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Also perhaps breaking your card would be a bit of a boner since one is covered by a warranty at 6970 and a 6950 upgraded to a 6970 isn't
[WU-TANG]GZA;18084456 said:
What do you think I should do?. Get the 6950 with i3 dual, or keep the 5850 when it arrives and still get the i5 quad?. I'll be overclocking both CPU's to their full potential. Arrrggghh choices. (congrats on the flash btw Easy, I blame you for this change of mind)
The power supply situation is enough to make me comfortable with having paid the full whack. Those who bought the 6970 should not feel bad
Arrrgggghhh *fizzle *pop*. <-(my brain)
Thank you for the reply Easy. Wow!. Impressive!.
So how do you think the i3 @ 4Ghz would compare to your i7 @ 4Ghz?. I mean, how much of an effect would I see in the average gaming title?. Roughly.
Around 90C on both GPUs at full load, fans running at 45%-50%, which is too much for my liking and noticeably louder than the 6950 xfire setup.
Now that I know this works I'm considering going back to the 6950 BIOS and keeping an eye open for a few weeks to see if numerous reports of flashed 6950s dying start surfacing. Not exactly in the spirit of overclocking, I know; but I'm not mad on the prospect of binning 450 quid's worth of gear.
