I googled everywhere and i couldn't find a definitive answer about this question.
What is the performance difference while in crossfire with these two cards. I am goign to crossfire soon and im thinking of getting a 6950 DCII and unlocking it to a 6970 (since ive read around and it seems you still can). But just in case i cant unlock itm how much performance would i loose
I already have a flashed 6950 (unlocked shaders and 6970 clocks)
[QUOTE=WingedAssailant;33960737]I googled everywhere and i couldn't find a definitive answer about this question.
What is the performance difference while in crossfire with these two cards. I am goign to crossfire soon and im thinking of getting a 6950 DCII and unlocking it to a 6970 (since ive read around and it seems you still can). But just in case i cant unlock itm how much performance would i loose
I already have a flashed 6950 (unlocked shaders and 6970 clocks)[/QUOTE]
I would think it wouldn't be a huge loss, as the performance difference between a 6950 2GB and 6970 2GB isn't extremely large. It will be noticeable if you try to max metro 2033 at 2560x1600 as those extra few frames can mean a ton, but I think in most games you'll get framerates far above 60fps which means it won't make much of a difference, unless you're running a 120hz monitor.
I wouldn't worry though because recent Newegg reviews says the DCII does unlock. If you want a card guaranteed to unlock the [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102945]Sapphire dual fan 6950[/url] comes shipped with the 6970 bios on the second bios, so you just have to flip a switch. If you get the DCII be careful when flashing, if you screw up you'll own nothing but a $300 brick, but the flashing isn't that difficult so I wouldn't worry. Good luck with your new GPU.
You can unbrick it by reflashing the stock BIOS back on with a PCI gpu
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