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i do plan on doing eyefinity in the near future on 180 resolution cards because of this should i shoot for the 7970 with 3 gb of vram?
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post #2 of 117
7970 personally, especially when 7970 oced is on per imo with 680 oced.
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post #3 of 117
I chose the 7970 because I use the extra 1gb of vram every day. Also I do not like screen tearing so I opted for the Direct CU version, which is the best IMO, because it has 4 display ports. Also it has a massive cooler, which gives it the best cooling of all the 7970's as well. Done deal!

Additionally a 7970 scales better when overclocked. For instance a %20 overclock gives closer to %20 performance increase on a 7970 rather than a 680.
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post #4 of 117
Definitely HD 7970. You could grab a Gigabyte HD 7970 Windforce (1 Ghz) for USD 440. at those prices its really a good deal.
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post #5 of 117
Well since you stated you do plan to eyefinity I would def go with the 7970 cuz they actually get even stronger than nvidias the higher resolution. Nonetheless ai love my gtx 670!
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post #6 of 117
Depends on your games too! Some games like nvidia better....but that 7970 is not a weak card either and the price is good.
Either way you will be rocking some fun! biggrin.gif
     
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post #7 of 117
Both cards are great, but the 7970 will provide better performance.
post #8 of 117
depends:

The HD7970 will grant you better "raw" performance but the GTX 670 has superior drivers...

It's a choice you have to make, I chose for HD6950's back a while...
Drivers = CRAP

So I switched GTX 560 Ti's in SLI, and everything worked way better... smile.gif


Make your choice, get performance and some driver hassle, OR get a bit less performance and less driver hassle...

Also: the HD7970 is way hotter, makes more noise and uses more power...
Don't forget these aspects people wink.gif
post #9 of 117
7970!
You can pick them up for around the same price as a gtx670, and they are faster then the gx670 as well.
Tiger Direct constantly has deals on 7970 pairing them up with a bunch of free games along with a nice heavy discount.
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post #10 of 117
Twin Frozr 7950 for $310 AR is also a great option

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127667
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