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Gigabyte Windforce OC 7850 vs MSI 7850 Twin Frozr III

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Hey everyone

I actually have an MSI 7850 Twin Frozr IV on order with OcUK, but there's no ETA and there are other really good cards that are in stock now. I was specifically after one with a twin-fan cooler, so I ignored the HIS (I know it has a good cooler, but I've also had a bad experience with HIS in the past and it steers me away) and ordered the 7850 Twin Frozr IV, thinking the upgraded reference design might be a benefit to the potential overclocks. With it being on pre-order for so long, I've been wondering if it really will make much of a difference or whether I'd be just as well getting one of the Twin Frozr III's or the Gigabyte.

I've been thinking about the Gigabyte over the Twin Frozr, it has bigger fans, and their warranty service seems to be the best out of all the cards as listed in the thread on this board.

So, question is, what do I go for? Would you guys get the Gigabyte over the Twin Frozr III, or hang on for the IV?
 
If it were me I'd just grab the Giga, there is still no word on when the TFIV's will land.

The TFIII's are in stock however and the same price as the Giga.

Either would be a good buy.
 
I'm in the same position, I ordered the Frozr IV with my discount code so got it for a pretty decent price but now I'm wondering if I'd be better off switching. I should really wait though because I have exams for the next month and if it turns up I'm not really going to be able to exercise constraint. I'd be interested to hear what you decide in the end though
 
petridish said:
I'm in the same position, I ordered the Frozr IV with my discount code so got it for a pretty decent price but now I'm wondering if I'd be better off switching. I should really wait though because I have exams for the next month and if it turns up I'm not really going to be able to exercise constraint. I'd be interested to hear what you decide in the end though
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I sent a webnote to OcUK today and changed my order from the MSI to the Gigabyte. I was really interested in the MSI card, but there doesn't look to be much between that and the Gigabyte, their RMA service is the best, and this week there's £15 off that card which makes it a bargain at under £200. It'll be here tomorrow :)
 
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