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What card to get? ~£200
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Caporegime
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PSU is decent enough to run a high end card. Had a look at the GTX 570, then had a look at this 6950 (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-030-C3&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752), which if flashed beats the 6970. The CLUB3D 6950 looks a steal! Am I missing something :S
Exactly same situation as you mate so will watch this post. I was thinking of the 560Ti then saw the 560Ti (448) version was slightly better, then i saw 7850 but that jumped up in price so around the £200 mark is rather confusing. Some say the 480, but then that consumes loads of power, heat and noise apparently too.....hmmmmm
I can run BF3 Ultra setting 30fps and high is around 40-50
Caporegime
Theres no guarantee it can be flashed to a 6970, if thats even still possible these days, its cheap though
GTX460 1GB vs 6950 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/313?vs=293
Theres no guarantee it can be flashed to a 6970, if thats even still possible these days, its cheap though
GTX460 1GB vs 6950 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/313?vs=293
yeah looks nice jump, though with AMD i lose physX (is this used in a lot of games?) Was looking at the MSI FrozR but jumped from £199 to £209 since yesterday
I have my 460 overclocked to 945 core and 2025 memory clock, so I don't know much difference that will make compared to the reference card used in the benchmark. The 6950 is looking promising right now, the CLUB3D version atleast... I dunno I'm still undecided..
Caporegime
Batman games, err there are lists on the net.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhysX
http://developer.nvidia.com/physx-games
I dont intend to fork out for multiple monitors as then i would need the latest expensive card so PhisiX would win for me though looking at the list its not massive
Soldato
7850, I can't praise this card enough.
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570 +1 i am getting this baby!
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But the 7850 is cheaper (£185-£200), OC's like a champ (easily matchin/surpassing 6970 speeds), uses 1x6pin, runs cooler, and quieter.
£78 difference in price between 7850 and 6970 on OCUK store.
£78 difference in price between 7850 and 6970 on OCUK store.
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Caporegime
Only a little bit - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/509?vs=549
The 7850 is cooler, requires only one power 6pin connector and is under £200, I rate a GTX570 as a better card than a 6970
But which out of 7850 and GTX570 do ou rate most? (I see GTX560Ti 448 is same price range too)
Caporegime
I prefer Nvidia so would get a GTX570, a GTX560ti 448 is a cut down GTX570.
But with my sensible hat on, the 7850 is cheaper, almost as fast and uses a lot less power.