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techtard · Jun 4, 2011, 12:45 PM

This card looks like a monster for ultra high res, multi-monitor gaming.

My trusty Radeon 5850 is still good enough for me in all the games I play, but I don't do multi-gpu, multi-monitor.

It's crazy how fast the video card race is still going.

System Name:	El Superbeasto
Processor:	Intel i5-2500k @ 5.0 ghz
Motherboard:	MSI Z77a-GD55
Cooling:	Noctua NH-D14
Memory:	16gb G.skill Sniper 1866 ddr3 (9-9-9-24)
Video Card:	Radeon 7970, Sapphire dual-x @ 1200/1500
Hard Disk:	Hyper-X 120gb-OS, WD Caviar black 2TB-Steam, Plextor M5S 256gb - MMOs+SC2
Optical Drive:	LG Blu Ray R/W
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 23" 120hz 3d LCD w/ 3d glasses
Case:	Coolermaster HAF 922 W/ extra 120mm fans
Sound Card:	Onboard HD audio + Sony MDR-ZX600 headphones
PSU:	XFX Pro 850 XXX semi-modular
Software:	Windows 7 Pro 64-bit SP1
Benchmarks:	I once used peanut butter as a temporary TIM for a CPU.

Jun 4, 2011, 12:45 PM	#22
techtard Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 792 (0.57/day) Thanks: 113 Thanked 181 Times in 133 Posts System Specs	This card looks like a monster for ultra high res, multi-monitor gaming. My trusty Radeon 5850 is still good enough for me in all the games I play, but I don't do multi-gpu, multi-monitor. It's crazy how fast the video card race is still going.