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crossfire HD 7950 vs GTX 970

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September 20, 2014 10:34:28 AM

I'm a VFX Artist "student" summoning the GPU god's among Tom's Hardware in need of help of my Rig.

Right now I have a HD 7950 3GB Boost Edition Reference Card (40'c on idle, 76++'c on 60% and throttles). I'm thinking of watercooling it so I could raise the clock (for faster renders and playback) and lower the temp, but the price of watercooling it would cost the same as the retail price of the GPU. So my new option would either be to invest on another HD 7950 or R9 280x or the upcoming R9 285x and crossfire it. or Option 2 would be buying the new GTX 970 Maxwell Card.

Rig:
i7 4770k @4.5ghz 1.25v
8gb 1600mhz RAM RipJaw (upgrading soon to 16gb)
HD 7950 3GB Boost Edition Reference
MSI Z87-GD65 gaming edition
Antec 900w Gamer (Gaming PSU "LOL")
Intel 350 series 80GB SSD "OS" (upgrading soon to M.2 for OS)
1 TB WD Black (Rading Soon)

Additional: Lets say I purchased a card NOT crossfire-able with the HD 7950, then what do you guys normally do with the HD 7950?

Advance Thanks.

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September 20, 2014 10:38:40 AM

I would recommend Crossfire 7950 though it requires 540 Watts when GTX 970 only needs 145 Watts.
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September 20, 2014 10:41:09 AM

It would be cheaper and would be fine for the time being but crossfire isnt always the best.
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September 24, 2014 10:43:40 AM

Gtx 970 > GTX 780ti > r9 290x
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September 24, 2014 12:30:26 PM

First check your software can use CUDA or Nvidia GPU acceleration, it should do, but check anyway, no harm in being certain, is there?
Before jumping on the latest and greatest, check the number of CUDA cores and performance, right now the GTX760/780/780Ti prices have dropped through the floor, so in your case it may make sense to opt for the 'old' tech just bear in mind the Direct Compute performance of the HD7950 is considerable.
Old HD7950s go to Ebay or Craiglist.
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