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Radeon 7970 HD, anybody have one?
Posted on 9/2/13 at 4:50 pm
Posted on 9/2/13 at 4:50 pm
How would you rate this video card? I am looking at building a new pc and would like some video card suggestions. TIA
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Posted on 9/2/13 at 4:53 pm to Kellydown
I have one and I love it. Can't compare it to what else is out on the market nowadays, but it beats the hell out of the 6870 I replaced it with.
All I do is play BF3 so take that fwiw
All I do is play BF3 so take that fwiw
Posted on 9/2/13 at 4:55 pm to Kellydown
Can't beat it for it's current price but the new AMD cards will be out at the end of this month.
Posted on 9/2/13 at 4:55 pm to HeadChange
I looked it up and it seems to be pretty good. I just want some opinions from people who actually have one. Thanks man
Posted on 9/2/13 at 4:56 pm to stout
So I take it the price on the 7970 will drop again when the new shite drops?
Posted on 9/2/13 at 4:57 pm to Kellydown
It's by far the best performing card for the price. The 9000 series will be out soon, but they'll be expensive for a while. Prices on 7970s might drop again, or they might freeze at what they're at now until discontinued.
I have two 7970s, actually.
But anyway, tell me your budget (tower only).
I have two 7970s, actually.
But anyway, tell me your budget (tower only).
This post was edited on 9/2/13 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 9/2/13 at 4:59 pm to Kellydown
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I just want some opinions from people who actually have one.
I have one. I will be putting it in my spare rig when the new cards drop depending on their price.
This is the one I have
LINK
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So I take it the price on the 7970 will drop again when the new shite drops?
I don't know. They have already dropped a lot. Not sure if there is much more room to go and not only that plenty of people will still buy the old cards as they are still great and not everyone will be able to afford to jump to the 9000 series. Either way the performance for dollars spent is still better than what Nvidia currently offers.
Posted on 9/2/13 at 5:03 pm to Kellydown
You can get sapphire 7950 from newegg today for 219.99 with a $20 rebate. I already have one but I ordered that today to crossfire them. It's a really fast card for the price.
Posted on 9/2/13 at 5:06 pm to HeadChange
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All I do is play BF3 so take that fwiw
I know that feel.
Posted on 9/2/13 at 5:11 pm to brucevilanch
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You can get sapphire 7950 from newegg today for 219.99 with a $20 rebate. I already have one but I ordered that today to crossfire them. It's a really fast card for the price.
There's a reference MSI for $179. That would be the ultimate card for water cooling and overclocking.
Posted on 9/2/13 at 5:17 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Yep, I thought about that one but I didn't want to mismatch cards. I'm ghey as frick. 
Posted on 9/2/13 at 5:20 pm to brucevilanch
Agreed
Posted on 9/2/13 at 5:24 pm to Mear
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Posted on 9/2/13 at 6:17 pm to Kellydown
Got one
Posted on 9/2/13 at 6:29 pm to dizerik
nope
Posted on 9/2/13 at 6:30 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Looking to spend about 1200$ total
Posted on 9/2/13 at 6:36 pm to Kellydown
That include monitor, keyboard , and mouse?
Posted on 9/3/13 at 12:40 pm to brucevilanch
No
Posted on 9/3/13 at 1:41 pm to Kellydown
$1,200 budget without monitor/KB/M is a good bit. Check out this $1,000 budget part list I put together. LINK
It's a solid build that includes a 7970 and an SSD. If you were going to put another $200 into that build, I'd just increase the capacity of the SSD, upgrade the harddrive to the faster Caviar Black, double your RAM from 8GB to 16GB, and upgrade your motherboard to a slightly more overclocking friendly board with more power phases. And then you get this build: LINK
There's just not a whole lot more you'll get by throwing the $200 at a better GPU, unless you go with a crossfire 7950 setup, but crossfiring should be done as an upgrade, not as an initial purchase.
It's a solid build that includes a 7970 and an SSD. If you were going to put another $200 into that build, I'd just increase the capacity of the SSD, upgrade the harddrive to the faster Caviar Black, double your RAM from 8GB to 16GB, and upgrade your motherboard to a slightly more overclocking friendly board with more power phases. And then you get this build: LINK
There's just not a whole lot more you'll get by throwing the $200 at a better GPU, unless you go with a crossfire 7950 setup, but crossfiring should be done as an upgrade, not as an initial purchase.
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