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no brainer then...
go for the 6990? but the performances seems equal.. and the noise of the 6990 is sooo loud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5CFOmn29yc
15:30 loudest.. i guess that is just annoying while playing games?
no brainer then...
I'd take the 6990 personally, may be underclocked but you can always crossfire it at a later date.
what about that video i posted a few posts above :ninja:Its only noisy if you set the fans manually to 70%+. In real world use you probably won't hear it get that loud. But then again this is easily solved with a good aftermarket cooler
Out of the box, the 6990 would be faster as it starts with higher clocks. However, the 6950 likely will give you more overclocking, as you have much more cooling per GPU allowing you to push it more. Also, as long as you have a motherboard with an extra slot between the PCIe slots, the 6950's will be quieter.
If you unlock the 6950's shaders (97% chance it can), you'll have the same performance, clock for clock.
There are also some implications of long term side effects when you unlock the 6950s.. truth is it will never become a 6970 just a wannabe version since it doesn't have the required pins.
Those are reference design 6950s, while the OP is considering dual-fan Club3D versionsMasahiro said:According to the graphs yes the 6990 is loud, but 2 6950s CF is even louder
Not sure... Two 6950's are individually better cards for the money than a 6990 and will hence sell for a better % of the original purchase price, and if you get XFX cards with transferable lifetime warranty that can be used a selling point tooJacky60 said:The 6990 will hold its value for reselling way better than 2 6950's