Gigabyte gtx 660 Ti vs. Sapphire HD 7870 Ghz. edition

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Oranjecrush

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both have 2 GBs with a similar price, what would be a better performer?

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CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg)
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Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
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Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card

I want to purchase this probably by January 1st

This is mostly going to be used for gaming

im using a seasonic 620w

my monitor's resolution is 1920x1080

I am not looking to use crossfire or sli, but i may want to overclock a little bit, but only if necessary
 
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The techpowerup review has been the only site to show the improvements that people see in the 660Ti. However the 7950 has show its power since the very beginning.

I currently have a Sapphire 7950 and it has been an amazing card. Provided top notch FPS in any games that I've thrown at it. BF3, Planetside 2(since some of the optimizations), WoW, Dead Island, Minecraft, Firefall, and Guildwars 2. I've run almost every game on full graphics it is only my processor and my old ddr2 ram holding me back, which is changing shortly.

My reason why I got the 7950; the overclock is amazing on these cards(not that I've needed it yet), the 3gig of vram is going to last for about 3-4 years at the rate video games are going(few are pushing 1.5gb of...
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I've owned three Sapphires and all three died within 6 months of the warranty expiring (the first died on the same month the warranty expired). I'd recommend a GTX660 anyway - it was only 5% slower than the 7870 before the new nVidia 310.70 drivers, which have narrowed the gap.

So near enough identical without v-sync (but cheaper), and you'd also get adaptive v-sync, meaning that if you use v-sync to prevent tearing and framerate drops below 60, framerate won't be massively reduced by standard v-sync like it would on the Radeons. Adaptive v-sync is basically v-sync that switches itself off when not needed, meaning your sub-60 framerates will be totally unrestricted and gameplay much smoother and more responsive.

If you do go with a Radeon though, Asus, Gigabyte, MSI and XFX are good bets (also avoid Powercolor/VTX3D). If you go with the GeForce, I've not had any bad experiences with an nVidia manufacturer but EVGA offer the best in warranties (they do here anyway, warranty terms vary by country so worth researching).
 
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I am running a single monitor at 1080P and even though I haven't had this card Saphire 7870 for long I am satisfied with it so far. One of the main selling points on this particular card was the length being shorter than nine inches. My case would not fit a longer card well.
 
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Get the 7870, I prefer their performance over my 660 TI.

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The techpowerup review has been the only site to show the improvements that people see in the 660Ti. However the 7950 has show its power since the very beginning.

I currently have a Sapphire 7950 and it has been an amazing card. Provided top notch FPS in any games that I've thrown at it. BF3, Planetside 2(since some of the optimizations), WoW, Dead Island, Minecraft, Firefall, and Guildwars 2. I've run almost every game on full graphics it is only my processor and my old ddr2 ram holding me back, which is changing shortly.

My reason why I got the 7950; the overclock is amazing on these cards(not that I've needed it yet), the 3gig of vram is going to last for about 3-4 years at the rate video games are going(few are pushing 1.5gb of vram), and the fact that I can xfire it a year from now and be topnotch again.

I've owned 3 Sapphire cards and they have all be great. 2900xt, 2x 4850, and now a 7950. All have been topnotch cards and have shown their worth while I had them.
 
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The case is plenty big enough. If I were you I would spend the small premium to acquire the 3570K over the 3470. Same goes for purchasing a ASRock Z77 Extreme4, over the H77 board. The stock speed difference is minimal, but having the option to overclock easily down the road is important. Honesty there isn't much reason not to. Some CPU intensive games (Skyrim, SC2, BF3) benefit quite a bit even from a small boost such a 4GHz, and there is almost no chance that you will damage your system.

The Hyper 212 EVO is plenty enough to keep the 3570K well cooled at even 4.4GHz, and if you're worried about heat, adding another 12CM fan will lower temps an additional 5C-8C depending on your environment.
 
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The price difference between an ASRock H77 Pro4 and an ASRock Z77 Extreme4 is $40. Considering all the benefit of overclocking for higher performance, and the fact that you are is spending $900 on a gaming PC, it is a small premium. And a very worthwhile one.
 
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