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What should I do with my new 6950

  • Unlock to 6970 right away

    Votes: 20 47.6%
  • Unlock the shaders ONLY, then OC

    Votes: 18 42.9%
  • Just OC that bad boy, dont risk the unlocking

    Votes: 1 2.4%
  • Wait a while for more info/stats on unlocking it...

    Votes: 3 7.1%

Unlock my 6950 right away? Full unlock or shaders only?

1K views 22 replies 17 participants last post by  PARTON 
#1 ·
Getting my new 6950 2maro. I need to know what I should do....

On a side note, theres no way to keep my 4870 in there for Physx or anything similar is there? I kno physx is Nvidia, but just curious is there is any reason to keep the classic or sell.
 
#4 ·
A friends' card was fully unlocked to a 6970 but artifacted. Then I read somewhere that the 6970 and a 6950 uses different binned GDDR chips (so as its timings and max clock). We unlocked the shaders only then it worked fine! So I'd suggest unlocking only the shaders then overclocking it.

We haven't tried adjusting the powertune after though..
 
#6 ·
Flash that bad boy to a 6970 and then overclock it. 2X Sapph cards here and both working just fine at stock voltage at 950/1450. Just turn up that PowerTune setting to +20% in CCC and voila. With 2 bios it's not a big deal. So what if it artifacted? Flash it back and RMA if need be. The above posters friend had a bad card. Full flashes seem to be working fine 99% of the time.
 
#8 ·
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Originally Posted by compudaze;12838561
Zero benefit to full 6970 bios, but there could be consequences if your memory can't handle the speed.

Shader unlock and overclock yourself.
My RAM can do 1500Mhz with HD 6970 bios and cant do more then 1300Mhz with stock bios.
 
#11 ·
Unlock it. I'm perfectly fine with the unlocked speed of 900/1400.
 
#12 ·
Sapphire 6950 here, unlocked right away using 6970 bios. It has been rock solid for a week now. Tried a modified 6950 for shaders but just got crashes.
 
#13 ·
I would recommend modded 6950 bios ( shader unlock only), one of my 6950's is artifacting at stock settings after trying full 6970 flash, prob due to diff voltages/timings for memory. The other is currently oc at 900/1300 on stock volts with plenty of room to go. unlocking shaders is the safer route, you can still mess with voltages and oc settings afterwards.
 
#18 ·
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Originally Posted by Aestylis
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Sapphire 6950 here, unlocked right away using 6970 bios. It has been rock solid for a week now. Tried a modified 6950 for shaders but just got crashes.

Doesn't necessarily mean that it will be like that with every card. My 6950 is running on the modified BIOS for the shaders, no crashes.
 
#21 ·
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Originally Posted by mikepahl318;12844732
Hmm... im really torn between what I want to do.... I'm a tad nervous about this one.
Pretty simple...

If you can't afford to replace the card in case something goes wrong, don't do it.

You can always bounce between modified 6950 bios and 6970 bios to see which one works best for you.
 
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