Gaming PC under 45K

Jaskanwar Singh

Aspiring Novelist
smcinternational has no stock of it, so haven't been able to see the power of the gpu. i might have to wait 10 more days to use it, hey any idea how many days will it take to get a refund from them.

new stock of msi gpu is arriving with smc this week. they told me as i am also buying a gpu.
 

Skud

Super Moderator
Staff member
You stop thinking about TF and enjoy your card. This days its all about coolers, where is the gaming spirit?


Where are the games? ;)

I mean other than Crysis 2, DNF and like. And no multiplayer please.
 
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darth_vader1280

darth_vader1280

Broken In
i am not getting MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition OC anywhere in sp road bangalore, i am thinking of getting a sapphire hd 6950 2gb which can be unlocked to 6970, so should i get it, it was quoted at Rs15500 which can be brought down by bargaining.
 

Skud

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Staff member

Looks good, and reviews are OK, thinking... :chinscratch:

i am not getting MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition OC anywhere in sp road bangalore, i am thinking of getting a sapphire hd 6950 2gb which can be unlocked to 6970, so should i get it, it was quoted at Rs15500 which can be brought down by bargaining.


Forget about easy unlocking with any of the current 6950 2gb cards, except probably PowerColor. Most of them have removed the dual BIOS switch so if anything went wrong, it won't be very easy to revert back and failure rates are increasing with every passing time. Besides, 6970 has higher power requirements than 6950, so better stick with just unlocking the shaders instead of slapping a 6970 BIOS on it. And even in that case, backup your BIOS first, and make 3-4 copies in separate drives to avoid any problem. ;)

And regarding the Sapphire card, its alright as long as you don't want the thermals of the TFIII. And OC capability might be lesser. Just ensure good airflow in your case, as under load temps would be in 80s.
 
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