best 7950 gigabyte or xfx

raiderguy92 · Oct 1, 2013

so i decided to use a 7950 in my pc build will be paired with a fx-6300 but after looking at the 7950s on newegg there were 2 that really interested me the gigabyte version with 3 fans is the one im leanin towards because of the extra cooling or the xfx black edition which also comes with crysis 3 on top of the other 3 games offered by amd so onto my question. is crysis 3 worth getting rid of the extra cooling also the xfx version is 45$ more so would it just be best to get the gigabyte then use the 45$ i saved to buy crysis 3 ? and is gigabte a reliable brand this is gonna be my first pc build so i didnt want to have to rma the gpu in the first week

swifty_morgan · Oct 1, 2013

gigabyte.............

patrick47018 · Oct 1, 2013

If they still made the HIS IceQx2 I would recommend that, but since they do not the Gigabyte is your best choice

raiderguy92 · Oct 1, 2013

patrick47018 :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161420

patrick47018 · Oct 1, 2013

I meant this: http://204.14.213.185/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161429

That is a pretty good card, but the Gigabyte is better, the only reason I'd get that card is if your case had horrible airflow as that card pushes almost all the hot air out of the case

raiderguy92 · Oct 1, 2013

patrick47018 :

i dont know how my airflow is i got an old antec server case similar to the antec performance plus but it has a couple differences i dnt know what kind of case it is though but is has lots of room inside so i dont think its gonna have a problem also imma put in a 120mm fan in it on the side panel so it blows directly into the gpu the fan i was looking at has like a 147.37 cfm i think it was

patrick47018 · Oct 1, 2013

Yeah it'd be good, here is a review and some benchmarks on how it performs as well as overclocking it: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7950-review-benchmark,3207-13.html

For overclocking I prefer MSI Afterburner: http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm

raiderguy92 · Oct 1, 2013

patrick47018 :

i read the review and the msi twin frozr 3 caught my attention is it any better then the gigabyte or is the gigabyte a better choice i also noticed the msi is a bit
more expensive

patrick47018 · Oct 1, 2013

MSI is a little more expensive the MSI, the Gigabyte and the HIS are all pretty good cards. What are the price differences?

swifty_morgan · Oct 1, 2013

why would anybody over clock any of those cards. not necessary. they'll play through anything stock as long as the processor is good enough.

raiderguy92 · Oct 1, 2013

patrick47018 :

msi: 285
gigabyte: 225
HIS: 235

raiderguy92 · Oct 1, 2013

swifty_morgan :

7950 crysis 3 maxed settings 1080p with anti aliasing on i highly doubt youll get a stable 60fps

swifty_morgan · Oct 1, 2013

processors fault.

patrick47018 · Oct 1, 2013

I get a stable 60FPS on my 7950, I have that discontinued HIS IceQx2. Mine overclocked really well though. I'd get the Gigabyte at those prices, the MSI is ridiculous at 285.

raiderguy92 · Oct 1, 2013

patrick47018 :

i didnt know the 7950 was poweful enough to get stable fps on crysis i guess htat makes it a lil bit overkill for my 720p monitor then lol

patrick47018 · Oct 1, 2013

Yeah my 7950 is actually on a 7970 PCB, which is part of why it overclocks so well and performs so well, but yeah at 720P you will be very happy with a 7950!

raiderguy92 · Oct 1, 2013

patrick47018 :

should i have to worry about any lag what so ever or will i still have dips in crsis

patrick47018 · Oct 1, 2013

I didn't notice any lag when I played at 1080P, so you should be set even at stock, but you could do a mild overclock for even better performance

raiderguy92 · Oct 1, 2013

one last question i havent played a game on pc since i was like 7 and that was half life 2 ive always played on consoles how do the graphics compare to consoles now and im not referring to next gen im referring to xbox 360 and ps3

patrick47018 · Oct 1, 2013

night and day my friend, night and day, the difference is very noticeable

raiderguy92 · Oct 1, 2013

patrick47018 :

ok im assumn the xbox 360 has better raphics then so i should just sell all the pc parts i bouht and just buy crysis 3 for xbox 360 then ok thanks

jk jk jk i heard the xbox runs games at 720p below low settings and i hear next gen systems arent running at 1080p either i heard there running 720p on high

patrick47018 · Oct 1, 2013

A lot of 360 games are upscaled to 1080P, current gen is pretty much a gen of 720P, next gen will be 1080P and some 900P(Ryse: Son of Rome is an example). But you'll be happy with PC gaming, I know I am!

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