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March 6, 2011 8:06:56 PM

Hello all! I am here today because I am stumped on which graphic card I should purchase around the $250-$300 Canadian range from ncix.com or newegg.ca. I am in a toss up between the gtx 560 ti and the ati 6950, which will mainly be used on the new game RIFT.

My current setup is as follows:

Win 7 Ultimate 64bit
Phenom II x4 955 BE
Asus m4a79xtd evo mobo
4gbs g.skill ripjaws
500gb hdd
ati 4850
and a 24" Synaps LCD

Questions:

1-So my issue is which card do you guys will perform better on RIFT given my system specs? Rift is a new game and I have heard issues on the forums with drivers and that game, and people tend to get low frames with some of the 6xxx series cards.

2-Also Which card runs hotter/louder on stock? That is really a nuisance for me too.

3- If i choose to go with the gtx 560 TI since I have never had an nvidia card and am curious with the performance of them. Can I later down the road SLI it on the asus amd chipset mobo or does that only work with ati cards? (sry nube question)

Thanks guys, awaiting some feedback :kaola: 

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March 6, 2011 11:27:45 PM

the 6950 is a bit faster than the GTX 560 in rift and you have a motherboard that supports crossfire so i would go with the 6950 if i were you. then again the GTX 560 may be a little quieter and cooler so if the noise part is a really big deal for you then get the GTX 560.
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March 7, 2011 2:12:20 AM

RIFT is a Nvidia "The Way It's Meant To Be Played" game, which actually doesn't necessarily mean that it plays better on Nvidia.

Here are some benchmarks. I'm not sure of the reliability of the reveiwer. Also, similar to the above chart, there will be differences between stock clocked cards (like they used in the review) and factory overclocked cards, which you are more realistically likely to purchase:
http://www.dpigaming.com/reviews/rift-benchmark.html

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