Even before the recent driver updates hd7970 performed better than gtx670.After 12.7beta hd 7970 had a definite gap over gtx670.As far as nvidia's recent driver is concerned it doesn't bring that big an improvement and it improves performance in less number of titles.Catalyst 12.11 improved performance in most of the titles i.e it was a performance driver for GCN cards.
Before catalyst 12.11beta drivers games like battlefield 3 favored nvidia more which is not the case now.
Sapphire hd7970 OC edition is a good overclocker,many have cranked it past 1250MHz.
Before catalyst 12.11beta drivers games like battlefield 3 favored nvidia more which is not the case now.
Sapphire hd7970 OC edition is a good overclocker,many have cranked it past 1250MHz.
After looking at all these benchmarks it seems like 7970 is a good option, however I also read somewhere that the new Nvidia Drivers has also bring about 7-11% performance gain got GTX6xx series. Is it true and if its true then what would be your suggestion 7970 or 670. As for now I am inclined towards 7970 even if it means that I may have to skip SSD which I'll then buy after a month or two.
@Skud
As for SLI/Crossfire. I may do it when when the need arises means that games won't run at highest settings on 1920*1080. If thats 1 year then I'll SLI in 1 year and if its 2 years then 2 years.
A good 7970 is actually costing more like 32-36K not 30K to me.
Forget about SSD then or settle for a i5; forget about dual GPU too and get the Sapphire 7970 OC from Flipkart. It's 32.5k atm.
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gameranand
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OK thanks for the input guys. One question about GPU. Many people on different forum are saying that AMD might have reduced the image quality to gain that much kind of performance like they did last time in case of 5xxx series. Could you guys confirm and tell me about it if you know ?? I would be grateful.
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gameranand
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OK thanks a lot. So which 7970 ?? There are several available Sapphire or something else. Sapphire is available for 34.7K.
I guess that I am finally getting something from my favorite company, makes me feel nice.
I guess that I am finally getting something from my favorite company, makes me feel nice.
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gameranand
Living to Play
Could you give me a link its currently priced at 34775.
Sapphire AMD HD 7970 DDR5 Vapor-X 3 GB 3072 MB GDDR5 Graphics Card
Sapphire AMD HD 7970 DDR5 Vapor-X 3 GB 3072 MB GDDR5 Graphics Card
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gameranand
Living to Play
Oh got it. Thanks so which one of them is preferable The vapor X or the OC version ??
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gameranand
Living to Play
^^ Link and price and availability ???
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gameranand
Living to Play
OK thanks a lot guys. I'll see what I'll get in my budget. As stated earlier I'll most probably get the PC in mid November but it seems like the configurations are already set. Still lets see if something happens in these 15 days.
Also I'll go to my village on Diwali and just after coming from there I'll place orders in 1 or 2 days. As because if I place the order now and if I'm unavailable when the package arrives then it would be a big problem for me.
Here is what I have decided so far
Please comment on this and do tell if something is out of order.
Also I'll go to my village on Diwali and just after coming from there I'll place orders in 1 or 2 days. As because if I place the order now and if I'm unavailable when the package arrives then it would be a big problem for me.
Here is what I have decided so far
| Type | Name | Price |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 2700K | 18850 |
| Motherboard | GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH | 19800 |
| RAM | Gskill RipjawsX 8GB RAM F3-14900CL10S-8GBXL | 4000 |
| Hard Drive | WD 2 TB Desktop Internal Hard Drive Black Edition (WD2002FAEX) | 10812 |
| Graphics Card | Sapphire AMD/ATI HD 7970 OC Edition 3 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card | 32528 |
| Power Supply | Seasonic X Series - 80 Plus Gold SS-850KM 850 Watts PSU | 10975 |
| Cabinet | Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX | 11110 |
| Keyboard | Corsair Vengeance K90 | 6800 |
| Mouse | Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G500 | 3500 |
| CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | 2500 |
| Optical Drive | ASUS DRW-24B3ST SATA | 1200 |
| UPS | APC Back-UPS 1100VA (BR1100CI-IN) | 5111 |
| Headphones | Corsair Vengeance 1500 | 4500 |
| Shippping | Shipping Cost in Total | Unknown |
| Total | Total Cost Excluding Shipping | 131686 |
Please comment on this and do tell if something is out of order.
Sapphire hd7970 OC edition is quite good for the price.In most of the reviews it went well past 1250MHz(core).Legitreview even went past 1310MHz with it.Different cards of the same version and make would overclock differently but in general with that card one should get pretty high overclocks.The card has pretty low noise levels as well.
Asus Matrix platinum is probably the best hd7970 when it comes to overclocking.It has higher stock clocks compared to some other models and many reviewers have gone past 1300MHz with it.
Take any of them,I don't think one would regret.
Asus Matrix platinum is probably the best hd7970 when it comes to overclocking.It has higher stock clocks compared to some other models and many reviewers have gone past 1300MHz with it.
Take any of them,I don't think one would regret.
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gameranand
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Allright Thanks a lot guys. Sapphire one it is then. Will see some reviews of that card in some days as exams are going on so don't get much time. I am posting my rig again so that no one has to go to previous page to see the rig and suggest.
| Type | Name | Price |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 2700K | 18850 |
| Motherboard | GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH | 19800 |
| RAM | Gskill RipjawsX 8GB RAM F3-14900CL10S-8GBXL | 4000 |
| Hard Drive | WD 2 TB Desktop Internal Hard Drive Black Edition (WD2002FAEX) | 10812 |
| Graphics Card | Sapphire AMD/ATI HD 7970 OC Edition 3 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card | 32528 |
| Power Supply | Seasonic X Series - 80 Plus Gold SS-850KM 850 Watts PSU | 10975 |
| Cabinet | Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX | 11110 |
| Keyboard | Corsair Vengeance K90 | 6800 |
| Mouse | Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G500 | 3500 |
| CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | 2500 |
| Optical Drive | ASUS DRW-24B3ST SATA | 1200 |
| UPS | APC Back-UPS 1100VA (BR1100CI-IN) | 5111 |
| Headphones | Corsair Vengeance 1500 | 4500 |
| Shippping | Shipping Cost in Total | Unknown |
| Total | Total Cost Excluding Shipping | 131686 |
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gameranand
Living to Play
Not for me when 15 posts per page.