Graphics Card Decision for my new 2500K Gaming Build

[justbrewit]

Hey guys, I just ordered all the parts to my new build minus one... obviously the GPU. I keep thinking I know which one I want, and then I flip flop. I'll get on to what I am putting in my build right now, mostly used for gaming...

- 2500k
- p67 MOBO (asus deluxe b3)
- 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM (G.Skills)
- XFX 750W Black Edition Modular PSU
- HAF 912
- Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
- 23" Samsung 1080P Resolution

I think that's all the pertinent information.

Now the GPU's...

- MSI 560 TI Twin Frozr @ $250

or

- Sapphire Radeon 6950 2GB @ $275

I will probably sli or xfire down the road (maybe a year or so)....

560 Pro's
- Cheaper
- Highly overclockable
- GREAT Cooling System
- Quiet and Cooler (so I've heard)
- Shorter? I think?
- Physix?

6950 Pro's
- 2 GB RAM
- Flashable to 6970 or shader unlock & overclock
- Only $25 more for 1 gb more of RAM

I guess my real question here is if it's worth it to flash a 6950 and is the extra gig of RAM worth it? I've read great reviews about both cards... I'm just being fickle!!

Which would you choose??

BTW, I'm buying these from Amazon as I don't pay shipping or Tax. + I have a $105 credit coming to me from some old PS3 games I traded in when I sold my system! ^_^

 

[wa1]

The extra amount of VRAm will help you if you are use more than 1 monitor (eyefinity).

Take a look at this article:
http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-6950-1gb-vs-geforce-gtx-560-ti-review/13

It seems like HD6950 is the winner here...

 

[iam2thecrowe]

+1 for 6950, unless you buy into that hardware accellerated physx crap that few games support, which will still run on CPU but with lowered settings. If you play online multiplayer FPS i think eyefinity would be a huge advantage.