[Official] HD 7970 Reviews

Pete.Dakota · 8 Jan 2012 at 15:44

Are the only cards available tomorrow going to be reference? Is it worth waiting for non-reference? Or is the stock cooler quiet?

xsistor · 8 Jan 2012 at 15:58

If they are £440 then that's a great price for 7970 3GB.

Jokester · 8 Jan 2012 at 16:00

Pete.Dakota said:
Are the only cards available tomorrow going to be reference? Is it worth waiting for non-reference? Or is the stock cooler quiet?

They'll almost certainly all be reference. Typically non-reference cards don't appear on the market for a good while.

X3T · 8 Jan 2012 at 16:07

Pete.Dakota said:
Are the only cards available tomorrow going to be reference? Is it worth waiting for non-reference? Or is the stock cooler quiet?

Not sure about availability of non-ref coolers on launch, but a Gigabyte one has been spotted:
http://www.techpowerup.com/157773/Gigabyte-Radeon-HD-7970-Custom-Design-Graphics-Card-Pictured.html

I've heard mixed opinions on the volume of the stock cooler. Some say it's very loud, others say they can barely hear it above the other fans.

dave_beast · 8 Jan 2012 at 16:11

XFX double D Black edition 7970

http://cdn.overclock.net/b/b9/b924b...2636_142480772459621_836188_1387491441_n.jpeg

Surveyor · 8 Jan 2012 at 16:16

Pete.Dakota said:
Are the only cards available tomorrow going to be reference? Is it worth waiting for non-reference? Or is the stock cooler quiet?

All the stock OcUK have for the launch are reference design with reference design coolers.

The only difference is the BIOS on the Asus cards.

Gibbo said:
They are all the same.

Bar Asus as they have their own BIOS which allows for much higher clocks, but you can flash any card with the Asus BIOS and get same results.

danceMB · 8 Jan 2012 at 17:59

Any idea how long until OcUK will be getting in non-reference designs? Just wanting this as my main GPU in the new rig, and am waiting just for this to be released

Mojo · 8 Jan 2012 at 18:08

danceMB said:
Any idea how long until OcUK will be getting in non-reference designs? Just wanting this as my main GPU in the new rig, and am waiting just for this to be released

It's going to be a matter of months I'm afraid, a good 3-6 months I would have thought until non-reference designs start hitting shelves. The card itself is only *just* about to be released!

danceMB · 8 Jan 2012 at 18:14

So for my new system build, shall I buy the 7970, or something else?

starfighter · 8 Jan 2012 at 22:23

Spit said:
I need 2 in crossfire overclocked to power my monitors. Should just about do it.

Why not just get a GTX 590 insted of messing around with crossfire. I am a believer of getting the best single card before bothering with crossfire/sli. and you wouldn't have to wait either. Unless you need HD audio ofcourse.

I am gettng a 30" when I get this card. I would get the nVidia if I could afford £700 but as I can't just the one 7970 for me.

jjgreenwood · 8 Jan 2012 at 22:26

starfighter said:
Why not just get a GTX 590 insted of messing around with crossfire. I am a believer of getting the best single card before bothering with crossfire/sli. and you wouldn't have to wait either. Unless you need HD audio ofcourse.

I am gettng a 30" when I get this card. I would get the nVidia if I could afford £700 but as I can't just the one 7970 for me.

a 590 is an sli card cos its 2 gpu's. You need a 580 3gb to avoid that

starfighter · 8 Jan 2012 at 22:30

jjgreenwood said:
a 590 is an sli card cos its 2 gpu's. You need a 580 3gb to avoid that

ah fair point. not too up on the nVidia GPUs. ignore me.

chaotic_uk · 8 Jan 2012 at 22:39

starfighter said:
ah fair point. not too up on the nVidia GPUs. ignore me.

did somebody say something ?

Spit · 8 Jan 2012 at 22:51

Silent here.

ALXAndy · 8 Jan 2012 at 22:56

Price is official. £462.

DazQ87 · 8 Jan 2012 at 23:14

out of my price range as expected, somebody give me a call when i can get a 7950 for £350....

chaotic_uk · 8 Jan 2012 at 23:20

out of my price range think i will get a secondhand 6990 instead lol

Pete.Dakota · 8 Jan 2012 at 23:34

ALXAndy said:
Price is official. £462.

That's just one site - not OCUK?

elmuzzy66. · 9 Jan 2012 at 01:15

Top dog in single gpu so the price is right. Always has been like this, don't know why people act surprised.

Boomstick777 · 9 Jan 2012 at 10:04

Just seen the reviews at OC3D- http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/vtx3d_hd7970_pcie2_vs_pcie3_review/18, http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/powercolor_hd7970_overclocking_eyefinity_review/19, good review's. Like the summaries.

No longer is the nVidia option the default one for anyone but rabid fanboys, now you can buy a Radeon again and know that you have the single-GPU card of choice. At around £400 it's GTX580 money, but with better than GTX580 performance. Hats off to AMD. Gold worthy.

A stunning card that is only improved by the overclocking. Of course it gets the OC3D Gold Award.

Just need to wait for prices to drop a bit, £500 is insane!!!!