7970 price drop after 280X?

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Soap_hand

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Hi guys. I've got an old 4890 in my system and I'm looking to finally upgrade it. I'm looking to pay in the $150-200 range. I think the 7970 would offer a significant performance boost. Do you think the price will drop to my ideal price range after the 280 launches? If not, what other card do you think would be a good upgrade? Also, my CPU would not bottleneck a 7970 right?

My system:
i7920@4ghz
6gb DDR3
4890

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They are the same card, so no. However the 270X is only about ~25% weaker. With overclocking it would easily come close to the same in performance. However you would only be getting 2GB of VRAM...
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dcp5082

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Considering 280x has already launched, and 7970 prices are still around 300, I'd guess no. I would just go ahead and get a 7950 for about $180, then overclock. And your CPU is not a bottleneck.
 
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CaptainTom

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They are the same card, so no. However the 270X is only about ~25% weaker. With overclocking it would easily come close to the same in performance. However you would only be getting 2GB of VRAM...
 
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