Hello everybody, about a year ago I purchased a EVGA GTX 560 Ti. While it worked fine for a while, it has recently developed a "coil whine". So I'm looking for a Christmas present to myself with a new GPU.
Currently looking at the following two cards...
EVGA Geforce GTX 670 FTW 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970 3GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008
I play a lot of FPS and RPGs (Black Ops, Skyrim, WoW) mainly with little to no video editing/rendering. I run 2x 1080p monitors.
Basically I want to know which one best suits my needs. Also, any other recommendations for similar cards are welcome. What is the performance difference between a 7970 and it's GHz bigger brother? Is it worth the extra $80 for what I plan on using it for? (Kinda hesitant on spending $470 on a new card)
Current build:
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme4
CPU: Intel Core i5-3750 3.4GHz
RAM: Corsair xMS3 8GB
HDD: Vertex 4 128gb SSD (2TB 7200 RPM HD)
GPU: EVGA GTX 560 Ti OC
PSU: Corsair TX750 Watt
Display: 2x 23" ASUS 1080p Display
Currently looking at the following two cards...
EVGA Geforce GTX 670 FTW 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970 3GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008
I play a lot of FPS and RPGs (Black Ops, Skyrim, WoW) mainly with little to no video editing/rendering. I run 2x 1080p monitors.
Basically I want to know which one best suits my needs. Also, any other recommendations for similar cards are welcome. What is the performance difference between a 7970 and it's GHz bigger brother? Is it worth the extra $80 for what I plan on using it for? (Kinda hesitant on spending $470 on a new card)
Current build:
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme4
CPU: Intel Core i5-3750 3.4GHz
RAM: Corsair xMS3 8GB
HDD: Vertex 4 128gb SSD (2TB 7200 RPM HD)
GPU: EVGA GTX 560 Ti OC
PSU: Corsair TX750 Watt
Display: 2x 23" ASUS 1080p Display