Overclock.net › Forums › Graphics Cards › AMD/ATI › Updated: Had 6790, Bought (2) 6950, sent back for 7970 -- Best Idea ever
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Updated: Had 6790, Bought (2) 6950, sent back for 7970 -- Best Idea ever - Page 2

post #11 of 57
6/26/12 at 10:35am
Thread Starter 
OK well I just got off the phone with NCIX and I guess I'm going to send it back. I figure it will take a week to get my money back and up to another week to get the newer card.... sigh. I hope this pans out well. If the difference in performance is minimal I really was not interested in sending it back. Its going to cost me 15% restocking fee which is about $37.00
Jeff's Full Tower
(21 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD (HDT90ZFBGRBOX) Phenom II X6 1090T Thuban B... MSI 890FXA-GD65 Socket AM3+ Motherboard HIS Radeon HD 7970 Reference 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 RAM Kit 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 / 250GB 3.5" 7200R... Seagate Momentus / 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Disk... Hitachi Travelstar / 60GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Dis... SanDisk Extreme / 120GB SATA III SSD 
Optical DriveCoolingCoolingOS
Samsung SH-S223L DVD Writer w/ LightScribe Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler Cooler Master Case Fans (3 x 200mm, 2 x 120mm) Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorMonitorMonitorKeyboard
ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor RAZER (RZ03-00181400-R3U1) Black USB Wired Lyco... 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
KINGWIN International Lazer LZ-1000 1000W Modul... COOLER MASTER (RC-942-KKN1) HAF X RC-942-KKN1 B... Logitech Optical USB Mouse Standard Mouse Pad w/ wrist cushion 
Audio
Sony DAV-HDX500 5.1 Surround / Home Theater Kit 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Jeff's Full Tower
(21 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD (HDT90ZFBGRBOX) Phenom II X6 1090T Thuban B... MSI 890FXA-GD65 Socket AM3+ Motherboard HIS Radeon HD 7970 Reference 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 RAM Kit 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 / 250GB 3.5" 7200R... Seagate Momentus / 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Disk... Hitachi Travelstar / 60GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Dis... SanDisk Extreme / 120GB SATA III SSD 
Optical DriveCoolingCoolingOS
Samsung SH-S223L DVD Writer w/ LightScribe Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler Cooler Master Case Fans (3 x 200mm, 2 x 120mm) Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorMonitorMonitorKeyboard
ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor RAZER (RZ03-00181400-R3U1) Black USB Wired Lyco... 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
KINGWIN International Lazer LZ-1000 1000W Modul... COOLER MASTER (RC-942-KKN1) HAF X RC-942-KKN1 B... Logitech Optical USB Mouse Standard Mouse Pad w/ wrist cushion 
Audio
Sony DAV-HDX500 5.1 Surround / Home Theater Kit 
View all
  hide details  
Reply

Gear mentioned in this thread:

post #12 of 57
6/26/12 at 12:14pm
That restocking fee sucks, sorry to spark all this, just wish we would have caught you sooner. You won't be sorry with a 7850 or 7870 especially over a 6950. The 6950 was a bit of a let down in terms of a high end card (unless it unlocked and ran stable as a 6970) The 570 and 580 just pummeled it.

If you did order a second 6950 and crossfired, you would be using something like 300 watts with the two of them Vs. a single 7870 which would use about 150 and give you similar to the two 6950's in crossfire.

You still have the option to send back the 6950 right? or is the restocking fee set in stone?
The Family PC
(15 items)
 
HTPC
(9 items)
 
HP ProBook 4430s
(10 items)
 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 3770K 4.7 GHz @ 1.32v Asus P8Z68-V Gen3 Gigabyte 7870 8gb G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Monster Daytona 240GB Seagate ST3500 Lite-On DVD-RW CM 212+ 
OSMonitorPowerCase
Windows 7 Pro x64 Acer H235Hbmid 23" CORSAIR HX-650 Corsair Carbide 500R (white) 
Mouse
Logitech M705 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Athlon II X4 645 MSI el cheapo Gigabyte GT 220  4GB Crucial DDR3 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
WD Blue 160GB Lite-On DVDRW Windows 7 Pro 64 46" Vizio LCD 1080P 
Case
In-Win basic mATX 
View all
CPUGraphicsRAMHard Drive
i5 2450M Intel HD 3000 8GB G.Skill 1600 Samsung 830 128GB 
OSMonitorAudio
Windows 8 Pro x64 14" 1366 x 768 LED SRS Premium 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
The Family PC
(15 items)
 
HTPC
(9 items)
 
HP ProBook 4430s
(10 items)
 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 3770K 4.7 GHz @ 1.32v Asus P8Z68-V Gen3 Gigabyte 7870 8gb G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Monster Daytona 240GB Seagate ST3500 Lite-On DVD-RW CM 212+ 
OSMonitorPowerCase
Windows 7 Pro x64 Acer H235Hbmid 23" CORSAIR HX-650 Corsair Carbide 500R (white) 
Mouse
Logitech M705 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Athlon II X4 645 MSI el cheapo Gigabyte GT 220  4GB Crucial DDR3 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
WD Blue 160GB Lite-On DVDRW Windows 7 Pro 64 46" Vizio LCD 1080P 
Case
In-Win basic mATX 
View all
CPUGraphicsRAMHard Drive
i5 2450M Intel HD 3000 8GB G.Skill 1600 Samsung 830 128GB 
OSMonitorAudio
Windows 8 Pro x64 14" 1366 x 768 LED SRS Premium 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #13 of 57
6/26/12 at 12:35pm
Thread Starter 
restocking fee is set in stone. and i have a 1000W psu so i dont really care how much power I'm using.
Jeff's Full Tower
(21 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD (HDT90ZFBGRBOX) Phenom II X6 1090T Thuban B... MSI 890FXA-GD65 Socket AM3+ Motherboard HIS Radeon HD 7970 Reference 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 RAM Kit 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 / 250GB 3.5" 7200R... Seagate Momentus / 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Disk... Hitachi Travelstar / 60GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Dis... SanDisk Extreme / 120GB SATA III SSD 
Optical DriveCoolingCoolingOS
Samsung SH-S223L DVD Writer w/ LightScribe Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler Cooler Master Case Fans (3 x 200mm, 2 x 120mm) Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorMonitorMonitorKeyboard
ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor RAZER (RZ03-00181400-R3U1) Black USB Wired Lyco... 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
KINGWIN International Lazer LZ-1000 1000W Modul... COOLER MASTER (RC-942-KKN1) HAF X RC-942-KKN1 B... Logitech Optical USB Mouse Standard Mouse Pad w/ wrist cushion 
Audio
Sony DAV-HDX500 5.1 Surround / Home Theater Kit 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Jeff's Full Tower
(21 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD (HDT90ZFBGRBOX) Phenom II X6 1090T Thuban B... MSI 890FXA-GD65 Socket AM3+ Motherboard HIS Radeon HD 7970 Reference 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 RAM Kit 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 / 250GB 3.5" 7200R... Seagate Momentus / 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Disk... Hitachi Travelstar / 60GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Dis... SanDisk Extreme / 120GB SATA III SSD 
Optical DriveCoolingCoolingOS
Samsung SH-S223L DVD Writer w/ LightScribe Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler Cooler Master Case Fans (3 x 200mm, 2 x 120mm) Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorMonitorMonitorKeyboard
ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor RAZER (RZ03-00181400-R3U1) Black USB Wired Lyco... 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
KINGWIN International Lazer LZ-1000 1000W Modul... COOLER MASTER (RC-942-KKN1) HAF X RC-942-KKN1 B... Logitech Optical USB Mouse Standard Mouse Pad w/ wrist cushion 
Audio
Sony DAV-HDX500 5.1 Surround / Home Theater Kit 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #14 of 57
6/26/12 at 12:35pm
Thread Starter 
and dont worry about it. Its not your fault LOL.
Jeff's Full Tower
(21 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD (HDT90ZFBGRBOX) Phenom II X6 1090T Thuban B... MSI 890FXA-GD65 Socket AM3+ Motherboard HIS Radeon HD 7970 Reference 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 RAM Kit 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 / 250GB 3.5" 7200R... Seagate Momentus / 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Disk... Hitachi Travelstar / 60GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Dis... SanDisk Extreme / 120GB SATA III SSD 
Optical DriveCoolingCoolingOS
Samsung SH-S223L DVD Writer w/ LightScribe Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler Cooler Master Case Fans (3 x 200mm, 2 x 120mm) Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorMonitorMonitorKeyboard
ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor RAZER (RZ03-00181400-R3U1) Black USB Wired Lyco... 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
KINGWIN International Lazer LZ-1000 1000W Modul... COOLER MASTER (RC-942-KKN1) HAF X RC-942-KKN1 B... Logitech Optical USB Mouse Standard Mouse Pad w/ wrist cushion 
Audio
Sony DAV-HDX500 5.1 Surround / Home Theater Kit 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Jeff's Full Tower
(21 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD (HDT90ZFBGRBOX) Phenom II X6 1090T Thuban B... MSI 890FXA-GD65 Socket AM3+ Motherboard HIS Radeon HD 7970 Reference 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 RAM Kit 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 / 250GB 3.5" 7200R... Seagate Momentus / 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Disk... Hitachi Travelstar / 60GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Dis... SanDisk Extreme / 120GB SATA III SSD 
Optical DriveCoolingCoolingOS
Samsung SH-S223L DVD Writer w/ LightScribe Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler Cooler Master Case Fans (3 x 200mm, 2 x 120mm) Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorMonitorMonitorKeyboard
ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor RAZER (RZ03-00181400-R3U1) Black USB Wired Lyco... 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
KINGWIN International Lazer LZ-1000 1000W Modul... COOLER MASTER (RC-942-KKN1) HAF X RC-942-KKN1 B... Logitech Optical USB Mouse Standard Mouse Pad w/ wrist cushion 
Audio
Sony DAV-HDX500 5.1 Surround / Home Theater Kit 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #15 of 57
6/26/12 at 12:47pm
Thread Starter 
My understanding about crossfire is you take advantage of extra GPU processing power and VRAM. Wouldn't 4GB over 2 cards be at least just as good as 3GB over 1 card? Memory clocks aside
Jeff's Full Tower
(21 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD (HDT90ZFBGRBOX) Phenom II X6 1090T Thuban B... MSI 890FXA-GD65 Socket AM3+ Motherboard HIS Radeon HD 7970 Reference 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 RAM Kit 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 / 250GB 3.5" 7200R... Seagate Momentus / 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Disk... Hitachi Travelstar / 60GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Dis... SanDisk Extreme / 120GB SATA III SSD 
Optical DriveCoolingCoolingOS
Samsung SH-S223L DVD Writer w/ LightScribe Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler Cooler Master Case Fans (3 x 200mm, 2 x 120mm) Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorMonitorMonitorKeyboard
ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor RAZER (RZ03-00181400-R3U1) Black USB Wired Lyco... 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
KINGWIN International Lazer LZ-1000 1000W Modul... COOLER MASTER (RC-942-KKN1) HAF X RC-942-KKN1 B... Logitech Optical USB Mouse Standard Mouse Pad w/ wrist cushion 
Audio
Sony DAV-HDX500 5.1 Surround / Home Theater Kit 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Jeff's Full Tower
(21 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD (HDT90ZFBGRBOX) Phenom II X6 1090T Thuban B... MSI 890FXA-GD65 Socket AM3+ Motherboard HIS Radeon HD 7970 Reference 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 RAM Kit 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 / 250GB 3.5" 7200R... Seagate Momentus / 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Disk... Hitachi Travelstar / 60GB 2.5" 5400RPM Hard Dis... SanDisk Extreme / 120GB SATA III SSD 
Optical DriveCoolingCoolingOS
Samsung SH-S223L DVD Writer w/ LightScribe Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler Cooler Master Case Fans (3 x 200mm, 2 x 120mm) Windows 7 Ultimate 
MonitorMonitorMonitorKeyboard
ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor ASUS VS228 21.5" LED 1080p Monitor RAZER (RZ03-00181400-R3U1) Black USB Wired Lyco... 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
KINGWIN International Lazer LZ-1000 1000W Modul... COOLER MASTER (RC-942-KKN1) HAF X RC-942-KKN1 B... Logitech Optical USB Mouse Standard Mouse Pad w/ wrist cushion 
Audio
Sony DAV-HDX500 5.1 Surround / Home Theater Kit 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #16 of 57
6/26/12 at 12:53pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by FobbaBeans View Post

My understanding about crossfire is you take advantage of extra GPU processing power and VRAM. Wouldn't 4GB over 2 cards be at least just as good as 3GB over 1 card? Memory clocks aside

Honestly if you are gonna spend about 420 on cf cards anyway just get the GHZ edition or sapphire OC 7970 for 480 on newegg, it is the fastest single card solution with Catalyst 12.7, yes even faster at stock then a 680 and it overclocks like a beast.

My recommendation
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102982&Tpk=sapphire%207970

quiet and comes with a bios with a slight oc already to GHZ edition specs.


Also vram isn't additive, if you have 2 2gb cards you have 2gb, the same stuff has to be stored in each card so you end up with the same, in the case of a 1gb 6950 and a 2gb 6950 you will only have 1gb total because it scales to the lower cards specs.


Edited to reflect what Bruflot pointed out, realized I had a bit of confusion in my post. biggrin.gif
Edited by UpgradeSolution - 6/26/12 at 1:02pm
Mostly plays league of legends (A WASTE OF POWAAAA)
(13 items)
 
MacBook Pro Late 2011 17"
(7 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
3930k ASrock extreme6 Sapphire Dual-X OC 7970 Gskill Ares @2133 
Hard DriveCoolingOSMonitor
Western Digital green 2TB Rasa 750 Rs 240 Win7 ultimate x64 2x Acer 1080p 21.5" monitors 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Razer Lycosa Raidmax 730W modular Rosewell Armor Razer Naga 
Other
Agility 3 120Gb x2 in raid 0 
View all
CPUGraphicsRAMHard Drive
2760qm 6770m 4gb ECC 1333 750gb 5400rpm 
Optical DriveOSMonitor
Apple super multi Mac OS X and Window 7 17" 1920x1440 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Mostly plays league of legends (A WASTE OF POWAAAA)
(13 items)
 
MacBook Pro Late 2011 17"
(7 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
3930k ASrock extreme6 Sapphire Dual-X OC 7970 Gskill Ares @2133 
Hard DriveCoolingOSMonitor
Western Digital green 2TB Rasa 750 Rs 240 Win7 ultimate x64 2x Acer 1080p 21.5" monitors 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Razer Lycosa Raidmax 730W modular Rosewell Armor Razer Naga 
Other
Agility 3 120Gb x2 in raid 0 
View all
CPUGraphicsRAMHard Drive
2760qm 6770m 4gb ECC 1333 750gb 5400rpm 
Optical DriveOSMonitor
Apple super multi Mac OS X and Window 7 17" 1920x1440 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #17 of 57
6/26/12 at 12:56pm
The VRAM is mirrored, not added. But honestly, a 7950 will not beat 2x 6950s, that's just BS.

2x 6950:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/299

1x 7950:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/550

7970/7970Ghz:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/508?vs=618


@UpgradeSolution;
You are partly wrong with your answer. A normal 7970 is not faster than a 680, but the 7970 GHz edition is.
That's quite a difference right there..
Edited by bruflot - 6/26/12 at 12:59pm
Citra ♥
(15 items)
 
Big Mac
(10 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
[Intel] Core i7 2600K [Asus] P8Z68-V Pro [Gainward] Geforce 9800 GTX+ [Corsair] Vengeance 16GB @ 1600 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingOS
[Kingston] HyperX 120GB SSD [Intel] 520 series 60GB [Corsair] H80 [Canonical] Ubuntu 12.10 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
[BenQ] XL2420T [Corsair] Vengeance K60 Performance [OCZ] ZX 850W [CM] Storm Enforcer 
MouseAudioOther
[Razer] Mamba 4G 2012 [Beats] urBeats [NZXT] 24/8/6 pin extensions 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
[Intel] Core i5-3210M [Apple] Proprietary [Intel] HD 4000 [Hynix] H5TC2G83CFR DDR3L 8GB 
Hard DriveOSMonitorKeyboard
[Samsung] 128GB SSD [Apple] OS X 10.8.2 ML 13" 2560x1600 Retina [Apple] Backlit Keyboard 
CaseMouse Pad
[Apple] Unibody [Apple] Trackpad 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Citra ♥
(15 items)
 
Big Mac
(10 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
[Intel] Core i7 2600K [Asus] P8Z68-V Pro [Gainward] Geforce 9800 GTX+ [Corsair] Vengeance 16GB @ 1600 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingOS
[Kingston] HyperX 120GB SSD [Intel] 520 series 60GB [Corsair] H80 [Canonical] Ubuntu 12.10 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
[BenQ] XL2420T [Corsair] Vengeance K60 Performance [OCZ] ZX 850W [CM] Storm Enforcer 
MouseAudioOther
[Razer] Mamba 4G 2012 [Beats] urBeats [NZXT] 24/8/6 pin extensions 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
[Intel] Core i5-3210M [Apple] Proprietary [Intel] HD 4000 [Hynix] H5TC2G83CFR DDR3L 8GB 
Hard DriveOSMonitorKeyboard
[Samsung] 128GB SSD [Apple] OS X 10.8.2 ML 13" 2560x1600 Retina [Apple] Backlit Keyboard 
CaseMouse Pad
[Apple] Unibody [Apple] Trackpad 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #18 of 57
6/26/12 at 12:59pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by bruflot View Post

The VRAM is mirrored, not added. But honestly, a 7950 will not beat 2x 6950s, that's just BS.
2x 6950:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/299
1x 7950:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/550
@UpgradeSolution;
You are partly wrong with your answer. A normal 7970 is not faster than a 680, but the 7970 GHz edition is.
That's quite a difference right there..

Herp you are right, its the GHZ edition with 12.7, I was mistyping if you look though the card I recommended is to the same specs as the ghz edition and the OC bios is the ghz edition one. Thanks for pointing that out biggrin.gif


@bruflont did you already buy the Retina MBP or are you in 3 weeks the 1st how is it if the second why is it so bad you want out of it?
Edited by UpgradeSolution - 6/26/12 at 1:03pm
Mostly plays league of legends (A WASTE OF POWAAAA)
(13 items)
 
MacBook Pro Late 2011 17"
(7 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
3930k ASrock extreme6 Sapphire Dual-X OC 7970 Gskill Ares @2133 
Hard DriveCoolingOSMonitor
Western Digital green 2TB Rasa 750 Rs 240 Win7 ultimate x64 2x Acer 1080p 21.5" monitors 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Razer Lycosa Raidmax 730W modular Rosewell Armor Razer Naga 
Other
Agility 3 120Gb x2 in raid 0 
View all
CPUGraphicsRAMHard Drive
2760qm 6770m 4gb ECC 1333 750gb 5400rpm 
Optical DriveOSMonitor
Apple super multi Mac OS X and Window 7 17" 1920x1440 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Mostly plays league of legends (A WASTE OF POWAAAA)
(13 items)
 
MacBook Pro Late 2011 17"
(7 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
3930k ASrock extreme6 Sapphire Dual-X OC 7970 Gskill Ares @2133 
Hard DriveCoolingOSMonitor
Western Digital green 2TB Rasa 750 Rs 240 Win7 ultimate x64 2x Acer 1080p 21.5" monitors 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Razer Lycosa Raidmax 730W modular Rosewell Armor Razer Naga 
Other
Agility 3 120Gb x2 in raid 0 
View all
CPUGraphicsRAMHard Drive
2760qm 6770m 4gb ECC 1333 750gb 5400rpm 
Optical DriveOSMonitor
Apple super multi Mac OS X and Window 7 17" 1920x1440 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #19 of 57
6/26/12 at 1:04pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by FobbaBeans View Post

restocking fee is set in stone. and i have a 1000W psu so i dont really care how much power I'm using.

I didn't mean you would have a power shortage issue, I was simply speaking from a performance per watt standpoint. Two 6950's would about equal a 7950's performance and use way more juice.
The Family PC
(15 items)
 
HTPC
(9 items)
 
HP ProBook 4430s
(10 items)
 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 3770K 4.7 GHz @ 1.32v Asus P8Z68-V Gen3 Gigabyte 7870 8gb G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Monster Daytona 240GB Seagate ST3500 Lite-On DVD-RW CM 212+ 
OSMonitorPowerCase
Windows 7 Pro x64 Acer H235Hbmid 23" CORSAIR HX-650 Corsair Carbide 500R (white) 
Mouse
Logitech M705 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Athlon II X4 645 MSI el cheapo Gigabyte GT 220  4GB Crucial DDR3 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
WD Blue 160GB Lite-On DVDRW Windows 7 Pro 64 46" Vizio LCD 1080P 
Case
In-Win basic mATX 
View all
CPUGraphicsRAMHard Drive
i5 2450M Intel HD 3000 8GB G.Skill 1600 Samsung 830 128GB 
OSMonitorAudio
Windows 8 Pro x64 14" 1366 x 768 LED SRS Premium 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
The Family PC
(15 items)
 
HTPC
(9 items)
 
HP ProBook 4430s
(10 items)
 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
i7 3770K 4.7 GHz @ 1.32v Asus P8Z68-V Gen3 Gigabyte 7870 8gb G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Monster Daytona 240GB Seagate ST3500 Lite-On DVD-RW CM 212+ 
OSMonitorPowerCase
Windows 7 Pro x64 Acer H235Hbmid 23" CORSAIR HX-650 Corsair Carbide 500R (white) 
Mouse
Logitech M705 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Athlon II X4 645 MSI el cheapo Gigabyte GT 220  4GB Crucial DDR3 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
WD Blue 160GB Lite-On DVDRW Windows 7 Pro 64 46" Vizio LCD 1080P 
Case
In-Win basic mATX 
View all
CPUGraphicsRAMHard Drive
i5 2450M Intel HD 3000 8GB G.Skill 1600 Samsung 830 128GB 
OSMonitorAudio
Windows 8 Pro x64 14" 1366 x 768 LED SRS Premium 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #20 of 57
6/26/12 at 1:51pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by UpgradeSolution View Post

Herp you are right, its the GHZ edition with 12.7, I was mistyping if you look though the card I recommended is to the same specs as the ghz edition and the OC bios is the ghz edition one. Thanks for pointing that out biggrin.gif
@bruflont did you already buy the Retina MBP or are you in 3 weeks the 1st how is it if the second why is it so bad you want out of it?

I haven't bought it yet, I'm hoping to be able to order it next week, and then 2 weeks estimated delivery time. I need it for iOS development, as I'm limited to Android with a normal PC.
Citra ♥
(15 items)
 
Big Mac
(10 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
[Intel] Core i7 2600K [Asus] P8Z68-V Pro [Gainward] Geforce 9800 GTX+ [Corsair] Vengeance 16GB @ 1600 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingOS
[Kingston] HyperX 120GB SSD [Intel] 520 series 60GB [Corsair] H80 [Canonical] Ubuntu 12.10 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
[BenQ] XL2420T [Corsair] Vengeance K60 Performance [OCZ] ZX 850W [CM] Storm Enforcer 
MouseAudioOther
[Razer] Mamba 4G 2012 [Beats] urBeats [NZXT] 24/8/6 pin extensions 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
[Intel] Core i5-3210M [Apple] Proprietary [Intel] HD 4000 [Hynix] H5TC2G83CFR DDR3L 8GB 
Hard DriveOSMonitorKeyboard
[Samsung] 128GB SSD [Apple] OS X 10.8.2 ML 13" 2560x1600 Retina [Apple] Backlit Keyboard 
CaseMouse Pad
[Apple] Unibody [Apple] Trackpad 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Citra ♥
(15 items)
 
Big Mac
(10 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
[Intel] Core i7 2600K [Asus] P8Z68-V Pro [Gainward] Geforce 9800 GTX+ [Corsair] Vengeance 16GB @ 1600 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingOS
[Kingston] HyperX 120GB SSD [Intel] 520 series 60GB [Corsair] H80 [Canonical] Ubuntu 12.10 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
[BenQ] XL2420T [Corsair] Vengeance K60 Performance [OCZ] ZX 850W [CM] Storm Enforcer 
MouseAudioOther
[Razer] Mamba 4G 2012 [Beats] urBeats [NZXT] 24/8/6 pin extensions 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
[Intel] Core i5-3210M [Apple] Proprietary [Intel] HD 4000 [Hynix] H5TC2G83CFR DDR3L 8GB 
Hard DriveOSMonitorKeyboard
[Samsung] 128GB SSD [Apple] OS X 10.8.2 ML 13" 2560x1600 Retina [Apple] Backlit Keyboard 
CaseMouse Pad
[Apple] Unibody [Apple] Trackpad 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: AMD/ATI

Gear mentioned in this thread:

Overclock.net › Forums › Graphics Cards › AMD/ATI › Updated: Had 6790, Bought (2) 6950, sent back for 7970 -- Best Idea ever