GFX Card for £200?

Kellogz

Kellogz

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Which card is best?

Ive been googling away all day due to the fact i have just orderd my setup but i have a scout gameing case and just read that the 5870 will not fit in there without modification... So now im wondering if i should change too the HAF 912 since its @ £50 this week and get the extra fans OR keep the scout and conisder a different card? Heres the options:

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti (Scout Case/HAF 912)

or

Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 (HAF 912)

or

Asus GeForce GTX 480 1536MB (Scout Case/HAF 912)

or

XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 (HAF 912)

Extra Info: I usualy play on a 19" moni but i rigged my old pc too the 32" HD 1080 TV and i would like to carry on using it.

Thanks
 
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I've got the HAF 912 and it's a great case - you can easily remove the HDD cage to fit in longer cards. Plus it will fit tall coolers too (I've got a Thermalright HR-02 in mine).

For £50 it's a steal.
 
hmmm yeh at £50 it seems a steal, and i can make up with the lack of fans with the £s i save, i think ill be getting the 912 with the extra fans. Question now is which card haha, reading plenty of 3D Guru which is saying the 6950 and the 560 are very closely matched, but the 560 can OC better while the 6950 can unlock to a partial 6970 with the shader increase. The 480 aswell is looking a good offer aswell since its price seems to of dropped. So i guess im looking at fliiping a coin with the 6950 and 560. As for the 480 and 5870 im still reviewing. I have always gone ATI myself because they where always better value for wht you got, but now NV seem to be competing well. So ill keep doing more research and more oppinions are welcome :)
 
Well thanks to the AMAZING OCUK service i got my orderd change before the fiance hit in. THIS is the reason i will ALWAYS use OCUK because there customer service is just amazing.

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I decided on the 6950 because of these reason:

1. The possibility of unlocking too a 6970
2. Ive always used ATI and have never been disapointed
3. the 2gb memory will benefit me since im using crazy res's on my 32" HD 1080 TV as a monitor
 
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nah i did like the scout but that would mean taking a hacksaw too it, and as lazy as it sounds, i like the convinence of just taking bits out when i first get it and getting it running. I am looking though in the not to distant future also to modding it somehow. I seen some people spray the interior black and various other things so im getting a few ideas. I look at the case and the HAF logo and for some reason its screaming do a camo graph mod on me. Not sure yet will get some more ideas though :)

** Edit **

Typed in "PC Camo Mod" on google and went to images and the first image was this...

cooler_master_haf_case_mod_window_camo1.jpg


its also a HAF, its a SIGN! O.O
 
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Depending on where your card lines up, you shouldn't need to hacksaw anything on the Scout.

The HDD cage can be removed in a matter of minutes with just a flat head screwdriver and a hammer = hammering through each rivet.
 
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