HD 7970 or 7970 ghz? And what brand?

John Seitz · Apr 21, 2013

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RMoi

Heres my set up of what id like but im not really going to overclock much if at all should i get the ghz editions or just the regular? im also looking for opinions on what brands i should choose from. mostly gaming on ultra settings and for awhile 1600 x 1050 resolution until i get a different monitor.

below is a link to the site with just the choices available help lil old me choose the best option.

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=70,112&sort=a5

Airm3n-1292454 · Apr 21, 2013

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100351vxsr
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-hd7970dc23gd5
Either of these two are the ones i'd pick myself. I have the 7950 asus while its a really big card (triple slot) its very quiet. At max load on the card the fan is almost inaudible. I've heard the sapphire vaporx are really good as well not sure on the noise of them though.

ksham · Apr 21, 2013

The 7970 GHz has a boost bios for slightly higher OC. I personally would get the 7970 (non-GHz) just because it's cheaper by an average of about $50. As for brand, go with Gigabyte or Sapphire.

The Gigabyte GV-R797OC-3GD is the best value.

John Seitz · Apr 21, 2013

are you stalking me lol j/k im probly going with the gigabyte from what im reading i doubt ill ever need the ghz editions

ksham · Apr 21, 2013

Sorry if that's how I made you feel. If you prefer that I ignore you from now on, just say so. Won't hurt my feelings.

photonboy · Apr 21, 2013

My 2 cents:

My personal advice is to buy the 3-slot Asus and overclock it from 925MHz to 1000MHz. It has a massive heatsink which is especially important under load. So it will be QUIETER than the Sapphire or Gigabyte under load.

I have the Asus GTX680 DC2T which is essentially the same 3-slot cooler and while the Kepler GPU uses less power (less heat) it's also working at 1250MHz (boost clock) so I have little doubt the HD7970 GPU won't run nicely at 1000MHz.

I also rarely hear my graphics card even when gaming. I strongly dislike noise from a gaming PC.

Cheers.

John Seitz · Apr 21, 2013

ksham :

no man im just messing with you i enjoy your opinions thanks

mystilez · Apr 24, 2013

Dont buy Gigabyte airflow on that set up is pretty bad. I have the gigabyte 660 ti with a side panel fan on my case. it feels like it recycles the hot air cause of the lack of directing the airflow from the rear and the front, but directing the hot air from the side where my side intake fan is blowing.

trixloit · Apr 24, 2013

I have a 7970 GHz it mostly works but it seems faulty anyway I could only OC it to 1150 mhz core and 1550mhz memory and have it be completely stable as a novice, I might have been been able to get either core or mem up by a little more like 10-15mhz but higher than that and it gave me a brown screen, I couldn't be arsed figuring if it was memory or core so I left it.

A basic 7970 seems like it could pretty close to what I got so in hindsight I'd say it's pointless to buy a Ghz edition 7970.

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