by clyzm » Wed Feb 09, 11 1:57 pm
A word about the 6970:
Performance wise, in benchmarks it does a little bit worse than the 570 (its competitor) while being more expensive. And one would think the new heatsink design would make it cooler and use less power? Not true. Mine runs at 55-65c idle in a very well-cooled case, and the power draw is more than the 570 (at least, with its limiter on).
So your best bet is to get a 570, unless you want to do a multiple-monitor setup on one card. It's cheaper and better. You could also hold out until they release the 6990, which promises to compete with the 580 and supposedly will cool much better.
As for the list itself, I'm troubled by the PSU lists containing a deficiency of lower-end Corsair power supplies. I'm still running on a 650W and there have been zero hiccups, even when my power draw became significantly greater with the installation of the 6970. Otherwise, great list.
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clyzm on Wed Feb 09, 11 2:00 pm, edited 2 times in total.