In the process of building a new comp and I noticed there is a 6-pin connector on the motherboard that is for the PCI-E. However, there are already two 6-pin connectors on the 5850 itself. The instructions say to directly insert two separate 6-pin connectors from the PSU directly into the video...
I have been trying to decide which brand to get for my x1900xt. Newegg has a deal on both of them, although MSI's rebate procedure seems less intense. I'd like opinions on both from anyone who has them, or their cards.
Sapphire Tech x1900xt retail for $319.99 - $30 rebate = $289.99.
Or...
Is $369.99 a good price for these right now for the retail version? I bought one from buy.com a few weeks ago but it hasn't shipped and has no ETA, so I'm about to jump on this.