xfire21

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Hey guys, I'm looking to replace an old htpc card and the fastest cards that fall in my budget are the ati 6870 or 560GTX

I'm going to be using it for games like Diablo 3 and Assassins creed III.

6870:

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=62756&vpn=HD687AZHFC&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1043

560 (non ti)

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=61236&vpn=GV-N56GOC-1GI&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1043

The 560 is about 10$ cheaper ($130 CAD).

Any suggestions?

EDIT: Will either of these run on a corsair 550VX psu stably?
 

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The difference is also not that big. He will be fine with that power supply for both cards and both cards are about the same.

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You can't use those recommendations for that, they're just approximations with a lot of extra wiggle room added for safety. They don't want to get sued because someone fried their PSUs.
 

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There is a difference but I can't call it "significant". Don't expect a 10fps increase or something :p. The difference is probably not noticable.

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xfire21

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Well since they're about the same, I'm leaning towards the 560gtx because I just read reviews about the XFX 6870 and everyone was complaining about it being loud. My antec 300 does only a mediocre job handling noise so yeah.

Thanks fastreaction :)
 

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Also if you check here http://www.hwcompare.com/11005/geforce-gtx-560-vs-radeon-hd-6870/
The difference is 1% and it says that the 6870 uses more power. Forget the power and heat, they are both good enough for that power supply.

- Fastreaction