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Old 08-08-08   #41 (permalink)
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How long is this thing going to be? Will it be the same length as my 8800GTX or will it be longer?!

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Shouldn't the title spell Sapphire 4870 X2 retail version pictures ?. Thanks for the pictures the box looks slightly different from the 3870 X2 retail. Canada Computers will sell this version and the Asus version , but I'm gonna look into getting the Sapphire model first.
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Why do people even care about the cover art anyways? It's not like your going to stare at your card while your gaming and most people on this site use aftermarket coolers anyway.
Yep, an aftermarket cooler with OpTicaL's Avatar on it.

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Think this will drive down the price of the 4870?
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why do they have to put kiddypics on gpus,
this is the one thing that puts me off.

mine did come with kid pictures on it so i peeld them off, looks a hell lot better now.

now its just red.
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To be honest this design looks more aesthetically pleasing than the Asus "flower power girly" designs.
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awww....looks MEAN!

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"I agree with everyone who said the art looks like crap. They should just leave it black, or something subtle. Not that it matters, unless you have a mirror on the bottom of your case."

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I have a friend who put a mirror at the bottom of his case cuz he wanted to see the girl on his MSI 8800gts 512 :P
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To be honest this design looks more aesthetically pleasing than the Asus "flower power girly" designs.
I like those Looks very final fantasy-esque.
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why a girl on the card?
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