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11/11/12 at 8:21pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jay2nice000

if you got money to burn like that then just get a 7990 and get it over with

lol god I hope I have money to burn like that eventually

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11/11/12 at 8:27pm

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Originally Posted by jay2nice000

if you got money to burn like that then just get a 7990 and get it over with

What on earth are you even babbling about?
The 7970 is ~$400. The $7990 is $900 and will shoot your electric bill higher than a hippy after his 20th blunt.

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11/11/12 at 8:34pm

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7990 on 1920x1080

A 7950 is more than sufficient at this resolution. Even a 7870 would be powerful enough for high settings at this resolution.

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11/11/12 at 8:58pm

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xfx all the way, i bought a couple of them and they are good card. i voted for the msi tf III (since i have it and 7970 bios flash and overclock were succesful ^^) but then i read you are not ocing gpu so just get the highest factory overclocked card you can. the xfx is a good option

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11/12/12 at 2:53am

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My 7950 still beats the snot out of a 680 and 7970 at stock. I really think overclocking should be reconsidered. It is totally safe to do in small incriments without touching your voltages.

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11/12/12 at 5:28pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruennis

7990 on 1920x1080

A 7950 is more than sufficient at this resolution. Even a 7870 would be powerful enough for high settings at this resolution.

There are games that a single card barely holds 60 and plenty that wont do 120 so nohing crazy about it, cept the budget required lol.

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11/12/12 at 7:07pm

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Graphics cards die too easy to OC these days IMO unless you're OK with the risk. I stopped OCing the GPU long ago, too many dead cards, I like to sell them when I'm done and a dead card is worthless.

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11/13/12 at 9:48am

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Grab a 7970 and be done with it. Futureproof yourself as much as possible without going crossfire I say.

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Graphics cards die too easy to OC these days IMO unless you're OK with the risk. I stopped OCing the GPU long ago, too many dead cards, I like to sell them when I'm done and a dead card is worthless.

What're you doing, hooking a deep cycle marine battery up for a volt boost?

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