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red eye

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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:D
 
MSI OC Twin Frozer III Power Edition - If you are into overclocking heavily and like the 3 year warranty
Asus DirectCU II - If you have 3 slots to spare and like overclocking and like the 3 year warranty with free games
HIS IceQ X Plus Edition - I generally don't give a hoot about how a GPU looks but get this one if you are blind and want free games, maybe deaf as well because of a blower fan.
HIS IceQ X Turbo if you want something that looks a little tacky but is cheap and you already have the games.


I would say the MSI ticks most boxes for people with being a 2 slot, 3 year warranty and made for overclocking but if you can afford a triple slot card in your system then the Asus would be better with the free games.
 
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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I think the MSI TF3 is the best on in that lot. Higher clock. Great cooler. Reasonable price.

Keep in mind though that the last time I used Radeons was 7000, 7500 and 9800Pro
 
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 :confused:
 
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