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6950 overkill for what i need?

kiel367

kiel367

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most of the time i sit browsing the net and watching high def films/vids but occasionally i like to flick on dirt 3/trackmania 2 and occasionally call of duty series games, im looking to do a full upgrade soon, and im just wondering wether it would be worth the money to get one
 
1920x1080 and in total, i should have about a grand to spend on my new rig not including psu hdd's or rom drives, i have them already
 
When I built my rig the 6950 was around the £220 mark so got a 6870 for £130 instead and it easily maxes out games like Dirt3, F1 2011 and also runs the demanding games like BF3 and Metro with most of the good stuff turned up.
 
i did consider nvidia cards, but my monitor isnt 3d and dont fancy changing it, if it was a 3d monitor id definately be considering it
 
Personally i dont think its overkill and would be great if your needs change. I would get the 2gb version as games use more vram with higher resoloution.

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X PLUS Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with Dirt 3 PC Game** £215.99 inc VAT

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-042-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 "Dual Fan Edition" 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99 inc VAT

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-273-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

The saphire card is my favorate which has a dual bios and often will give you 6970 performace. The his card comes with dirt 3 which you couls sell .
 
i think if i was going to pick any of the 6950's it would be the twin frozr one, which doesnt seem to be there anymore

nvm just seen it
 
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If you spend most of the time not playing games, I don't think its even worth you getting a new system. Surely your current system can play those games fine?
 
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