both great cards. If you can find a 7970 for under $310 go for it, otherwise check out r9 280x. The 7950 is a great card for gaming at 1080p, so if you want to save a little but still get great performance, i suggest you go for the 7950 which is about $50 less (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-111961920g)