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GTX580 or CF 6950 or SLI GTX560TI
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Archer
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CF HD6950 gives the highest FPS
Then SLI GTX560Ti
Then GTX580
Then SLI GTX560Ti
Then GTX580
killadoob
Honorary Master
6970 crossfire or a 6990
This I know. But "driver issues" and game support wise?
Okay, maybe I should have said this: All 3 of these configs I can get for about R4k.
MSI GTX 580 Twin Frozr OC
XFX 6950 x2
Asus GTX 560Ti DirectCU II x2
Archer
Honorary Master
Nvidia will obv give you less hassles with SLI (but they have had two major f-ups with drivers lately that destroyed cards)
AMD will (monthly iirc) give updates to CF profiles, until then there are workarounds. Otherwise you basically sit with one card
So its 50/50 for me between the 560Ti and 6950. As I said, nvidia will give less hassles when they work, AMD you have to wait a bit for it to work
GTX580 lags 15% behind the 560Ti SLI, and 25% behind the 6950 CF, so I wouldnt consider that
AMD will (monthly iirc) give updates to CF profiles, until then there are workarounds. Otherwise you basically sit with one card
So its 50/50 for me between the 560Ti and 6950. As I said, nvidia will give less hassles when they work, AMD you have to wait a bit for it to work
GTX580 lags 15% behind the 560Ti SLI, and 25% behind the 6950 CF, so I wouldnt consider that
Something else I didn't mention. :erm:
I will be getting SB, so mobo will be 8x/8x only...
At this point, I would like Nvidia more than AMD, even though I like AMD's drive update frequency more...
I will be getting SB, so mobo will be 8x/8x only...
At this point, I would like Nvidia more than AMD, even though I like AMD's drive update frequency more...
Archer
Honorary Master
Hmmmm...
Very rough guesstimate = 5% drop in performance due to x8/x8 lanes on the GTX560Ti. Probably even less. 6950 will suffer more, but again, very rough guesstimate = a few more % fps drop
so basically the duel card setups will quite likely still beat the single GTX580
Very rough guesstimate = 5% drop in performance due to x8/x8 lanes on the GTX560Ti. Probably even less. 6950 will suffer more, but again, very rough guesstimate = a few more % fps drop
so basically the duel card setups will quite likely still beat the single GTX580
hungrybeaver
Expert Member
Well the 6950 can be flashed to a 6970. So I would flash them and go CF 6970.
Pada
Executive Member
If I was willing to spend that much on a setup, then I won't even bother with taking the risk of flashing the HD6950.
hungrybeaver
Expert Member
The risk is tiny if flashing is done properly. The card comes with a switch for 2 bios(es?), so you can update 1 bios and if something stuffs up you just switch to the other bios that works. The card is built for playing around with
Having said that I haven't flashed my 6950 yet.The risk is tiny if flashing is done properly. The card comes with a switch for 2 bios(es?), so you can update 1 bios and if something stuffs up you just switch to the other bios that works. The card is built for playing around with
The hardware will last much shorter. The 6950 was not designed to dissipate all the energy wasted by the bios update. Some people are starting to report card failures due to the flash...
killadoob
Honorary Master
nakedpeanut
Expert Member
well with the latest esquire pricing specials, get 580 sli ~ R6600!! you know you want to!!
Who is this atiboy person?
He is a friend of mine, so yeah, I get the cards even cheaper.
yes, I do.Slayeruser
Expert Member
580!!!! and check the special at esquire as nakedpeanut said
http://www.esquire.co.za/specials/2011_06_20_VGACardSpecial.html
http://www.esquire.co.za/specials/2011_06_20_VGACardSpecial.html