Like how the BFg and Evga are for Nvidia.Which tend to be the most dependable and highest quality Ati brands for the hd4870 and up and coming Hd 4870 X2?Or does it really matter?
I think the warranty is the main difference. The clockspeeds can all be changed yourself. Since you really only use a card for a couple years though, I would say brand doesn't matter.
Sapphire, and diamond, HIS are great. But it really doesn't matter, ASUS, MSI ect... are just as good. Its just the warranty your getting thats different.
exacly, that is one of the main differences between brands also, I suppose the quality of components might vary between manufacturers. everything Ati sells are the GPU's and the design for the cards (as far as I know) what the manufacturers do with that is their buisness