2gb hd 6870 for 197$ ??

[johnclaude]

i wonder if this is a good buy. i had decided on a sapphire 6870 1gb for 165$. is the extra gig worth it? it comes with vouchers for deus ex and dirt 3 but thats not on my mind. oh, the brand of this 2gb is DIAMOND and it is at tigerirect (197 dollars after twenty something worth of rebates). thx
also, both cards are (at least on the merchant's websit (amazon for 1gb 6870 and tigerdirect for 2gb 6870) recomended to have a 550w psu. i would think the 2gb would need a much higher W psu. and, im ordering everything else from amazon at once; that needs to be considered as well.

 

[Raiddinn]

2GB is just better than 1 GB, and the wattage is only minorly different between the two.

I would go with the 2 GB card if you have the money and you want to play on higher settings with the 6870.

If the $30 is something you really would rather not spend, its not too huge of a loss.

If you get the better card and don't want the deus ex code, I will take it.