What to replace 2x6870s with?

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It's a bit hard to find any comparisons of Crossfired 6870s against more current videocards so I figure I'll ask here.

What single nVidia card should I be looking at from nVidia to replace my pair of 6870s?

What card would be comparable to what I have?
And what card would provide more performance?

I'm trying to get an idea of what it will cost me.

Games I play currently, SWTOR and Diablo3 at 1920x1200 with other stuff like Skyrim and MW3 mixed in. I play all currently at max settings. Specs are in my sig.

Thanks!
 
The only card you should really be looking at is the 670, assuming you have a budget. The GTX 580 is slower than CF 6870 and the GTX 680 is less than 8% faster than the 670.

The 670 should be faster than the 6870 CF in raw performance, and should provide a smoother framerate and less stuttering.
 
Went from dual 6870's to 670.. Performance is significantly better from a stutter perspective.
 
I also went from cfx 6870's to a 670. It's a great move. After selling my 6870's it was only about 100 ish out of pocket and now another and much much quieter. And I game at 1440p.
 
Thanks for the info guys! I'm guessing I can sell the 6870s for $150 a piece shipped, does that sound right?
 
Hostile said:
Thanks for the info guys! I'm guessing I can sell the 6870s for $150 a piece shipped, does that sound right?
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If they are 2gb cards then you should get close to that. If there 1gb more like 125ish
 
Hostile said:
Thanks for the info guys! I'm guessing I can sell the 6870s for $150 a piece shipped, does that sound right?
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Unless they have exotic cooling, then more like $125 as I just picked up new XFX 6870s for my sons gaming PCs for $130 a/r.
 
Hostile said:
Thanks for the info guys! I'm guessing I can sell the 6870s for $150 a piece shipped, does that sound right?
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I don't know the market for 6870's but just to put it in perspective I picked up a 6950 2GB with shader unlock to 6970 for $190 shipped. I'm pretty sure that was a killer deal from a fellow member.

I see newegg has them for 159 after rebate with free shipping. If you want it to move fast in a more and more bloated market with everyone upgrading I'd suggest going a bit lower in final price.

Every day that goes by it gets that much harder to get rid of 6000 series hardware b/c all us [H]ard guys are upgrading.

me? I'll continue to be happy with my 6900 series Crossfire setup listed in sig :) I only game at 1920X1080 anyways. I think I'll be good for at least one more year and hope to see a 700 or 8000 series from Red vs Green.
 
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