Ares 5970 opinions?

[jonnyrb]

I have a $1000 limit or so... and the Ares 5970 looks like an orgasm... Any opinions on this matter?

http://www.tested.com/news/asus-ares-vs-radeon-5970-video-card-overkill/532/

 

[radiumburn]

you are correct on your assumption.. but the pricing is pretty steep.. you are going to be cpu limited with a q6700

 

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[jonnyrb]

thats very true, probably hold off until sandybridge

also ty for the vendor list, it was quite hard to find sellers