2x6850 vs 6950 2gb. First Timing Building
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I am having difficulty picking which graphics card i want on my new computer. It will be my first time building the computer and main reason i'm building it is for the new games coming out next year. DOTA 2 and DIABLO 3. My computer runs at least 12 hours a day.
The Motherboard i will be using is gigabyte 990fx ud3.
The Radeon 6950 2gb x1 cost almost about $300.
The Radeon 6850 1b x2 cost about $350 i believe.
For The Radeons.. What brand are the good ones if i am suppose to buy one or the other. For the 6950s i've been looking at sapphire 6950 2gb and the msi 6950 2gb freeze something.
For the 6850... I dont even know...
Which will be an smarter option for the price? I wont be using any multiple monitors or anything.
I am also stuck between amd phenom ii x6 1100t vs intel i5 2500k. I do not know how to overclock... if anyone can help me out with that also.
Picking out parts is so much work.. more than i thought. a lot of comparisons to do.
The Motherboard i will be using is gigabyte 990fx ud3.
The Radeon 6950 2gb x1 cost almost about $300.
The Radeon 6850 1b x2 cost about $350 i believe.
For The Radeons.. What brand are the good ones if i am suppose to buy one or the other. For the 6950s i've been looking at sapphire 6950 2gb and the msi 6950 2gb freeze something.
For the 6850... I dont even know...
Which will be an smarter option for the price? I wont be using any multiple monitors or anything.
I am also stuck between amd phenom ii x6 1100t vs intel i5 2500k. I do not know how to overclock... if anyone can help me out with that also.
Picking out parts is so much work.. more than i thought. a lot of comparisons to do.
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Go with the 6950. SLI/Crossfire is only worth it for the very top end cards. Period. Take it from someone who's addicted to SLI/Xfire
Secondly, get the core i5 2500K. For gaming, it's MUCH better than the AMD.
Thirdly, sapphire is fine, msi is fine. Everything is ok except for XFX. I wouldn't buy from them ever, they are a cheaper manufacturer with higher failure rates and very bad RMA process. At least according to people's experience on the Hard forum.
Secondly, get the core i5 2500K. For gaming, it's MUCH better than the AMD.
Thirdly, sapphire is fine, msi is fine. Everything is ok except for XFX. I wouldn't buy from them ever, they are a cheaper manufacturer with higher failure rates and very bad RMA process. At least according to people's experience on the Hard forum.
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