GPU upgrade: 7970, 7970ghz, vs GTX 770?

darkstar845

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I have been holding off upgrading my HD5870 for a long time now. My CPU is also old, Core i7 930 and I don't know if it will be a huge bottleneck. I can't upgrade both because I don't have the money and also planning to wait for Intel broadwell because haswell is not so much of an improvement.
I only have one 1080p monitor.

Can a normal 7970 reach the overclock settings of an 7970 ghz edition?
(ex. overclock a normal 7970 to 1050mhz)
 

GMPoisoN

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Maybe, but I would just go with getting the 7970 and a 3570k. They're relatively cheap now that Haswell is out. The 4670k is only $10 more than the 3570k, so it's a pretty decent time to upgrade.
 

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