Which 5850 to get?

[ragsters]

I am going to buy a 5850 but don't know which one to get. I wanted the Asus one but they are not in stock. The only one that is available to me is the Diamond one from Frys. Should I go for that or should I just wait until the Asus one gets back in stock?
Also let me know if Asus is even the best bet.

 

[rescawen]

XFX is best because dual lifetime warranty which means if u sell it to someone he/she will still get lifetime warranty.

All the 5850s are same except diamond has worst customer support ever.

 

[ragsters]

I am aware of XFXs warranty. I also heard that lately they have been having hardware issues with there 5800 series and people have been rma-ing them left and right.

 

[Rock_n_Rolla]

@ Ragster

Try the PowerColor dude, Its a lil cheaper and has the same quality build that those
found on other more pricey brands and they overclock good too!

http://powercolor.com/Global/products_speci.asp?ProductID=6399

http://powercolor.com/Global/products_speci.asp?ProductID=6437

http://powercolor.com/Global/products_speci.asp?ProductID=6380

 

[ominous prime]

I just sniped a HIS 5850 last week, would have gone XFX if they had it in stock. No problems thus far. *Knock on wood*

All the cards are reference models, so they're all the same.

 

[deathmustard]

I have a XFX 5870 and it is working great.