gpu shopping

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Ok Im about to buy a graphics card but I dont know what to look for.

hers the cards Im looking at
HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X PLUS Edition Core Clock: 800MHz Processing Cores: 1408

MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition Core Clock: 850MHz Processing Cores: 1408

Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II Core Clock: 810MHz Processing Cores: 1408

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo Core Clock: 840MHz Processing Cores: 1408

there all 2gb cards and in my price range, Im thinking I go for the highest core clock (MSI twin frozor) but the £25 extra for 10ghz of the twin frozor and the his iceq turbo makes me wonder if there is more to it.

TBH because of the bundled games of the his iceq x plus and asus direct cu 2 it is likely to be one of those.

So any tips and recommendations welcome

 

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Good point xsistor, ok lets say his has the best warranty and rma how would you chose between two 800 mhz core cards at say £150 and £200? what would the £200 need over the £150 card

trouble im having is there are so many 6950 cards at different price points dont know which way to go after deciding on budget.

 

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so the MSI wins, one problem a 2 slot card will fit my motherboard. the x16 slot can just about accommodate a 1slot card before fouling the I/O panel, seems odd for an overclock board

 

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lol the pic is taken with the card upside down doh