What would you get, 7950 or 7970

[megagabobe1]

I think I've seen ALL the reviews of these two card online, and i have come to the same problem i've been when getting any type of hardware haha, i cant decide, but this time the question is pretty simple, i was thinking on saving for a 7970 lighting edition from msi because its all custom made, but all brands and cards seem to get to the same level of overclocking and performance, then the 7950, with its current price i could get it immediately but im not sure haha, that why im asking the community that has been helping me since i started to take interest in pc gaming and hardware.

The final question is which brand would you recommend me to get either if its the 7970 or the 7950, i believe that for a single 1920x1200 resolution wither will be fine, but my problem is that i need to hear opinions form people that now about the subject too

Any comment or help will be appreciated!!!

 

[akamrcrack]

MSI TF4 670

 

[megagabobe1]

MSI TF4 670

i cant just ignore my crossfire capaple motherboard haha, thats why amd is my only way to go right now, it will give me more options for upgrade in the future

 

[Pinhedd]

The 7950 is a bit of a paper tiger. At its stock settings it's not sufficiently differentiated from the 7870. Right now the 7970 is on par with the 680 across the board when using the 12.7 drivers and tends to beat it at ultra high resolutions.

 

[zakattak80]

if i didn't have my 7950 and had to choose now, i'd get a saphire 7950. first, thing, it is true if atdefault the 7950 isn't that much faster then a 7870. but, it's only 5 percent slower then the 7970 at equal clocks, so if you overclcok it your really getting 7970 performance at a lower cost.

the downside is most 7950s don't reach the 1100+ mhz speeds very well but anything lower is very doable. that the only plus for the 7970 to me.

 

[megagabobe1]

or i might get a gtx 670...... im confused XD haha

 

[oxford373]

i am not sure but i think 7970 beats gtx 680 at ultra high settings because it have 3GB frame buffer

 

[zakattak80]

or i might get a gtx 670...... im confused XD haha

all three cards are great cards, a 670 is the best right out of the box for the price, but both 7970 and 7950 are just as good.

also is your MOBO sli compatible. all boards with 2 or more PCIE slots well be crossfire from what i know, so if your board is only crossfire and you see duel GPU setup down the road stay with amd. if it's sli compatible then i'd get two 670's for it.

 

[megagabobe1]

the standard reference hd 7970 are as low as $440, do you guys recommend getting a reference version??

 

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Noisy.

 

[megagabobe1]

so then, gtx 670 or sapphire hd 7970

 

[zakattak80]

the standard reference hd 7970 are as low as $440, do you guys recommend getting a reference version??

unless you have bad case airflow a reference design is generally hotter and loader. i'd suggest either
this 7950
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102991

or 7970
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102982

 

[bctande1]

From what I understand, a 7970 costs more, performs about the same, but, sounds a bit quieter, takes less power, and provides for OC headroom.

It's whether or not you believe the lower temps, sound and higher OC headroom is worth the extra money for the 7970.

 

[redeemer]

the 7970 without a question, OC's like a beast run a little cooler than the 670 and 680.. I have to run a custom fan curve on my 680's so it wont hit 80 degrees, once than fan reaches 85% the 680 gets pretty loud. with Catalyst 12.7 and all that OC headrom the 7970 pulls a way in a majority of test.

 

[axe1592]

Id get the 7970. It is a beast of a card especially if youre going to overclock it. They all seem to overclock really well and really come to life. That is actually the card Im in the process of saving up for. Cant wait to play Metro at 60 fps on max.

 

[redeemer]

Id get the 7970. It is a beast of a card especially if youre going to overclock it. They all seem to overclock really well and really come to life. That is actually the card Im in the process of saving up for. Cant wait to play Metro at 60 fps on max.

Yeah my rig is SLI GTX 680 OC @ 1240 core right now where its stable cant go higher . My brother's xfire HD7970 @ 1300/1650, voltage 1.287v !! These new binned 7970GHZ should go higher

 

[megagabobe1]

it hink im going to get http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics-11197-01-40G/dp/B007JGARVU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341275323&sr=8-1&keywords=hd+7970 better go top of the line so that i really feel the upgrade, amd im looking at the possibility of having 3 monitors, so 3gb of vram seems like the best option, thx every one for their answers, you really help me decide, im really bad with choosing stuff when there are too many options XD

 

[Delirious788]

what is your motherboard? Ah, nevermind, if you are going to have a multi-monitor setup then definitely go with AMD for the 3gb vram.

 

[megagabobe1]

what is your motherboard?

Asus Crosshair IV Formula

 

[vmem]

7970. get the sapphire dual-x for single card, performance it gets close enough to the msi lightning without costing so much extra. you don't need that extra bit of overclocking headroom from the lightning for everyday use anyway

for crossfire considerations, get the lightning. it's more structurally stable and a 2-slot card. which is much better for crossfiring

see my thread here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum2.php?config=tomshardwareus.inc&cat=33&post=359755&page=1&p=1&sondage=0&owntopic=1&trash=0&trash_post=0&print=0&numreponse=0&quote_only=0&new=0&nojs=0

 

[dish_moose]

the Ghz edition has different firmware that when paired with the new CCC drivers really shine.
-Bruce

 

[Delirious788]

Asus Crosshair IV Formula

Dang, you are quick on the reply, haha.

 

[megagabobe1]

7970. get the sapphire dual-x for single card, performance it gets close enough to the msi lightning without costing so much extra. you don't need that extra bit of overclocking headroom from the lightning for everyday use anyway

for crossfire considerations, get the lightning. it's more structurally stable and a 2-slot card. which is much better for crossfiring

see my thread here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum2.php?config=tomshardwareus.inc&cat=33&post=359755&page=1&p=1&sondage=0&owntopic=1&trash=0&trash_post=0&print=0&numreponse=0&quote_only=0&new=0&nojs=0

most likely i willñ stay with just one card for a good amount of time since they seem capable of even gaming in 3 monitors with good settings, so i think ill stay with the sapphire one

 

[megagabobe1]

Dang, you are quick on the reply, haha.

haha i guess

 

[akamrcrack]

Personally I would get the 670

and then a 2nd later

I went with the vanilla evga gtx 670s they is noice with the high flow brackets and I ordered backplates for them ^__^

I would have gotten the MSI TF4's but I already have the TF3 6950 2GB in CF and wanted to go with an all out the back exhaust.