2 6950 or 6970

[gougeface]

Hello, I'm about to build a sandy bridge soon as the mobos come out so I came up with 2 6950s in my build but should I get 1 6970 for an extra $100 and wait later to get another one?

 

[omnisome]

For $100 more? Definetely not! Besides, you can turn a HD6950 into an HD6970 with BIOS-flash. An HD6950 is powerful enough to run almost any game on high settings at 1920x1080. What are you using your computer for?

 

[Guest]

For $100 more? Definetely not! Besides, you can turn a HD6950 into an HD6970 with BIOS-flash. An HD6950 is powerful enough to run almost any game on high settings at 1920x1080. What are you using your computer for?

Flashing 6950 may create problems
http://www.overclock.net/ati/919230-6950-flash-reported-damage.html
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=31276692

 

[gougeface]

For $100 more? Definetely not! Besides, you can turn a HD6950 into an HD6970 with BIOS-flash. An HD6950 is powerful enough to run almost any game on high settings at 1920x1080. What are you using your computer for?

Pure gaming

 

[Guest]

Buy 2 Of This
SAPPHIRE 100312SR Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102914
257$ AR

 

[dalauder]

Buy two 6950 2GB's. Sr26's link looks good to me.

Make sure you flash with the modified 6950 bios, not the 6970 to get unlocked 6970 performance without the danger of damaging your card that comes with it.

Only the 2GB models unlock.