I have a hd4850 512 mb ddr3. I am considering the zotac 560 on the hw leaderboard or a xfx 2gb 6950 ddr5. $250 is the max I want to spend. I playing or will play deus ex, portal 2, cod mw3. any suggestions? Or should I just wait for some christmas specials?
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Thread: Upgrade now or wait
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11-05-2011, 06:12 PM #1
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Upgrade now or wait
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11-05-2011, 07:01 PM #2
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Re: Upgrade now or wait
Card prices are more likely to go up at Xmas as they know people will pay full whack. Buy now, or buy in the new year.
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11-06-2011, 10:50 PM #3
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Re: Upgrade now or wait
OP seems to be leaning toward upgrade now according to game interests.
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11-07-2011, 09:24 AM #4
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Re: Upgrade now or wait
yeah I pulled the trigger on the 2gb xfx 6950
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11-07-2011, 04:46 PM #5
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Re: Upgrade now or wait
Enjoy the card! I have a pair of HD 6950s converted to 6970s, and they work really nicely.
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11-08-2011, 12:03 PM #6
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Re: Upgrade now or wait
Yeah I had originally thought I could flash to the 6970 and unlock the shaders but I didn't do enough research and got a non reference card. I think this one has a locked bios. Although I was doing a little research and I might try to solder a switch for the bios protection. As I read that the leads were still connected but there was no switch. I am a little scared to solder on a $250 card.
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