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Looking to purchase Two Video cards, I'm wondering if maybe two 6870's will do or should I get two 6950's .. Not wanting to completely overkill.

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Friday, Febuary 4th

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Ranging from MMO's RTS and FPS

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: No current GPU, PSU - XFX 850W Black Edition

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Crosshair IV Formula, AMD Phenom II x6 1100

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: NCIX.ca, Ebay, Tiger Direct, Newegg

PARTS PREFERENCES: ATI

OVERCLOCKING: Overclocking - Maybe Crossfire - Yes

MONITOR RESOLUTION: (1920x1080, 1920x1200)

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a c 377 U Graphics card

Is there a reason you are set on getting 2 cards from the start? I would recommend at least getting just a single HD6950 at first and seeing if that is enough for you. I suspect it will be, especially if you unlock it into an HD6970.
a c 213 U Graphics card

^agree.
Having 2 really fast cards is big overkill for your gaming needs.Unless your playing games like crysis or crysis 2 and must have every setting maxed out,then theirs no reason you should need x2 6950's.
On a side note,if you are running dual monitors or an eyefinity setup, getting a 69xx series card will be very helpfuly and boost performance because of the 2G of RAM.
Could you list some games your intedning to play?
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a c 377 U Graphics card

Yes, he should make sure he gets two cards he can't use on his non-SLI motherboard. Good thing you were here to stop the insanity :p 
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