Sell my SLI GTX480s and grab a ATI HD 7970?

Live OR Die · Dec 29, 2011, 10:23 AM

Im really thinking about picking one of these 7970s up until nvidia releases some think well worth upgrading to im looking at lowing my case temps a bit also im getting to much hot air blowing into my chipset fan from my 2nd card.

Lionheart · Dec 29, 2011, 10:29 AM

Yes, sell those power hungry beasts and buy an even powerful beast

the54thvoid · Dec 29, 2011, 10:34 AM

You won't see much of a performance increase but for power and heat alone it'll be worth it. I imagine it'll be quieter too.

cdawall · Dec 29, 2011, 10:34 AM

You aren't going to gain any major performance increase however power savings will be quite a bit. Really up to you on what you want I would wait it out a little longer and not blow any extra money getting a 7970 the gains are not there for me, but my electrical is part of the rent so I could care less about power usage and my PC is water cooled so case temps are already low...

Live OR Die · Dec 29, 2011, 10:36 AM

Yer i was thinking that i was going to wait till nvidia released there next high end card a grab one of those in winter my 480s are fine in summer there cooking because i dont have aircon maybe ill just spend the extra cash getting a aircon instead LOL.

cdawall · Dec 29, 2011, 10:42 AM

Cheap window a/c would get my vote cheaper and you can use it every summer.

overclocking101 · Dec 29, 2011, 03:13 PM

personally O would hold the fermi's and wait for the new nvidia cards, if nothing else then the ati cards will be a touch cheaper then.

radrok · Dec 29, 2011, 03:33 PM

If you aren't afraid of water I'd go with a custom loop, your CPU will benefit from it too.
There's to say that Fermi has always been a power hog and you'd be better moving on but make this assumption, have you encountered any game that isn't playable with 480SLI? Especially at your resolution, 1080p isn't taxing your GPUs.
I know that you are doing this to keep thermals in check but I just think that isn't worth to change GPUs that are made to withstand those temperatures, it will surely feel uncomfortable but it won't be a problem.
If you buy an A/C unit well, your PC is not the only one who will benefit from it

MasterInvader · Dec 29, 2011, 03:34 PM

Stick with the 480´s and buy two waterblocks/WC Kit.

With water they overclock like hell, stay cool and make nooo noise!
OC [835MHz / 1075MHz] vs Stock [700 MHz / 925 MHz]

Live OR Die · Dec 29, 2011, 05:28 PM

I move my PC around alot so waters not the best things for me thats why i went with a H100 and not a custom loop.

de.das.dude · Dec 29, 2011, 05:53 PM

wait a little till feb when the prices are low.

eidairaman1 · Dec 29, 2011, 05:57 PM

Save up money for a 7990

yogurt_21 · Dec 30, 2011, 03:14 PM

yeah it's never a good idea to give up your heater in winter. Wait till summer when we have a better idea of nv's offerings and all the bugs have been worked out of both platforms (not to mention the premium pricing).

de.das.dude · Dec 30, 2011, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yogurt_21

yeah it's never a good idea to give up your heater in winter. Wait till summer when we have a better idea of nv's offerings and all the bugs have been worked out of both platforms (not to mention the premium pricing).

This is WIN

claylomax · Dec 30, 2011, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Live OR Die

Im really thinking about picking one of these 7970s up until nvidia releases some think well worth upgrading to im looking at lowing my case temps a bit also im getting to much hot air blowing into my chipset fan from my 2nd card.

You don't undervolt them? I do and they work great. As much as I would like the 7970 I'm going to hold until Kepler and will see.

Live OR Die · Jan 8, 2012, 03:58 AM

Well i put my 2 cards on ebay i mite grab a 7970 if the price isn't to high or ill wait and just use a old card i have laying around.

Huddo93 · Jan 8, 2012, 04:42 AM

I agree with everyone else,

Sell your your 480's and pick up a single HD7970. Power consumption will decrease, sound will decrease and you will see a slight performance increase in performance. Definitely worth the upgrade.

Live OR Die · Jan 8, 2012, 06:04 AM

Well the sound will increase because i cant even here my cards with my Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus's installed, And Huddo93 its nice to see another Perth person on the forums.

THE_EGG · Jan 14, 2012, 02:23 PM

May as well pick up a 7970, that way you have the option of crossfire if keplar turns out to be a failure and if it is successful, you could keep the 7970 for a spare/another rig or sell it and buy a keplar card.

20mmrain · Jan 14, 2012, 03:11 PM

I would say go for it.... In terms of performance.... You would probably not loose that much in terms of performance (If anything and especially once you overclocked the 7970). Also the card will run a million times less power hungry and also a million times cooler. Not to mention No Micro-stutter or SLI issues.
Again do it and like others said if Kepler turns out to be crap well then you got a great card. If Kepler turns out to be awesome sell it and get a Kepler or Stick it in another system and grab a Kepler. Or last by then the price should be down just grab another HD7970.

Rage19420 · Jan 15, 2012, 01:17 PM

Keep the cards and do what I did and breath new life into them: http://www.overclock.net/t/1140299/g...-620s-mod/0_50

Successful 900/1800/2200 Overclock with a couple a cheap $59 Antec 620's with temps topped out at 46c and the VRM Temps via fans sensor at 47c

Live OR Die · Jan 19, 2012, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rage19420

Keep the cards and do what I did and breath new life into them: http://www.overclock.net/t/1140299/g...-620s-mod/0_50

Successful 900/1800/2200 Overclock with a couple a cheap $59 Antec 620's with temps topped out at 46c and the VRM Temps via fans sensor at 47c

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4534/oc900.jpg

No thanks i like my case as it is also like my HDD trays i have 4 drive, Also thats a waste of cash in my point of view, I ended up selling off one of my cards for $335 on ebay and the 2nd i will keep and swap it with my GF card which is just a normal eVGA 480 with a backplate which ill be selling to a friend, I brought a HIS HD 7970 3GB today got it around $50 cheaper than what there selling for in the shops over here in AUS, Ether way im happy with the path i took also ill be selling of this card which nvidia drops there next card i know but always been a NVIDIA fan boy

Kaynar · Jan 19, 2012, 01:14 PM

Dude slow down, take a breath, and go look at the squealing noise issue thats going on XFX Asus and Shappire HD7970 in many forums (google it I mean)

My XFX 7970 Black Ed Double D is also doing this noise. I cant say that its a "real" problem since the card gives P8380 marks on my PC with a 4Ghz i7 930 and all games runs great but still, it could be a start for future problems.

Your dual GTX480 are running fine now and its not summer yet. So wait for nVidia's card or simply for 7950 and more custom designs of 7970 to buy something. I bought mine 4 days ago for £570 and today I found it on another UK website for £520, already regretted that lol, so u might as well wait for few more weeks.

tigger · Jan 19, 2012, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaynar

Dude slow down, take a breath, and go look at the squealing noise issue thats going on XFX Asus and Shappire HD7970 in many forums (google it I mean)

My XFX 7970 Black Ed Double D is also doing this noise. I cant say that its a "real" problem since the card gives P8380 marks on my PC with a 4Ghz i7 930 and all games runs great but still, it could be a start for future problems.

Your dual GTX480 are running fine now and its not summer yet. So wait for nVidia's card or simply for 7950 and more custom designs of 7970 to buy something. I bought mine 4 days ago for £570 and today I found it on another UK website for £520, already regretted that lol, so u might as well wait for few more weeks.

He has already sold/swapped the 480's and got a HIS 7970.

Kaynar · Jan 19, 2012, 01:20 PM

Good for him

(Seems he doesnt have the issue of the squealing noise on the post above

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Dec 29, 2011, 10:23 AM	#1
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Dec 29, 2011, 10:29 AM	#2
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Dec 29, 2011, 10:34 AM	#3
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Dec 29, 2011, 10:34 AM	#4
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,025 (6.42/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,755 Times in 2,224 Posts System Specs	You aren't going to gain any major performance increase however power savings will be quite a bit. Really up to you on what you want I would wait it out a little longer and not blow any extra money getting a 7970 the gains are not there for me, but my electrical is part of the rent so I could care less about power usage and my PC is water cooled so case temps are already low... __________________

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Dec 29, 2011, 10:36 AM	#5
Live OR Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: Perth-Westen Australia Posts: 3,383 (1.54/day) Thanks: 436 Thanked 315 Times in 256 Posts System Specs	Yer i was thinking that i was going to wait till nvidia released there next high end card a grab one of those in winter my 480s are fine in summer there cooking because i dont have aircon maybe ill just spend the extra cash getting a aircon instead LOL.

Dec 29, 2011, 10:42 AM	#6
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,025 (6.42/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,755 Times in 2,224 Posts System Specs	Cheap window a/c would get my vote cheaper and you can use it every summer. __________________

Dec 29, 2011, 03:13 PM	#7
overclocking101 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: vermont Posts: 2,636 (1.75/day) Thanks: 196 Thanked 405 Times in 363 Posts System Specs	personally O would hold the fermi's and wait for the new nvidia cards, if nothing else then the ati cards will be a touch cheaper then. __________________ hmmmm cant have cpu-z or hwbot anymore me is sad

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Dec 29, 2011, 03:33 PM	#8
radrok Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Italy Posts: 1,903 (3.31/day) Thanks: 142 Thanked 463 Times in 365 Posts System Specs	If you aren't afraid of water I'd go with a custom loop, your CPU will benefit from it too. There's to say that Fermi has always been a power hog and you'd be better moving on but make this assumption, have you encountered any game that isn't playable with 480SLI? Especially at your resolution, 1080p isn't taxing your GPUs. I know that you are doing this to keep thermals in check but I just think that isn't worth to change GPUs that are made to withstand those temperatures, it will surely feel uncomfortable but it won't be a problem. If you buy an A/C unit well, your PC is not the only one who will benefit from it

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Dec 29, 2011, 03:34 PM	#9
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Dec 29, 2011, 05:28 PM	#10
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Dec 29, 2011, 05:53 PM	#11
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Jan 8, 2012, 03:58 AM	#16
Live OR Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: Perth-Westen Australia Posts: 3,383 (1.54/day) Thanks: 436 Thanked 315 Times in 256 Posts System Specs	Well i put my 2 cards on ebay i mite grab a 7970 if the price isn't to high or ill wait and just use a old card i have laying around.

Jan 8, 2012, 04:42 AM	#17
Huddo93 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Perth, WA, Australia Posts: 286 (0.49/day) Thanks: 49 Thanked 56 Times in 53 Posts System Specs	I agree with everyone else, Sell your your 480's and pick up a single HD7970. Power consumption will decrease, sound will decrease and you will see a slight performance increase in performance. Definitely worth the upgrade.

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Jan 8, 2012, 06:04 AM	#18
Live OR Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: Perth-Westen Australia Posts: 3,383 (1.54/day) Thanks: 436 Thanked 315 Times in 256 Posts System Specs	Well the sound will increase because i cant even here my cards with my Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus's installed, And Huddo93 its nice to see another Perth person on the forums.

Jan 14, 2012, 02:23 PM	#19
THE_EGG Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 770 (1.46/day) Thanks: 270 Thanked 180 Times in 116 Posts System Specs	May as well pick up a 7970, that way you have the option of crossfire if keplar turns out to be a failure and if it is successful, you could keep the 7970 for a spare/another rig or sell it and buy a keplar card.

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Jan 14, 2012, 03:11 PM	#20
20mmrain Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 2,408 (1.82/day) Thanks: 478 Thanked 740 Times in 452 Posts System Specs	I would say go for it.... In terms of performance.... You would probably not loose that much in terms of performance (If anything and especially once you overclocked the 7970). Also the card will run a million times less power hungry and also a million times cooler. Not to mention No Micro-stutter or SLI issues. Again do it and like others said if Kepler turns out to be crap well then you got a great card. If Kepler turns out to be awesome sell it and get a Kepler or Stick it in another system and grab a Kepler. Or last by then the price should be down just grab another HD7970.

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Jan 15, 2012, 01:17 PM	#21
Rage19420 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dallas Ga Posts: 1 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Keep the cards and do what I did and breath new life into them: http://www.overclock.net/t/1140299/g...-620s-mod/0_50 Successful 900/1800/2200 Overclock with a couple a cheap $59 Antec 620's with temps topped out at 46c and the VRM Temps via fans sensor at 47c

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Jan 19, 2012, 01:14 PM	#23
Kaynar Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 288 (0.59/day) Thanks: 23 Thanked 68 Times in 52 Posts System Specs	Dude slow down, take a breath, and go look at the squealing noise issue thats going on XFX Asus and Shappire HD7970 in many forums (google it I mean) My XFX 7970 Black Ed Double D is also doing this noise. I cant say that its a "real" problem since the card gives P8380 marks on my PC with a 4Ghz i7 930 and all games runs great but still, it could be a start for future problems. Your dual GTX480 are running fine now and its not summer yet. So wait for nVidia's card or simply for 7950 and more custom designs of 7970 to buy something. I bought mine 4 days ago for £570 and today I found it on another UK website for £520, already regretted that lol, so u might as well wait for few more weeks.