7970 or 680?

[OVERKILL]

My 5870 is now old. I'm due for my upgrade, so I'm trying to decide between these two cards.

Brand will almost 100% be ASUS, all my video cards for the last 8 years have been ASUS.

Thoughts?

 

[Nick R]

7970, see if you can find an XFX double dissipation card, my favorites for their coolers. Or stick with ASUS doesn't matter. AMD graphics cards all the way for me for desktops.

 

[OVERKILL]

The XFX is cheap (wholesale). The double fan card is $10.00 more than the single. I was looking at it already

 

[Rand]

My last 2 amd/ati cards had horrid driver issues..

so I'm defaulting to nvidia based currently.

 

[dparm]

660Ti is a good value. Consider an SLI of that instead of the 680.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: dparm
660Ti is a good value. Consider an SLI of that instead of the 680.


I've had SLI and Crossfire in the past. I enjoy just having one video card at this point, the top tier cards are well under $500.00, so that's what I'll be going with. I'm more interested in who potentially has experience with both and their input on them, I'm already quite decided on the models I've considered here

Thank you for your input though

 

[Voltmaster]

I am going to say 7970 mainley because the prices of them are getting lower and lower for release of 8000 series card around Jan.

XFX has best warranty out of all of the AMD cards , used them in past and used to be AMAZING.

IF you overclock , dont get the visiontek versions above 320 bucks because they wont go passed 1025 on core. Their VRM are on fire 247.

I am hoping to upgrade my gtx 570 to 7970 if I can find deal for around 300 during black friday. "Borrowed " one from FRYS and the diffrence is actualy significant.


The new AMD drivers showed that AMD cards have alot more capability if drivers are tuned, a+ to AMD for that.

 

[Nick R]

Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
The XFX is cheap (wholesale). The double fan card is $10.00 more than the single. I was looking at it already

I have a 7850DD card, and it runs ridiculously cool, and completely silent even when OC'ed to the limits of CCC. JMO

IBS // NAR

 

[Lead Shoes]

My overclocked 5770 at 1600x900 pulls 40-50 FPS on BF3 at the highest settings still, I should probably upgrade soon though....

 

[Greggy_D]

I'd go 7950 and save a little $$$$. The 7950 is very very close to the 7970.

 

[Brent_G]

Ive had both, and I regret getting rid of my 7970 setup. They are really nice cards for the price, and drivers are getting much better than in the past.I had XFX double disipation cards and they were silent.

 

[SLCraig]

I would keep the 5870 but that's just me. I had one until recently when it started artifacting and died. Otherwise it was a great card and I've had less trouble with AMD/ATI drivers than nVidia in the years past. I am currently on a 560Ti and it's working well.

 

[OVERKILL]

I'm looking at this one:

http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/AMD_Series/HD7970DC2T3GD5/

 

[Colt45ws]

Both. At the exact same time.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: Colt45ws
Both. At the exact same time.


LOL! No, not doing that.

 

[Rand]

what kind of prices we looking at here

also i hear you on newer ati drivers been better...

seems they go on a 5 year cycle of good, bad, omgmyrigisbroken

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: Rand
what kind of prices we looking at here

also i hear you on newer ati drivers been better...

seems they go on a 5 year cycle of good, bad, omgmyrigisbroken


I may be able to get the 7970 (the one above) shown for ~$300.00, which pretty much seals the deal I guess.

 

[Colt45ws]

Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
Originally Posted By: Rand
what kind of prices we looking at here

also i hear you on newer ati drivers been better...

seems they go on a 5 year cycle of good, bad, omgmyrigisbroken


I may be able to get the 7970 (the one above) shown for ~$300.00, which pretty much seals the deal I guess.

It would for me.

 

[OVERKILL]

7970 will be here tomorrow.

 

[OVERKILL]

So, the 7970 is literally 3x faster @ compute in WCG than the 5870. Incredible.