6950 Selection Help

[danyulland]

Hello All,

Just about to push the button on a 6950 and was wondering which one was the best value for money at the moment?

I want a 2GB version and realize they are all mostly the same.

The ones i have been considering due to the attractive price are:-

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-128-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-192-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

To me it seems sensible to go for the MSI one as its factory overclocked and has a good custom cooler on it meaning that overclocking further should be less of a problem.

On the other side i am aware that standard PCB boards can flash to 6970 bios and im presuming that the XFX is standard although it comes with stock cooler, would this card be more likely to flash then the MSI one?

Thank you for your help, wanting to get ordered to play some Witcher 2!

Also on a final thought, anyone know how well these fit into an Antec 300 case?

 

[Sgt Tackleberry]

This one has a slighty been overclocked and has a better cooler, so the temps will be better then the others.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...56&subcat=1752

the other one is a stock cooler and will run about 80'c full load with furmark, I know cause i had that one then had to return it as i was getting the coil whine on it.

I would go with the first one tbh.

 

[kmufc77]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-128-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752 Thats the one i would get.

The above card can be unclocked though : http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18278371

 

[Surveyor]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-128-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752 Thats the one i would get.

The above card can be unclocked though : http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18278371

It looks increasingly likely that it can't be unlocked although some have had success.

Don't buy the Twin FrozR III on the basis that it can be unlocked.

You may be disappointed.

 

[danyulland]

From what i can see the shaders don't make much difference anyway and the better cooler should in theory allow better overclocking.

My instinct was the Twin FrozR III but there are a few people in that thread saying that its not stable on the factory overclock etc :S.

Ive just RMA'd a Gigabyte 560TI OC as it wasn't stable at factory speeds dont want that hassle again!!

Seems like theres another option:-

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-254-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

 

[lrlcr]

If you might want to go underwater in the future avoid the twin frozor as it is non-reference.

 

[danyulland]

Gone for:- MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB

Looks like it went up 6 quid about 30 mins after i ordered

Ill report back on how i get on

 

[lrlcr]

You'll like it, it's an awesome little card!

 

[Titchy]

I popped one of these cards into one of my PCs , it's been great , can run everything maxed out and has so far been 100% stable .

 

[Surveyor]

Gone for:- MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB

Looks like it went up 6 quid about 30 mins after i ordered

That's because the "This Week Only" offer it was on ends around mid morning on Wednesday.

 

[danyulland]

Got it installed and working!! So far very impressed fan is very quiet, build quality of the card/cooler is great and performance thus far very good.

One question - What should my memory clock say? as it says 1300Mhz??