Got some monies

JeffyB · 7 Apr 2011 at 10:53

Madchaders said:
Im not at home, think its 1650x1050 ?

In which case i'd look at upgrading your monitor, spending circa £600 to play at 1650x1050 is a bit pointless. Which leaves us a few options once you budget for a monitor. Crossfire 6950 (flashed) or sli 480's but that will require a new psu as well.

straxusii · 7 Apr 2011 at 10:54

If you dont mind noise then a single 6990 or 580 sounds like a great option for you then, no need for a psu upgrade.

JeffyB · 7 Apr 2011 at 10:56

You cannot seriously be suggesting a 6990 for a 1650x1050 monitor.

Marvin · 7 Apr 2011 at 10:58

6950 Crossfire, flashed to 6970 and a new monitor. That'll fit nicely into your budget. (~£400 for the GPUs, and £200 for a Dell U2311H, and you're sorted).

Madchaders · 7 Apr 2011 at 10:58

Recomend any nice monitors then ? Obviously within my budget give or take a few quid

Madchaders · 7 Apr 2011 at 10:59

Mmm sounds good

JeffyB · 7 Apr 2011 at 10:59

Think marvin's recommendation will serve you well

Madchaders · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:00

Be alright on my PSU yer ?

JeffyB · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:02

Madchaders said:
Be alright on my PSU yer ?

Plenty

straxusii · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:03

JeffyB said:
You cannot seriously be suggesting a 6990 for a 1650x1050 monitor.

Bear in mind this is to last some time. A new monitor could also just squeeze in the budget

JeffyB · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:07

CF6950's perform the same as a 6990 (give or take a few fps here or there) with the bonus of lower cost and flashability. The lower cost will allow him to buy a nice new monitor with higher res to really show off the best of all the eye candy

Madchaders · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:09

Easy enough to flash the cards aint it ? Seen a few threads on here with guides and stuff

JeffyB · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:11

Stickied at the top of the page.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18221844

Madchaders · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:22

Ok so im looking at the following.

Dell Monitor

6950 x 2

£650
Quick questions with the bios flashing on the card, if any of you have the exp that is. Am i ok to install both the cards and do it with them both in my computer already or do i need to put 1 card in at a time, then setup the link after flashing them both ? Got a bit confused on that part of the thread.

old gamer · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:26

i would get a Hanns.G HH251DPB monitor and 2 xfx 6950's = £543.97 giving you £56.03 change to spend on beer to celabrate your upgrade

postmanfw · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:31

Both can be flashed when installed its just a case of changing one of the commands (from a 0 to a 1 i think) so the program knows to flash 2nd card...theres mention of it in the thread somewhere recently (ish)

Madchaders · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:32

Cheers mate

Madchaders · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:49

Saphire 6950 x 2

Hanns 25" monitor now ordered yay

tommybhoy · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:49

Madchaders said:
Quick questions with the bios flashing on the card, if any of you have the exp that is. Am i ok to install both the cards and do it with them both in my computer already or do i need to put 1 card in at a time, then setup the link after flashing them both ? Got a bit confused on that part of the thread.

tommybhoy said:
Very easy, you can either use wizards version in the sticky or you can manually do it in about 2 mins with this Asus unlocked 6950 shader version with tweakable voltage and higher ccc oc settings:
http://hotfile.com/dl/113346849/b64c6e4/Shaypers-hd6950flash.zip.html

Not risky at all, in the slim chance you were to ar$e it up, you can flick the switch.

This method has everything you need with instructions on how to flash both cards, one after the other.

Madchaders · 7 Apr 2011 at 11:54

Thanks