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I didn't see the section on those with errors at first. I followed the directions for those with locked BIOS, and it worked.

XFX +1

Interestingly, it shows my shaders as having 1600 unified, rather than the 1536 listed in the artical.
 
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I didn't see the section on those with errors at first. I followed the directions for those with locked BIOS, and it worked.

XFX +1

Interestingly, it shows my shaders as having 1600 unified, rather than the 1536 listed in the artical.

Same happened to me. You need the new version o GPU-Z. It's on the front page.
 

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he didnt discover it, I did ;)

True dat. credit where credit is due. dave was first to the gate over at Guru3d. Some acknowledgment from W1zzard about that little fact would be nice, dave is too nice a guy to say it in so many words, but I'm not.
 
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he didnt discover it, I did ;)

thank you :)

but yes, if you made the discovery you should get credit.. and the sue's if shit hits the fan ofc :p haha j/k

either way, thanks to wiizard as well for making the discovery of dave a bigass succes

also, i realize this is only my second post on TPU, i HAVE been a very loyal reader of your site for quite a while now, i kinda never really felt the urge to register since in most situations my questions are allready answered in the reviews.. and if not, someone else had allready asked the question...

just felt like i had to say that,
i think tpu rocks, and i guess im glad i finaly registered :p
 

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This is very interesting, as i am now looking at a 6950s to upgrade from my 4890s in crossfire.

I would like to know, like others what memory chips are being used with cards that are reporting successful at 6970 speeds

So please post manufacture of the card, and whether it is using:

H5GQ2H24MFR-R0C(6970 chips)

or

H5GQ2H24MFR-T2C(6950 chips)

Thank you.

Also like others... I am a long time reader, first time poster here.
 
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So what do we call these cards? They aren't true 6970s.

How about HD 6957? :D

While I (finally) understand your logic in that naming, wouldn't perhaps 6960 be the perfect in between, seeing as it is in fact in between 50 and 70? :laugh:




As for the discovery, thanks to Dave (and whom ever helped) at Guru3D. And thanks to w1zz for the nice tutorial and batch for everyone (even if I don't have a card to use it!), as that is very helpful in it's own right :p
 
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Is my Corsair 550W enough to supply a 6950 unlocked to 6970 with 6970 clock frequences and +20% power limit? I got an amd X4 920 @ 3 GHz and one hdd :)
Thanks
 

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Is my Corsair 550W enough to supply a 6950 unlocked to 6970 with 6970 clock frequences and +20% power limit? I got an amd X4 920 @ 3 GHz and one hdd :)
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Shouldn't be a problem. :)
 
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While I (finally) understand your logic in that naming, wouldn't perhaps 6960 be the perfect in between, seeing as it is in fact in between 60 and 70? :laugh:




As for the discovery, thanks to Dave (and whom ever helped) at Guru3D. And thanks to w1zz for the nice tutorial and batch for everyone (even if I don't have a card to use it!), as that is very helpful in it's own right :p

You mean between 50 and 70.

I like to be different, and thought 6957 was cool. :cool:

But I guess it's unlikely that they would actually make a 6960 at this point. :laugh:
 

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aye I love that tutorial that got made its really good, nice bit of work there, Ive just benched at a 1000 core stable with voltage seemingly working but even better POWERTUNE still works :), gpuz doesnt say voltage is going higher than 1.175v but gpuz doesnt say a lot of things lol, its stable so thats enough for me, a bios will be on guru at some point when Im sure it works.

Thanks a lot guys, congrats everyone.
 
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aye I love that tutorial that got made its really good, nice bit of work there, Ive just benched at a 1000 core stable with voltage seemingly working, gpuz doesnt say so but gpuz doesnt say a lot of things lol, its stable so thats enough for me, a bios will be on guru at some point when Im sure it works.

Thanks a lot guys, congrats everyone.

You also need the new version of GPU-Z that came out today! :)
 
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Is my Corsair 550W enough to supply a 6950 unlocked to 6970 with 6970 clock frequences and +20% power limit? I got an amd X4 920 @ 3 GHz and one hdd :)
Thanks
I'm running fine with an E8400 @ 4 ghz and an unlocked 6950 + 20% on a corsair 450 ;)
 
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played an hour of Borderlands flawlessly, +1 for Gigabyte :toast:
thx dave for your discovery and wizz for documenting and spreding the word
 
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You mean between 50 and 70.

I like to be different, and thought 6957 was cool. :cool:

But I guess it's unlikely that they would actually make a 6960 at this point. :laugh:

Eerr yea :eek: lol EDIT TIME!
 
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Now that i've read this i'm interested in checking this out.

The last time I did a flash like this was x800pro to x800xtPE which worked out great.

I bought a 9700pro so I skipped the 9500-9700 flash back in the day.

Couple questions but first thank you Wiz and the guy from Guru for this find.

1. With the price difference being so small between these cards in canada the 6950 is going for $320 - 6970 for $384 is it worth it?

2. Will the 6pin x 2 of 6950 vs 6pin+8pin of the 6970 really make a difference? (what kind of PSU should you have wattage wise to run this)

3. I'm currently on a 4890 + Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo Pro I know this cooler is compatible with 6870 can I also fit it on a 69xx series?
 
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1. With the price difference being so small between these cards in canada the 6950 is going for $320 - 6970 for $384 is it worth it?

2. Will the 6pin x 2 of 6950 vs 6pin+8pin of the 6970 really make a difference? (what kind of PSU should you have wattage wise to run this)

3. I'm currently on a 4890 + Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo Pro I know this cooler is compatible with 6870 can I also fit it on a 69xx series?

1) Of course it's worth it :D Especially to save $64! (EDIT: Reworded, before it sounded like getting the 6970 was better.)

2) The 2 extra pins on the 8pin are only ground. I don't see whatever PSU you're running for the 4890 being much of a problem for the 6900 :)

3) They updated their site with 6900 coolers, I'd go check but I believe it said 6800 and 6900 compatible.
 
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very nice scaling I scored 4921 with a single card after the flash
 
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1) Of course it's worth it :D Especially to save $64! (EDIT: Reworded, before it sounded like getting the 6970 was better.)

2) The 2 extra pins on the 8pin are only ground. I don't see whatever PSU you're running for the 4890 being much of a problem for the 6900 :)

3) They updated their site with 6900 coolers, I'd go check but I believe it said 6800 and 6900 compatible.

I'm using an Enermax Infinity 720 watts so I think i'll be fine there.

The site was updated however it only shows 6870 as the highest end card.



I need someone that owns one of these cards to check this for me.



http://www.arctic.ac/en/support/sup...rbo-pro-fit-my-card.htm?tx_diadamsolution_pi2
 

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Ok thanks Frosty and Tuvok :D
Can´t wait until i receve my ASUS 6950 :)
I will problably use an EK universal GPU block witch covers only the GPU. Will The VRM temps increase after this mod? My 4870 get´s high VRM temps, is that a problem on the 6900 series? If it is, i´ll probably buy an fullcover block :D
 

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nothing is impossible, but the maximum i would expect from amd is that future cards are properly fused on-die and not using the bios

This. My guess is the next batch will be properly laser cut. But for now, woohooo. Have at 'er
boys:toast:. As of now, AMD/ATI has the undisputed price/performance crown (until the next batch anyways).
 

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how about does who have the 6970 allready?
 

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hi,

i didnt get an answer over at guru3d.. so maybe someone here knows :)

if u get the 6950 now and unlock it to 6970 and now somewhere down the road its not possible to do this anymore since amd changed the design, will u be able to run it in a crossfire if you then buy a "real" 6970 ?

And does it have to be the same brand, or can u get the 6950 from asuals and then the 6970 from his for example? Tnx
 
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