new rig

[Welsh]

according to this chart your 5970 should be equal to the 580.

it is

But 580 is one card, and still cheaper than a second 5970 for me ......... Even though i dont need one.....im planning ahead dear hanzie

[qwert]

If I need more graphics power I will just get another card go crossfire never tried it befor

[qwert]

my sexy wire management

[qwert]

and yea i know mt heatsink sucks balls i just didnt want to put my old one it looks like it seen better days lol

[IceT-Bag]

my sexy wire management...

I think I just wee'd in my pants

[GrumpyOG]

Have you unlocked the extra shaders etc on your 6950 yet to make it a 6970? Worked well on mine and all you need is the free radeon bios editor program (RBE)

[Welsh]

my sexy wire management

I may be wrong about this......butt shouldnt the ram sticks be in the same colour for dual channel?

[Sky]

my sexy wire management

I may be wrong about this......butt shouldnt the ram sticks be in the same colour for dual channel?

Well spotted Welchie, but give Qwerts his due he did do well considering the area he grew up, most kids on his estate see computers as something you smash with a club

[qwert]

So wats wrong with my ram?

[IceT-Bag]

Its not running in DUAL CHANNEL mate, so you're not using it to its max potential.

Your RAM slots on the mobo are colour coded, refer to your manual to see which slots you should stick your RAM in for it to run in DUAL CHANNEL mode, it will either be BLACK slots or RED slots.....not a BLACK and RED slot!


EDIT

As Im a nice guy I went and downloaded the mobo manual and had a look at the belly of the beast, I have discovered on pages 2-14 and 2-15 that you should place your DDR3 RAM in the RED slots (Slots A1 and B1).

We recommend that you install the memory modules from the red slots for better overclocking capability