I was looking forward to getting an up to date high end NVidia card for my new build, but I realized after I got it installed that the feature I was most interested in utilizing - showing full screen video on a separate display - is no longer available. I've been very impressed with NVidia's capabilities since I first used one of their onboard cards/chip on a stock PC I bought back in 2003.
But aside from showing full screen video on a separate display, my main concern is high performance and consistency, which is why I figured NVidia was an obvious choice. But I can't justify making such an investment without this feature, which I hear is available with AMD's cards.
Like I said I want quality and consistency when gaming on near max settings.. I'm not a die-hard and won't be running my card maxed out for hours on end but I don't want to worry about lagging or any of that garbage when playing a game or editing video when using near max settings.
So I'm looking to pick up either SAPPHIRE 100312-3SR Radeon HD 6950 Dirt3 Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity or HIS IceQ X Turbo H695QNT2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity at a local computer center.
I can't assume I'll be giving up any performance at this price but I just need some reassurance because I know more reviews are in favor of NVidia, but I absolutely need to be able to send full screen video to my 46" LCD.
I have a Corsair HX650W so I know whatever I get will be properly powered, and I don't really plan on running the card on Crossfire/SLI.
What would you do?
But aside from showing full screen video on a separate display, my main concern is high performance and consistency, which is why I figured NVidia was an obvious choice. But I can't justify making such an investment without this feature, which I hear is available with AMD's cards.
Like I said I want quality and consistency when gaming on near max settings.. I'm not a die-hard and won't be running my card maxed out for hours on end but I don't want to worry about lagging or any of that garbage when playing a game or editing video when using near max settings.
So I'm looking to pick up either SAPPHIRE 100312-3SR Radeon HD 6950 Dirt3 Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity or HIS IceQ X Turbo H695QNT2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity at a local computer center.
I can't assume I'll be giving up any performance at this price but I just need some reassurance because I know more reviews are in favor of NVidia, but I absolutely need to be able to send full screen video to my 46" LCD.
I have a Corsair HX650W so I know whatever I get will be properly powered, and I don't really plan on running the card on Crossfire/SLI.
What would you do?