Who's getting the AMD 6990 Dual Core

[Evader]

Alright the AMD 6990 is being released on 3-8-2011. Who is getting this power hungry piece of hardware?

http://hw-lab.com/amd-radeon-hd-6990-specs-revealed.html

 

It most likely will be around $600.00. If you get one, please post performance with DCS. I just got a 6970, so I need to save a bit before I can sneak a 6990 into the house.

 

Good thing the wife would not know one graphic card from another. Just need to get rid of the newegg box, and packaging when I do spring for one.

Edited March 4, 2011 by Evader

[Pilotasso]

tried dual chip cards before....never again. Its not worth the trouble unless your really obsessed by 1 titlte that just happens to be compatible with SLI or crossfire.

 

Not only that, my last one failed, was power hungry and noisy and could fry eggs on it.

[bmbpdk]

i wont buy it, im a intel/nvidia guy through and through

[Evader]

i wont buy it, im a intel/nvidia guy through and through

 

 

Would you get the Nvidia GTX 590?

[bmbpdk]

Would you get the Nvidia GTX 590?

 

when the price gets lower, i propally will.

but right now im satisfied with my GTX460

[Pilotasso]

It seems the serious reviews pretty much sum it up. If you want a CF setup, forget the 6990. Its louder, hotter, sucks up more juice and doesnt perform better.

[Evader]

It seems the serious reviews pretty much sum it up. If you want a CF setup, forget the 6990. Its louder, hotter, sucks up more juice and doesnt perform better.

 

Who cares about loud...throw the fan away, slap on a watercooling block, and crank that bastard!

 

For someone that does not want one...sure up and reading them reviews quick. Admit it Pilotasso, you want a 6990 bad!

[EtherealN]

So the only reason to read rewievs is wanting one?

 

...maybe people read reviews to find out whether they should be wanting one? ;)

...or just out of a general technology interest. I read reviews for tonnes of CULV processors and such stuff, but it's not like I'm planning on buying one. I just happen to have a technology interest.

 

EDIT: Oh, and please shorten your signature. 6 lines is the limit stipulated by the rules. ;)

[Pilotasso]

Dont want a 6990, 2 580's is better, but if I had to build a new rig I would settle with just 1. None of my titles gains much with 2 GPU's and thats only 1 of the major drawbacks with these setups.

[RSharpe]

Alright the AMD 6990 is being released on 3-8-2011. Who is getting this power hungry piece of hardware?

http://hw-lab.com/amd-radeon-hd-6990-specs-revealed.html

 

It most likely will be around $600.00. If you get one, please post performance with DCS. I just got a 6970, so I need to save a bit before I can sneak a 6990 into the house.

 

Good thing the wife would not know one graphic card from another. Just need to get rid of the newegg box, and packaging when I do spring for one.

 

For $700+ and that crude cooling solution, no thanks. I'm going to see what Nvidia has to offer with the 590, but I'm not hopeful there either. I wonder if I can wait until the next generation, but the current generation really isn't all that great.

[Kuky]

Having had dual GPU video card and two in CF before I'm kinda shying away from them in the future as it's hit'n'miss with what game you have works with it good or not... and in past FC1 was running faster with them but it gave stutters... so even though having checked performance reviews on this card and they do seem impressive, when it works (but so does the price also) I'm gonna pass and wait till next good single GPU card comes out.

 

I also don't like how they keep changing connectors... just as you get adapter for one type of output they go and change it to different one... bastards...

Edited December 24, 2011 by Kuky

[John1606687966]

Just placed an order down for a 6990. Goodbye 5970 :)

[sobek]

No thanks. That thing alone has a higher TDP than my current PC.

[RaoulDuke1980]

I've just ordered 2, and a Gigabyte Assassin motherboard which will arrive tomorrow. Keen to get this built and see how it runs :)

[Pilotasso]

you better have a 1000W power supply as well then. :)

[Revvin]

Alright the AMD 6990 is being released on 3-8-2011. Who is getting this power hungry piece of hardware?

http://hw-lab.com/amd-radeon-hd-6990-specs-revealed.html

 

It most likely will be around $600.00. If you get one, please post performance with DCS. I just got a 6970, so I need to save a bit before I can sneak a 6990 into the house.

 

Good thing the wife would not know one graphic card from another. Just need to get rid of the newegg box, and packaging when I do spring for one.

 

According to this article you'd save yourself money and get better performance in a number of games by buying a second 6970 and running it in Crossfire mode than you would buying the 6990.

[Evader]

I've just ordered 2, and a Gigabyte Assassin motherboard which will arrive tomorrow. Keen to get this built and see how it runs :)

 

Two, you order another power supply too?

 

Koolance will have Waterblocks out in <2 weeks for the 6990. Judging by the distance between GPU's, the WC block will be almost as huge as the card and weigh a ton. I may someday drop some coin for one, but I just got my 6970's and WC blocks for them, so I'll most likely wait a bit.

 

Let us know how they run with A-10.

 

EDIT: What's wrong with your Asus R3E MB?

Edited March 9, 2011 by Evader

[RaoulDuke1980]

Two, you order another power supply too?

 

Koolance will have Waterblocks out in <2 weeks for the 6990. Judging by the distance between GPU's, the WC block will be almost as huge as the card and weigh a ton. I may someday drop some coin for one, but I just got my 6970's and WC blocks for them, so I'll most likely wait a bit.

 

Let us know how they run with A-10.

 

EDIT: What's wrong with your Asus R3E MB?

 

I have a corsair 1200watt psu, I'm confident it will do fine :). Theres nothing wrong with the asus rampage or the 5970 I have, they will probably be kept as spares or sold. I'm just fortunate in that I have a bit of cash to play around with, and after checking out the 6990's benchmarks I am shall we say... impressed.

[Pilotasso]

Man, but 2 separate cards are so much better. take the time for the research. :)

[StageFright]

I love my 6970, and with the 6990's release the prices on the 6970's are already starting to drop. Just wondering if it would be worth buying another one for crossfire. Thoughts, feelings.....?

[DocSigma]

DCS A10 using my current rig, runs really well and i'm very satisfied with it, but that beast of a card would be nice. Of course, its so damn big I'd have to, essentially, rebuild the entire computer around it. If i was running 3+ monitors at max res with all the bells and whistles I'd probably consider this card.

[Evader]

I love my 6970, and with the 6990's release the prices on the 6970's are already starting to drop. Just wondering if it would be worth buying another one for crossfire. Thoughts, feelings.....?

 

 

Depends, are you running full screen or are you exporting MFCD's in windowed mode. Crossfire works only in Fullscreen. I have two 6970's, but only one installed now. I get good frames but I am maxed out, GPU usage is @ 100% running 2560x2368 windowed mode. Temps get to only 45C, but I got the fan cranked to 75%.

[StageFright]

I'm running 3 monitors in eyefinity @ 5780 x 1080, I would have been happy with 1 6970, but running 3 monitors I took a slight FPS hit. That's why I'm considering getting a second card if its going to help with DCS. I like my settings on max....

[RaoulDuke1980]

Man, but 2 separate cards are so much better. take the time for the research. :)

 

I disagree. While nvidia runs certain games better, ATI seems to lead the field at the minute. AMD used to have the best processors, nothing touched the good old FX-55 in its day :P But now Intel dominate with their cpus and AMD are moving on in leaps and bounds the graphics market. Fair enough, sli and crossfire scaling arent that great, but with all the new technology that is being churned out at the minute, and once nvidia and ati get drivers optimized for better scaling, time will tell.

 

I got this computer set up today, but damnably, windows refused to install with the gigabyte motherboard. So I'm sticking with my trusty rampage while the assassin gets RMA'ed. So far the setup is looking good and the cards produce no more noise than a single 5970, which is good. Temperatures are understandably a bit higher now, but nothing that a well ventilated case can't deal with. Dragon Age II maxed out runs flawlessly, fps through the roof, no stuttering, artifacts or noticeable loading occuring. Thats the only real challenge this setup has had so far though, I'll get Warthog installed later and give this beast a real run-in. :thumbup:

[Ssnake51]

According to this article you'd save yourself money and get better performance in a number of games by buying a second 6970 and running it in Crossfire mode than you would buying the 6990.

 

Same conclusion was reached in this review:

 

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/03/07/amd_radeon_hd_6990_antilles_video_card_review