My 6950 got disabled @ newegg, no chance of crossfire?

Sammich · Oct 13, 2011

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102921

What's the general rule of thumb here? With this card disabled I don't really have the cash to buy two new cards. Is there any chance of running this 6950 with a different sapphire 6950?

ytpconquer · Oct 13, 2011

You can run any 6950 with any other 6950. You can also run it with any 6970 or 6990 (though not necessarily recommended). I would have gone with 2GB cards though especially if you are gonna crossfire later.

CubemonkeyNYC · Oct 13, 2011

Buy any other 1GB 6950 and you'll be fine. I have an XFX 6950 playing nicely with my two Sapphire 6950s.

This has been the case for multi-gpu for a long time, if not forever. Vendors don't matter.

EarthDog · Oct 13, 2011

Only the cores and memory have to match. Brand does not matter.

Sammich · Oct 13, 2011

Thanks guys, I am still in my second year of unassisted tinkering. This has been a big help. I wish I would have gone with 2GB cards.. I honestly thought they were overkill, then games started dropping that needed them. (I'm looking at you, RAGE)

BossBorot · Oct 13, 2011

You could sell off your current card and buy a 2gb set if you feel that you need it especially if you have classified access.

manu2b · Oct 13, 2011

EarthDog said:
Only the cores and memory have to match. Brand does not matter.

Yep, and you can still adjust any of them with MSI afterburner or Trixx.

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