Gtx 670 FTW or Radeon 7970?

TheUnknownSources · May 17, 2013

It's really a hard decision for me to choose one of them out of these 2

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I mostly use this rig for gaming, and some for video programming like Sony Vegas, resolution 1920x1080 no higher than that (no multimonitor), and I don't know if I should overclock it or not

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here are the 2:

RADEON 7970:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161412
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008

GTX 670 FTW:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787

My Specs:
Mobo: asrock extreme 4
CPU: I5-3570k
PSU: CX 750W
Rams: CORSAIR Vengeance 8gb (2x4gb)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i
SSD: Samsung 840 Pro

Drew010 · May 17, 2013

I would go with the 7970. For some reason your links didn't work for me, they just went straight to Newegg's homepage but you pretty much can't go wrong with a Sapphire Vapor/Dual X whether its a Ghz edition or not.

barto · May 17, 2013

It could be just me, but those links go no where but to Newegg's main page.

Technically, the 7970 is better by a few frames. I doubt you'll really notice the difference between the two cards. I would say find one that has a steal of a deal and buy it.

Reviews: 7970 Ghz Edition (you can see reference 670 and 7970 in this review)
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6025/radeon-hd-7970-ghz-edition-review-catching-up-to-gtx-680
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7970-ghz-edition-review-benchmark,3232.html

TheUnknownSources · May 17, 2013

alright I fixed it, the link should work now, the gtx 670 ftw and the 7970 non-ghz, price range about the same, gtx670 a little cheaper, but which of the 2 will run cooler and quieter?

Onus · May 17, 2013

Try this Gigabyte HD7970: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125413
(my review is on 5/1).
I have it overclocked to 1130MHz (didn't try any higher) and it is bitmining 24/7 but it does not become obnoxiously loud or heat the room.

TheUnknownSources · May 17, 2013

Onus :

But the 7970 gigabyte is voltage locked? is it?

Onus · May 17, 2013

I believe it is voltage locked. I haven't tried to increase the voltage. I'm already running a 13% OC though, and am happy with its performance. At some point I'll play games with it (when the ASIC miners make GPU mining obsolete later this year), and will probably remove the overclock since my games don't need it.
In any event, pushing higher voltage is what tends to kill parts, and I have no need to take that risk.

DaPotatoes · May 17, 2013

Gtx 670 wait a week for the 700 series and prices will drop... If you can get a good deal on the 7970 get that there about equal but the 7970 is a tad faster but, the 670 will play better on different games as will the 7970.

Drew010 · May 17, 2013

The Sapphire 7970 Dual-X will run the coolest and quietest of those cards. However if you can afford it, the Vapor-X is the best cooling system out there besides aftermarket or Gigabytes crazy windforce.

spentshells · May 17, 2013

I will break the cycle and say 670 for games, after being a long time ATI fan I tried a premium nvidia card and I loved it.

BUT if you want to overclock get the 7970 non ghz

Onus · May 17, 2013

The Gigabyte I linked has the Windforce cooler. It works quite well. By way of contrast, a XFX "DD" model of the HD7970 I tried first was such a howler I RMA'd it after getting no timely response from XFX Support.

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