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Difference between ASUS and Sapphire x1900xt?

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Klade

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Hello

I just won a x1900xt off of ebay. The card arrived today and when I opened the box I found a card that was slightly different then the one pictured. The ebay auction was advertised as a Sapphire x1900xt 512MB pictured here.

But the card that arrived has the picture on the cooling unit of the ASUS version as seen here.

So now I would like to know if there is any difference between these two cards? They look identical other then the picture but is there some internal difference? Also is there a way I can be sure that I have the ASUS model, is the picture on the cooling unit a surefire test or do they change those around at all?

Thanks in advance for any advice.
 
Well there shouldnt be that much of a difference. Manufactueres usually follow the reference design but some might add extra features like HDCP or increase the clock speeds a little. If its an asus I know that those cards are usually priced a little higher since they come with pretty good bundles and maybe some extra features but other than that they should be very similar in performance.
 
There is really no difference in teh cards except for the sticker. They use the same HSF, have the same clocks/memory and reference board.

As the last post did say, it was probably the software bundle that came with the original shipment that sets the 2 companies apart.
 
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