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Michael T.

Michael T.

Joined on 11/23/06

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Most Favorable Review

Excellent Card

SAPPHIRE Toxic Radeon HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card 100312TXSR
SAPPHIRE Toxic Radeon HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card 100312TXSR

Pros: -Great overclocking, hit 1010/1500mhz using Sapphire TriXX (voltage control) -Cools great when using manual fan control -I was able to flash this to HD6970, unlocking the extra shaders -Excellent performer -Comes with DiRT3 :)

Cons: -None

Overall Review: I am a reviewer for a popular online website, and I was absolutely blown away by this card. Absolutely, positively one of the best HD6950s I've had my hands on. I can't speak for the entire population of these particular cards, but I know that this one overclocks to hell and back and was unlockable. Unlocking means that you can force flash this card with a bios from an HD6970 and go from 1408 shader cores to 1536. I saw about a 10% increase in performance on top of the wild overclocking I was able to achieve. Yeah, it's a little bit more expensive than other HD6950s but the price is well worth it if you plan on overclocking and attempting to flash the card.

Almost a perfect buy

BIOSTAR Hi-Fi H81S2 LGA 1150 Intel H81 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
BIOSTAR Hi-Fi H81S2 LGA 1150 Intel H81 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Low cost 6x PCI-E slots Uses only one 4-pin auxiliary power connector (plus ATX of course)

Cons: I could not find an option in the BIOS to choose VGA preference. By that, I mean I am used to boards who lets you use onboard VGA even if there is a video card in one of the slots. This is wonderful for troubleshooting, but it would also clean up my setup.

Overall Review: I would have given this board 5 eggs if it weren't for not having an [obvious] option in the BIOS to force onboard VGA. Biostar, could you please add this into a BIOS update? I would have just bought another if I knew it did this.

Great product

Mushkin Enhanced Ridgeback 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 998826
Mushkin Enhanced Ridgeback 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 998826

Pros: Solid performer, overclocks well, good looks. Mushkin has had a long line of memory that proves well, and these sticks definitely stick to that trend. Seems to overclock well so far, but I haven't pushed it

Cons: None yet