Which 6950 do I pick?!

[Mid-highgfx]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-150-524&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=true&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-125-385&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=true&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&chkPurchaseMark=on&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=1#scrollFullInfo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-127-565&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=true&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo

 

[jsc]

My manufacture of choice for ATI cards is XFX.

 

[Mid-highgfx]

Thx!!! Ne1 else?

 

[radium69]

MSI seems to be getting a good rep the last months.
Also I have had XFX cards die on me just after the warranty...
I have a MSI GX740 laptop and their customer feedback is great

 

[Mid-highgfx]

How about performance/noise/temp wise?

 

[bwilliams83]

XFX all the way!!!!

 

[Mid-highgfx]

XFX?!?? Last call!!!!11one11!

 

[garage1217]

I own an XFX 6950, but this model, which looks to have been discontinued. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150548 They have a lifetime warranty by the way

This looks to be almost identical and us currently for sale except mine had a tad higher stock clocks.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150549


It is my first XFX card and does not disappoint! Running it at 925 / 1475 and have pushed it as hard as 950 / 1500 but backed it off after some artifacts "an hour into a game"

It is dead silent during normal pc operations to note. During games it can ramp up a bit and be a little loud, but nothing compared to my cpu fan so does not bother me.

One heck of a card for the cash! I would buy it again in a second.

 

[blade061188]

I used that Gigabyte card in a recent build. The triple fan cooler does a great job and it is very quiet. The Factory OC is higher than the XFX also. I would go with Gigabyte.

What are the reasons you guys are picking XFX? Just curious.

 

[RussK1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102951&Tpk=sapphire%20toxic

...this card- factory installed 6970 bios with switch in #2 position... nuff said. No flashing required; read the reviews for yourself and decide.

You're welcome

 

[yasir siddiqui]

My choice is HIS, I saw and compare with my friends that HIS cards better than XFX Cards.

 

[Mid-highgfx]

Siiiigh lol its like which religión is the right one...

 

[RussK1]

Siiiigh lol its like which religión is the right one...

I have 2 xfx 6950 2gb cndc models and they're great. But if the sapphire toxic had been available when I bought these I would have went with those no doubt.

Customer service at xfx isn't the greatest either. There has been times I couldn't get any help and had to turn to the egg... Fortunately newegg is great... Have always gotten their help even past their deadlines. There's even a few cases they've went out of their way and called me. Moral: can't speak for sapphire support but xfx's sucks!

 

[swifty_morgan]

get the one with the BEST cooling solution. These cards run hot.

 

[psyxix]

MSI has a great cooling system I have to say so I would go with that. 3 year warranty is all you need really. You can go with the saphire toxic if you have the cash for it.

 

[Mid-highgfx]

Look what I found! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150530 for a couple of bcks more...

 

[Mid-highgfx]

It's either that or a faster (870) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125385 with friggin 3 fans!

 

[Mid-highgfx]

What do I pick?

 

[Mid-highgfx]

i think im gonna go with the Gigabyte 3 fans OC version ^_^

 

[blade061188]

Good Choice. Like I said, I used it and it works great.

Please select best answer so the thread can close.

Thanks!

 

[jojoenglish85]

Im going to eventually go with 3 monitors so i want to go with the Toxic 6950, but i am very tempted to use the Toxic in CrossXire with the gigabyte 1G 6950 should be interesting.

 

[swifty_morgan]

Im going to eventually go with 3 monitors so i want to go with the Toxic 6950, but i am very tempted to use the Toxic in CrossXire with the gigabyte 1G 6950 should be interesting.

2gig card !

 

[jojoenglish85]

but if i use the 2G card first(toxic) does it matter much if you use a cheaper unlocked 1G card to crossXire?

 

[swifty_morgan]

but if i use the 2G card first(toxic) does it matter much if you use a cheaper unlocked 1G card to crossXire?

no, you don't mix 1gig cards and 2gig cards. If you have aspirations of running 3 monitors 1gig of video ram is not enough. You need cards with 2gigs. cross-firing 2 - 1gig cards does not give you 2gigs of memory. It's still only one.

 

[jojoenglish85]

Well ill stick with the 2G saphire toxics 6950's as my choice of crossfire setup, when i connect my 3 27in monitors, do need to buy an active adapter or can i hook two monitors up to one card and the other monitor up to the 2 card via hdmi