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Poll Results: Which Graphics Card?

 
  • 34% (16)
    Sapphire HD 7950 950 Mhz Edition
  • 8% (4)
    Asus HD7950-DC2T-3GD5
  • 10% (5)
    Zotac GTX 670 (reference)
  • 15% (7)
    Sapphire HD 7970 (reference)
  • 30% (14)
    Gigabyte GV-N670OC-2GD
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post #11 of 48
6/26/12 at 10:46am
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Originally Posted by raghu78 View Post

No you can't unlock those shaders. Having said that the sapphire HD 7950 950 Mhz edition is really a HD 7950 chip on a HD 7970 PCB with the same 8pin + 6 pin power. very good overclocker with a 2nd BIOS which enables more aggressive overclocking.very good cooler. this card does 1100 Mhz at stock volts and 1200 Mhz with a bit of voltage tweaking. there is more posted about this card by user sonda5
http://www.overclock.net/t/1196856/official-amd-radeon-hd-7950-7970-owners-thread/11260#post_17357026
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1695577
you could ask him for his feedback on the card. I strongly recommend this card even if it was priced similar to GTX 670. as its cheaper its a no-brainer. thumb.gif

thanks for the useful links and info. so as i understand if i were to put a waterblock i need a 7970 block?
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post #12 of 48
6/26/12 at 10:48pm
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thanks for the useful links and info. so as i understand if i were to put a waterblock i need a 7970 block?

yeah thats right.
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post #13 of 48
6/27/12 at 12:59am
Get the 670 that's what am getting.. so tired of ATI and their stuttering performance in certain games like skyrim gta 4 and others
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post #14 of 48
6/27/12 at 1:56am
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Get the 670 that's what am getting.. so tired of ATI and their stuttering performance in certain games like skyrim gta 4 and others
have you seen the prices?
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post #15 of 48
6/27/12 at 5:18am
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Get the 670 that's what am getting.. so tired of ATI and their stuttering performance in certain games like skyrim gta 4 and others

I have a XFX HD 6950 2GB and I absolutely enjoy smooth game performance on all the latest titles. Other than BF3 which i ran at Ultra 2X MSAA at 1080p I have maxed out every game. Metro 2033 (without DOF) COD MW3, Rage, Deus Ex, Skyrim, Alan Wake, Batman AC (DX 9 Version).I am currently playing Max Payne 3 maxed out at 1080p with FXAA. so don't spread any false information. mad.gif
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post #16 of 48
6/27/12 at 5:28am
Have 2 Gigabyte 670 OC in SLI , sweet ! thumb.gif
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post #17 of 48
6/27/12 at 5:33am
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Have 2 Gigabyte 670 OC in SLI , sweet ! thumb.gif

i dont have the nearly 1200$ for a 670 SLI.
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post #18 of 48
6/27/12 at 6:15am
Number 3.
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post #19 of 48
6/27/12 at 7:30am
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Seriously, when i look at the poll it looks like most voters did not look at the price of the option they chose.
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post #20 of 48
6/27/12 at 7:40am
I chose number one, because you get great performance for your money, it will overclock very well, and that Sapphire dual fan setup is known to be one of the quietest most efficient setups on the market. If you have no objections to spending another $80, the 7970 reference will give you about a 10-15% performance increase (more when settings are maxed out) over the 7950 when they're both overclocked, but will be louder, eat more power and run hotter. So it's up to you:

7950:
-costs less
-quieter
-less performance

7970:
-better performance (especially on higher resolutions and when settings like AA are turned up)
-more expensive
-louder and hotter
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