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post #11 of 17
3/17/13 at 4:26pm
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Now, what if I decided to go with Powercolor's AX7950? I was looking at 1920x1080 benchmarks and the difference is pretty minimal between the Tahiti LE and this 7950

After MIR the price difference would be $65.
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post #12 of 17
3/17/13 at 4:29pm
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Now, what if I decided to go with Powercolor's AX7950? I was looking at 1920x1080 benchmarks and the difference is pretty minimal between the Tahiti LE and this 7950

After MIR the price difference would be $65.

Depends on what you're looking for down the road.

If you're going to stay at 1080p for a good while, then a 2GB card is more than fine; if you were planning on a multi-monitor setup or getting a 1440p display then I'd consider spending a bit more now.
Only reason I'd get that reference card though is if you were interested in water blocks, on it's own it's not a great cooler (sad, b/c AMD blower ref. coolers are great...loud..but great lol).
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3/17/13 at 4:36pm
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Surely hope it isn't as loud as a reference 6970 @ 100% fan... Anyways, one last question:

What is the difference between these two Powercolor cards?
1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131487
2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131484
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post #14 of 17
3/17/13 at 4:46pm
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Surely hope it isn't as loud as a reference 6970 @ 100% fan... Anyways, one last question:

What is the difference between these two Powercolor cards?
1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131487
2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131484

It wouldn't be, the ref 7950 coolers aren't as loud - but they're not nearly as effective as the reference (blower-style) coolers.
I still don't know why they went with such a cheap solution for the ref 7950 yet didn't do the same with the 7870 when it launched.

As for your question b/t the 2x 7870 LEs:

Only difference are the components used on the cards / coolers; the Myst Edition is supposed to use better components (here's a review).
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3/17/13 at 4:50pm
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Surely hope it isn't as loud as a reference 6970 @ 100% fan... Anyways, one last question:

What is the difference between these two Powercolor cards?
1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131487
2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131484

The second one isn't completely hideous. Oh, and come "better" but mostly trivial component swaps.
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post #16 of 17
3/17/13 at 7:31pm
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Now, what if I decided to go with Powercolor's AX7950? I was looking at 1920x1080 benchmarks and the difference is pretty minimal between the Tahiti LE and this 7950

After MIR the price difference would be $65.

if you are getting a HD 7950 get a custom cooler card. the sapphire HD 7950 boost uses a reference APCB design and has a very good cooler. USD 290 (270 after mail in rebate). 29 cm long. So make sure it can fit in your case.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202006
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post #17 of 17
3/17/13 at 9:50pm
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I went ahead and purchased the 7870 Tahiti LE. I think I will be satisfied with this product coming from a GTX 460 se.
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