Monday, April 30, 2012

Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2 GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 100312-3L

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Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2 GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 100312-3L
  • This really is an amazing video card that delivers what it promises- just don't let the expectation of rebate money influence your buying decision! Other reviewers alluded to problems getting rebates from Sapphire, and that has been my experience as well. Be aware that if you make a mistake on your rebate form and are denied, in most cases, there is no appeal process- One strike, your out!I took away one star on my rating for my lost rebate.... (18 bucks.... I had plans for that money!)
  • While this card is amazing and can take everything I throw at it, I was a little disappointed to find out that I was unable to unlock this card. I wasn't able to just flip a switch and I also wasn't able to get the RBE method to work either. I suppose I waited too long to pull the trigger on this wonderful video card. I've heard reports that they are lasering off the extra shaders to force people to buy the 6970.Don't let that deter you from buying an HD6950 though! You can still overclock to 6970 clock speeds while maintaining stability if you don't mind the extra noise and heat inefficiencies.I upgraded to this card from an HD4850 and it instantly tripled my 3DMark Vantage score ~22000.This…
Product Features
  • 1xDisplayPort
  • 1xDual-Link DVI-I
  • 1xSingle-Link DVI-D1xDisplayPort
  • 1xHDMI 1.4a
  • DisplayPort 1.2

 

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