Buying my first GPU, advice needed

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Hi i am buying a graphics card and would love some insight into which card is most suitable.
I have researched the cards i would be willing to buy which are around $400 to $480 and will be used to only play games, for example Skyrim(modded),The Witcher 2, Borderlands 2, Sleeping Dogs and Battlefield 3.

Currently these cards are
AMD:
Gigabyte Radeon HD7970 GHz Edition 3GB = $469
Sapphire Radeon HD7970 3GB OC Edition with Boost= $419
Gigabyte Radeon HD7970 Overclocked 3GB = $410
Nvidia:
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II= $429
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Overclocked 2GB= $419

I have no previous experiences with any of these cards manufacturers as this is my first gaming PC but from what i have seen online the amd cards are superior. Also the Never Settle:Reloaded makes me want to buy an amd card more then an nvidia currently. The monitor resolution i will be using is 1920x1080 and will only be using a single monitor.
I would be thankful for any response's or answer to my choice.
Thanks
 
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my personal prefernc ewould be the 670 because of the Nvidia technologies TXAA advanced Physx ,adaptive Vsync and some others.although the 7970/7970Ghz ed does output more frames it doesn't do it in as a "controlled" manner.it is normally not noticable if you only have one card though it is more of an issue with dual or more card setups.Anyway 7970 is a great choice if you dont mind being without the Nvidia exclusive stuff . as far as vendors go the Asus DCU2 cooler is the best mix of quiet and cool.
 
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Nvidia is more expensive, I dont think you will see any difference if you dont play any games with PhysX.

I woudl suggest the 7970, the gigabyte OC for 410$ looks good. And it has better performance than a 670. I would only recommend nvida in this case if you plan to go double GPU in the future, SLI is a bit more stable than crossfire atm.
 
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+1 yea i just prfer nvidia myself but AMD is definately better value.they have improved performance greatly with the never settle drivers
 
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