Need help deciding between cards, help.

[BBN8]

Everytime I get close to ordering something happens that makes me second guess my decision. This time was the price drop of the 7970's. Would the MSI Lightning version(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127670) be better than any of the reference gtx 680's? thanks.

 

[Gman450]

Check here-
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/53263-msi-hd-7970-lightning-3gb-review-11.html
GTX 680 looks better.
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/53263-msi-hd-7970-lightning-3gb-review-22.html

 

[refillable]

Maybe it has better cooler and has the same performance as a stock GTX 680. But something like GTX 680 Hawk would be better if you would wait. And if you buy a stock reference cooled GTX 680, you can overclock it and beat this 7970 lightning performance.