I'm assuming that's not overclocked though?
Stock clocks are 830 / 1300 (1GB XFX 6950 ZNDC)
Topic: 5870 in stock at newegg (Read 1078 times)
Stock clocks are 830 / 1300 (1GB XFX 6950 ZNDC)
I'm assuming that's not overclocked though?
Let me know what the average megahash for a 6950 is because that will change the ratio a lot.
Getting ~360mhash at 885/760mhz gpu/mem, newest poclbm (phatk kernel) from git, -v -f10 -w128
Going off this.
(4*440)/1353=1.3008 megahash per server cost
going with 6950 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150523)
+(4*223)=1,253
(going with 420 because it seems reasonable from the mining hardware comparison not sure what a normal megahash is for the card.)
(4*420)/1253 =1.3407 megahash per server cost
according to this site (https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsSwOT3E1XTGdGtpa1BQcmJLN2x6TG1MRmxzb29BeFE&hl=en_US&authkey=COWC8toK#gid=0)
power consumption is basically the same as well a little in favor of the 6950.
At bare minimum the 6950 is better then the 5870 at those prices.
Let me know what the average megahash for a 6950 is because that will change the ratio a lot.
edit: found a better costing card for the 6950
If you add up the costs for a server (bare minimum)
cpu- $30
ram- $10
psu- $150
mobo- $140 (if you know cheeper then this with 4 pci express then let me know)
hd- $15
PCIe x16 Extender Cable $12*4
+4*240=$1,353cpu- $30
ram- $10
psu- $150
mobo- $140 (if you know cheeper then this with 4 pci express then let me know)
hd- $15
PCIe x16 Extender Cable $12*4
(4*440)/1353=1.3008 megahash per server cost
going with 6950 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150523)
+(4*223)=1,253
(going with 420 because it seems reasonable from the mining hardware comparison not sure what a normal megahash is for the card.)
(4*420)/1253 =1.3407 megahash per server cost
according to this site (https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsSwOT3E1XTGdGtpa1BQcmJLN2x6TG1MRmxzb29BeFE&hl=en_US&authkey=COWC8toK#gid=0)
power consumption is basically the same as well a little in favor of the 6950.
At bare minimum the 6950 is better then the 5870 at those prices.
Let me know what the average megahash for a 6950 is because that will change the ratio a lot.
edit: found a better costing card for the 6950
OMFG 3 different models of 5870 are now available! Including a reference board!! I LOVE the looks of a reference board!!!
I'm not sure if this is a really good value though. You can get similar hashing performance (and better gaming performance) from a 6950 for $3 more and you can buy those all day long. I think the 5870 still edges it out for power draw though.
lol limit 10 per customer. hmmm
Good find! Already bought a diff version yday!
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