ATI Radeon HD 6790?

[sixstring88]

Which one should I get I have decided on that card as it seems like the best bang for my buck in that price range but there are 2 that I am trying to decide between. The most noticeable difference is one has one fan and the other has two, however after closer inspection one seems less sturdy. So I wanna know what you guys think and also if you guys have seen them cheaper anywhere let me know (I just use Newegg cause I have had good experiences with them before).

The one fan model:


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150564


The two fan model:


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150534



ALSO I have a PNY GTS 250 1 gb in my pc currently and I don't know how long it is. I was wondering if any of you know if those cards would fit specifically the double fan one. I also have an NZXT M59 case just in case you were wondering.

 

[ringelos]

I would recommend saving a few more bucks and go with the GTX 460: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130570

But, towards choosing either one of those, I'd go with the one-fan simply because it's 10$ cheaper and an different cooler doesn't make much of a difference with a card that doesn't generate a lot of heat. Just for reference, if your GTS 250 has a standard PCB, it should be about 9". The two fan model 6790 is 10", and the one fan model is 9.25".

 

[sixstring88]

Between the GTX 460 and Comparable Radeon GPUs, Get this
HIS HD6850
or better yet
Gigabyte OC HD6850


Performance leap from a GTS250 to these cards would be more apparent,
also they consume less power, yet perform better than the HD6790.


BTW, what resolution and what game are u playing ?

1366x768 is my native which I usually use and I play mostly action adventure or fps games some of the game I play are Dead Island, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Just Cause 2, Grand Theft Auto 4 EFLC and Minecraft.

 

[veenk]

^
+1...

there're too much to waste from HD6790 in that reso...get a HD5770 instead if u reaaallllyyyy need or wantd to buy a new VGA...otherwise keep the GTS250 1gb...

invest more in the cpu...

 

[sixstring88]

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