New card query

[InCredible]

i was just put in this situation as well considering the 5850/70 6870 and 6950...at the end of the day i opted for the 6950 so i can attempt to unlock it to a 70..but even if it doesnt go right its still a great card..i found some 5850s for about 150-160 but i knew running three 24" lcds at 19x12 would be more then taxing on that card especially the versions i found all being 1gb.
then i found a 5870 2gb for 230 shipped and almost jumped on it til i found a 6950 for 235 on ebay..bought it and expecting it this week..glad i held out instead of just jumping in.

[darckhart]

with 3 LCD at 27", your min res would be 5760x1080.
with 3 LCD at 30", your min res would be 7680x1600.

if you intend on running any 3d games, with any nice eyecandy settings, you need the 2 GB vram cards

now you are choosing between 5850/70 and 6950/70. can you get good performance out of a 5 series? yes. if price is comparable to 6 series, why bother? get 6 series. now, 6950 or 6970? if you don't want to oc, get 6970. if you can oc, get 6950, oc to 6970 performance levels, done.

at least, that's how i see it. good luck!