MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC vs SAPPHIRE HD 6950 TOXIC 2G

[hakatech]

Hi everyone,

Please help me decide on which of these two GPU's is better. I am willing to overclock to get the best performance out of whichever one I buy but which one should I buy.

My system is:
Intel I5 2500k sandybridge CPU 3.3 GHz
Asrock P67 PRO3 SE Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard
Xigmatek Midgard White Knight Case
G-Skill 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX Memory Kit CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V
Thermaltake 575W Toughpower XT Modular PSU
Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache
LiteOn iHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive

Links to both gpu's:
SAPPHIRE HD 6950 TOXIC 2GB GDDR5
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1041&pid=1243&psn=&lid=1&leg=0

MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC
http://uk.msi.com/product/vga/R6950-Twin-Frozr-III-Power-Edition-OC.html


Thanks in advance for any help everyone.

 

[hakatech]

bump

 

[9_breaker]

the msi twin forza would be better especially when overclocking

 

[hakatech]

but from the reviews I have been looking, some sites seem to be able to overclock the Sapphire toxic and keep stable at a good temp much more than the twin frozr, but wasn't sure if they were correct

 

[stanfiem]

What did you go with and how did it go?? I just purchased the MSI and am waiting for it and a bunch of other parts to come. (entire machine to be more specific

 

[RussK1]

Hi everyone,

Please help me decide on which of these two GPU's is better. I am willing to overclock to get the best performance out of whichever one I buy but which one should I buy.

My system is:
Intel I5 2500k sandybridge CPU 3.3 GHz
Asrock P67 PRO3 SE Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard
Xigmatek Midgard White Knight Case
G-Skill 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz RipjawsX Memory Kit CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V
Thermaltake 575W Toughpower XT Modular PSU
Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache
LiteOn iHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW DL & RAM SATA Optical Drive

Links to both gpu's:
SAPPHIRE HD 6950 TOXIC 2GB GDDR5
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=3&sgid=1041&pid=1243&psn=&lid=1&leg=0

MSI R6950 Twin Frozr III Power Edition/OC
http://uk.msi.com/product/vga/R6950-Twin-Frozr-III-Power-Edition-OC.html


Thanks in advance for any help everyone.

This is easy... the sapphire~ comes with factory unlocked 6970's bios. not only do you get the clocks but you get the shaders + the bios switch.

I'm telling you, IT'S THE BEST DEAL - and you better get it while it's in stock. Read the reviews and if you're not sold then get the MSI.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102951

 

[Mousemonkey]

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