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Originally Posted by Doodles 
Lol, i don't mind the hijacking at all! I learn a lot from this site, so good questions are good questions. I'm liking the responses to this thread, so it seems like the way to go.
Lastly, whats all this talk of the 7970 PCB... Does that mean they're essentially gimped 7970s? If I don't get the 7970 PCB should I RMA it and try to get that? or is that mainly for people who want to waterblock it? Will it affect overclock?

Lol, i don't mind the hijacking at all! I learn a lot from this site, so good questions are good questions. I'm liking the responses to this thread, so it seems like the way to go.
Lastly, whats all this talk of the 7970 PCB... Does that mean they're essentially gimped 7970s? If I don't get the 7970 PCB should I RMA it and try to get that? or is that mainly for people who want to waterblock it? Will it affect overclock?
A HD 7970 PCB means better quality components - VRM, capacitors, chokes . Better stability while overclocking . you can see the card here. if you get from newegg you will get the HD 7970 PCB based card. newegg user reviews clearly confirm it.
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1704168





