GTX 670 (sale) or HD 7970

[meneedhelp]

hi all,

I have no idea which is better,
But they are roughly the same costs..

What I will use it for:
- current and future games (guildwars, bf3 etc)
- 1080p now (upgrade monitor better res. later)
- 1 Monitor only
- NO CF/SLI


my system:
- i7 3770k
-16gb
-SSD & WD black
-corsair 650W
-Asus p8 Z77 v lx


Specs wise the cards look neck to neck

GTX 670: on sale ~~$375 after taxes
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2577833&SRCCODE=LSCAN&cm_mmc_o=-ddCjC1bELltzywCjC-d2CjCdwwp&AffiliateID=CAqD7bLWUPI-_wxFz7uK9eAL1nze1CERZQ


any normal 7970 i.e.: ~~$400 after taxes
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=67172&vpn=FX797ATDFC&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1295
or
power color:
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=70111&vpn=AX7970%203GBD5-2DHV3&manufacture=PowerColor&promoid=1295


Thanks a lot!


edit 1: or should I just get a 7870 and save that 100 bucks

 

[ohyouknow]

7970 all the way, if you're going to upgrade your monitor and possibly game higher resolutions as you said then the 7970 will pull away from a 670. It's current pricing is pretty hard to beat.

That deal on the 670 is pretty good but I am not a fan of galaxy cards myself.

 

[meneedhelp]

Well that's a few months from now before I buy a higher res. monitor. But If I don't then would I still be best with 7970?

 

[mouse24]

If you want to use some of the nvidia only features such as adaptive vsync or physx or heck even to play games that use physx such as borderlands 2 I would definitely go with the 670.

 

[meneedhelp]

If you want to use some of the nvidia only features such as adaptive vsync or physx or heck even to play games that use physx such as borderlands 2 I would definitely go with the 670.

I literally haven't PC gamed for the past 4 years (was busy with school)...

so mind filling me in...

and I'm just converting my computer to "gamer friendly" for my brother since I am not home most of the time.


thanks!