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Old February 3, 2011, 07:22 AM
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the last new card i bought was a 4870x2 then a pair of 4890s
im looking for the best bang for my bucks what does everyone recomend for
the 2-300 range im into fps games online
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Old February 3, 2011, 07:31 AM
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In that price range an HD 6950 or GTX 560Ti
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Old February 3, 2011, 07:37 AM
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Yuppers, either a 6950 or 560 will do to echo Bond's comments.

Both cards are very good.

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Old February 3, 2011, 10:46 AM
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Same here. If you hurry you can still buy unlockable 6950's :)
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Old February 3, 2011, 10:57 AM
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online games usually dont require too much hp, but you cant go wrong with current gen

solutions. the 2gb radeons fare better at higher resolutions than their nv counterparts, similarly

priced of ocurse :)
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Old February 6, 2011, 07:38 AM
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well i am gaming with a 32 inch lcd so whats the deal on these new 6XXX series cards and im assuming the new nvidia ti cards are their compitition.
ill do some reading
thanks guys
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Old February 6, 2011, 07:46 AM
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bang per buck you cant beat the 220$ 560 asus ti, check the forums below.

i would recommend though the 2gb 6950 for higher resolutions :)
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