Sapphire Card Scandal!

[bakerster]

ok, so my computer had like GHETTOH dust in it, so i decided i need to clean it out.

so i took out all my cards and took out the cpu and cleaned everything off. and i noticed on my radeon 9800xt (sapphire) that there was a bubble in the sticker, so i kinda undid it, and i saw under it, THERE WAS THE ORIGINAL RADEON PICTURE! i was appaled that the sapphires are NO different other than a sticker sitting on the top!

pics for the proof - :ninja: :cry:

you can see the dust on the fan i didnt even get to clean! :x

[uniacidz]

LOLOL

Email em and see what the response is. I would.

[uniacid]

ok so?..... why would they change it, its just ati card with their name on it

[bakerster]

well its just i think if sapphire sells their card under their name, they should do something special to the card.

[-=SD=-]

They do make ATI's card so it is probably just faster/cheaper to add a sticker on top instead of changing it.

That is funny to see tho lol

[darkmark327]

All this proves is that they use ATI's fan. Besides if it's cheaper, think of it as "same as built by ATI, but less expensive.

[isus]

actually they are different...

lemme go research, i shall return!

findings:

-they use the same heatsink, which explains why the fan has an ati sticker on it.

-sapphire includes an overclocking utility (redline). ati gives you the ****ty overdrive :(

not much difference from that.

but why mess with such a nice graphics card? not much to improve... if the cooling is effective and quiet, why change it? why they put a sticker over the fan and heatsink is an interesting question, as the fan would be starved for air to blow across the heatsink :pinch:

Edited January 18, 2004 by isus

[alkaholikc]

hahhaa nice find (;....

[bakerster]

i was really surprized when i saw it. i was actually kinda happy cuz the sapphire version kinda looks corny!

[darkmark327]

And now your friends won't know the difference! Ha HA!

Not that we computer freaks associate with people outside of forums anyway :'(

; )

[bakerster]

And now your friends won't know the difference! Ha HA!

Not that we computer freaks associate with people outside of forums anyway :'(

; )

your so true :blush:

[Veedems Veteran]

You do realize Sapphire used ot be the maker of all "made by ati cards, right?

[bakerster]

You do realize Sapphire used ot be the maker of all "made by ati cards, right?

so why couldnt they just print their own little image on it. instead of just makking a sticekr?

[darkmark327]

So they can save money, and pass the savings on to you!

Or pass the savings on to their corporate execs, either way : \

[bakerster]

So they can save money, and pass the savings on to you!

Or pass the savings on to their corporate execs, either way : \

oh well. im happy that i have a made by ati card though now! :D

[matt74441]

Sapphire manufactures ATI cards, so who cares?

[Nexus-]

saphire MAKES the cards for ati so when your buying a built by at you are buying a built by saphire and in-adittion to making the cards for ati they take some of the chips and make cards for themselves in their own boxes. This is not totaly indifferent to what the Nvidia partners do all nvidia does is make the chips make a reference board send a copy of the reference board and instructions to all the partners and they make them EXACTLY THE SAME apply stickers and its theirs. of couse they are allowed to deviate ant thats why you sometimes see boards that dont look like the reference or model board. If you notice a lot of the ati partner boars look exactly the same as the once that come from ati with only minor differences.

[Veedems Veteran]

Guys, they USED to, they do not anymore, as far as I know. I'm pretty sure ATi eventually broke away and that's why sapphire makes it's own branded cards now.

[bakerster]

hmm. well

good job on teh 6000 posts bang bang