Short Review of MSI R6950 TF2 OC "Twin Frozr II OC Ed"

Twin frozr II 6950 has already arrived. By now, Im sure you guys are already familiar with MSI's Twin Frozr Classification of video cards. These are Non-reference videocards, very efficient with solid & sturdy components and lastly the Twin Frozr cooler which is very cool and quiet.
Basic specs of the card:
•Core/Memory
810MHz Core
2GB GDDR5 5000MHz Memory
256bits Memory Interface
Shots!!!! Shots!!! Shots!!!
5 Heatpipes!!!
•Video Output Function
Mini DisplayPort x2
Dual-link DVI x1
Single-link DVI x1
HDMI x1
Quadfire Capable
•Accessories
2pcs 4pin to 6pin Power
Crossfire Cable
Mini HDMI to HDMI
Software DVD
Free 3dmark11 Advanced Edition
Manuals
For the test system:
Processor: i7 2600k oc'ed at 5ghz (Im pretty sure there will be no bottlenecks already with this clock)
Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD65
Mems: Plain Kingston memory
Harddisk:WD 500GB Green Caviar SATA
PSU: AcBel R88 900watts
Hear ye thy Benchies!!!!
3dmark06 Stock GPU speed
3dmark Vantage. Stock GPU
3dmark06 Oc'ed GPU
Last Bench
3dmark Vantage OC'ed GPU
Thanks THanks

Nice work. Nice Images.
What DDR3 Kingston memory ?GB. @ 1800MHz < 2000MHz ?
How many people will OC their CPU to 5GHz ?
I Think you are an Extreme OverClocker. Will you be testing 6970 , 6990 also?
I have the MSI R6870 Twin Frozr II Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 OC edition.
my scores 3DMark 11 - P3814, 3DMark 06 - 17409, 3Dmark Vantage - P11184.
and your Scores indicate like 60% improvement over mine.
Oh! surprised you did not run/list your 3DMark 11 since it came packaged with your HD6950.
True the HD 6870 is mid-level and the HD 6950 / 6970 are highend cards which also shows a significant difference
in Performance.
Spend $269 USD (Price at Newegg.com) for MSI R6870 Twin Frozr II Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 OC
or $414 USD MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 OC which only know is available in UK link:http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-113-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752
Not yet sold in USA (I have not been able to locate) since MSI HD 6950 regular unit sells for $299 (price at Newegg.com) add probably $40 for TF II-OC unit once released.
For $270 vs $340 a $70 difference the better buy would be MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 Twin FrozR II 2048MB GDDR5 OC.
Note: I would not purchase the item from UK if ya live in the USA when you have to add S&H plus sales tax looking at $500. ouch!
I Appreciate the info/review and Thankyou for posting it.

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