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GJ02

GJ02

GJ02

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im planning on a trip to ocuk in the morning
im very very undecided on what to do

do i

1. 470sli twin frozr
2. 6950xfire ( very unsure about heat and noise )
3. do nothing and wait for 580's to come back in stock
4. your advise

please help me with suggestions here, and good explainations as to why
cheers
 
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I have to admit I was a little surprised by the excellent performance scaling we see on the R6950. Where the single card is a little so-so to position, we can surely recommend going the CrossfireX route. Granted, two cards will set you back a chunk load of money at roughly 550 EUR, but the performance gained here is truly amazing.

ATI's, or I should say AMDs driver team has done a tremendous job ever since the series 5000 release to get games supported in multi-GPU mode. Last week they announced that every week a new Application Profile Patch will be released, so if a new game is out, within a week you'll have support for it (at least according to AMD). It's that kind of dedication we like to see very much.
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http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-6950-crossfirex-review/17


Says it all really, in terms of performance the 580 gets well beaten. For the money 6950 xfire gives incredible performance.
 
this is what worries me tho

[FONT=verdana,geneva] there's was definitely an increase in the GPU temperature on the upper graphics card that lacks the most airflow, it normalized at 89/90 Degrees C which quite honestly is a lot[/FONT]
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How about the Gainward 470 Gold sample SLI?

£400 for 2 470's with good non reference coolers, beats the 580 as well and it's cheaper.
 
1. 470 MSI Twin frozr II SLI are absolute gems. Sitting at 800mhz-1850mhz on air with 1.012 out of the box. Beats a stock 480sli/6970 xfire. BUT for 220£ that OCUK are charging cant recommend them really....

2. 6950 x-fire heat and noise is worrying like you said. Performance is encouraging. Something still is not quite right with these cards. and at 220£ they are 20£ too dear.

3. I would skip 580gtx personally, because you might get another dud card. :-(

Its a hard position to be in really is. I would wait a little bit after christmas because there are bound to be some great deals in 3-5 days time.
 
Skyrocket said:
Boxing day sales. I think now is the worst time to buy. I bet websites on boxing day up to new year will be filled with "offers" on all hardware before the 20% VAT kick in...
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no harm in waiting a week or so before vat increase, and i didnt think of that
 
mattjd said:
How about the Gainward 470 Gold sample SLI?

£400 for 2 470's with good non reference coolers, beats the 580 as well and it's cheaper.
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This certainly an tempting option. They can be had for £189.98 with free mafia2 which will give you a -£10 if sold. SO 179.98 = £360 aint bad.:eek:

wink wink GJ02 ;-)

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3 left though.
 
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