I have been a fan of Nvidia cards for a long while but i have always noticed Radeon cards fighting and sometimes taking the top spot as well. I am in no way a fanboy I just want the best bang for my buck without spending over $1000 on a single card. Right now i am looking at the Galaxy GTX 680 4GB, so how does the Toxic 7970 compare? How good and stable is CrossFireX as compared to Nvidia SLI? I will be using dual GPU's and 3 monitors running at 2560x1440 120Hz in the future. So how would these two compare?
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Sapphire Toxic Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 6GB worth the money?
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There's no need to go for a 6GB card unless you're running an ultra high resolution, so don't spend the premium unless the price difference is small.
The modern AMD cards Crossfire very well (whether or not the games will be able to make proper use of it is a different matter entirely).
The GTX680 should perform a bit better than the 7970 in most applications, but I would personally go AMD all the way because Nvidia cards are crap for Bitcoin mining, and you might as well mine when you're not gaming.
The modern AMD cards Crossfire very well (whether or not the games will be able to make proper use of it is a different matter entirely).
The GTX680 should perform a bit better than the 7970 in most applications, but I would personally go AMD all the way because Nvidia cards are crap for Bitcoin mining, and you might as well mine when you're not gaming.
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No single GPU card beats the 680.
We're just saying the price/performance ratio of a 7970 or 670 is better since they're a bit slower but $100 less.
We're just saying the price/performance ratio of a 7970 or 670 is better since they're a bit slower but $100 less.
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That's fine. Thanks anyway.
I do have a quick DVI question. It seems all or most 7970's use DVI-I and the monitor I am getting is DVI-D, can I plug the D into the I connector?
I hope I got that right. DVI-I is the one with 4 dots and DVI-D is the one with the horizontal line, correct?
I do have a quick DVI question. It seems all or most 7970's use DVI-I and the monitor I am getting is DVI-D, can I plug the D into the I connector?
I hope I got that right. DVI-I is the one with 4 dots and DVI-D is the one with the horizontal line, correct?
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Maybe if we're talking stock clocks. But overclocked, the 7970 is the champ.
@ OP
Just grab whatever card you can find the cheapest. It is pretty much luck of the draw to find a good clocking card (or buy a known overclocker 2nd hand)
Right... even at stock the GTX 680 is ~ 10% on the 7970, and the (single GPU Ghz edition) is right on it at least.
If the GTX 680 is now $100 more expensive its about $60 to expensive. I have not looked at prices in the US but in the UK that's about the case, the GTX 680 is significantly more expensive.
7970 is the better deal, put 10% on the 7970 clocks and bang,- GTX 680 has nothing on it
AMD.
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7970 vs 670 is a bit of a tossup IMO. GTX670 draws a good amount less power and is just below a 7970. Gap tends to widen at above 1080P though, so I'd still stick with the 7970 in your case.
MSI Twin Frozr and ASUS DC2 are probably the best cards to get.
DVI-I is integrated, supports both DVI-D (digital) and DVI-A (analog).
MSI Twin Frozr and ASUS DC2 are probably the best cards to get.
DVI-I is integrated, supports both DVI-D (digital) and DVI-A (analog).
