I just bought a sapphire 6950 dirt 3 edition from newegg, did some research and am pondering making it into a 6970.
This requires two things: flipping the switch to unlock the shaders and overclocking the card to 6970 speeds.
I understand that the 6970 is built with one 8 pin power connector for additional ground because the card uses more power, and the memory modules are binned at higher speeds.
Over the years I have found that graphics cards are delicate pieces of hardware and have a high failure rate.
Right now I am leaning towards simply unlocking the additional shaders but leaving the card at stock 6950 speeds. It simply wasn't built to be a 6970.
I'm worried about the memory, power and the fact that it was built to be a 6950 not 6970.
Any comments?
This requires two things: flipping the switch to unlock the shaders and overclocking the card to 6970 speeds.
I understand that the 6970 is built with one 8 pin power connector for additional ground because the card uses more power, and the memory modules are binned at higher speeds.
Over the years I have found that graphics cards are delicate pieces of hardware and have a high failure rate.
Right now I am leaning towards simply unlocking the additional shaders but leaving the card at stock 6950 speeds. It simply wasn't built to be a 6970.
I'm worried about the memory, power and the fact that it was built to be a 6950 not 6970.
Any comments?