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post #11 of 52
3/13/13 at 9:18am
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i do see some posts here about overclocking the graphics card? Ive heard about overclocking but i'm not sure if i would do it. is it safe?


would it be worth it to get this
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperClocked-Dual-Link-Graphics-04G-P4-2673-KR/dp/B007Z3HZLM/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1363190738&sr=1-4&keywords=gtx+670

over this.
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Displayport-PCI-Express-Graphics-GV-N66TOC-3GD/dp/B009LTUC6I/ref=sr_1_19?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1363191675&sr=1-19&keywords=gtx+670ti


just for two monitors? plus F1ynn said I could add more cards over time. which I saw on a motherboard. and yes ill have a look at the other brands of graphics cards. I assume there really is no difference on the GTX series when it comes to brands?

thanks for the help guys!
Edited by BenFrainkl1n - 3/13/13 at 9:24am
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post #12 of 52
3/13/13 at 9:30am
Do you prefer NVIDIA card only? I mean for the price of 660 Ti, you probably better get a HD 7950...because have more VRAM, and Larger BUS Bandwith...it will definitely help you when you consider to play at a higher resolution in the future.
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post #13 of 52
3/13/13 at 9:35am
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Well my friend told my that Nvidia is generally better, he compared it to a ford Pinto vs a Ferrari thing. Haha sorry if that sounds insulting. he said some stuff I didn't really understand.
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post #14 of 52
3/13/13 at 9:35am
7950 is your goal my friend.. 3GB of ram and over clocks to 1200-1300Mhz.. you will never regret that..
the price of the 4GB nvidia cards is higher than the 3GB highest end Card 7970 which is around 400$ and if you get that 7970.. you will never regret it smile.gif
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post #15 of 52
3/13/13 at 9:40am
I agree with Ramzinho on this one.
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post #16 of 52
3/13/13 at 9:40am
Would personally go with the AMD card for the money.
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post #17 of 52
3/13/13 at 9:40am
OP if you want a Nvidia card only go for EVGA GTX 670 FTW 2GB. otherwise go with Sapphire HD 7970 OC (1 ghz)or Sapphire HD 7970 Ghz vapor-x(1.05 ghz).

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-SL-DVI-D-PCI-Express-11197-03-40G/dp/B009B6Y01Y/
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-7970GHZ
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post #18 of 52
3/13/13 at 9:43am
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just for two monitors? plus F1ynn said I could add more cards over time. which I saw on a motherboard. and yes ill have a look at the other brands of graphics cards. I assume there really is no difference on the GTX series when it comes to brands?

thanks for the help guys!

Yes it is called an SLI which to explain simply is that you can hook up another graphics card with the one you already have. So you can take a 660 and add it with your current 660. it doesnt quite double the performance but it can greatly increase your overall performance.

haha you really relate stuff to cars I think I remember you making a joke about an enzo once. tongue.gif
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post #19 of 52
3/13/13 at 9:48am
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OK so i will give the 7970 a look, any particular brand I should look at?

@F1ynn yes! Haha I think that was on the whole Sim city ordeal!
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3/13/13 at 9:48am
Sapphire 7870 XT is a bit better than the 660ti for ~ $225

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics-11199-20-20G/dp/B00AWKYB1M

And the 7950's are a definite improvement for the same kind of money as the 660ti
Edited by LuckySe7ens - 3/13/13 at 10:00am
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