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Which brand for the 5770? Fast answer requested.

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Hi guys, I'm gonna buy a 5770, but I'm not sure about which brand...
My only choices are ...

Diamond - $172.97
Powercolor - $173.84
MSI - $182.77

Thank you.
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Bump. FAST ANSWER! I'm gonna order in <10 min.!!!
MSI imo

EDIT.
There are all reference so it really doesnt matter.
Its just personal preference. I chose MSI because you wont have to bios update for OC'ing.
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MSI probably has the easiest RMA due to them being such a big manufacturer.

But I don't like MSI so I would buy the cheapest, being Diamond.
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I would go for Powercolor, I've heard nothing but good from them.
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Is a bios update dangerous to do? Three different answers... wow...
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Is a bios update dangerous to do?

It can be.
Its more of a hassle.
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Powercolor. Good company.

1,000 posts, yay
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Asus
they are all reference so which ever you want TBH.
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Is a bios update dangerous to do? Three different answers... wow...

If you don't know what you're doing...yes.
A lot of other people are flashing their 5770 BIOS to MSI or ASUS since they provide voltage software too.

In light of that, just go with the MSI since you can adjust voltages with their BIOS & software already.

*note*
This is only if you want to exceed CCC limits of 960/1400 on the card.
If you don't plan to do so, then go with whatever is cheapest.
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if you want extreme ocing without the hassle of BIOS flashing get the MSI but if you want not so extreme or you are OK with BIOS flashing the get the cheapest
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Between a 5770 and a 4890, what would you buy? I'm keeping in mind that the DX11 games with only come in 1+ year
Asus as its unlocked for higher overclocks.
Between the 8800GTS 512mb (Current card) and this one, will I see a difference? Since the 8800GTS 512mb can be OC'ed to 750 core clock on stock...
Power Color, hands down for the 5770
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Between the 8800GTS 512mb (Current card) and this one, will I see a difference? Since the 8800GTS 512mb can be OC'ed to 750 core clock on stock...

oh my yes. quite an improvement, also, the 5770 is better on your psu, bc it draws a fraction of the watts during idle.
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I will be using core i7, X58-UD3R and TX650W Corsair power supply.

The reason why i'm choosing the 5770 is because that it makes less heat, less wattage, DX 11, bitstreaming and that it only requires 1 PCIe connection (Thus making the 650w Corsair power supply able to power two in crossfire)

I was thinking of going with the PowerColor but will the non-reference cooler make some problems with crossFire?
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