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New build-Gigabyte HD7970 OC or Gigabyte GTX 670 OC

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My choice has come down to these 2 cards.

Gigabyte ATI HD7970 OC Edition 3G [GV-R797OC-3GD] $409.00
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=1...

Gigabyte GF GTX 670 OC EDITION PCI-E 3.0 2GB [GV-N670OC-2GD] $419.00
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=1...

They would used on my gaming machine, playing at this stage Dirt, Crysis BF3 and others now that I have a gaming box again.
At the moment resolution would be 1080p, but in the future this could change if and when I buy a dedicated monitor for this box.
My hardware- i5 3570k, asrock extreme 4, 16 gigs gskill ares 1866mhz, corsair 750tx psu.

I had all but decided on the 670, but I had assumed that the 7970's were much more again in price.
Not a fanboy of either, longevity is probably what I'm after from either.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated , read so many reviews that I'm worried jumping either way may.
Cheers in advance and in Australia by the way.

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The 670 and 7970 perform basically the same at stock up to 1080p resolution, trading blows depending on the game. The 7970 will OC better and do better at high resolution (and has way more compute power), the 670 gives you CUDA , PhysX, TXAA, FXAA, ADap. Vsync etc and lower power draw. Both are solid buys around the $400
This is the fastest single video card http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=77488&vpn=MATRIX-HD797...

bigcyco1 said:
The 670 and 7970 perform basically the same at stock up to 1080p resolution, trading blows depending on the game. The 7970 will OC better and do better at high resolution (and has way more compute power), the 670 gives you CUDA , PhysX, TXAA, FXAA, ADap. Vsync etc and lower power draw. Both are solid buys around the $400
This is the fastest single video card http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=77488&vpn=MATRIX-HD797...


That would be nice, but over here it is selling for $608.00. A bit to much for what I want to do I think.
As I thought , this is quite a conundrum.

Cheers for your help guys.
I've gone for the 670, just so many reviews saying good things.
Heat and power were probably the deciding factor, very hot here so even a couple of degrees can help.
The coil whine was a worry, with the 7970, but I think the 670 will do everything I want.
The last box I built had a 4970, so I should be shocked one way or another.
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