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If I were you...I'd go with the Phenom II 955. Cheaper and exactly the same except for clock speed, which can easily be changed. Use the extra money to go with the 2GB version of the 6950.You'll also want an aftermarket CPU cooler. The one that comes with the 955/965 sounds like a vacuum cleaner.
He told me he didn't want to overclock. Also if you're not planning to unlock to a 6970, the 1gb 6950 actually does better because it has lower latency across the VRAM subsystem due to the lower amount of VRAM. Also, 1gb is all you really need for 1080p.At least that was my reasoning... Not sure Rin is up for a VBIOS flash...
Fair enough. Though, I'm not sure how long it will remain true that 1GB is enough for 1080p. The Witcher 2 is already making me wish I had more.
It's not the VRAM. That game just makes GPUs cry.
Setting that to very large turns the game into a slideshow on any 1GB card from what I've heard.
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