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Single card replacement for pair of 6970's

Vulkan Limbo

Vulkan Limbo

Vulkan Limbo

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Pretty much what it says. I have a gaming rig with a i7 3770k, 16gig of ram and a pair of Sapphire 6970 which are crossfired. I also use it for Photoshop and Lightroom.

The system has been running well and been pretty stable with a relatively mild overclock.

Whilst I will be rebuilding in 12/18 months (when money allows) I would like to replace the two 6970's with a single card with at least similar performance to the two cards I am replacing.

I don't mind whether I get Nvidia or AMD as long as the single card gives better performance.
 
Vulkan Limbo said:
Pretty much what it says. I have a gaming rig with a i7 3770k, 16gig of ram and a pair of Sapphire 6970 which are crossfired. I also use it for Photoshop and Lightroom.

The system has been running well and been pretty stable with a relatively mild overclock.

Whilst I will be rebuilding in 12/18 months (when money allows) I would like to replace the two 6970's with a single card with at least similar performance to the two cards I am replacing.

I don't mind whether I get Nvidia or AMD as long as the single card gives better performance.
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What's your budget and PSU wattage?
 
An AMD 290 or NVIDA 970 or better will be a good upgrade over your current SLI solution even when its scaling at its best.

An AMD 280x would probably even match it TBH.
 
southernorth said:
To see what GPU to recommend? He might have a massively overkill PSU or one that just cuts it. Also thanks for your helpful comment.
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I believe his point was that if his system can power 2x 6970's it can power ANY single graphics card on the market.
 
Idd i was just gonna say that.

I imagine a 290x for second hand or 480 for new would be a suitable amd replacement for your cards for similar performance. For nvidia a 970/980/1060 maybe.

I personally would pickup a cheap 290x as they sell cheap as chips second hand as low as £100, that should keep you going until you build your new system.
 
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290x would be quite a bit faster than two 6970s even when they are scaling well. Particularly in the latest games. All while using less power than CF 6970s.
 
I went a bit nuts when I built it, I got a OCZ 1kw modular PSU as I wanted plenty of overhead. I skimped a bit on the PSU on my old machine which caused problems when I put my first 6970 in it...by the time I finished my "upgrade" had turned into a new i7, new motherboard, SSD, 8tb of storage, sound card....and another 6970.

Should have more than enough in reserve for almost anything.

Thanks for the replies guys. To be honest I only research this stuff when I am about to build a new machine otherwise I would go broke.

Budget wise somewhere around the £250-75 mark is about right. Thanks for the ideas they look about what I was thinking of.
 
Vulkan Limbo said:
I went a bit nuts when I built it, I got a OCZ 1kw modular PSU as I wanted plenty of overhead. I skimped a bit on the PSU on my old machine which caused problems when I put my first 6970 in it...by the time I finished my "upgrade" had turned into a new i7, new motherboard, SSD, 8tb of storage, sound card....and another 6970.

Should have more than enough in reserve for almost anything.

Thanks for the replies guys. To be honest I only research this stuff when I am about to build a new machine otherwise I would go broke.

Budget wise somewhere around the £250-75 mark is about right. Thanks for the ideas they look about what I was thinking of.
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If your budget is £250-275 a GTX 1060 or rx 480 will best best.



For 1060

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-30b-ea.html

or

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-18k-gi.html



For rx 480

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/powe...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-188-pc.html

or

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...-pci-express-rgb-graphics-card-gx-37b-sp.html (although I have read about some issues with this card)
 
If your gonna be doing a new build soon, just pickup an old second hand card from the MM to keep you going a few months. Personally i wouldnt be upgrading your system yet, it looks like its got loads of life left in it for gaming.

I would just throw in a 1080 overclock the CPU if it isnt already and your done for a few more years.
 
The 480's coming onto the market was one of the reasons I started to think along the single card idea...that and a desire to reduce my electricity bill to something below that of the local aluminium smelter :).

The i7 has already been overclocked to a very stable 3.9, that and a 480 should hold me a bit longer (and maybe add another one later :) ).

I'd like to thank all you guys for being so helpful, it looks like I will be getting a RX 480 unless I come up on the lottery anyway.
 
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