Worth upgrading 2xHD6950?

[killcomic]

I bought an AMD HD6950 about three years ago and it's now living and working in my i5 3570k (4.2GHZ) rig. I was fortunate enough to been given a second HD6950 from a friend that upgraded and have since then crossfired them.

Apart from the odd game that freaks out about dual cards, I've been pretty happy with the performance and have not had microstutter issues since AMD introduced frame pacing.

Problem is, the cards are 1Gb models, so I've been having issues with texture sizes in recent games, usually having to drop the textures a notch from max to stop the stutter.

 

Now, I play on a TV at 768p and my score in 3dmark11 is about 9000. Would going for a mid-range AMD or Nvidia card be a decent upgrade (like playing max settings at 1080p), or should I hold out till something better comes along?

[bbqsauce]

you could get a middle of the road card now before investing in something more high end to tide you over the next gen.

 

something like a 750ti or 270

[rambi36]

The  GTX 800 series and new R9/R7 series cards are rumored to be coming out around October-November. If you can wait until then to upgrade you should

[killcomic]

you could get a middle of the road card now before investing in something more high end to tide you over the next gen.

 

something like a 750ti or 270

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I have a mortgage to pay and a family to look after. It's hard to rationalise a video card purchase unless it's really bloody good and will provide a massive boost compared to what I have...

[killcomic]

The  GTX 800 series and new R9/R7 series cards are rumored to be coming out around October-November. If you can wait until then to upgrade you should

Ah! Of course! Good point! 

[bbqsauce]

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I have a mortgage to pay and a family to look after. It's hard to rationalise a video card purchase unless it's really bloody good and will provide a massive boost compared to what I have...

then you'd be better of sticking to what you have and wait for the next gen of cards and see what they have to offer.

then buy the most price/performance card within your budget.

[Sharif]

I vote for waiting

Ps I am waiting as well  

[killcomic]

I vote for waiting

Ps I am waiting as well

Waiting, the pastime of champions!

[TheRunningOtaku]

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I have a mortgage to pay and a family to look after. It's hard to rationalise a video card purchase unless it's really bloody good and will provide a massive boost compared to what I have...

if you're having money troubles you should wait. The build is plenty good enough for now and I'm sure you'll be able to play just fine by turning down the textures 

[GlassBomb]

You can probably try to sell your 6950's (I had one, too! <3). And buy a single used 770 or 780 once the 800-series hits the market.

[maazster]

you could get a middle of the road card now before investing in something more high end to tide you over the next gen.

 

something like a 750ti or 270

750 Ti would be a downgrade and the 270 won't not be a big jump in performance

[maazster]

Sell your current card off and try to get a 280X

[bbqsauce]

750 Ti would be a downgrade and the 270 won't not be a big jump in performance

it would help in the vram aspect only I guess. thats pretty much the only reason why.

a cheap 2gb vram card to tide him over if he really need the vram upgrade.

 

also, for the OP's case. waiting is a much better option