HELP deciding HD 7970 VS GTX 670

[dabears88]

I am trying out this PC gaming world as I currently built a PC (see below for specs). I'm stuck deciding which graphics card to purchase between the
Sapphire HD 7970
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?SID=AXKK8Ns9EeKP3RrqAdQZcA0_Stsb3_uoN_0_0&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16814202008&cm_sp=

OR

Galaxy GTX 670.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162109&Tpk=67NPH6DV6KXZ&IsVirtualParent=1

I would be playing A LOT of Starcraft 2 and shooting multiplayer games like Battlefield 3, Crysis 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, etc. I plan to OC in the future if i have to. OR if there are any other cards under $400 that you would suggest, please share.

I will be hooking up dual monitors


ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHZ
ANTEC KUHLER H20 920
16GB RAM G.SKILL RIPJAWS
LG 14X BD-R/DVD+R
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA HDD
128GB CRUCIAL M4 SSD
850W ROSEWILL XTREME SERIES
CM STORM SCOUT 2 CASE

 

[DjDafiDak]

http://gamegpu.ru/images/stories/Test_GPU/Action/Crysis%203%20MP%20Alpha/test/crysis%203%20h%201920.png this is a gpu performence chart in crysis 3.
google "gpu test+ game" to see which gpu performes better.

also, i would suggest the gtx 770 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130919
which will perform better then both the cards you mentioned.( considerably better), if you really cant go over 400$, there are other models of the 770 that are slightly cheaper, but i suggest the one i linked.
And if you wanna have a smooth experince with high end games on 2 montiors, then the 770 is definitely a good option.

 

[nikoli707]

$299 for a 7970
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?nm_mc=AFC-TechBargains&cm_mmc=AFC-TechBargains-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16814202008

 

[jerreece]

I'm an nVidia fan for sure. I just think their driver sets are better from my own experience. Thus I got the EVGA GTX 770 Superclock ACX model ($419).

But, nikoli707's link to the $299 7970 GHz Edition is a fantastic deal. It should trade blows with the GTX 770 performance wise but is $100 less.

 

[kid-mid]

that's not a GHZ Edition, it's just a 7970 with Boost..

 

[smeezekitty]

That 7970 is an amazing price. Usually they can be overclocked to GHz levels too.

Ancient
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I'm an nVidia fan for sure. I just think their driver sets are better from my own experience. Thus I got the EVGA GTX 770 Superclock ACX model ($419).

Same old argument as always. Remember NVidia's latest driver has some issues. Personally I have never had many issues with GPU drivers really.

 

[jerreece]

that's not a GHZ Edition, it's just a 7970 with Boost..

Thx for the correction. For some reason I had thought it was the GHz Edition. But it's not. I noticed that later on.

 

[subhadeep082012-1331288]

I'm an nVidia fan for sure. I just think their driver sets are better from my own experience. Thus I got the EVGA GTX 770 Superclock ACX model ($419).

But, nikoli707's link to the $299 7970 GHz Edition is a fantastic deal. It should trade blows with the GTX 770 performance wise but is $100 less.

Regarding the driver issue I must Say that nvidia's drivers are not at all good cause in games like bf3 and ac3 you get the same performance in a 650 ti in what you get on a 660.

 

[envy14tpe]

A $300 7970 will max out all the games the OP listed at 1080p.

Are you gaming on 1080p, 1440p, or 120Hz?

 

[jerreece]

If the OP hasn't purchased yet. There's a Sapphire 7970 GHz Vapor-X card for $369 - $20 MIR + 4 Free Games @ NewEgg.com
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202001

Solid $90 off, plus $20 MIR. This is the actual GHz Edition where as the one we listed before was the regular (which I mistakenly called GHz).