6950 a good deal or too outdated?

[jedinegotiator]

I am looking at possibly buying a 6950 on Newegg. I know the 6950 is a but outdated but I think it is a good buy for the price. I already have one 6950 so I wanted to put them in X-Fire mode. It is only $200 so I think it may be worth it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987

Any advice?

 

[Rustyy117]

Well you won't get HD6950 CF performance for anywhere close to $200 with another solution so I say its a very good idea if your after extra performance.

+1 from me so long as your PC can handle it.

 

[swords24]

as long as your psu can handle it, the 6900 series have massive power draw

 

[username-taken]

http://www.xpcpro.com/graphics-cards/ati-radeon/radeon-hd-6950-2gb-ddr5-pci-e-en-2-3.html

And its not really that outdated. Sure the newer one have even better power management, but its still strong enough. (i'm still on an nvidia 260 )

 

[chesteracorgi]

The 6950 is hardly outdated, it merely is not the state of the art. It is a bargain and should last 3-4 years at acceptible fps for most games.

 

[geekapproved]

6950 is nearly as fast as a 7850...

 

[Au_equus]

as long as your psu can handle it, the 6900 series have massive power draw

Compared to what? For its performance in its generation, the 6950 was one of the better ones. A solid 650 w psu can handle cf'd 6950.

 

[boljack]

I bought one last month hoping to get to unlocked but i failed... if your current 6950 is unlock and your hoping for this one too... i'd say look elsewhere..

it is possible that these cards where repacked dirt 3 edition where they were returned because it won't unlocked.. if you're not into unlocking it's a good overclocker.