HD 78xx and 79xx: to upgrade or not to upgrade. For HD 6950 owners.

[F@32]

buying new, sure go for the 7xxx. Upgrading? lolno. Do you have a money tree somewhere that can justify spending so much for so little gain?

It amazes me to see these comments on the website called "Xtreme Systems". Here's why it would make sense, even though normally hardware enthusiasts are not budget concious and tend to own the latest generation techs regardless of the cost.

I of course would not simply throw my 6950 into trash and shell out $350 for a new card. 6950 2Gb will sell for about $250 on ebay. So, I will spend $100 out of pocket for 30% increase in performance. Let's assume I will get a year out of the new card at a minimum, and let's split that $100 by 52 weeks in a year, shall we? That comes out to $1.92 a week. That's what, 1 small cup of coffee a week at the StarBucks?

Regards