Knives* Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 http://www.techspot.com/review/481-amd-radeon-7970/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtMatt Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Brilliant card, just got one myself. Runs bf3 full ultra @1080 and rarely dips below 60fps with vsync. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMagnet Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 stop it! i am making do with a HD5770 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125309 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtMatt Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 stop it! i am making do with a HD5770 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125309 Buy one, buy one now!! I replaced a 6950 xfire setup with a 7970 and let me tell you it is MUCH faster and MUCH smoother. Not to mention running MUCH cooler, and using MUCH less energy and using about 3 Watt when the pc is idle. I can also get a whopping 325Mhz overclock from the core, stock is 925 and it will go up to 1250, but i run 1200 stock 24/7. Memory produces similar results. Its a beast. The best part was i got it on offer from ocuk for £299 (which works out to about 470ish dollars?) plus four free games. The games were kinda crappy Deux Ex, two copies of dirt showdown and Nexuiz or something but its better than a knee in the groin and ive had a few of those. A little bit of eye candy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duality Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I ended up swapping my 7970 out for a GTX680 - I found the driver situation even 6 months after release to be less than stellar. I have heard that this has improved a lot since release though. There may be hope for the 7970 sat boxed up on my desk yet :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtMatt Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) I ended up swapping my 7970 out for a GTX680 - I found the driver situation even 6 months after release to be less than stellar. I have heard that this has improved a lot since release though. There may be hope for the 7970 sat boxed up on my desk yet :P There was huge gains in the past months for the 7xxx series of cards, making the 7970 the fastest card when overclocked now. Only had the card a month though so can't verify what early 7xxx drivers were like. Duality, fancy giving your spare 7970 card to me? :D Edited August 28, 2012 by LtMatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMagnet Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Duality, fancy giving your spare 7970 card to Mags? :D fixeded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos1907 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 How bout this card? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtMatt Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 How bout this card? :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnPUIxBb958 I saw that. Looks nice, but heat and electricity usage would be a real concern to me. It will be expensive, hence them adding a rather pointless toolkit for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolor Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Those vape chambers are pretty good at cooling to be fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtMatt Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Couple of pics, looks pretty nice actually. Anyone going to buy it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMagnet Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 sorry my gigabyte hd5770 batmobile trumps any improvement in graphics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMagnet Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 zomg 6GB DDR5 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/toxic-hd-7970-eyefinity-6gb,3264.html#xtor=RSS-999 Sapphire gives its new flagship graphics card 6 GB of very fast memory, compared to the mere 3 GB on AMD's reference card. Does this give Sapphire's Toxic HD 7970 GHz Edition a real-world speed boost? We connect it to an epic six-screen array to find out. Sapphire’s new flagship graphics card, the Toxic HD 7970 GHz Edition 6 GB, has two times as much GDDR5 memory as AMD's reference Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition board. The company employs the same GPU discussed in AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition Review: Give Me Back That Crown!, allowing its own Lethal Boost technology (essentially automatic overclocking) to take the chip up to 1200 MHz and the memory to 1600 MHz when thermal headroom allows. The combination of a faster clock rates and extra memory should yield a nice performance boost for the folks who know how to capitalize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos1907 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) Magnet, I already mentioned it. xD But I don't work for motherboards.org How bout this card? :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnPUIxBb958 Edited September 4, 2012 by Chaos1907 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMagnet Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Magnet, I already mentioned it. xD But I don't work for motherboards.org i missed it as the vid won't play for me $699.99 $8.50 Shipping (restrictions apply) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102997&cm_mmc=SNC-YouTube-_-na-_-na-_-na http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjzqLmgb8ig&hd=1 *edit* lol this one will not play from here either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtMatt Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 sorry my gigabyte hd5770 batmobile trumps any improvement in graphics That is brilliant. I hope you weren't joking about owning one just like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMagnet Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 That is brilliant. I hope you weren't joking about owning one just like that. not joking at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtMatt Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Give it a clean then, standards mags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMagnet Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 the pic on the carpet is a reference one the box is my actual box the way the card mounts in my tower, you can't see much of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtMatt Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 the pic on the carpet is a reference one the box is my actual box the way the card mounts in my tower, you can't see much of it I'll let you off then. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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