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6950xt instead of 6900xt?

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Hi Guys,

I have a "Problem".

In my System i have a 6900 XT Liquid Devil by Powercolor, an awesome card.

On vacation and maybe a little drunk saw the 6950 liquid devil at Mindfactory (german onlineshop), for 1449 € and bought it.

And no, this is no braging, i know it is a very first world problem.

I have seen used 6900 liquids go away for around 1300€.

Now the question: what card should I use?

 

I am really not sure. 

 

CPU: AMD R7 5800X3D GPU: Powercolor 6950XT Liquid Devil Board: MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge Wifi Ram: 64GB Corsair Vengeance LPX Black DDR4-3200 CL16 PSU: Seasonic Prime PX-1000 Case: BeQuiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev. 2 Cooling: Aquacomputer OCTO-Fancontroller, Custom loop with a 420 45mm Alphacool Radiator in the case, one external. D5 Pump, 9x BeQuiet! Silent Wings 3 140mm High Speed PWM

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Its the same card just clocked higher. I honestly would return the 6950XT and get my money back, otherwise its effectively spending €150 at best on a %6 factory overclock.

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I say use the newest and sell the older one. its an improvement even if its small, and doesnt look like you are in a budget anyway.

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4 minutes ago, Levent said:

Its the same card just clocked higher. I honestly would return the 6950XT and get my money back, otherwise its effectively spending €150 at best on a %6 factory overclock.

First of all, great signature.

 

As far as i Know, the Memory is clocked higher to a degree, the normal 6900 cant reach. 

you are right by a rational standpoint but i want to test the card at least 🤔

 I dont build the machine to use it fully, i like overbuilding. 😬

This card would test my cooling in a new way. 

Why do i have to make this stupid choice so difficult?

 

CPU: AMD R7 5800X3D GPU: Powercolor 6950XT Liquid Devil Board: MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge Wifi Ram: 64GB Corsair Vengeance LPX Black DDR4-3200 CL16 PSU: Seasonic Prime PX-1000 Case: BeQuiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev. 2 Cooling: Aquacomputer OCTO-Fancontroller, Custom loop with a 420 45mm Alphacool Radiator in the case, one external. D5 Pump, 9x BeQuiet! Silent Wings 3 140mm High Speed PWM

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5 minutes ago, Jorgemeister said:

I say use the newest and sell the older one. its an improvement even if its small, and doesnt look like you are in a budget anyway.

That exactly is the Problem. 

CPU: AMD R7 5800X3D GPU: Powercolor 6950XT Liquid Devil Board: MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge Wifi Ram: 64GB Corsair Vengeance LPX Black DDR4-3200 CL16 PSU: Seasonic Prime PX-1000 Case: BeQuiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev. 2 Cooling: Aquacomputer OCTO-Fancontroller, Custom loop with a 420 45mm Alphacool Radiator in the case, one external. D5 Pump, 9x BeQuiet! Silent Wings 3 140mm High Speed PWM

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33 minutes ago, alphatessi said:

This card would test my cooling in a new way. 

Why do i have to make this stupid choice so difficult?

seems to me you already made up your mind, have fun with the new card

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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The 6950 XT, from what I've read, has less restrictions on power limits. Should be more fun to OC yourself, so personally I'd stick with that one.

1 hour ago, Levent said:

otherwise its effectively spending €150 at best on a %6 factory overclock.

For this tier of card, that doesn't really seem out of the ordinary

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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Took the 6950 now and what a beast she is!

out of caution I upgraded the PSU aswell tho.

CPU: AMD R7 5800X3D GPU: Powercolor 6950XT Liquid Devil Board: MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge Wifi Ram: 64GB Corsair Vengeance LPX Black DDR4-3200 CL16 PSU: Seasonic Prime PX-1000 Case: BeQuiet! Dark Base Pro 900 Rev. 2 Cooling: Aquacomputer OCTO-Fancontroller, Custom loop with a 420 45mm Alphacool Radiator in the case, one external. D5 Pump, 9x BeQuiet! Silent Wings 3 140mm High Speed PWM

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