Radeon HD7970 Replacement

rgby5 · Feb 21, 2014

Hello, I have a rig with a Radeon Hd 7970. The system was dropped and motherboard replaced, and it has been working with a DVI input since the HDMI was compromised. I think it is dying now and would like to get a replacement card.

I have a decent rig, i7, asus m5a99x and no liquid cooling.

What kind of graphics card nowadays will be comparable to my 7970, or capable of playing Counter-Strike GO and equivalent games?

I'm not sure if the right option would be liquid cooling + a card or a decent card, I am pretty uneducated about hardware.

Thank you!

rolli59 · Feb 21, 2014

Well the board you list is AMD so hardly can you get an I7 to work in it or let alone fit. R9 280X is renamed HD7970GHz edition and GTX770 is nvidia same performance level, both would be slight upgrades from the HD7970.

coozie7 · Feb 21, 2014

Either the R9 280 or GTX770, but if you're only looking at CSGO look lower down the food chain, even a HD7750 can play those Source engine games (CS, CSGO, HL2 and its addons) without even having to take its jumper off.

Here's the food chain: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32865-7.html

rgby5 · Feb 21, 2014

I listed the wrong motherboard, I have the AMD equivalant. I apologize :O
What AMD graphics card would play the source games running on high/decent settings without problems?
I am looking into the two you listed coozie7, Thank you!!!!!

coozie7 · Feb 22, 2014

If you ONLY want to run Source engine games a HD7750 will, as I said, play them without even having to take its jumper off-my backup 512Mb 8800GT can play ALL the HL games/episodes at max settings on a 1080 display.
Obviously, a HD7750 isn't going to cut it at 1080 for more demanding titles without slashing the eye candy but we really need you to provide your budget, location and full requirements before we can give any final advice.

ShadowofGhosts · Feb 22, 2014

Right now, it is hard to get an AMD GPU for a good price, at least on the internet and at my local hardware dealers. If you could, get a GTX 770, it has a far better value than the 7970/R9 280. The closest GPU would be a R9 280X right now, but its like $350-$400, which is a huge price raise.

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