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7950 or 7970

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Last response: November 15, 2012 4:05 PM in Graphics & Displays

JDSjoel

November 14, 2012 6:18:07 PM

Hello everyone,

I am in the process of upgrading my PC's graphics card from a Radeon HD 6450 to a 7950 or a 7970.
My processor is a AMD FX 4170, i understand that there would be a bottleneck so would it be worth paying the extra money for a 7970 over a 7950?

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babernet_1

Graphics card Expert

November 14, 2012 6:58:36 PM

I'd recommend HD7950. They are $300 while HD7970's are $400. Assuming your resolution is 1920X1080 or lower, the 7950 will be fine. It can be overclocked quite a bit for performance nearing or surpassing the 7970 for the 7950 tends to overclock better.

I'd recommend getting:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

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bigshootr8

Graphics card Master

November 14, 2012 7:06:15 PM

I don't believe the performance increase would be worth it for you to move from a 7950 to a 7970.

I would recommend this card comes with a vapor-x cooler. Where the other companies provide decent coolers asus, gigabyte, msi I feel you would be happier with this card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...