Sapphire vs ATI manufac. 9700 Pro

I am getting ready to buy a 9700 Pro and have been looking at 2 different manufactures. Basically I am trying to decide between the Sapphire 9700 pro and ATI's version.

Has any1 had any problems with the Sapphire brand? The reason I am leary to buy a ATI board is b/c the company I am putting my order through will not refund the ATI board but will the Sapphire.

I wanted to give my self some extra insurance justr in case the board dosn,t work for me.

The sapphire board is also a bulk item so it is a little cheaper.

Any help is appreciated will be running an 2.4C on an ABIT IC7-G mobo with a 480 w Antec True Blue PSU.

My sapphire rocks... oh and you cant tell a difference between a sapphire and a BBA.. because there is no difference except the name on the box. Sapphire makes a lot of the OEM's and BBA. So the price difference is the comfort in thinking BBA is better.

in a review by guru3d, the sapphire 9700 pro actually beat the ati 9700 pro, marginally i believe

sapphire makes 99% of all BBA cards.

read my sig. I am a owner of a Sapphire 9700np.

lol

The only Sapphire I have had any experience with is my PBA Sapphire 7500. However, the cards runs nicely. I have never had any issues with it and I scored higher on 3DMark01 than all the comparable computers with a 7500.

zabomb4163 said:

sapphire makes 99% of all BBA cards.

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where did you get that info?

R4z0r4mu5 Pr|m3 said:

where did you get that info?

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Sapphire does make the BBA cards for ATi.

I've got the Sapphire card and it's a fantastically little piece of PCB. I wish the memory would clock higher (tops out at 340) but that's just the way the cookie crumbles.

~THT

Ya, i would pic a BBA or Sapphire as first choice... i'd get the cheaper one.... or you could get a PoworColor like me