Help me Choose the best

[Richieb0y]

Hi all

Its time for a new GPU

but i want the best for my money and im looking at two cards right now

1. Nvidia's eVGA GTX560

2. AMD HIS HD 6870

I wil almost only play BF3 atleast i buy a new card for that game
So it has to play it very nice with great FPS

I trust evga because the 8800GTS i had OC like crazy hope the still do on newer cards
on the ati/amd side on OCing i did not had great results when OCing i cant even OC this card i have right now

I know you guys can help me because you guys helped me in the past

 

[mrw1986]

Between those 2 cards I would go with the 6870. However, if you could afford it I would step up to the 560 Ti 2gb or 6950 2gb. That would be your best bang for the buck hands down. For the 6870, I would go for the Sapphire.

 

[Richieb0y]

the price of the 2gb are too high same for the Ti i must say i had great fps in bf3 whit my current card i had alot of ultra setting blur off and shadows on high and most of the time it was above 30fps

but then do i really get a boost if i upgrade my current card

i play with a res of 1650/1050
and the game will instal on a SSD

 

[mrw1986]

Ultra really isn't Ultra settings in the beta. They haven't enabled it yet. The game on High+ settings takes over 1.5gb of VRAM. To be honest, you're better off spending the $60 now to get a 2gb 6950/GTX 560 Ti. My GTX 280 somewhat struggles with the game so I can't see your 4890 doing any better. I also play at 1680x1050.

 

[CJCerny]

Performance wise, the 2 are just about the same. Price wise, at least in the U.S., the 6870 is about $40 cheaper, so it is a much better value.

 

[Richieb0y]

oke too bad that the 60 dollar changes to 60 euro here

Oke then i like to know is it worth upgrading from the card i have now 2 either of those

 

[Richieb0y]

Performance wise, the 2 are just about the same. Price wise, at least in the U.S., the 6870 is about $40 cheaper, so it is a much better value.

haha i luv the dollars to bad i cant order at newegg here the 560 is 4euros more then the 6870

 

[mrw1986]

Ah I forgot about the conversion rate. I would go with the 6870.

 

[Richieb0y]

Ah I forgot about the conversion rate. I would go with the 6870.

this mabye i can do have to talk to the wife

http://www.thiando.nl/products.php?XFX_Radeon_HD_6870_Radeon_HD_6000_10667642

 

[mrw1986]

Skip XFX. They are bad cards and aren't worth it for the warranty.

 

[Richieb0y]

Skip XFX. They are bad cards and aren't worth it for the warranty.

lol i have XFX now never had problems only problem is it will not OC shit

 

[mrw1986]

They do not overclock and have terrible reliability.

 

[Darkleoco]

I would really try and get a 2GB 6950 even if you have to wait a bit to purchase it since they are actually setting the bar for recommended settings as a 6950.

 

[Richieb0y]

but what about if i buy now one 560 or a 6870 then later on i buy a second one

 

[Darkleoco]

Any Crossfire/SLI setup with those 2 cards would beat a 2gb 6950 but currently one of the best cost effective systems is 2 6950 2GB cards in Crossfire, thats what I am running and I run Crysis/Crysis2/Dragon Age Origins and everything else I have played at max settings with no trouble at all and I am sure I will tear through BF3 on ultra as well with a good 60+ FPS.

 

[Richieb0y]

yea that woult be nice but most games i play is bf2 bf3 soon and X3TC A-10 black shark
mabye later i play some other games its just i cant pay 250 euros for a card.

does someone know if we can select dx10 over dx11 in bf3 because that tessalation or something like that its not a must on my list

Oh on the side note i do not intend bf3 to run with 16x aa and msaa 8x of what ever its called

 

[brandonwh64]

This is the card you need! cheapest 2gb 6950

http://www.thiando.nl/products.php?Sapphire_Radeon_HD6950_9491602

 

[Hayder_Master]

It's not in your options but i would say 6950 2G.

 

[Richieb0y]

oke guys i had a chat with my neighboor he bought my hd ready tv +my card for 150 euros so NOW i got 250 euros to spent

but isnt that sapphire loud as hell

 

[mrw1986]

You can turn down the fan control. Also, there are some from Gigabyte and Club3D on that website, both of which are great brands.

 

[Richieb0y]

you mean this one

http://azerty.nl/8-2963-364633/club-3d-radeon-hd6950-graphi.html

i know ati get really hot and the club3d has 1 fan thats asking for heat me thinks.

and is there a option for nvidia at a price of 250

 

[mrw1986]

I would go with the Sapphire 6950 2GB. Here's a review of it here:

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...rd-review-power-temps-noise-overclocking.html

It runs cooler than a 560 Ti and uses less power.

 

[mrw1986]

If you could swing it I would go with this one:

http://azerty.nl/8-2963-390345/msi-r6950-twin-frozr-iii-power.html

If not, the Sapphire is a kick ass card.

 

[Richieb0y]

OMG i read somewhere i can mabye flash a 6950 to a 6970 damn how can i be sure i can flash it

twincooler/OC III is not a option i will OC it myself then

 

[mrw1986]

The Sapphire has a built in switch to go to a 6970