$300-$350 budget. What should I look at?
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If your ok with crossfire, 2x6850s.
If not, I would recommend a 6950. It's almost the same thing as the 6970 but $100 cheaper...
The GTX 570 is slightly better than the 6950, but at a price $80+ it, I don't find it worth it's value. Plus, I hear the 570 VREGs aren't the best if your into overclocking.
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Barely a 1fps difference.
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They do trade blows however. If you want to keep it simple and cheap, I would go with the 6950.
If not, I would recommend a 6950. It's almost the same thing as the 6970 but $100 cheaper...
The GTX 570 is slightly better than the 6950, but at a price $80+ it, I don't find it worth it's value. Plus, I hear the 570 VREGs aren't the best if your into overclocking.
Barely a 1fps difference.
They do trade blows however. If you want to keep it simple and cheap, I would go with the 6950.
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6xxx CF has better value/performance over the 5xxx series. If you want crossfire under $300, you can get two cheap 6850s for exactly that amount.
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The other one is x8; don't worry, it's been proven that cards don't utilize the full potential of the x16, so your only losing less than 5% by having a x16 with an x8. Consider 2x6850.
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May I also say that I personally think the 6870 is garbage; I've got one, and I'm selling it. They run way to hot and loud, and they are only 5% away in performance from my DEAD silent MSI R6850... not to mention that I can overclock it +25%, while my reference 6870 doesn't want to stay above 7%.
EDIT 2: May I also add that 2x6850s dominate the 5970, meaning around +40% performance increase over the 6950/70 and the 570.
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But crossfire really depends at what resolution you are playing at. If you are under 1080p; I would say don't bother.
And if you like BFBC2, I would also not get crossfire. Strange flickering all the time with DX10/11, DX9 doesn't have it, but I have no-AA on DX9 mode.
Originally Posted by Zdogg7  Just to make your choice a bit harder you can get 2 ati 5850s in a crossfire for about $320 total if your board and psu support them then you will see much greater performance. Just to throw it out there. 
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Originally Posted by Brien My current mobo only has one x16 bus :/ |
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Originally Posted by Brien My PC is not the one in the sig, that's just my dream build and to remind me what parts I need to buy 
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EDIT 2: May I also add that 2x6850s dominate the 5970, meaning around +40% performance increase over the 6950/70 and the 570.
But crossfire really depends at what resolution you are playing at. If you are under 1080p; I would say don't bother.
And if you like BFBC2, I would also not get crossfire. Strange flickering all the time with DX10/11, DX9 doesn't have it, but I have no-AA on DX9 mode.
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570 > 6970 by 2-8%, 6970 CF > 570 SLI by 5-10%. Unless you go into the huge resolutions (2560x1600+), then you're gonna want the 2GB of the 6970.
As for those that are going to jump in and go "ZOMG 570s explodz!", just know that it is fairly rare and that nonreference cards like the Asus DCII, Gainward Phantom, and Palit Sonic have absolutely no issues.
A non-reference 480 is also a great choice, but it's going to be a little heavy on the power draw.
As for those that are going to jump in and go "ZOMG 570s explodz!", just know that it is fairly rare and that nonreference cards like the Asus DCII, Gainward Phantom, and Palit Sonic have absolutely no issues.
A non-reference 480 is also a great choice, but it's going to be a little heavy on the power draw.
Why would anyone recommend GTX 480 instead of HD6970 or HD6950 ? It's hot, wastes a lot of power and needs really good cooling for overclocking.
From what I've seen the 6970 is a bit faster than 570 but also a bit more expensive. It really comes down to preference, Nvidia usually has better drivers.
From what I've seen the 6970 is a bit faster than 570 but also a bit more expensive. It really comes down to preference, Nvidia usually has better drivers.
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Because they can be had for cheap and IMO they are better than 570s. The GTX 480 is one of the best cards to overclock. TigerDirect had a deal for $240 on a GTX 480 and it didn't have the reference cooler so is not going to run hot.
The 6970 is on par with a 570, it may win at 2560x1600 by a tiny bit but that card alone is weak for that resolution if you plan on maxing everything.
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Originally Posted by Wulfgar Why would anyone recommend GTX 480 instead of HD6970 or HD6950 ? It's hot, wastes a lot of power and needs really good cooling for overclocking. From what I've seen the 6970 is a bit faster than 570 but also a bit more expensive. It really comes down to preference, Nvidia usually has better drivers. |
The 6970 is on par with a 570, it may win at 2560x1600 by a tiny bit but that card alone is weak for that resolution if you plan on maxing everything.
I'm having the same issue of choosing a card around that price range and I think im going to go with Asus GTX 570 DC II, although if you decided to SLI later, it might be a problem.
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hrm...
570 is cool, but VRMs are weakened down,
6970 is cool as well, but a bit expensive..
And then there's the GTX 480, for $250, trade off is bigger power, but better VRMs for overclocking.
570 is cool, but VRMs are weakened down,
6970 is cool as well, but a bit expensive..
And then there's the GTX 480, for $250, trade off is bigger power, but better VRMs for overclocking.
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