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Yet ANOTHER graphics card problem for £160-£200

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know this is a question that many people ask, but my question is not too broad as i have the few options that i would go for (open for suggestions, as long s there is a good reason :D)

My main concerns are noise level and heat, but really heat only concerns me if it is going to heat up the air in my case, if the card hits 80C, but is quiet and exhausts the air out of the back of the case, i really don't mind.

really my choices are, of course, the 560 Ti and the 6950 specifically these ones

EVGA 560 TI DS (~£200)

EVGA 560 Ti reference (~£180)

im not sure which to get out of these 2, if the reference cooler will keep it cool and quite with a bit of OCing then i will go for that for sure, if not, i will have to go with the DS. also i chose EVGA because i hear they have an excellent warranty for overclockers


And then the 6950, this will be the cheapest reference 2GB model i can get, probably XFX (~£200)

i will only consider the 6950 if the noise levels are very low, i will only unlock the shaders, not the full 6970 flash

i am confident with overclocking so i am happy with OCing them myself

thanks in advance, and sorry for posting this question again, you are all probably sick of it :P
 
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is the 6950 really worth the extra price? i mean it is a lot (for me) more than the reference 560 Ti. and also is the stock cooler on the 560/6950 enough? and thank you (:
 
dont worry i am looking at Ti's :P , my main monitor is 1080p and my second monitor is 1440x900

the 5850 idea sounds great, but i cant find any for anywhere near £100 unfortunately
 
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one is a 5830 and one would take me £60 over budget :( i think im still gonna have to go with the 560, i have a pretty strict budget of £200, or i could go for the 480 but that makes such a noise
 
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i would hang back if i could for sure, but i currently do not have a GPU at all as my 460 broke...twice, so i got a refund and not sure what to get now, but im not sure i can hang on until the 7XXX series comes out, although if i could wait a few months that would probably be the best option for me
 
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