The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    6970 vs 6990 WHich one?!

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by prastis, Sep 4, 2011.

  1. prastis

    prastis Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    5
    Messages:
    134
    Likes Received:
    8
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Hey peeps

    I am buying my laptop soon but because i figured out 1200 gbp may be a lot at the end of the day for a gaming laptop, i wanted to reduce the price a bit.

    If i go for 6970 instead of 6990 do you think it wont be futureproof? like i used to be a hardcore gamer or so, but now only games i think i will play will be Skyrim/BF3 and GUildwars 2. the first two are very demanding so i guess i will be ok for the later years as well. the difference between the two for the update is approx 100 english pounds. is it worth it for the 15% performance?

    ty
     
    prastis, Sep 4, 2011
    #1
  2. Mr_Mysterious

    Mr_Mysterious Like...duuuuuude

    Reputations:
    1,552
    Messages:
    2,383
    Likes Received:
    15
    Trophy Points:
    56
    "i wanted to reduce the price a bit"

    Seems to me you have already made your choice, my friend. :) Keep in mind both cards are absolute beasts.

    But if you are truly serious about playing those games well...buy or build a desktop. That's the best, most effective and cheapest way to stay current.

    Mr. Mysterious
     
    Mr_Mysterious, Sep 4, 2011
    #2
  3. prastis

    prastis Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    5
    Messages:
    134
    Likes Received:
    8
    Trophy Points:
    31
    ty for your reply.

    well i am going into my postgraduate course this year so i will be in uni, so desktop wont be the best option for me. so yeah i think i will go with the 6970. id love to see what others wanna say
     
    prastis, Sep 4, 2011
    #3
  4. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

    Reputations:
    3,289
    Messages:
    10,780
    Likes Received:
    1,782
    Trophy Points:
    581
    I personally would not pay 100 GBP for just a 15% increase.
     
    Kevin, Sep 4, 2011
    #4
  5. _Cheesy_

    _Cheesy_ Notebook Hoarder

    Reputations:
    9
    Messages:
    1,060
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    I would advise against that, seeing that there are some bad 6970m GPU out there and that bring your temperature up to a whopping 97c :eek:
     
    _Cheesy_, Sep 4, 2011
    #5
  6. swimmer1918

    swimmer1918 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    3
    Messages:
    286
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Ya I was originally going to go for the 6970m also but when I heard that the 6990m was coming out I decided to go with that because i didn't want to worry to much about heat problems. Also I don't ever plan on upgrading my GPU so I want it to last as long as possible. I think their was just a bad batch of 6970m, so I think its fine now but either way the 6970/6990m are both beast cards.
     
    swimmer1918, Sep 4, 2011
    #6
  7. johnnyman27

    johnnyman27 Notebook Lover

    Reputations:
    354
    Messages:
    1,315
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    56
    dont go for 6970m..yesterday my card died 2nd time after only one month :(it gave me black screen at boot..now im with 460m.i need to RMA it back again.
     
    johnnyman27, Sep 4, 2011
    #7