Title: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: Betsinski on June 10, 2011, 08:52:31 AM Hello All,
I was wondering which of those two cards is better for mining ? SAPPHIRE HD6950 PCI-E 2GB GDDR5 (http://www.stantek.com/products/500x500/p43407.jpg) SAPPHIRE HD6950 PCI-E 1GB GDDR5 (http://www.stantek.com/products/500x500/p45007.jpg) The 1 GB version is cheaper of course, but i was wondering if it's possible to unlock shaders ? Also on the 2gb model the fan seems too small to me. It will be very loud on high RPMs, no ? Please give me some feedback on those 2 cards. Thank you ! :) Title: Re: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: aznsniper911 on June 10, 2011, 08:56:43 AM Hello All, A reference 2GB unlocks, the hardest part right now is finding an older version of the card that unlocks still. A lot of the newer one are having a hard time unlocking with the new changes. Also the 1GB was harder to unlock if I remember correctly. I was wondering which of those two cards is better for mining ? SAPPHIRE HD6950 PCI-E 2GB GDDR5 (http://www.stantek.com/products/500x500/p43407.jpg) SAPPHIRE HD6950 PCI-E 1GB GDDR5 (http://www.stantek.com/products/500x500/p45007.jpg) The 1 GB version is cheaper of course, but i was wondering if it's possible to unlock shaders ? Also on the 2gb model the fan seems too small to me. It will be very loud on high RPMs, no ? Please give me some feedback on those 2 cards. Thank you ! :) Title: Re: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: Betsinski on June 10, 2011, 09:00:31 AM How about if I flash a BIOS with unlockable shaders on them ?
Title: Re: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: aznsniper911 on June 10, 2011, 09:02:53 AM How about if I flash a BIOS with unlockable shaders on them ? The issue here is if the card is able to unlock. If it cant unlock then flashing it with the BIOS is no use and may cause more harm. Title: Re: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: Betsinski on June 10, 2011, 09:18:30 AM I just got a good deal on ASUS EAH6950 DCII/2DI4S/1GD5 (http://mostbg.com/most/NormalImage.aspx?itemid=44146 (http://mostbg.com/most/NormalImage.aspx?itemid=44146))
This one have 2 fans and currently seems to be my favourite :) Any feedback on this model ? Title: Re: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: m4rkiz on June 10, 2011, 09:20:24 AM you can't unlock shaders in those 1GB versions, they lack bios switch and bios is reported as read only (i check many oc forums, tried -f switch with ati flasher etc.)
Title: Re: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: aznsniper911 on June 10, 2011, 09:21:06 AM I just got a good deal on ASUS EAH6950 DCII/2DI4S/1GD5 (http://mostbg.com/most/NormalImage.aspx?itemid=44146 (http://mostbg.com/most/NormalImage.aspx?itemid=44146)) I seen some unlock and I seen some that haven't been able to unlock. However these cards do overclock pretty well so you do get speed in return and lower fan noise!This one have 2 fans and currently seems to be my favourite :) Any feedback on this model ? Title: Re: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: aznsniper911 on June 10, 2011, 09:22:33 AM you can't unlock shaders in those 1GB versions, they lack bios switch and bios is reported as read only (i check many oc forums, tried -f switch with ati flasher etc.) http://www.overclock.net/amd-ati/996523-just-unlocked-powercolor-hd-6950-1gb.htmlThey are more rare/harder to unlock. Title: Re: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: m4rkiz on June 10, 2011, 09:22:43 AM I just got a good deal on ASUS EAH6950 DCII/2DI4S/1GD5 (http://mostbg.com/most/NormalImage.aspx?itemid=44146 (http://mostbg.com/most/NormalImage.aspx?itemid=44146)) This one have 2 fans and currently seems to be my favourite :) Any feedback on this model ? take it that is exactly what i have unlock is easy and card is quiet and cool (but it don't overclock too well, 860 is all i can get without voltage inctease) Title: Re: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: aznsniper911 on June 10, 2011, 09:24:40 AM I just got a good deal on ASUS EAH6950 DCII/2DI4S/1GD5 (http://mostbg.com/most/NormalImage.aspx?itemid=44146 (http://mostbg.com/most/NormalImage.aspx?itemid=44146)) This one have 2 fans and currently seems to be my favourite :) Any feedback on this model ? take it that is exactly what i have unlock is easy and card is quiet and cool (but it don't overclock too well, 860 is all i can get without voltage inctease) Title: Re: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: m4rkiz on June 10, 2011, 09:26:42 AM it still oc better, have more vram for gaming, and is quiet (believe me, those shapphire 1GB are LOUD)
Title: Re: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: aznsniper911 on June 10, 2011, 09:28:08 AM it still oc better, have more vram for gaming, and is quiet (believe me, those shapphire 1GB are LOUD) I don't disagree with that, I just disagree with shader unlock with the original poster wanted a lot it seemed. Right now the 6950 are a toss up with a lot of newer ones not being able to unlock. Also bios switch is use to tell reference design, one of the key parts is the actual core itself. I own the DCIi and TWin Frozr 6950 and love them better then my stock 6970Title: Re: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: Betsinski on June 10, 2011, 09:42:23 AM it still oc better, have more vram for gaming, and is quiet (believe me, those shapphire 1GB are LOUD) I don't disagree with that, I just disagree with shader unlock with the original poster wanted a lot it seemed. Right now the 6950 are a toss up with a lot of newer ones not being able to unlock. Also bios switch is use to tell reference design, one of the key parts is the actual core itself. I own the DCIi and TWin Frozr 6950 and love them better then my stock 6970Okay, so unlock is not guaranteed in both cards but currently I can buy the ASUS 1GB DCII cheaper than the 1GB Sapphire. So I guess Asus is better, no ? Title: Re: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: aznsniper911 on June 10, 2011, 09:49:00 AM it still oc better, have more vram for gaming, and is quiet (believe me, those shapphire 1GB are LOUD) I don't disagree with that, I just disagree with shader unlock with the original poster wanted a lot it seemed. Right now the 6950 are a toss up with a lot of newer ones not being able to unlock. Also bios switch is use to tell reference design, one of the key parts is the actual core itself. I own the DCIi and TWin Frozr 6950 and love them better then my stock 6970Okay, so unlock is not guaranteed in both cards but currently I can buy the ASUS 1GB DCII cheaper than the 1GB Sapphire. So I guess Asus is better, no ? Title: Re: Which VGA would you recommend ? Post by: Betsinski on June 10, 2011, 09:55:23 AM Anyone have an idea which SDK will give better performance for these cards ?
My guess is if m4rkiz is right and they don't OC so well then SDK 2.1 will be better because it gives better MH/s at lower clock speeds. Anyway how much MH you guys get with these cards ? |