Help me choose a video card!

adulaamin · Aug 17, 2012, 05:10 AM

Good day TPU! I'm in a bit of a dilema. I only have the following 2 video cards to choose from:

PowerColor HD7970

Zotac GTX 670 AMP! Edition

They're similarly priced and the games I have are SC2, D3, Civ V, and BF3. I'm kind of leaning toward buying the 7970 now 'coz it's currently on stock at the local shop I'm planning to buy from while the 670 would be available in about 2 weeks (I just missed out on the last available card). Which would be a better buy?

Jetster · Aug 17, 2012, 07:00 AM

7970 is what i would do. I don't really care for Powercolor but its just because they screwed me on a rebate. What resolution?

mtosev · Aug 17, 2012, 07:00 AM

take the gtx 670

Capitan Harlock · Aug 17, 2012, 08:07 AM

go for the 7970 xd , if your case is the same in your system specs a standard graphic card is good and the 7970 if is not ghz , just use ccc or other programs ,look and see how oc is the 7970,the gtx 670 is a good card but if you wanna oc is not like the 7970 and the model you post from zotac is not good is the case dont have a good amount of airflow

Outback Bronze · Aug 17, 2012, 09:03 AM

7970

Durvelle27 · Aug 17, 2012, 12:37 PM

HD 7970 an oc

Hayder_Master · Aug 17, 2012, 12:56 PM

7970 better performance and overclocking

DarkOCean · Aug 17, 2012, 01:25 PM

you cant go wrong with either one but in this case i would go for 7970.

adulaamin · Aug 17, 2012, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetster

7970 is what i would do. I don't really care for Powercolor but its just because they screwed me on a rebate. What resolution?

The monitor I currently have only reaches a max resolution of 1680x1050 but I'm planning to upgrade the monitor in a month or so or buy an SSD hahaha... I'm still undecided on that...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capitan Harlock

go for the 7970 xd , if your case is the same in your system specs a standard graphic card is good and the 7970 if is not ghz , just use ccc or other programs ,look and see how oc is the 7970,the gtx 670 is a good card but if you wanna oc is not like the 7970 and the model you post from zotac is not good is the case dont have a good amount of airflow

I thought what they had was the ref design but it turns out to be this... I've got 3 intake fans (2 on the front and 1 on the bottom) and 1 exhausting the air through the back... I could put one more fan on the top and side panel though if ever it's necessary.

adulaamin · Aug 19, 2012, 12:39 AM

I went ahead and got the 7970... Thanks for all the replies!

Capitan Harlock · Aug 19, 2012, 07:03 AM

well have fun xd if the airflow is good the model with dual fan is much better for oc xd

Aug 17, 2012, 05:10 AM	#1
adulaamin Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 395 (0.28/day) Thanks: 1,001 Thanked 99 Times in 67 Posts System Specs	Help me choose a video card! Good day TPU! I'm in a bit of a dilema. I only have the following 2 video cards to choose from: PowerColor HD7970 Zotac GTX 670 AMP! Edition They're similarly priced and the games I have are SC2, D3, Civ V, and BF3. I'm kind of leaning toward buying the 7970 now 'coz it's currently on stock at the local shop I'm planning to buy from while the 670 would be available in about 2 weeks (I just missed out on the last available card). Which would be a better buy?

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Aug 17, 2012, 07:00 AM	#2
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,876 (2.35/day) Thanks: 935 Thanked 865 Times in 633 Posts System Specs	7970 is what i would do. I don't really care for Powercolor but its just because they screwed me on a rebate. What resolution? Last edited by Jetster; Aug 17, 2012 at 07:18 AM.

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Aug 17, 2012, 07:00 AM	#3
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Aug 17, 2012, 08:07 AM	#4
Capitan Harlock Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: near Milan Posts: 328 (0.66/day) Thanks: 355 Thanked 41 Times in 36 Posts System Specs	go for the 7970 xd , if your case is the same in your system specs a standard graphic card is good and the 7970 if is not ghz , just use ccc or other programs ,look and see how oc is the 7970,the gtx 670 is a good card but if you wanna oc is not like the 7970 and the model you post from zotac is not good is the case dont have a good amount of airflow

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Aug 17, 2012, 09:03 AM	#5
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Aug 17, 2012, 12:37 PM	#6
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Aug 17, 2012, 12:56 PM	#7
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Aug 17, 2012, 01:25 PM	#8
DarkOCean Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: on top of that big mountain on mars(e Eu) Posts: 1,419 (0.90/day) Thanks: 39 Thanked 272 Times in 234 Posts System Specs	you cant go wrong with either one but in this case i would go for 7970.

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Aug 19, 2012, 12:39 AM	#10
adulaamin Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 395 (0.28/day) Thanks: 1,001 Thanked 99 Times in 67 Posts System Specs	I went ahead and got the 7970... Thanks for all the replies!

Aug 19, 2012, 07:03 AM	#11
Capitan Harlock Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: near Milan Posts: 328 (0.66/day) Thanks: 355 Thanked 41 Times in 36 Posts System Specs	well have fun xd if the airflow is good the model with dual fan is much better for oc xd

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