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5/19/12 at 12:26pm
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so why get a 6950 instead of 560ti if they are "tied"

... Because the 6950 can easily be unlocked to a 6970 and has 2GB of memory by default instead of 1GB like most 560 Ti's in that price range... that's why. And they also scale MUCH better than 560s do in multi-GPU setups. I had 3 6970s for a while and they are still capable of running any game you throw at them, and scaled perfectly.
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5/19/12 at 12:27pm
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so why get a 6950 instead of 560ti if they are "tied"


Because the 560Ti costs a bit more and it only has 1GB of VRAM.
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... Because the 6950 can easily be unlocked to a 6970 and has 2GB of memory by default instead of 1GB like most 560 Ti's in that price range... that's why. And they also scale MUCH better than 560s do in multi-GPU setups. I had 3 6970s for a while and they are still capable of running any game you throw at them, and scaled perfectly.

Meh, I don't believe any of the 6950's on the market today have any chance of unlocking.
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5/19/12 at 12:30pm
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Because the 560Ti costs a bit more and it only has 1GB of VRAM.
Meh, I don't believe any of the 6950's on the market today have any chance of unlocking.

ok that`s a good reasson xD

someone said me that sapphire dual fan unlocks in fact it has a bios switch and I works in some models but doesnt reach 6970s Speed

what do you think about that video card?
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5/19/12 at 12:34pm
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ok that`s a good reasson xD
someone said me that sapphire dual fan unlocks in fact it has a bios switch and I works in some models but doesnt reach 6970s Speed
what do you think about that video card?

That sapphire will oc to 6970 clocks, the fact of the matter is just by overclocking to 6970 levels you gain 97% of the performance of a 6970, the shader unlock on average only has a 3% effect on fps. The 6950 has more v-ram and can oc way better.
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5/19/12 at 12:35pm
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ok that`s a good reasson xD
someone said me that sapphire dual fan unlocks in fact it has a bios switch and I works in some models but doesnt reach 6970s Speed
what do you think about that video card?

It could be true, but I bet the chance of unlocking is pretty low nowadays. The only ones that unlocked were the reference models and a few specific non-reference like for example the Sapphire Toxic. Best chance to get an unlock is to get a reference model but since they don't sell those new anymore AFAIK you'd have to buy used.
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5/19/12 at 12:41pm
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It could be true, but I bet the chance of unlocking is pretty low nowadays. The only ones that unlocked were the reference models and a few specific non-reference like for example the Sapphire Toxic. Best chance to get an unlock is to get a reference model but since they don't sell those new anymore AFAIK you'd have to buy used.

I am looking for the post now but L.A._kings fan had a list of which ones unlock and don't unlock, with sapphire cards IIRC its pretty much 50/50


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ONE last time ...

SAPPHIRE installs the 6970 BIOS on the card FOR YOU in Position #2 from the factory ! nothing to have to FLASH with a Sapphire card.

IF when you flip the DUAL BIOS SWITCH from Position #1 to Position #2 you don't see the upgrade unlocked shader count in your GPU-Z screen

THEN your card has a Laser Cut GPU Chip in it and nothing you can do will unlock the shaders

It really is THAT SIMPLE.

IF you need more help with a SAPPHIRE HD-6950 feel free to ask for some advice in one of these two spots ...

- http://www.overclock.net/t/1149079/sapphire-toxic-hd-6950-70-owners-club-informational-thread
- http://www.overclock.net/t/647552/official-im-fueled-by-sapphire-owners-fanclub-includes-sapphire-motherboards-also

Good Luck thumb.gif
http://www.overclock.net/t/1249698/yes-another-6950-to-6970-thread-so-confused/20
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5/19/12 at 8:23pm
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thank you all for the help i looked and looked and think im going for the HD 6950


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987


if some one has another opinion please say so, but the sapphire HD 6950 looks like a good deal. Does anyone know if they will be coming out with more cards by the end of this year ??? Im planning to buy the GPU by XMAS so if anyone know about up coming card this years or maybe even next year let me know thumb.gif
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5/19/12 at 8:52pm
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thank you all for the help i looked and looked and think im going for the HD 6950
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987
if some one has another opinion please say so, but the sapphire HD 6950 looks like a good deal. Does anyone know if they will be coming out with more cards by the end of this year ??? Im planning to buy the GPU by XMAS so if anyone know about up coming card this years or maybe even next year let me know thumb.gif

There will be more Nvidia 6xx series GPU's coming out that may fit into your price range. I don't know when the 8xxx series is due to release.
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5/19/12 at 9:48pm
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thank you all for the help i looked and looked and think im going for the HD 6950
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987
if some one has another opinion please say so, but the sapphire HD 6950 looks like a good deal. Does anyone know if they will be coming out with more cards by the end of this year ??? Im planning to buy the GPU by XMAS so if anyone know about up coming card this years or maybe even next year let me know thumb.gif

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150608

The latest DX11 games shine on the HD 7850. Tesselation performance is much improved on HD 7800 series compared to HD 6900.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-radeon-hd-7850-and-7870-review/19
http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-radeon-hd-7850-and-7870-review/23

1080p DX11 Ultra 4X MSAA
HD 6950 - 33
HD 7850 - 42
GTX 580 - 49
HD 7850 OC (1050 MHz) - 48

I suggest you save up the extra money needed and then go for a HD 7850. thumb.gif
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5/19/12 at 11:33pm
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150608
The latest DX11 games shine on the HD 7850. Tesselation performance is much improved on HD 7800 series compared to HD 6900.
http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-radeon-hd-7850-and-7870-review/19
http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-radeon-hd-7850-and-7870-review/23
1080p DX11 Ultra 4X MSAA
HD 6950 - 33
HD 7850 - 42
GTX 580 - 49
HD 7850 OC (1050 MHz) - 48
I suggest you save up the extra money needed and then go for a HD 7850. thumb.gif



not that much of a difference with both cards but i see the 7850 is for a 3.0 PSI slot and i only have a 2.0 i don't think i will be getting the full performance out of that card unlike the 6950 but then again not sure how that will work, so now im going to ask does it make a big difference if i don't have the right PSI slot speed for the card ???
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