Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB

I have a choice to either get a Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB or a XFX Geforce 8600GT 256MB. From what i have read on the forums so far the x1950 is a better and faster card, but i have also read that the sapphire model comes with alot of problems like overheating and very picky with what PSU is compatible with it. So what should i buy? and are there any owners of this card that can either confirm or deny these problems? thanks.

I have a choice to either get a Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB or a XFX Geforce 8600GT 256MB. From what i have read on the forums so far the x1950 is a better and faster card, but i have also read that the sapphire model comes with alot of problems like overheating and very picky with what PSU is compatible with it. So what should i buy? and are there any owners of this card that can either confirm or deny these problems? thanks.

theonlybadger

From what i have heard only the sapphire version has the PSU problem. And that is the only one available to me.

From what i have heard only the sapphire version has the PSU problem. And that is the only one available to me.

theonlybadger

edit: Oh if you mean that you need a certain level of psu to use it then yes you do. That's how it works for every card. Just be sure that psu has 30A on the 12v rails.