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Which graphic card is best for gaming? GTX680 4gb SLI or 7970 GHz CF?

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March 22, 2013 10:25:23 AM

I'm building a new gaming PC with following specifications:
-2560x1440p monitor Asus pb278q 60hz
-i7 3770k
-ddr3 1600 16gb ram
-128gb ssd
-asus maximus V formula
-windows 8

I would like to overclock a little.
I play hardcore games. I want to play crysis 3 in max settings at the resolution. I do a little of photoshop and autocad.

Please help me to find the best graphic card - asus dc2 gtx 680 4gb sli or asus matrix 7970 ghz cf.

Nvidia -
pros- adaptive vsync, more vram, cuda, physx, quiter, txaa

AMD-
pros- overclocking, more memry interface(384 bit>256), tressfx.

PLEASE help.

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March 22, 2013 10:35:10 AM

I'm not sure I would call adaptive sync a pro . . . you either care about tearing or you don't.

For AMD you have OpenCL as well, so it's not really like there are pros and cons for application calcs either.

You'll probably be pretty happy with either, and should just buy whichever one you can get the best deal on. Arguably the 6780 is faster, but most benchmarks are done at stock speeds so they will generally end up pretty darn close anyway.
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March 22, 2013 10:39:57 AM

Traciatim said:
I'm not sure I would call adaptive sync a pro . . . you either care about tearing or you don't.

For AMD you have OpenCL as well, so it's not really like there are pros and cons for application calcs either.

You'll probably be pretty happy with either, and should just buy whichever one you can get the best deal on. Arguably the 6780 is faster, but most benchmarks are done at stock speeds so they will generally end up pretty darn close anyway.


I really care about tearing and adaptive vsync as quality is better than quantity.
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March 22, 2013 10:44:23 AM

shik98 said:
Traciatim said:
I'm not sure I would call adaptive sync a pro . . . you either care about tearing or you don't.

For AMD you have OpenCL as well, so it's not really like there are pros and cons for application calcs either.

You'll probably be pretty happy with either, and should just buy whichever one you can get the best deal on. Arguably the 6780 is faster, but most benchmarks are done at stock speeds so they will generally end up pretty darn close anyway.


I really care about tearing and adaptive vsync as quality is better than quantity.


If you care about tearing then you want vsync on. I was really disappointed when I switched up to the 670 and tried it out. It's basically like saying "I care about tearing unless my screen is slow and then I don't care what it looks like anymore". So I still just run with vsync on anyway.
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March 22, 2013 10:46:22 AM

So , considering both cards which is the best?
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March 22, 2013 10:47:12 AM

Crysis 3 is going to require a more than one card. A single GTX Titan plays between 33 and 54 FPS at Very High Detail at a puny 1080p resolution. Two ATI 7970s are about the same. And those are on a 6-core CPU, and Crysis uses all 6 cores. You will need to drop a LOT more money on this thing to get Very High at that resolution. You'll want a i7-3960X and possibly 2 GTX Titans to play at that resolution at an average of 30+ FPS.
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March 22, 2013 10:48:49 AM

shik98 said:
So , considering both cards which is the best?


They are so similar there really is no best. Like I said, arguably the 680 is faster, but after your overclocking and tweaking you probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the two so just pick the one you can get the best deal on.
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March 22, 2013 10:51:29 AM

The HD7970 GHZ is the best AS A SINGLE card. But multi GPUs are better on the Nvidia side. I would say get 2xGTX670 as the GTX680 is at most 10% better at 25% more cost.
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March 22, 2013 11:02:21 AM

my vote goes for the cheapest 7970 you can find. those cards are so easy to overclock, paying extra for the ghz edition is a waste.
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March 22, 2013 11:02:43 AM

Novuake said:
The HD7970 GHZ is the best AS A SINGLE card. But multi GPUs are better on the Nvidia side. I would say get 2xGTX670 as the GTX680 is at most 10% better at 25% more cost.
+1 i agree

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March 22, 2013 11:17:51 AM

I really agree that they are just the same ones allover, but the question is: should i focus on tearing or overclocking?
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March 22, 2013 11:24:56 AM

shik98 said:
I really agree that they are just the same ones allover, but the question is: should i focus on tearing or overclocking?


I think that really depends on how much you hate tearing, and isn't really something that can be answered on the forums. I also said that before, I was really disappointed with adaptive vsync since I really dislike tearing so I ended up just running with vsync on anyway.
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March 22, 2013 11:27:59 AM

shik98 said:
I really agree that they are just the same ones allover, but the question is: should i focus on tearing or overclocking?
Only you can decide that pick which is more important to you.

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March 22, 2013 11:31:50 AM

Novuake said:
The HD7970 GHZ is the best AS A SINGLE card. But multi GPUs are better on the Nvidia side. I would say get 2xGTX670 as the GTX680 is at most 10% better at 25% more cost.


With that said, I would add another GTX 670 if he really wants to get better frames from Crysis 3. I have a single Titan and I get between 40-45 and I want more, so I will OC or get another. And the CPU that he's going for will surely limit him in some ways. So it's either 3x 680s, 3x7970, 3x 670 or 2 Titans or 2 x 690
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March 22, 2013 11:32:03 AM

bigcyco1 said:
shik98 said:
I really agree that they are just the same ones allover, but the question is: should i focus on tearing or overclocking?
Only you can decide that pick which is more important to you.



I just want your opinion and the reason...
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