Should I choose the 7970 or GTX 680

bennyboy95

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I am building my first gaming system at the moment and the only thing I need now is a graphics card. I am debating between the Matrix 7970 Platinum 3GB which I can buy for £270 or the GTX 680 MSI Twin Frozr OC 2GB which I can get for £260.

I plan on using the system mainly for games like battlefield 4 and total war rome 2 and was wondering if anyone could help me as I am still quite new to it all.

Thanks in advance for any help given.
 

sancco

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The new generation of ATI cards (successor to the HD7970) are being announced on the 25th September and will be available in mid-October. I would wait until mid-to-late October and reassess the graphics card marketplace - current prices will probably have dropped, and the new range of cards will be faster than what's currently available.
 

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Okay but I have about £270 at the most for a graphics card so do you think one of the newly released cards in October will be as low as that?
 

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Okay thank you for the help, it's not too bad waiting either as I am on holiday in Turkey from the 28th till the 12th October :)