ASUS 7970 DirectCU II TOP vs Matrix Platinum

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calumconroy

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So i'm going to be getting a new gpu around christmas time, and have settled on the ASUS Radeon 7970, but I don't know which one to get.

DirectCU2 TOP (£221) : http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-asus-radeon-hd-7970-directcu-ii-top-5600mhz-gddr5-1010mhz-2048-cores-4x-dp-dvi-d-dvi-i

Matrix Platinum (£260) : http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-asus-radeon-hd-7970-matrix-platinum-6600mhz-gddr5-28nm-gpu-1050mhz-2048cores-4xdp-2xdl-dvi-plusf

I know the Matrix Platinum has a higher clock/memory speed but otherwise what is the difference?
And would it be worth the extra money?
 
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thenay

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Not really, it's only performance boots and to be honest you can do this yourself easily with GPU Tweak. Coming from an HD7970 DirectCU II owner, I don't think it's really worth it for another £39 just for higher speeds you can achieve yourself, some minor cooling differences and a glowing logo :p
 
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Yup, and this card is VOLTAGE UNLOCKED without the GPUTweak Version 2.2.1.4. I have full control over my 7970, I use Trixx to pull past 1125MHz core to 1220Mhz and then ASUS GPUTweak to pull up the voltage to 1244mv
 
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Go with the normal 309USD 7970.... You will be impressed drasticly, mine pulls further than the new 280X by almost 3000 in FireStrike. The ASUS 7970 DCU is not T version is sooo much better to me, since I have complete control of everything. Dont listen to the ignorant guys on Newegg, if they wanted to pull 1300MHz and 6GHz on mem then they should have researched before buying.
 
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thenay

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Yep, I agree :D
 
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Yeh I agree, get the normal one and overclock it yourself, believe me, there no point wasting money on something you could've done in a few clicks
 
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lol guess what... my 7970 blew my psu from overclocking... Serious power.
 
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