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Originally Posted by Balsagna 
I would have to agree to disagree -- The 7970 GHZ chips are overclocking the same as the older 7970's. Boost is a little feature they added merely to close a gap they had already. The 7970's do overclock like champs, not because of the overclock per say, but because the chips were released a little under what they should of been. The GTX 680's overclock just the same amount as the 7970's do @ stock voltage. The same cannot be said for the 7970's. A 1ghz GTX 680 can reach 1300mhz at stock voltage. You don't see many 7970's break the same barrier at stock voltage... add the voltage, sure. But the volt modded 680's are hitting 1400's and up.
I still agree that the 7970's are better choices than the 670's if money isn't much of an issue. Especially since the reference chips are selling for $430 brand new at certain shops.
I would have to agree to disagree -- The 7970 GHZ chips are overclocking the same as the older 7970's. Boost is a little feature they added merely to close a gap they had already. The 7970's do overclock like champs, not because of the overclock per say, but because the chips were released a little under what they should of been. The GTX 680's overclock just the same amount as the 7970's do @ stock voltage. The same cannot be said for the 7970's. A 1ghz GTX 680 can reach 1300mhz at stock voltage. You don't see many 7970's break the same barrier at stock voltage... add the voltage, sure. But the volt modded 680's are hitting 1400's and up.
I still agree that the 7970's are better choices than the 670's if money isn't much of an issue. Especially since the reference chips are selling for $430 brand new at certain shops.
There are no 680s hitting over 1400mhz without sub-ambient cooling. You can vMod a 7970 as well, and with sub-ambient cooling, it will OC just as far as the 680 will...
Oh BTW, I own 5 7970s (3 watercooled), and 4 680s. I've gamed on both setups @ 1440p and honestly they're so close its not even worth arguing about.
Edited by m3t4lh34d - 8/26/12 at 11:43pm
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