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radrok · Jul 16, 2012, 01:48 PM

No one here will leave a GPU at stock frequencies, the 7970 is better for the same price if you are going to tweak it, there is a wider overclock headroom.

The 670 is only better if you plan to install the GPU and then forget about it.

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Jul 16, 2012, 01:48 PM	#13
radrok Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Italy Posts: 1,897 (3.30/day) Thanks: 141 Thanked 462 Times in 364 Posts System Specs	No one here will leave a GPU at stock frequencies, the 7970 is better for the same price if you are going to tweak it, there is a wider overclock headroom. The 670 is only better if you plan to install the GPU and then forget about it.