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3/22/12 at 9:23am

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the price frustrates me. I paid $485 for my 7970, less than a week ago. i could have gotten a new 680 for only $20-$25 more

the wonders of competitive pricing at the consumers expense, of course.

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3/22/12 at 9:25am

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the price frustrates me. I paid $485 for my 7970, less than a week ago. i could have gotten a new 680 for only $20-$25 more

Still a very good deal considering it's still mostly MSRP on Newegg. If you're really that upset, I'm sure you can sell it for a reasonably close amount and then buy the 680. Would do it quick though since the prices on the 7970 should drop sometime soon now.

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3/22/12 at 9:29am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by staryoshi

Here's an interesting tidbit: See the difference?

Pre-release PCB shot reposted on WCCFTech

PCB shot from TPU Review:

What's the difference?

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3/22/12 at 9:30am

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i think im gonna wait and see, i thought about it, and I like AMD, i'm most familiar with their drivers and catalyst and such, ive upgraded far too much in the last month.

and the difference is theres a missing choke on the bottom one

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3/22/12 at 9:32am

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Got mine.

Paid $499 each. The cheapest 7970 is Canada is just shy of $600. Not to mention I have had too many bad experiences with Crossfire in the past.

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3/22/12 at 9:34am

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Nice see if it runs BF3 ultra at 2560x1440 if you can :-)

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3/22/12 at 9:36am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by iatacs19

What's the difference?

The retail model is lacking circuitry seen in the first picture. Look at the bottom right hand side of the card. (-1 Phase and a few VRMs, it looks like)

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3/22/12 at 9:42am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by iatacs19

What's the difference?

The retail version is missing a power phase. The pre-production version has 5, retail has only 4.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robilar

Got mine.
Paid $499 each. The cheapest 7970 is Canada is just shy of $600. Not to mention I have had too many bad experiences with Crossfire in the past.

Ooooh. Can you do some tests for us?

Say run a few benches with single card then pop in the second and run the same tests with the same settings so that we can get an idea of the scaling with Kepler?

Also I'm interested in how they overclock.

Edited by blackbalt89 - 3/22/12 at 9:44am

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3/22/12 at 9:43am

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Ooops, double post.

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3/22/12 at 9:44am

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To anyone that ordered off the EVGA website, expect a phone call. I just received one to verify my information and it will be shipping out today.

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