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Alright. I also read somewhere that i could take and over clock my 6950 to 6970 speeds when i get it. Is it safe to do that?/what kind of aftermarket is required to do that? and one more thing... If i overclock my cpu and put a better fan on it how much is that going to shorten the life of it?
 
Im almost ready to return my 6850 and 500w so i can swap them for a 6950 and 700w plus get cooler master hyper 212+ for my cpu so i can overclock it. My finall concern before ordering is will the fan fit in my computer because my case doesnt have a pocket or anything behind the motherboard so will it still fit or won't it work?
 
broken flyer said:
Alright. I also read somewhere that i could take and over clock my 6950 to 6970 speeds when i get it. Is it safe to do that?/what kind of aftermarket is required to do that? and one more thing... If i overclock my cpu and put a better fan on it how much is that going to shorten the life of it?
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You'll have to flash the BIOS in order to unlock the shaders that will get it to a 6970, but you have the potential to ruin the card. It would shorten the CPU's lifespan, but not significantly. You'll upgrade before it would die, most likely. Just be sure to watch your temps, but that shouldn't be a problem with a 212+. I would also recommend getting some arctic silver 5 thermal compound instead of the stuff that comes with the 212+.

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Im almost ready to return my 6850 and 500w so i can swap them for a 6950 and 700w plus get cooler master hyper 212+ for my cpu so i can overclock it. My finall concern before ordering is will the fan fit in my computer because my case doesnt have a pocket or anything behind the motherboard so will it still fit or won't it work?
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Yes, but you'll have to take the motherboard out to install it. What power supply are you looking at?
 
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Yes, but you'll have to take the motherboard out to install it. What power supply are you looking at?
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Raidmax 700w with the blue led's in the fan. My case is a raidmax skyline so it should go with that/its a good price as long as it holds up. i was going to get a xfx 650w that someone recommended but as is iv spent way to much on this already and if the raidmax will work i can't justify anything more.
 
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don't get raidmax, i recomended the xfx because it is the cheapest that is worth the money and of quality, the raidmax and most other psu's will fail soon and there is a chance it will take other parts with it, and if not soon it will eventually.
 
Alright... i have now reluctantly changed my psu in my cart to a xfx 650w as i wave good by to my money. By the time im done with this act of musical chairs this machine will have cost me $930 after mail in rebates. is that completely outrageous for the performance ill get out of it or is that actually not too bad?
 
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I see that xfx makes a 6950 graphics card as well thats $10 cheaper then the gigabyte version with the same specs plus with the mail in rebate for it that would cut my total 40 dollars more. is xfx good for graphics cards too?
 
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Good move on the power supply. Yes, its expensive, but would you rather skimp on it now or have your entire system fry later?

XFX is good for video cards, as long as it doesn't break. Their customer service is horrid.
 
Ya. I was all set to do this parts swap and then i thought for good measure id check with the guy that helped me build my computer/helped me pick out the original components and he pretty much told me im off my rocker and that id just be throwing my money away because what i have will work and that the performance increase isnt going to be worth all the extra money. Now i just dont know. I trust his judgement but if im gonna have to upgrade this stuff within the next year id definitively rather do it now while i can still return everything to newegg. Ugg... It would be so easy to just leave it as it is and not worry about it but at the same time its like why not just do it now and be set for a longer time before i have to upgrade. I just don't know.
 
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