ASUS 7950 DirectCU II vs GIGABYTE 7950

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Was just looking at these two cards:


GIGABYTE GV-R795WF3-3GD Radeon HD 7950 3GB @ $204

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414&Tpk=GIGABYTE%20GV-R795WF3-3GD

and

ASUS HD7950-DC2-3GD5-V2 Radeon HD 7950 3GB @ $234

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121716

Any thoughts from those of you who are more experienced in these endeavors? I'm not in a rush to purchase, but I'm not sure the prices will get any better for these respective cards in the next few months and I don't want to miss out on the current 3 free game promo. What am I gaining from the $30 difference between the two? Or maybe neither card is my best option.

If not the 7950 I'm considering a going with a 7870 at a $170 price point. The only reason I'd upgrade to the 7950 and spend the additional $30 to $60 is to gain future protection; I do not want to upgrade the gpu in two years.

 

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The GB has a pre OC making it faster out to gate (though the Asus OCs well, otherwise the Asus has an additional DVI port which I like since I use multiple monitor, and I myself like the CU cooling design, Asus GPUs tend to run cooler than many