i noticed that newegg.com has 7970s again but only two companies. visiontek and gigabyte, i suggest gigabyte because it has a lifetime warranty vs 3 years on visiontek.
this link will show them if they are still available.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600100181&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICED&PageSize=20
this link will show them if they are still available.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709%20600100181&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICED&PageSize=20