EVGA GTX 580 Classified or XFX R7950 Black Edition

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I'm basically upgrading my video card and I can't decide on these 2 cards.. I do allot of pc fps and 3rd person gaming more then my console!! and my LIMIT is $550.00 NOTHING MORE.

EVGA GeForce GTX 580 Classified:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] Classified

http://www.guru3d.com/article/evga [...] ed-review/

OR

XFX R7950 Black Edition Double:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150589

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/grap [...] hics-card/

Reply to spawn1980

Both great cards , was reading the reviews on the 580, they say this card is a monster!
It all depends on you really , I do love the performance of the new 7950 but hearing about a few driver issues with the card , but they are very new and i'm sure the drivers will get better for them.
Would you be prepared to wait and see what the new 680 cards going to be like, might be worth the wait and to make your decision then as it would drop the prices on the current cards.

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Reply to monsta

I've owned ATI for years, and currently switched over to Nvidia and have vowed to stay here. There have been too many separate cases of bad driver support for particular games (Borderlands, Monday Night Combat are 2 examples that come to mind) I have gotten hooked on. Overall, I feel that even though nvidia is more expensive, you're getting a better product with better drivers. I would buy the 580, that extra 1.5gb ram won't be needed by the time another upgrade is necessary imo.

Reply to lmulder

I would but I already sold my current gtx 570 and I have to replace it with something soon. I don't plan on overclocking or doing sli or cross.. I don't know which card is really better overall in gaming.

Reply to spawn1980

Review of the item of 7950 from XFX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ8 [...] re=related
Item of 7950 from XFX
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=6 [...] acture=XFX

Try and reach 1GHz with this 7950 or so lol...

Reply to LegendKiller

Get the 580 then and overclock the hell out of it!

After careful looking I decided to go with the 7970 simple because it's the same price as the 580 Classified and Preforms better. Can anyone tell me is this store/Site is reliable. Provantage.com

http://www.provantage.com/diamond-mu...g~7DIAM2AY.htm

And whch brand do you prefer from the list?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 161-399-TS

Message edited by spawn1980 on 02-06-2012 at 04:41:53 AM

Reply to spawn1980