NEED Advice For Buying Graphics Card- GTX 780,770 or HD 7970 Vaporx

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Arnab

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Chaitanya said:
Hell Yeah....
A beast of overclocking... overclocks to 1302MHz @ 59 C @ load??
DOwnsides : Requires 3 slots ... CFX may be problematic..
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Ok,

I have Asus Crosshair V Formula - will there be space to Xfire in future ?
 
Chaitanya

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With that board surely you have enough room cause it's 3 way SLI/CFX compatible so 1, 3 slots will do work..( AFAIK)

Let others say something
 
Cilus

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In HD 6800 and HD 6900 series, there was not much problem with Crossfire setup and I have used HD 6870 CF for nearly 2 years without issues. In fact HD 6970 CF was able to run games far smoother, both visually and FPS wise, than GTX 580 SLI and proved by most of review sites. The problem is actually with the current generation HD 7000 cards. The reason is actually simple, GCN architecture is a complete different design than AMD's previous generation VLIW4 and VLIW5 design. So in a single dirver, providing performance for two generation of different architecture is little tough and that's why AMD is working to optimize it.
For card, just get the Gigabyte one as I suggested. It is almost as good as the Matrix Platinum. Both cards are having custom PCB and non referrence cooler and stock performance is same. Now Matrix Platinum uses very high quality components, high number of power phases resulting slightly better overclocking potential and more voltage tweaking capabilities. But it is also a tripple slot card and will be difficult to use in Crossfire in a Mid-Tower cabinet.
 
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Cilus said:
In HD 6800 and HD 6900 series, there was not much problem with Crossfire setup and I have used HD 6870 CF for nearly 2 years without issues. In fact HD 6970 CF was able to run games far smoother, both visually and FPS wise, than GTX 580 SLI and proved by most of review sites. The problem is actually with the current generation HD 7000 cards. The reason is actually simple, GCN architecture is a complete different design than AMD's previous generation VLIW4 and VLIW5 design. So in a single dirver, providing performance for two generation of different architecture is little tough and that's why AMD is working to optimize it.
For card, just get the Gigabyte one as I suggested. It is almost as good as the Matrix Platinum. Both cards are having custom PCB and non referrence cooler and stock performance is same. Now Matrix Platinum uses very high quality components, high number of power phases resulting slightly better overclocking potential and more voltage tweaking capabilities. But it is also a tripple slot card and will be difficult to use in Crossfire in a Mid-Tower cabinet.
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Thanks for the info , much appreciated.

SO, you are suggesting me to buy the gigabyte one , but gigabyte have some RIM issues in West bengal isnt it?
Md Computers closed there shutters for Gigabyte Gfx cards so where do you suggest to buy?

Also, If I chose to buy Matrix Platinum will it too difficult for Xfire in a 3 Slot Crossfire/SLI Mobo ?
I will be buying nzxt Mid-Tower cabinet , I am having CollerMaster 690 ii Advance now...


Another Thing is that - The Price Diff between Aus and Gigabyet card is Really good- around 8-9k SO is it worth that much? or Should I save it by going for Gigabyte one..
 
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Cilus

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FX-8150 cannot perform as good as Intel 2nd and 3rd Gen i5 Processors in gaming but it won't be a bottleneck at 1080P resolution. Overclocking can also help to improve the performance.
 
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Arnab

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Cilus said:
FX-8150 cannot perform as good as Intel 2nd and 3rd Gen i5 Processors in gaming but it won't be a bottleneck at 1080P resolution. Overclocking can also help to improve the performance.
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Cilus, Please check my Above posts and help me . I am waiting for your answers
 
Chaitanya

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Yeah TG himself had a bitter experience..
@ OP better confirm with guys staying there & having some RMA exp..
 
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Arnab

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Chaitanya said:
Yeah TG himself had a bitter experience..
@ OP better confirm with guys staying there & having some RMA exp..
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I called up SMC International today and they said if I buy from them then They wil provide the A.S.S , i just need to ship it back to them.
Now tell me whether that would be a good idea or should i buy the VaporX Edi.
 
topgear

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^^ I would say HD 7970 Matrix .. one year extra warranty and much better After Sales support worth the extra.

Chaitanya said:
Yeah TG himself had a bitter experience..
@ OP better confirm with guys staying there & having some RMA exp..
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nah, I'm not having anything personal on recommending GB but they really effed up that time and the reply and the solution GB provided well I am still not satisfied with that and now MSI is taking the same route though only marginally different.
 
Jaskanwar Singh

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smc provides good A.S.S. i had experience with them. their response was good.
they had my sapphire 6950 replaced and i received a dual fan version unlockable to 6970 :D
 
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Arnab

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topgear said:
^^ I would say HD 7970 Matrix .. one year extra warranty and much better After Sales support worth the extra.
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Hmm, Its almost 5-6K extra... Do you think its worth taking?



Jaskanwar Singh said:
smc provides good A.S.S. i had experience with them. their response was good.
they had my sapphire 6950 replaced and i received a dual fan version unlockable to 6970 :D
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SO you saying , I can go with SMC?
 
rijinpk1

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topgear said:
nah, I'm not having anything personal on recommending GB but they really effed up that time and the reply and the solution GB provided well I am still not satisfied with that and now MSI is taking the same route though only marginally different.
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it seems to be that you are one of the unlucky people out there who had some cumbersome experience with rma process. First monitor,then mobo and now graphic card;-)
@op, smc is,no doubt, a trusted e-tailer. The only thing you have to do is to make sure the availability before transfering the money.
 
Cilus

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I also think if SMC can provide the Gigabyte card then OP should go for it. Because if there is a problem in future with local Gigabyte service, OP can always replace the card through SMC root.
 
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