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Upgrading from 6870 to a 6970

McClintoc

McClintoc

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I'm looking to upgrade my video card but am limited to PCIe 2.1 cards - my rig is 3 or 4 years old. I think the best I can do is a 6970 but are these cards really still $400 new? Hasn't the 6970 been out for about a couple years now? Not to mention all the 7000 series cards. I'd prefere new but not at $400 for card that's been around a while. Am I missing something?
 
What do you mean limited? All new cards are backward compatible to PCIE 2.0 motherboards?
 
pcjunkie said:
What do you mean limited? All new cards are backward compatible to PCIE 2.0 motherboards?
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I wasn't aware of this. I don't build/upgrade nearly as often as I used to. If true, that certainly opens up my options.
 
Going prices I have seen on the Egg for a brand new Sapphire 6970 is 169.99. Have not seen another brand new for some time. A 7870 equals or beats a 6970 in real world performance.
 
I use the egg for product info and customer reviews but I stopped buying from them long ago.
 
If you can wait a bit I think the cards are going to drop in price once the new models become available...might get a better model 7950 for the price of a 7870 now...just a thought!
 
When are the new models coming out? I can wait. This is pretty much a random upgrade; it's not for any specific reason.
 
I doubt prices are going to go down anymore since the 2xx and 7xxx series are the same cards, there's really no reason for them to clear stock.
 
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