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XFX HD6950 XXX Edition Review – dual fan overclocked

Dead Space 2 is a survival horror third-person shooter. The player controls Isaac Clarke from a third-person point of view, looking over the character’s right shoulder. The game features no HUD elements, relying on holograms projected from the player character and his weapons to show information such as messages and ammunition count, respectively. Player health and stasis is shown by a visual indicators located on Isaac’s back. Isaac must fight an alien organism that infects and takes control of human corpses, turning them into “Necromorphs”, mutating their bodies.

Necromorphs must be dismembered as the alien organism controls host bodies via tentacles extending into their limbs. Other, larger types of Necromorphs that cannot be dismembered will often have yellow, glowing pustules, indicating weak spots. Occasionally, when an enemy gets close enough to Isaac, they will grab a hold of him, and the player must repeatedly press a key to fend off the enemy, with failure to do so leading to death of the player character.

We love Dead Space 2, its been a firm favourite in the KitGuru offices since it was released. It doesn't prove to be a problem for any of the hardware on test today, even at this high resolution.

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14 comments

  1. This is more like it. good overclocks too. I need an upgrade in the next few months, but I might opt for the GTX560

  2. Seems like a good card, depending on the price point they achieve. they seem to have another XXX out with a single fan design.
    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-194-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

  3. Dual fans are always the way to go. anyone ever released a card with three fans ?

  4. mmm so it will be over £200 then? its right into the 560 price zone, tough call

  5. DOnt think any company has released a mainstream card with a three fan design, although I know arctic cooling had the exteme cooler on sale, was reviewed here. it had three fans.

  6. I really like that return to idle bit in the cooling section. sometimes the crap coolers ive noticed can take well over a minute to sort the temps out.

  7. I thought XFX had lost the plot after reading that Black Edition review at the weekend. no more like a black edition that my kettle. this is a lot better.

  8. Its either this or the 560……. ill probably opt for nvidia. prefer the drivers

  9. Im still getting over that 6970 card from Asus, everything pales in comparison. 🙂

  10. my mate garry pointed me to this today, if they can get it under £200 quid id jump all over it, but I cant see that happening

  11. Well I just bought the hD6870 flex, and have two screens coming soon, all for £600 🙂 really excited, but this card looks good too.

  12. great looking card, love the dual fan setup. wish AMD would adopt that idea, we have to wait months after the release to see them. sucks for early adopters

  13. This range doesnt impress me to be perfectly honest. they are good cards but I expected so much more from AMD when they were released. prefer nvidia all round.

  14. Very nice, but ive entered the 460 competition, would prefer it !