hesitating, need fast answer

[Arinoth]

Avoid the 6870 if you can as its been plagued with poor driver support since its release and the extra cost you would put into a 6950 for the performance and better driver support would definitly be worth it.

[ultimdan]

Well Arinoth and YukonTrooper convinced me. I ordered the 6950 and will be returning the 6850. I don't plan to upgrade my video card for a while, so I think it's the best option for me. I'll maybe try to overclock my Q6600 a little bit too, to squeeze a little bit more performance from my CPU.

I'll try to mod it to a 6970 and keep you posted.

Thanks a lot for all your advice. Hardware Canucks is a really good community.

[draemn]

Yeah, if you're gonna get an upgrade, why not get the best architecture out?

[maverick_brent]

i bought a 6950 a month or so ago, very worth it. great card, no problems in any of the games you have mentioned. and mine was a succesful unlock to 6970
cheers and Hope you enjoy...

[JJThomp]

You can pick up a 6950 1gb for $200

[ultimdan]

Just a little follow-up. I received my 6950 (stock XFX) a while ago and couldn't be happier. I haven't tried to mod it to a 6970 yet, as I don't feel the need. I just want to thanks you all for the good and fast advices.

[Arinoth]

Glad to hear you got it and you're happy with your decision. Just hope the upgrade itch doesn't bite you in a few months