Best GPU For 1080P?

[nsiders09]

My son wants the EVGA GTX 670 FTW $390 @Newegg and $370 after rebate. Before I buy him this card is it a good choice for 1920x1080p on ultra?

CPU: i5 3570K $170 On Sale @Micro Center
MOBO: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 $85 Bundle @Micro Center
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz $40 @Newegg
COOL: Hyper 212 Evo $27 @NCIX US
T-P: Arctic Silver 5 $10 @Newegg
OS: Windows 7 Home SP1 64-Bit $92 @Amazon
CASE: NZXT Tempest 410 $55 On Sale @Newegg
PSU: Corsair TX750 V2 $70 On Sale @Newegg
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB $70 On Sale @Newegg

Total: $619

 

[excella1221]

Uh.. I wouldn't get the overpriced EVGA.
Get the Gigabyte or ASUS if you want a 670.

Though I'd like to point out the 7970 outperforms it at about the same price as well.

 

[neon neophyte]

7970 out performs gtx 680s now, in everything. even games that were better on nvidia before (like bf3.)

for the price it really is hard to suggest anything but a 7970

 

[CustomPc]

Sapphire 21197-00-40G Radeon HD 7970 3GB best card and it has 3GB more than he needs to handle a 1080P gaming and its only 10$ more than a 680

 

[nsiders09]

So which one of these would be best performance (Prices are after rebates):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102961&Tpk=Sapphire%2021197-00-40G%20Radeon%20HD%207970%203GB ($410)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008 ($350)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202001 ($450)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150586 ($400)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125413 ($420)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121499 ($470)

 

[Nw333]

That depends on how fast technology will evolve by then, but you can add another 7970 since your rig will support it.

 

[excella1221]

Definitely not the 1st link.

All the others would perform about the same, their only differences are slight changes to stock clocks and their respective custom coolers.

Vapor-X is my personal favorite.

 

[nsiders09]

Definitely not the 1st link.

All the others would perform about the same, their only differences are slight changes to stock clocks and their respective custom coolers.

Vapor-X is my personal favorite.

Would the 7950 be just as good?

 

[Novuake]

Would this one be just as good as the Vapor X 7970?

ASUS HD7950-DC2T (People say thats the best for my single monitor resolution gaming)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121489

No it is one down from the Vapor-x HD7970, BUT can easily be overclocked well beyond the HD7970. I have the exact same card and mines performance is beyond that of a stock HD7970. THe HD7950's are IMO the best price for performance cards currently available.

My recommendation, take the HD7950 Vapor-x, it will run any game at 1920*1080 at max settings and if newer games can not, simply overclocking it by 20%.

 

[nsiders09]

ASUS HD7950-DC2T (People say thats the best for my single monitor resolution gaming) $370
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121489&Tpk=ASUS%20HD7950-DC2T

or

Saphire Vapor X 7950 $330
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202003&Tpk=saphire%20vapor%20x%207950

 

[excella1221]

Vapor-X all the way.
Was never really a fan of how ASUS overprices everything.

 

[nsiders09]

Vapor-X all the way.
Was never really a fan of how ASUS overprices everything.

Is it true that the Vapor X voltage is locked? If so would it be better to get the Sapphire FLEX 7950 or the Sapphire OC 7950?

 

[excella1221]

I dunno hun, someone claims to have OC'd it to 1200MHz while the other claims its locked to 1000MHz.

It would be best to call Sapphire tech support.

 

[nsiders09]

I dunno hun, someone claims to have OC'd it to 1200MHz while the other claims its locked to 1000MHz.

It would be best to call Sapphire tech support.

Thank you will do! I'll probably go for the Sapphire Vapor X. Its base clock is 800mhz and boost is 950mhz? Does that mean its 800mhz stock and when you boost its 950mhz overclocked?

 

[neon neophyte]

i think boost is similar to turbo mode in cpus, kind of a natural overclocking done when the part is being worked

 

[bigcyco1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202001 this card is a violent monster plus 3 free games nuff said!

 

[neon neophyte]

pretty sure all 7970s come with 3 free games right now

 

[bigcyco1]

A 670 or a 7970 will max out most current games at that res

 

[bigcyco1]

pretty sure all 7970s come with 3 free games right now

True but allot of 7970 have coil whine

 

[neon neophyte]

coil whine is really hit or miss with any high end card, nvidia or amd

 

[bigcyco1]

coil whine is really hit or miss with any high end card, nvidia or amd

Might be i am not sure i just know allot of my friends 7970 have coil whine

 

[nsiders09]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202001 this card is a violent monster plus 3 free games nuff said!

I really like that Sapphire Vapor X 7970 but is it worth the extra $140? How much better is it than the Vapor X 7950 for $330?

 

[bigcyco1]

I really like that Sapphire Vapor X 7970 but is it worth the extra $140? How much better is it than the Vapor X 7950 for $330?

My son has the Vapor X 7950 it's pretty good he can max out most current games @1920 x 1080 it's about 10% slower then my 670 i really like his card Sapphire's HD 7950 Vapor-X comes with a large dual-fan cooler that uses the company's famous vapor-chamber technology. On the Vapor-X you will also find a "Lethal Boost" button which switches to a second BIOS with higher clock speeds. With this BIOS, clocks are increased to 950 MHz GPU and 1250 MHz memory.

 

[dudewitbow]

on the question that the vapor-x is locked, yes and no. some of the models will give you a locked one. In order to unlock voltages on those specific occurances, you will have to bios flash the vapor-x into the normal 7950 bios.

 

[bigcyco1]

on the question that the vapor-x is locked, yes and no. some of the models will give you a locked one. In order to unlock voltages on those specific occurances, you will have to bios flash the vapor-x into the normal 7950 bios.

There is locked ones?That's bs i would be pissed nothing hacks can't fix i don't put up with this locking voltage non sense :lol: