Hey all,
I'm looking to get a new video card to go along with my new Dell U2412M and eventually a Core i5 2500k. I've got it narrowed down to the XFX 6870 stock dual fan (possibly Black Edition, same price) and the XFX 6950 2GB stock dual fan. In Canada, the after tax, after rebate price gap between the two is $100 ($194 vs $295). Alternatively, the XFX 6950 1GB stock dual fan is $261, or $67 more than the 6970.
In the foreseeable future, I'm looking to play Starcraft II, The Witcher II, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Rage, Batman: Arkham City, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Diablo III, Mass Effect 3 and Guild Wars II. I have absolutely no plans to go multi-monitor or get a higher resolution monitor. I'm not super picky about having the settings and AA and AF jacked up; I'd love to have it but I'm more concerned about playing future games at native resolution.
So, do you think it's worth shelling out the extra hundred on the 6950 2GB to be a bit more future proof, or should I grab the 6870 and save the cash to upgrade when it struggles to run games at 1920x1200?
Thanks!
I'm looking to get a new video card to go along with my new Dell U2412M and eventually a Core i5 2500k. I've got it narrowed down to the XFX 6870 stock dual fan (possibly Black Edition, same price) and the XFX 6950 2GB stock dual fan. In Canada, the after tax, after rebate price gap between the two is $100 ($194 vs $295). Alternatively, the XFX 6950 1GB stock dual fan is $261, or $67 more than the 6970.
In the foreseeable future, I'm looking to play Starcraft II, The Witcher II, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Rage, Batman: Arkham City, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Diablo III, Mass Effect 3 and Guild Wars II. I have absolutely no plans to go multi-monitor or get a higher resolution monitor. I'm not super picky about having the settings and AA and AF jacked up; I'd love to have it but I'm more concerned about playing future games at native resolution.
So, do you think it's worth shelling out the extra hundred on the 6950 2GB to be a bit more future proof, or should I grab the 6870 and save the cash to upgrade when it struggles to run games at 1920x1200?
Thanks!