Which gpu to get!

[gloo69]

Well I know its a little to late to do a new build since all the new gpus will be coming out this year in q4 but
I do want a new build as this will be my first gaming pc beside my little amd apu laptop haha
Well I've come down to these gpus but I still can't decide.

Xfx 7970 double d. read some mixed reviews about some bad ones out there
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150632

His 7970 ghz edition icex2. Read good things and benchmarks are pretty great too
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161431

and Msi gtx 680 lightning edition http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127693
Games I plan on playing will be battlefield 3, skyrim, ps2, crysis 3 and diablo 3.
Any opinions or suggestions will be great but my budget for a gpu will have to be less than $550(don't need a titan as I'm only using one 1080p benq monitor)

 

[lt_dan_zsu]

I would go with one of the 7970's, it is the strongest gpu besides the titan.

 

[gloo69]

Which one of the 7970s I listed would you pick?
I like them both but the xfx looks like a badass gpu that's not as huge has His but it does have some negative feedback about it failing really fast.

 

[BeastLeeX]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161412

Get that when it comes in stock, then overclock it to match Ghz edition.

 

[lt_dan_zsu]

They all look good to me. I would personally go for this one because it's the cheapest
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125439
edit one thing about getting non ghz, they tend to not oc as well.

 

[gloo69]

Best answer selected by gloo69.