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xfx 7970 Ghz Double D Edition Vs gtx 670 or 680

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#1 ·
i was thinking of upgrading my graphics card from 660 ti (because of the 192bit bus 2560x1440 lags sometimes)
to a HD 7970 Ghz Double D edition from XFX which ive heard if much faster then the 670 and the 680 and i have found a really
good offer of 370 euros for the double D, the 670 costs 400 euros and the 680 costs 480 (that is a 100 euro difference between 680 and 7970)

i would really wanna hear some experience with the radeons because i have only used nvidia on my past builds

i play with 2560x1440 and capture with fraps alot.
 
#10 ·
I doubt it will be able to do 1300 core, most 7970s can't but yeah, reference is always good because you know it will come voltage unlocked.
 
#11 ·
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Originally Posted by Stay Puft View Post

http://www.caseking.de/shop/catalog/VTX3D-RADEON-HD-7970-3072-MB-DDR5-PCIe-30-miniDP-HDMI-DVI::18149.html

Pure reference card from amd, has voltage control so you can overclock the crap out of it.

Arctic cooler

http://www.caseking.de/shop/catalog/Arctic-Accelero-Xtreme-7970-7950-VGA-Cooler::19165.html

Should easily be able to do 1300 core with that cooler and be whisper silent
Or http://www.caseking.de/shop/catalog/Grafikkarten/AMD-Grafikkarten/RADEON-HD7000-Serie/Gigabyte-RADEON-HD-7970-OC-Windforce-3X-3072-MB-DDR5-miniDP::18641.html

359,90 EUR, Windforce cooler, and even on stock volts you'll be able easily reach GHz clocks 1050/1500
 
#15 ·
You better get a 3GB card like the 7970 with resolution of 2560x1440 than a 2GB card.

Get this one

371,90 EUR*

SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 7970 OC Boost Edition, 3072 MB DDR5, Mini-DP



No need to change the cooler

How to overclock AMD Cardwith MSI Afterburner : AMD how to Thread And check in the unofficial overclocking method. Folow each step carefully.

Afterburner install - unofficial overclock method

**Assumes you have no instance of AB, aka afterburner installed previously. If you do have AB installed previously, uninstall it or delete the folder. Also, it is generally a good idea to uninstall AB before any new driver install when you are crossfired. AB will automatically run, even when run at windows start is disabled, and when it does and it tries to fool with clocks you will BSOD with a 07E code.

Run afterburner install. At this point, if you choose default install directory, there will incur security issues later on, just keep that in mind. I would recommend you install it in another folder/drive.

After install completes, do not check the option to start afterburner. If you are crossfired follow A- below to disable ULPS if you are using Unofficial Overclock Method (UOM) or , you can skip this portion if you are using Official Overclock Method (-xcl), however be warned that Afterburner will not be able to see your sleeping cards if you have ULPS enabled. Thus it's probably a good idea to disable ULPS anyways.

A- Disabling ULPS

Open regedit and go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

This key 4D36E968, under CurrentControlSet is the only folder you need to access. You can ignore the others, so don't search for it just traverse directly to said folder. It's time to disable ULPS, or ultra low power savings. Inside the folder you will find more folders, 0000/0001/0002/etc so on and on.

Open each folder and double click on EnableULPS and change to 0. You do not need to change any other key, or any keys that look similar, just change EnableULPS. Close regedit.

Next Step

At this point if you installed into default directory, you will have a security issue. Open file manager, go to where you installed afterburner and right click on MSIAfterburner.cfg and go to security, click edit, add yourself and give yourself full control, click ok.

Now go back and open MSIAfterburner.cfg in notepad.

Scroll to bottom and change this:

[ATIADLHAL]
UnofficialOverclockingEULA =
UnofficialOverclockingMode = 0

to this:

[ATIADLHAL]
UnofficialOverclockingEULA = I confirm that I am aware of unofficial overclocking limitations and fully understand that MSI will not provide me any support on it
UnofficialOverclockingMode = 1

**Note on the mode setting. Some new games are causing clock conflicts with Powerplay creating flickering on the desktop. You can avoid this by choosing 2, instead of 1. I am running with Powerplay off. Look Mom, no flickering. Refer to the bottom of Post 2 for more info on this.
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Close and save MSIAfterburner.cfg.

At this point download the file from the link above for AMD Clock Control files and run it. Do not reboot.

Now you can run afterburner for the first time. Afterburner will analyze the gpu asic and ask to reboot when ready. Choose yes to reboot. After reboot, you will have afterburner installed, you can then unlock voltage control and monitoring, etc. Happy overclocking.

You can also get Standalone of Trixx to overclock
 
#18 ·
I updated my post with everything you need to know: Msi Afterburner Installation

Give a click and a +rep to the guy who wrote the guide (tsm106 ... AMD how to Thread)

(And the Sapphire Boost card is awsome)
 
#20 ·
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Originally Posted by CM Aztec View Post

ok thanks i will investigate a bit more just incase.
What he meant is: he had the card before but wanted to watercool the card so he bought a reference design in order to install a reference block on it. He doesn't mean the card is bad
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#21 ·
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Originally Posted by Razor 116 View Post

Or http://www.caseking.de/shop/catalog/Grafikkarten/AMD-Grafikkarten/RADEON-HD7000-Serie/Gigabyte-RADEON-HD-7970-OC-Windforce-3X-3072-MB-DDR5-miniDP::18641.html

359,90 EUR, Windforce cooler, and even on stock volts you'll be able easily reach GHz clocks 1050/1500
Don't get the gigabyte one, you can't overvolt it.

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Originally Posted by CM Aztec View Post

ok you really sure? is the cooler good for overclocking and is the amd overclocking easy?
Yes the sapphire one is really good and you can overvolt it as well.
 
#22 ·
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Originally Posted by KaRLiToS View Post

What he meant is: he had the card before but wanted to watercool the card so he bought a reference design in order to install a reference block on it. He doesn't mean the card is bad
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yeah i understood that but i have to be 100% sure. its not his comments its just the type of person i am.
 
#23 ·
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Originally Posted by CM Aztec View Post

yeah i understood that but i have to be 100% sure. its not his comments its just the type of person i am.
Don't worry, I understand you. I'm that kind of person too
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