Did you or are you going to build your computer?

[maclean525]

I built my current machine:

i7 950
Asus Sabertooth X58 mobo
Xigmatec Dark Knight CPU cooler
6GB 1600mhz ram
64gb SSD for OS and iRacing, HDD for everything else
HAF 932 case
Asus HD5850 GPU
Triple 23" Dell screens running Eyefinity.
Corsair 750W PSU
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

I expect to be upgrading to an HD 6870 pretty soon. I'm not a fan of crossfire/SLI and prefer the single card solution.

[kimosabi]

Originally Posted by maclean525

I expect to be upgrading to an HD 6870 pretty soon. I'm not a fan of crossfire/SLI and prefer the single card solution.

I take it you meant 6970, as the 6870 is pretty much a hopped up 5770.

[maclean525]

Originally Posted by kimosabi

I take it you meant 6970, as the 6870 is pretty much a hopped up 5770.

Yes, it was a typo 6970 for me!

[Tacoma74]

Originally Posted by maclean525

Yes, it was a typo 6970 for me!

Go with a 6950. Flashing the GPU bios up to 6970 is easy as pie!! and you'll save a bit of cash. Only if you feel confident though.

Edit: Oh! And i suggest the 2Gb version of the 6950. I have a feeling video memory might be a large factor in how well CoD runs. But we will see...

[T}{OR]

Originally Posted by Tacoma74

Go with a 6950. Flashing the GPU bios up to 6970 is easy as pie!! and you'll save a bit of cash. Only if you feel confident though.

Nice as it sounds - this will kill the card quickly. I wouldn't recommend it. 6970 already runs hot as it is. Besides that, there are power limitations for running 6970 BIOS on a 6950 card.

[tintifaxl]

I've built a new machine just a few weeks ago for DCS-A10 based on Sandy Bridge (2 days before the SATA bug was brought to our attention).

* coolermaster haf 932
* scythe stronger 600 psu
* i5-2500k
* asus p8p67
* msi gtx 570
* 8 gig ram
* 120 gig ssd
* 1 tb hdd

It flies pretty well

[Koyan]

Yes, except for the first one i'm always building new rigs myself. I'm not going for the most recent top o/t line components but one generation before them. This way i save money and am still uptodate for about 450 Euro's, each upgrade. Current machine:

Q9650
Gigabyte P35C-DS3R
Sapphire HD5870
4 Gigs DDR3 ram
2 small HD's 80 and 275 G (don't need much)

[Tacoma74]

Originally Posted by T}{OR

Nice as it sounds - this will kill the card quickly. I wouldn't recommend it. 6970 already runs hot as it is. Besides that, there are power limitations for running 6970 BIOS on a 6950 card.

Ah, I had no idea. I'm more of an nVidia guy myself. Just read something about it awhile ago in a video card shootout. Shows how much i know about ATI stuff

[mazex]

My first home built rig was a 486 Dx50 - this is the one I'm itching to buy now when the B3 chipsets arrive (and I know how demanding CoD will be):

Intel Core i7 2600K 3,4GHz Socket 1155
Noctua NH-D14
Asus P8P67 Pro B3
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 PC12800/1600MHz CL9 2x4GB DDR3
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 OC HDMI Dual-DVI 1280MB
Antec P193
Antec TruePower New Series 750W

Maybe going for a GTX580 instead... Or... Mmm...

[kimosabi]

Originally Posted by T}{OR

Nice as it sounds - this will kill the card quickly. I wouldn't recommend it. 6970 already runs hot as it is. Besides that, there are power limitations for running 6970 BIOS on a 6950 card.

The deal is that the cards have differently binned memory chips. It is a bit of hit and miss but in most cases you won't "kill the card quickly". Many does get artifacts though and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who's not overclocking on a regular basis as it includes using MSI Afterburner/Asus Smartdoctor, BIOS flashing and modding scripts to get a good shader activation.

Or, if you're unlucky, you get a card which is among the least scoring cards at the factory test. Most chips are good enough for a 6970 but any chips with least amount of imperfection will be used in a 6970, not 6950, so a 6950 is pretty much chips who didn't make the cut to be mounted on a 6970. The shaders are locked for a reason.