[Darkslayer7]

I have a really old 295GTX ( dualpcb ) .
I seen the benchmarks of the new 7970 , and i am amazed .
I would like to get one , but which one ?

XFX : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150586

Or ASUS : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121485

I see that the XFX has a dual fan cooler , and the ASUS has a tunnel cooler ( like my 295 ) .

Which one should be more cool , in terms of heat , and in which on is better in terms of support/warranty ?

 

[M1nUrThr3t]

its been covered but asus

 

[rcfc89]

For right now I'd go with either XFX Black Series card. Both DD and single fan applications offer better stock cooling then any other 7970 available right now using Hydrocell and Duratec. http://xfxforce.com/en-us/Products/Graphics-Cards/ATI/AMD-Radeon-HD-7000-Series/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970.aspx This will also give you more options on overclocking on stock air since these cards were already updated with better cooling components because they come factory overclocked.

 

[candy_van]

ASUS. Better warranty (3-year serial # based - also higher resale), and reference/blower design is preferred to some (exhausts hot air out of not into the case).
Factory overclock is never worth paying for IMO, and XFXs track record in quality of components / service has been less than stellar since they've entered the AMD/ATi arena.

 

[Evil Penguin]

Out of the two?
ASUS...
Like others have mentioned, it has a 3-year warranty that is serial based.

 

[Leeeeeeeeee]

Asus. I've tried many of their products (Mobos, gpus, monitors, etc) and they are all great quality.

I bought myself the asus 7970 on sunday

 

[JedixJarf]

The xfx will probably cool better, but the asus has a great warranty and would be better if you were stacking multiple cards.

 

[M1nUrThr3t]

Quote:

Originally Posted by JedixJarf

The xfx will probably cool better, but the asus has a great warranty and would be better if you were stacking multiple cards.

actually it doesnt there are threads and reviews showing that the xfx cooling is actually worse.

 

[Evil Penguin]

Quote:

Originally Posted by M1nUrThr3t

Quote:

Originally Posted by JedixJarf

The xfx will probably cool better, but the asus has a great warranty and would be better if you were stacking multiple cards.

actually it doesnt there are threads and reviews showing that the xfx cooling is actually worse.

Worst at idle and better at load.
Case airflow is pretty important in this case.

 

[bruflot]

Quote:

Originally Posted by M1nUrThr3t

Quote:

Originally Posted by JedixJarf

The xfx will probably cool better, but the asus has a great warranty and would be better if you were stacking multiple cards.

actually it doesnt there are threads and reviews showing that the xfx cooling is actually worse.

You can manually set the fans, so thats actually irrelevant. XFX just set the fans a little too low.

Go with the XFX one..
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[JedixJarf]

I think all amd cards have the fans set a little low

Anyways, who cares about idle temps? Its all about the temps when your card is @ 99% usage.

 

[kiwwanna]

Asus for sure, though i gotta wait for MSI version. I think will be a better choice

 

[ZodiarkRuri]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evil Penguin

Worst at idle and better at load.
Case airflow is pretty important in this case.

Yup that's correct. I'll go with XFX

 

[LA_Kings_Fan]

Unless you REALLY want a REFERENCE CARD, like for easier access to Water-Cooling Blocks ... I'd wait until SAPPhIRE, ASUS & MSI release their Non-Reference models which will most likely blow away these reference cards in terms of looks, potential quality of the internal components and maybe performance as well ... just my

though

We've seen that speculation about Sapphire having TOXIC and ATOMIC versions of HD-7970's or 7980's or whatever they may or may not be ... unless I was in a hurry to upgrade I'd wait a bit to see what those might be all about, and also for the initial price gouging of the retailers to subside down.

 

[PsYcHo29388]

From personal experiences I've had with XFX I would tell you to get that. But now after seeing some heatmaps from a thread in Hardware news I would get the ASUS.

 

[shineon2011]

Asus out of the two. But I would wait as others stated for more options to come out.

 

[Tennobanzai]

Asus over XFX any day.

 

[rcfc89]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tennobanzai

Asus over XFX any day.

All Asus/Sapphire/Powercooler/Gigabyte etc. did was slap there logo on the same reference designed card. Same fan everything. For right now I'd go with the XFX DD black if you can afford it. Its looks much nicer, runs cooler with two fans and its the only available card thats been modified for the better. Add in a lifetime warranty something neither Asus or Sapphire will give you. The numbers don't lie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UIOVDbPvvY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsQ6B4_UY1Y&feature=relmfu

 

[Tennobanzai]

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcfc89

All Asus/Sapphire/Powercooler/Gigabyte etc. did was slap there logo on the same reference designed card. Same fan everything. For right now I'd go with the XFX DD black if you can afford it. Its looks much nicer, runs cooler with two fans and its the only available card thats been modified for the better. Add in a lifetime warranty something neither Asus or Sapphire will give you. The numbers don't lie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UIOVDbPvvY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsQ6B4_UY1Y&feature=relmfu

Exactly my point with reference cards. With that said I'd go with Asus or MSI over XFX any day..

 

[PsYcHo29388]

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcfc89

All Asus/Sapphire/Powercooler/Gigabyte etc. did was slap there logo on the same reference designed card. Same fan everything. For right now I'd go with the XFX DD black if you can afford it. Its looks much nicer, runs cooler with two fans and its the only available card thats been modified for the better. Add in a lifetime warranty something neither Asus or Sapphire will give you. The numbers don't lie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UIOVDbPvvY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsQ6B4_UY1Y&feature=relmfu

Read the 16th post found here http://www.overclock.net/t/1197170/anand-xfx-s-radeon-hd-7970-black-edition/0_100
If that isn't a problem with the OP then it would be the way to go.