vapor X |
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Is it really an effective cooling system? There's a lot of review on the net saying that it's pretty good, but I want to know if it's worth the money.
I might overvolt the HD 5850 when I get it, since I've been reading that the 5850 is pretty much just an undervolted 5870.
If I grab the Vapor X and overvolt, do you guys think it will work well under load?
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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Better than XFX's bullshit i tell you that, if you really want it, go for it.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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| sure it's good, too bad sapphire is fucking horrific when it comes to support and xfx is fucking amazing in that regard.
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i owned the sapphire vapor-x 4890 and the fan was superior was very quiet even at high speeds but that's comparing it to my GTX 275 fan noise and 4890 was quieter but performed less. But just the cooling thing yes its pretty good.
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| slovach wrote: | | sure it's good, too bad sapphire is fucking horrific when it comes to support and xfx is fucking amazing in that regard. |
So if it comes down to overclocking, would you recommend me to get a Vapor X for an XFX card?
| Zycthe wrote: | | i owned the sapphire vapor-x 4890 and the fan was superior was very quiet even at high speeds but that's comparing it to my GTX 275 fan noise and 4890 was quieter but performed less. But just the cooling thing yes its pretty good. |
So the fan performs well and I'm going to assume that it hasn't broken on you yet?
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| ArcaneKnite wrote: | | slovach wrote: | | sure it's good, too bad sapphire is fucking horrific when it comes to support and xfx is fucking amazing in that regard. |
So if it comes down to overclocking, would you recommend me to get a Vapor X for an XFX card?
| Zycthe wrote: | | i owned the sapphire vapor-x 4890 and the fan was superior was very quiet even at high speeds but that's comparing it to my GTX 275 fan noise and 4890 was quieter but performed less. But just the cooling thing yes its pretty good. |
So the fan performs well and I'm going to assume that it hasn't broken on you yet? |
Word of advice, don't buy XFX card and tries to overclock, their non reference board are voltage locked. and they have shit cooling solution I'm one of the faggot that got scammed to that shit.
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| All sapphire fans > other gpu fans. They do have the nasty small ones, but 2 out of 3 versions have the bigger fan. Check the sapphire site, on 5770 for instance. It has the vapor, another, and the crappy small one that looks like XFX. Vapor is good stuff though.
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| Hero2 wrote: | | ArcaneKnite wrote: | | slovach wrote: | | sure it's good, too bad sapphire is fucking horrific when it comes to support and xfx is fucking amazing in that regard. |
So if it comes down to overclocking, would you recommend me to get a Vapor X for an XFX card?
| Zycthe wrote: | | i owned the sapphire vapor-x 4890 and the fan was superior was very quiet even at high speeds but that's comparing it to my GTX 275 fan noise and 4890 was quieter but performed less. But just the cooling thing yes its pretty good. |
So the fan performs well and I'm going to assume that it hasn't broken on you yet? |
Word of advice, don't buy XFX card and tries to overclock, their non reference board are voltage locked. and they have shit cooling solution I'm one of the faggot that got scammed to that shit. |
What the hell?
No wonder they can offer double lifetime warranty. Damn asshats.
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| ArcaneKnite wrote: | | Hero2 wrote: | | ArcaneKnite wrote: | | slovach wrote: | | sure it's good, too bad sapphire is fucking horrific when it comes to support and xfx is fucking amazing in that regard. |
So if it comes down to overclocking, would you recommend me to get a Vapor X for an XFX card?
| Zycthe wrote: | | i owned the sapphire vapor-x 4890 and the fan was superior was very quiet even at high speeds but that's comparing it to my GTX 275 fan noise and 4890 was quieter but performed less. But just the cooling thing yes its pretty good. |
So the fan performs well and I'm going to assume that it hasn't broken on you yet? |
Word of advice, don't buy XFX card and tries to overclock, their non reference board are voltage locked. and they have shit cooling solution I'm one of the faggot that got scammed to that shit. |
What the hell?
No wonder they can offer double lifetime warranty. Damn asshats. |
What does lifetime warrenty have to do with voltage locks? I guess they would just receive the card and do nearly nothing for repairs?
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| Hero wrote: | | ArcaneKnite wrote: | | Hero2 wrote: | | ArcaneKnite wrote: | | slovach wrote: | | sure it's good, too bad sapphire is fucking horrific when it comes to support and xfx is fucking amazing in that regard. |
So if it comes down to overclocking, would you recommend me to get a Vapor X for an XFX card?
| Zycthe wrote: | | i owned the sapphire vapor-x 4890 and the fan was superior was very quiet even at high speeds but that's comparing it to my GTX 275 fan noise and 4890 was quieter but performed less. But just the cooling thing yes its pretty good. |
So the fan performs well and I'm going to assume that it hasn't broken on you yet? |
Word of advice, don't buy XFX card and tries to overclock, their non reference board are voltage locked. and they have shit cooling solution I'm one of the faggot that got scammed to that shit. |
What the hell?
No wonder they can offer double lifetime warranty. Damn asshats. |
What does lifetime warrenty have to do with voltage locks? I guess they would just receive the card and do nearly nothing for repairs? |
they sent you half dead cards back anyway, it work, for only a year or two at most.
and you wonder why they jump off the Fermi boat
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| ArcaneKnite wrote: | | No wonder they can offer double lifetime warranty. Damn asshats. |
lifetime refers to the lifetime of the product, not literally forever.
double means you can transfer ownership of the warranty, ie selling it to someone else.
you should be using a 3rd party solution if you plan on getting really crazy anyway.
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| Hero2 wrote: | | Hero wrote: | | ArcaneKnite wrote: | | Hero2 wrote: | | ArcaneKnite wrote: | | slovach wrote: | | sure it's good, too bad sapphire is fucking horrific when it comes to support and xfx is fucking amazing in that regard. |
So if it comes down to overclocking, would you recommend me to get a Vapor X for an XFX card?
| Zycthe wrote: | | i owned the sapphire vapor-x 4890 and the fan was superior was very quiet even at high speeds but that's comparing it to my GTX 275 fan noise and 4890 was quieter but performed less. But just the cooling thing yes its pretty good. |
So the fan performs well and I'm going to assume that it hasn't broken on you yet? |
Word of advice, don't buy XFX card and tries to overclock, their non reference board are voltage locked. and they have shit cooling solution I'm one of the faggot that got scammed to that shit. |
What the hell?
No wonder they can offer double lifetime warranty. Damn asshats. |
What does lifetime warrenty have to do with voltage locks? I guess they would just receive the card and do nearly nothing for repairs? |
they sent you half dead cards back anyway, it work, for only a year or two at most.
and you wonder why they jump off the Fermi boat |
Good thing I got sapphire.
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| ArcaneKnite wrote: | | slovach wrote: | | sure it's good, too bad sapphire is fucking horrific when it comes to support and xfx is fucking amazing in that regard. |
So if it comes down to overclocking, would you recommend me to get a Vapor X for an XFX card?
| Zycthe wrote: | | i owned the sapphire vapor-x 4890 and the fan was superior was very quiet even at high speeds but that's comparing it to my GTX 275 fan noise and 4890 was quieter but performed less. But just the cooling thing yes its pretty good. |
So the fan performs well and I'm going to assume that it hasn't broken on you yet? |
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Well I replaced with a gtx 275 a while back but I had it for bout a year. no problems what so ever and overclocking was great with the cooler. I don't remember my clock speeds though sorry.
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| Zycthe wrote: | | ArcaneKnite wrote: | | slovach wrote: | | sure it's good, too bad sapphire is fucking horrific when it comes to support and xfx is fucking amazing in that regard. |
So if it comes down to overclocking, would you recommend me to get a Vapor X for an XFX card?
| Zycthe wrote: | | i owned the sapphire vapor-x 4890 and the fan was superior was very quiet even at high speeds but that's comparing it to my GTX 275 fan noise and 4890 was quieter but performed less. But just the cooling thing yes its pretty good. |
So the fan performs well and I'm going to assume that it hasn't broken on you yet? |
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Well I replaced with a gtx 275 a while back but I had it for bout a year. no problems what so ever and overclocking was great with the cooler. I don't remember my clock speeds though sorry. |
Oh well, that's fine. As long as I know it's reliable.
Do you guys know if I can use MSI Afterburner on Sapphire cards to overvolt them?
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| ArcaneKnite wrote: | | Zycthe wrote: | | ArcaneKnite wrote: | | slovach wrote: | | sure it's good, too bad sapphire is fucking horrific when it comes to support and xfx is fucking amazing in that regard. |
So if it comes down to overclocking, would you recommend me to get a Vapor X for an XFX card?
| Zycthe wrote: | | i owned the sapphire vapor-x 4890 and the fan was superior was very quiet even at high speeds but that's comparing it to my GTX 275 fan noise and 4890 was quieter but performed less. But just the cooling thing yes its pretty good. |
So the fan performs well and I'm going to assume that it hasn't broken on you yet? |
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Well I replaced with a gtx 275 a while back but I had it for bout a year. no problems what so ever and overclocking was great with the cooler. I don't remember my clock speeds though sorry. |
Oh well, that's fine. As long as I know it's reliable.
Do you guys know if I can use MSI Afterburner on Sapphire cards to overvolt them? |
MSI afterburner is rivaturner with "good" looking, friendly UI, with some nice charts.
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