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Asus HD6870 DirectCU vs. Sapphire HD6950 Dual Fan

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If you had to choose between these two, which one would you get? The difference is ~$30 more for the HD6950 where I live (Brazil).
The DirectCU card is supposedly very quiet (and I love quiet computers), but the extra performance of the HD6950 is tempting.

I only care for silence @ idle, is it worth sacrificing a bit of performance and getting the DirectCU card?

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Even stock GPU fans aren't loud at idle. The cards downclock at idle so they use less power and therefore stay cooler. Just make sure you have good airflow in your case. If you can afford it, go with the 6950.

rolli59 said:
The HD6950 especially if you are 1080P res or higher!
Yes I use 1920x1080.

hapkido said:
Even stock GPU fans aren't loud at idle. The cards downclock at idle so they use less power and therefore stay cooler. Just make sure you have good airflow in your case. If you can afford it, go with the 6950.
Yeah I know, but still depending on the cooler there could be a bit of a difference, even @ idle...

we1shcake said:
6950 especially if prices are that close

OK, I guess you guys win, I'll get the 6950 then. Thanks everyone. :) 
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