6950 vs. 480 vs. 560ti 448 core

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hobojo007

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Hello everyone, I need advice on which one to get

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Today

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, recording with fraps, video editing

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Radeon 6550d integrated with A8. Currently have a 300w power supply but I will upgrade it once I get the card

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: AMD-A8-3800 2.4 ghz, 2x4gb 1333mhz ram, crappy motherboard with 1 pci-e 16x slot.
The PC I'm putting it in is a store bought acer (I would have built my own if I knew more about pc's at the time). I checked and it has enough room for pretty much any card. There's at least 14-15 inches of space for it.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: NCIX.ca

PARTS PREFERENCES: Don't care

OVERCLOCKING: maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: So basically I'm deciding between these 3 cards:

Gigabyte GTX 560ti 448 core
http://www.ncix.ca/products/index.php?sku=66832&vpn=GV-N560448-13I&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1261

EVGA GeForce GTX 480
http://ncix.ca/products/index.php?sku=68760&vpn=015-P3-1480-KR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1261

Or XFX Radeon 6950
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=61903&vpn=HD695XCDFC&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1261

They are all basically the same price ($200), but that's after a $30 dollar rebate on the 560ti 448core and the 6950. The 480 doesn't need a rebate. Another thing to consider is that the 560 comes with 3 free games.

I was originally looking at a 6870, but since these cards are not much more expensive at the sale price, I thought I might as well spoil myself and step it up a notch :)

So which card do you think I should get? Thanks for the help!
 
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The GTX 480 is the best performing GPU of the three, but consumes a lot of power. Noise is tolerable below 75% fan speed. You will need a good quality PSU of at least 40amps. If you want to play those three free games bundle with the gtx 560, get the gtx 560.
 
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hobojo007

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I heard that the 480 gets really hot. My case doesn't have the best airflow so would that create problems? I'm kinda leaning towards the 480, just because it doesn't need a mail in rebate to hit the 200 dollar price point.
 
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hobojo007

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Although I would like a 7850, it's kinda pushing my budget. At the moment even $200 is kind of pushing it. Thanks for the reply though.
 
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hobojo007

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I wish I could upgrade the cpu while still using the same mobo. To bad the new trinity chips don't run on fm1 :(. Oh well, i'll probably just get a new computer in a few years.
 
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AMD cut the prices of 78xx series recently. Now its about 249$. Get the hd 7850! Its very power efficient. Or wait for the GTX 660Ti to come out. Its better to get 6950 than the GTx 560Ti and GTX 480.
 
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I looked at some bench marks and the 560ti 448 core is only slightly slower than the 6950, but the 560ti 448 core has 3 free games. I'm only worried about the rebate. Does anyone have experiance with xfx rebates? Are they good, or bad?
 
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Alright guys, thanks for your help. I ended up going with the 560ti 448 core, just because I was worried that the 480 would run too hot in my system, and I didn't want any problems. I also chose it above the 6950 because I wanted the free games, and I think it has better cooling.
 
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