7950 vs 7870

Mad_Mike

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Alright guys, I'm building my first pc! I was recommended the build below from another post here. However, I'm a little hesitant about the GPU. It's the cheapest 7950 you can buy and it only has 1 fan. Plus, a lot of the Newegg reviews talk of it running very hot and loud.

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/
GPU: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r79503gd5ocbe

So, should I take a step down and go for this?
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr787oc2gd
I has a higher clock speed, 3! fans, factory oc?, and better reviews.

What do you guys think?? I appreciate any advice.

Oh, and I won't be using any sort of aftermarket cooling and I'm not looking to overclock (yet :na:)
 
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Get the 7950, it's...

Dazzor

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Get the 7950, it's faster, and you don't really need to worry about temps, the nicest things about graphic cards is that they are pretty much good as they come. As long as you don't overclock them with this one little fan you should be okay, besides nobody really hears the fans when you're gaming with full volume.
 
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Mad_Mike

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Alright, thanks for the advice friends. I'm going to cancel the MSI order and get the gigabyte one instead. Its only $6 more than the price I got for the MSI card, after rebates that is.

Thanks again!

 

Dazzor

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Yes because it's superior, no one is going to say buy a 7950 instead of a 7970 unless you have a budget. Quite frankly I'd get the 7970 if I were you as the 7950 is becoming slightly dated, it's not to say it won't run games on ultra because it will, it's just not as good.
 

Immaculate

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Or if you can have some patience, maybe grow your budget for another month and a half, the new Radeon 9000s line up is being released September/October.
Also when trying to show us your build on PCPartPicker, you need to click on "System" then copy the permalink. Paste the permalink.
 

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