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Sweet! Thanks Wizz!
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I don't think there is anymore to be gained there. Those cards run the old shader type that AMD has known.
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I wonder when we'll get the actual drivers today... If it's based on some location on west coast of USA that means it's like morning there right now. AMD engineers waking up slowly i guess
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Nice i have the 7870 but where can i download it? I'm using 12.9 beta drivers
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This is exactly why I'm glad I went with a 7970 even after having a gtx 680. NICE review wizz.
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no performance boost for 6970s? I guess theres no need for me to update then.
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newegg and superbiz have the Never settle game bundle offer already up on their site for the HD 7900 cards.
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Looks like Newegg is jacking up the price too.
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Sorry didn't read the entire thread though are these available now as beta? can't seem to find anything in the OP or on AMD
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"They found a bug" and there will be an updated release later today.
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2 hours ago AMD told me 14 minutes ago
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(I suppose considering these drivers 'has been' is more accurate than 'is'...need to re-evaluate at some point and figure out what they did in these drivers because unit efficiency has now done a flip-flop with nvidia...granted it's only a percent or so better now on average going by the tpu graphs...but it was around 5-6% less. That is a HUGE deal and could change future product match-ups like 660ti versus 8850 or an 6 SMX part using less than 150w versus 7870.) Either way, I finally broke and bought a 7870 last week. This is a nice surprise. Seems 'old' stock 7970 performance is now somewhat within reach with overclocking...and that is just flat out awesome. Doesn't really change the market for the card, but it sure will be nice to have a cushion rather than just barely squeaking by with acceptable frames at 1080p and the settings cranked. |
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Hah, certain states like California already had to. Doesn't stop me from buying items from them if a product is cheaper/more available on their site than from Microcenter or Fry's.
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definately trying them just to see anyways
ty for the link, i did look earlier but no luckive 12.10beta and had them all prior so ill know
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The issue is only there if you intentionally monitor the card with GPU-Z logging.
Otherwise not noticeable in real World performance from what I have found so I am putting it down to false readings. Some people have reported seeing not increase in fps performance over a 6870 compared to a 7870. I am also wondering if what is reported in GPU-Z is the source of the Sapphire 7870 OC black screen issue rather than a BIOS issue. Either way Sapphire have released a BIOS which corrects the problem for the card. |
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They updated the chipset drivers as well v. 12.10
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...d_windows.aspx
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Driver can be found at TPU downloads: http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads...11_Beta_3.html
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I hope the "media codec package" works with these. The program formerly known as AVIVO just didn't show up for me with 12.9's.
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Really nice to see ATI get their act together! Kudos!
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Must admit I'm a little gutted but still, I'll give 'em ago. Love my 6970*.
Let's hope that they keep this up and the next set are even better.
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Drivers are also available on AMD's webpage...
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