HD6990 OR SLI 570 SOC

[cerreta2884]

Hello,

HI GUYS IM WORKING ON MY NEW RIG I CANT FIGURE OUT WHICH WAY TO GO. I CAN GO WITH A 6990 AND DO SOME OVER CLOCKING OR GO WITH A GIGABYTE 570 SOC SLI. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK I SHOULD DO..

MY SYSTEM SPEC RIGHT NOW

990FX ASROCK FATAL1TY
1100T @ 4GHZ (BULLDOZER SOON)
1000 WATT 80A GOLD PSU
8GIG RAM

 

[cerreta2884]

sorry for the caps! i posted thi son my phone.

 

[_Pez_]

Well if you want that raw power pick 2 HD 6970 or 2 gtx 580.

 

[cerreta2884]

the 580 are a little out of my price range i can spend 750

 

[purple stain]

A GTX580 SLI is the most powerful option besides going with a MARS II.A GTX570 SLI is more comparable to a 6970 crossfire or a 6990.

http://www.tested.com/news/radeon-6990-vs-radeon-6970-crossfire-vs-gtx-570-sli/1985/

Since their aren't many 6990's that offer good aftermarket cooling(In fact their aren't any at all) I would go for the GTX570 SLI or the GTX580 SLI.If you go with the GTX570 SLI I think you will be very pleased with the results and you can save some money while still getting 2 cards with really good aftermarket cooling.

I would suggest getting 2 of these...

MSI GTX570 Twin Frozr III $370 + $8 Shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127582

You also get 2 games with the purchase of that card.

 

[cerreta2884]

will the two gtx 570 overclocked be better then the 6990 over clocked?

 

[purple stain]

Their right around the same area.Just remember that the GTX570's will operate at much lower temps than the 6990.Thus allowing you to O.C. further.

 

[cerreta2884]

ok.. wow this is tuff.. i think i should go with the gtx 570 i just hope they are better then the 6990 what do you think of the gigabyte or the evaga classafied soc

 

[cerreta2884]

the evaga is only 339 right now
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130692

 

[purple stain]

I don't like EVGA cards because they hardly offer any type of aftermarket cooling.And those SOC cards aren't that great either because they make you pay an extra $20-$40 for such a small factory O.C. that you could of done it yourself and saved some money.But then again it is good for the non O.C.er.

This however is my only exception.100mhz core O.C. and a good aftermarket heatsink makes the extra money justifable.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125382

 

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You will have two of the quietest video cards made (the Gigabyte SOC) versus the absolutely loudest card ever made. The noise of the 6990 has been compared to a jet taking off. Tom's hardware actually refused to recommend the 6990 simply because of the noise. There really is no debate here.


"The problem is that AMD doesn’t use a graceful ramp. It instead steps fan speed up and down to address thermal demands. As a result, you hear the board’s cooler accelerating and decelerating like an engine when the driver downshifts coming up to a stop light. There’s no excuse for a graphics card to be this loud and, if spinning its cooling fan up to 3600 RPM is the only way to keep the Radeon HD 6990 from overheating, then this product simply isn’t ready for consumption."
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6990-antilles-crossfire,2878.html

 

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+1

I forgot to add that the overclock on the SOC is so high it performs very much like a GTX 580, so two of them will be faster than the 6990 almost across the board.

 

[cerreta2884]

i just ordred two gtx 570 soc classififed they use a 6 and 4 pin connector.
and are stock cloked at 822.

 

[cerreta2884]

did i make a good choise they were only 339 each.

 

[splatman213]

If you have a budget of 750, then in my opinion is a radeon 6950 crossfire is the way to go. you have to keep in mind micro-stuttering. a 3 way set up will almost eliminate ms, however you board doesnt support 3 way cf, (well technicaly it does, but there is no point of running such a good gpu a x4 pcie.) i think the radeon cards are better, eyefinity, support for ANY 3d moniter uvd3 decoder,and the newest catalyst drivers from amd reduced micro-stuttering by quite a bit( it wasnt very noticible b4 ad it no existent now) etc... well thats just my opinion. u might b a nvidia fan and i have nothing against that. the 6950 offers the best price/performance ratio, and are very overclockable. if u get one get it with a good aftermarket cooler and like me u should b able to clock your from 800 mhz core clock to 925 mhz core clock. also some ppl have flashed the bios on the 6950 and turned it into a 6970. turns out the 6950 is just a 6970 with shaders and rops disabled. try finding one with a dual bios switch, the ones that have them u can usually flash, but its been patched on most cards by amd.
This card is great(this is one of the 2 in my pc)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121431
this card stays somewhat cooler but is very big (this is the other one in my pc its enormous but cooler)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121431
hope this helps

 

[splatman213]

Dang i took 2 long to reply

 

[purple stain]

$340 is a really good deal for a SOC.You will be amazed at the performance.

 

[cerreta2884]

i kinda think i should have bought the gigabyte

 

[cerreta2884]

splatman213.. haha sorry i can alway cancel the order =)

 

[purple stain]

O wait, you bought the EVGA one?I thought you meant the Gigabyte SOC.

 

[cerreta2884]

lol did i do bad?

 

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i kinda think i should have bought the gigabyte

I agree, but the silver lining is that the EVGA cards have external exhaust fans, so in SLI they will blow all that hot air straight out of the case. The Gigabytes would exhaust all the heat inside the case.

 

[cerreta2884]

i bought this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-130-692&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2

 

[cerreta2884]

they were only 339 LOL I HEAR THEY ARE GOOD.. ***! HAHA

 

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