Which GTX 670 is best?

BlindPilot25Q

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I'm making a watercooled build for gaming, and a GTX 670 makes the most sense. Seeing as it'll be watercooled so I don't have to worry about noise, which of the GTX 670's gives out the best performance for under $400?
 

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Forgive my naivety, but I've heard that Nvidia cards are just better all around. Am I wrong? What kind of performance difference will I get OCing a 670 vs a 7970?
 

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A watercooled overclocked 7970 will destroy a 670.
 


An HD7970 cooled with water with a mild OC will even surpass a GTX680. And no, a GTX680 CAN OC, but the gains from it give you much less increase in performance due to NVidias GPU Boost that throttles the card.

These is some of my favourates :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127732

I know they have aftermarket coolers adding cost, BUT they have some of the best components too. So yeah.
 
The best advice is to do your own research using professional review sites. Don't just take the first advice you receive from anonymous forum posters.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GeForce_GTX_780_OC/26.html
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