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my 570's are now running out of vram so looking for a cheaper alternative.

the mobo I have can have either 2 cards sli or 3 cards in crossfire.

I'm considering getting 2 X 6950's and then I have the option for a 3'd card later.

would these 2 cards perform the same or roughly the same as sli 570's if I could unlock them to 6970
 
Crossfire 7850's would be an upgrade but not a massive one...

Minimum I would go for would be 7950 crossfire assuming you can sell the 570's to unlock extra funds??

Edit: Cheaper alternative: 6970's are about the same as 570's... Is it worth it though?

If I was you I would drop VRAM hogging settings and save for a more worthwhile upgrade :).
 
3-way crossfire support isnt great by most accounts.

2 X 7850 would be a slight upgrade if you overclocked them.
2 X 7950 would be a good upgrade, especially when overclocked.
 
Ask in the Member's Market. You aren't allowed to give prices outside of there. Alternatively you can look on that famous auction site.
 
7950. 670 about 5% faster so not worth the £60 plus it costs each (so £120 in total) for 5%.

If not on a budget then get the best you can afford but in this case 7950 crossfire is a good set up.
 
so 7950 have the vote as to being better than 670 as far as value for money is a matter.

What about just single card solutions around the £300 mark.

7970?

Just thinking of cooling the room and less power draw?
 
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The 7970 is not worth the extra money over the 7950 for the performance it offers. Neither is the 670 unless you need 3D vision/play lots of Physx enabled games/don't intend to overclock at all. When both the 7950 and 670 are overclocked to the max, the 7950 edges the 670 out- at a lower price.
 
Nuclear Fusion said:
The 7970 is not worth the extra money over the 7950 for the performance it offers. Neither is the 670 unless you need 3D vision/play lots of Physx enabled games/don't intend to overclock at all. When both the 7950 and 670 are overclocked to the max, the 7950 edges the 670 out- at a lower price.
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Incorrect. The review you're referring to did not have the 670 overclocked to the max. The memory was well under clocked compared to what most users are getting.
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As above 670 about 5% faster when the memory is clocked better. While benchmarks aren't a barometer of game performance they do give you an indicator of the hierarchy.

I'm not seeing many 7950's - if any - challenging 670's.

So while I agree that the 7950 is indeed a far better buy, it isn't a clean sweep. It is slower... admittedly only a bit.
 
Rusty0611 said:
Incorrect. The review you're referring to did not have the 670 overclocked to the max. The memory was well under clocked compared to what most users are getting.
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As above 670 about 5% faster when the memory is clocked better. While benchmarks aren't a barometer of game performance they do give you an indicator of the hierarchy.

I'm not seeing many 7950's - if any - challenging 670's.

So while I agree that the 7950 is indeed a far better buy, it isn't a clean sweep. It is slower... admittedly only a bit.
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Ahh ok, I didn't notice that- but as you say, it remains better value at current prices.
 
Nuclear Fusion said:
Ahh ok, I didn't notice that- but as you say, it remains better value at current prices.
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Indeed it does :)

That review was actually to showcase the Galaxy 660Ti and the other cards were a point of reference rather than a comparison between each other.

Hence the discrepancies (probably).
 
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