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If there is very little or no power vrm cooling then it is not worth it.
Go with either the Asus or the MSI, if NZ then avoid msi. I don't like Sapphire like I once did.
Go with either the Asus or the MSI, if NZ then avoid msi. I don't like Sapphire like I once did.
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Tell that to those who they mistreated when it came to rma. I don;t like them at all. MSI has great cards and the same for Asus.
In terms of cooling performance, they all perform very close,
but for Crossfire, the Twin Frozr would be better for Crossfire, it is designed in a way that allows air flow when the cards are almost touching each other, that's why it has a smooth streamlined edge at the top.
The Asus DCII is HUGE, it's a triple slot card! it takes up three slots but YES it is the coolest, it has the lowest temperatures because it's a triple slot, if you want to Crossfire it, you could with another brand as it wastes 3 slots, if you want a single card that runs the absolute coolest, get the DCII, I personally think it's ugly!
The Vapor X is good, although it's only available in 1GB so it can't be unlocked to a 6970, if you aren't planning on unlocking it to a 6970 and want cooling similar to the
DCII triple slot fat Asus, get the Sapphire Vapor X
I prefer the Twin Frozr
but for Crossfire, the Twin Frozr would be better for Crossfire, it is designed in a way that allows air flow when the cards are almost touching each other, that's why it has a smooth streamlined edge at the top.
The Asus DCII is HUGE, it's a triple slot card! it takes up three slots but YES it is the coolest, it has the lowest temperatures because it's a triple slot, if you want to Crossfire it, you could with another brand as it wastes 3 slots, if you want a single card that runs the absolute coolest, get the DCII, I personally think it's ugly!
The Vapor X is good, although it's only available in 1GB so it can't be unlocked to a 6970, if you aren't planning on unlocking it to a 6970 and want cooling similar to the
DCII triple slot fat Asus, get the Sapphire Vapor X
I prefer the Twin Frozr
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I guess I got abused my Sapphire when I RMA'ed my 2900 XT and they asked if a perfectly good 4870 is acceptable as a replacement.
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i would have to say Asus HD6950 DirectCU II because its a 3 slot cooler and cant compare to say MSI HD6950 twin frozr II.
if we were talking about a GTX 560 then i would say twin frozr II because on lesser cards the DirectCU II cooler is only 2 slot and a little worse than Twin Frozr II.
if we were talking about a GTX 560 then i would say twin frozr II because on lesser cards the DirectCU II cooler is only 2 slot and a little worse than Twin Frozr II.
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My friend was the one to get the shaft as it was his 2900 XT, he didnt want to deal with the RMA gave it to me tried to see if I could get it to work which I couldn't. I submitted the RMA and paid for the shipping and out came a 4870. He learned from that.
Either way I would go for Asus or MSI. I prefer the Asus design but it might not be pratical in some cases.
Didn't you guys understand anything I just said:
firstly IMPORTANT: I don't think that the SAPPHIRE 6950 has Vapor X- it doesn't say so
Now best cooling is the triple slot Asus according to both reviews and common sense,
Then the Twin Frozr, but for Crossfire IF the cards have no space between them, the Twin Frozr would be better than anything else because it has been designed in such a way that lets it intake air from the edge or the side and it takes up two slots so the Asus is a no go for Crossfiring plans.
firstly IMPORTANT: I don't think that the SAPPHIRE 6950 has Vapor X- it doesn't say so
Now best cooling is the triple slot Asus according to both reviews and common sense,
Then the Twin Frozr, but for Crossfire IF the cards have no space between them, the Twin Frozr would be better than anything else because it has been designed in such a way that lets it intake air from the edge or the side and it takes up two slots so the Asus is a no go for Crossfiring plans.
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i think this is the way to look at it, DirectCU II for best cooling performance or Twin Frozr II for good compact cooling performance.
and this only concerns the high end cards.
and this only concerns the high end cards.
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