ok i had
SAPPHIRE HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB GDDR5
-------------> http://goo.gl/qXAAb
which i bought for about 320 $ but it was overheating to 120 C i changed thermal paste it worked great 65 C in most games on 85 % Load but after 2 or 3 weeks it went to
80 C on 50 % load so i send it to the sapphire after two weeks !!!!! today i got a call that they received replacement and i should pick it up so i went there and they gave me a new card with a new serial number which is 7870 but it looked different and has different video output slots example DVI etc also it came without an box ...
My old one had 1 x DVI Output , 2 x mini DP Output and 1 x HDMI Output
[img] http://i.imgur.com/0XeVP4O.jpg
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This new one has 2 x DVI Output and 2 x HDMI Output
PS: these could be different but it looked like those so sorry i don't know what u call those slots but it looked similar
[img] http://i.imgur.com/gS758AW.jpg
so is there any difference in each other except the slots ?
is this an old version ??
are the clock speed same ?
was the older stock cooler better ?
does the new one does not support shader 5.0 ? [img] http://i.imgur.com/NdNcjWm.png
also this new card also runs on 80 C Max !
Thanks in advance
and please forgive me if i did something wrong as i am still learning about computer parts and don't know about all the slots .