GPU Value Comparisons

If its a stock version of the card then yes, you should be able to flash it and get more value out of it. With the dual bios, the risk is minimal but proceed at your own risk as with any other overclocking / flashing attempt
 
auriga1000 said:
got myself an hd 6950 2g. apparently one can flash it to 6970 with an easy bios upgrade. makes it even better value for money then.
any thoughts?
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My friend did this... ended up damaging his card. The ram apparently doesn't like those speeds in the long term. So buyer beware.
 
cerebus said:
My friend did this... ended up damaging his card. The ram apparently doesn't like those speeds in the long term. So buyer beware.
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okay. similar 2 gig card? was the bios he tried stock 6970 or one of the asus OC ones?

AFAIK the cards are identical except for the locked shaders and it takes 2 x 6pin instead of 1 x 6 and 1 x 8 pin power connector - everything else including RAM should be same?
 
auriga1000 said:
okay. similar 2 gig card? was the bios he tried stock 6970 or one of the asus OC ones?

AFAIK the cards are identical except for the locked shaders and it takes 2 x 6pin instead of 1 x 6 and 1 x 8 pin power connector - everything else including RAM should be same?
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Yes it was a 2gb card, stock on stock. In fact he had to try a whole raft of bioses including Asus Gigabyte and whatever else he could find before he got one to stick. In the end he had better luck with just clocking it to the same speeds, but then like I say his ram got damaged by the frequencies. And from what I read this issue of long term ram wearing out on bios flashing is somewhat commonplace.
 
cerebus said:
but then like I say his ram got damaged by the frequencies..
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I'm sorry, but I just have to say that you can't damage the RAM by simply using a higher frequency!
It's the higher voltage that kills the RAM. And if you're not setting the voltage that high, then you can't really overclock the RAM that far.
 
Ugh...well....however it happened, he damaged his card by flashing it. You can make an issue of exactly how it happened, I am not thousand percent sure, but it did happen. I'm not saying it won't work, just saying it's not as failsafe as it's made out on here.
 
I have heard of some cards giving issues after being flashed.. But you gotto remember, alot of 6950's couldn't cut it as a 6970 so they were sold as 6950's.. A simple shader unlock would be a better than a straight 6950 to 6970 flash..
 
Ahoy everyone!

I'm looking for some help in maintaining this beast :) Basically all I need is a few people to help me out with keeping the prices up to date, If you're one of those people that regularly checks prices on GPUs and is willing to help out, drop me a PM. It will be a great help in keeping the "value for money" section up to date.
 
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dadiggle said:
I7-2600k @4.8Ghz | ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME 3-Way SLI | 2x4gb Corsair Vengeance 1867mhz CL8 10-9-24 1T 1.600V| 3x ENGTX580s | OCZ Vertex 2 SF 180gb | 2x Samsung F3 Spinpoint 1Tb Raid-0 | CORSAIR AX1200 | Thermalright Silver Arrow | Antec 1200
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So, you have 3x 3slot gpus in a Antec 1200 on a Asus M4E mobo... :confused:
 
R1300 to spend on a vga, what do i go for? Was thinking the amd 6770 for R1200
 
Try pump in a bit more and get a 6850, if you buy from esquire they have a 6870 for 1.3 ex vat or 1482 inc vat
 
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