[SOLVED] AMD RX 580 Sapphire or ASrock

[starwarsgamer5001]

I went from deciding I wanted to upgrade cpu to realizing I have to upgrade the motherboard, ram, and, psu as well, to deciding to do a full upgrade.

Current build (all from 2012 except gpu 2015)
cpu: AMD Phenom IIx4 965 Black Edition
motherboard: Asus MA597
Ram: 8gb Kingston DDR3
GPU: MSI AMD R9 270 2gb
PSU: Corsair GS600

I am currently looking into a RX 580. Is the Sapphire worth the extra cost over the ASrock (I know Sapphire has been doing gpus for a long time and ASrock is new to them)
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814930009&Description=rx%20580&cm_re=rx_580-_-14-930-009-_-Product

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814202293

Or is an upgrade not really worth it? Play primarily older RTS games, KOTOR, and minecraft. So I want to put most of my money toward cpu, will be waiting for the new amds.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Sapphire usually produces the best AMD cards , but all 3 of my RX 580 nitro+ cards have failed. All were replaced by way of RMA.

 

[starwarsgamer5001]

That's concerning. Just goes to show despite the brand, any particular product can be unreliable. How is Asrock's customer service in general? Given the above and your experiences it shows that what really matters is can you get it replaced without too much hassle if it fails. I have an ASUS monitor and motherboard which have been great but won't buy another ASUS product because of customer service issues I had with a laptop that wasn't so great.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Asrock has decent Customer service , then tend to reply and react right away. Had a Z77 Extreme6 that they replaced a few years back. For me they were very good.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Sapphire did replace all 3 of mine and they are all still running. Their CS is excellent.