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Hello everyone,
I already have most of my components for a new computer, just waiting for the 3570K and the ssd to arrive. Meanwhile I've been thinking about my video card situation. I have an XFX 6950 1GB that I'm going to reuse. The thing is, my new asus board supports crossfire and I've been thinking of getting another 6950 to up my gaming performance a bit.
I would have bought a 7950 (or whatever nvidia comes up with to compete in the $400 range) but I decided to get the SSD instead and now I don't have enough to buy a worthy GPU replacement. I can get another 6950 for around 200-250 bucks, but I have a few questions:
Since I have the 1GB model, if I get the 2GB one, will I be limiting the new card?
Do I need to buy XFX again, or can it be another brand? I would prefer another brand because even though I got lucky and mine works great, I've heard bad stories about xfx.
How much juice will I need from my PSU? Will my antec 650W (80 plus, bronze) cut it, or do I need better wattage? I've done some research on the 6950 TDP and it looks like I would need a bit more power but I'd like to know exactly what I need, according to your knowledge... which btw, is way above mine
I can't think of any more questions now, if something comes up I'll keep asking.
I already have most of my components for a new computer, just waiting for the 3570K and the ssd to arrive. Meanwhile I've been thinking about my video card situation. I have an XFX 6950 1GB that I'm going to reuse. The thing is, my new asus board supports crossfire and I've been thinking of getting another 6950 to up my gaming performance a bit.
I would have bought a 7950 (or whatever nvidia comes up with to compete in the $400 range) but I decided to get the SSD instead and now I don't have enough to buy a worthy GPU replacement. I can get another 6950 for around 200-250 bucks, but I have a few questions:
Since I have the 1GB model, if I get the 2GB one, will I be limiting the new card?
Do I need to buy XFX again, or can it be another brand? I would prefer another brand because even though I got lucky and mine works great, I've heard bad stories about xfx.
How much juice will I need from my PSU? Will my antec 650W (80 plus, bronze) cut it, or do I need better wattage? I've done some research on the 6950 TDP and it looks like I would need a bit more power but I'd like to know exactly what I need, according to your knowledge... which btw, is way above mine
I can't think of any more questions now, if something comes up I'll keep asking.
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