Which is the best 6950 card around

[bro20000]

Am currently looking at a R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC is there any better card around in the 6950 range!

[pby5cat]

yes, sapphire toxic 6950, it comes with the 6970 bios flashed to the card on one of the bios switch postions. Also the EK 6970 V2 fits the card says EK.

[UZ7]

Yeah 6950 Toxic is pretty nice: http://www.overclock.net/amd-ati/110...toxic-2gb.html Though the Twin Frozr III does have good cooling as well it is also unlockable, some say the stock cooling for the Toxic is pretty loud but that wont matter if you're going to replace it at that point I would go for one that is compatible with that 3rd party cooling (water/air etc..). But overall I would go with the one that fits your preference since they're both on par.

[bro20000]

Thanx for the replies am going to go for the R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC cheaper than the toxic and better cooling! Does anyone know if there a waterblock to fit R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC!

[pby5cat]

so i found nakid pictures of that card and no full cover water block will fit the MSI.

[UZ7]

Thats what pby5cat mentioned earlier about how the Toxic 6950 is also compatible with some non-reference water blocks. There are only a handful of non-reference pcbs that are compatible or that they make a custom block for, usually the more popular ones such as the Toxic and the PCS++, you can also look at EK's Cooling Configurator http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/step1 to see if theres a brand/model you'd like that is compatible. Most water block makers only go for reference ones though as there are many varieties when it comes to custom pcb/non-reference and when they do it is usually one of the popular brands.

Though if I were in your situation and I want to go water then i would go ahead with the Toxic, but if you're going to stick with air then the MSI's cooling is better.

[bro20000]

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ PLUS Edition 2048MB ,MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB ,Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 TOXIC 2048MB going to buy one of these 3 tomorrow! Just cant make my mind up at minute!

Have also been tempted by the 6970 msi lighting on special at local shop!

[Dacipher]

All good cards, go with the best warranty and overclock it immensely if you're not going to bios indulge.

MSI III looks amazing though!

[bro20000]

Decided to get the MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB well impressed!OC like crazy! Will be on hwbot later with results!

[bro20000]

Really impressed with card gotta admit it i prefer it to my 580GTX Crysis 2 runs alot smother! The mem on this card is amazing 6408Mhz!




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