Asus 7970 DC2 vs Giga GTX 670 Windforce

[CivilDrone]

But 1220mhz is pretty good tbh, what with the silicone lottery and all that, you could end up with a 680 that's a worse performer or has coil whine. If you're happy with what you've got, resist the itch

You recon gtx 680 dc2 can perform worse? I keep reading reviews but i cant really tell becouse i don't know what fps bf3 on ultra produces, while oced to 1200/6000

 

[dave_beast]

If you can game at 1220mhz on your 7970 at those volts it's a keeper for you, not Kepler...

 

[drunkenmaster]

Can you easily notice the difference in game between a 580gtx/6970 and any of a 7950/7970/670/680, sure, without question.

Will most people notice much difference between a 7950/7970/670/680 assuming the "lower" cards hit a similar overclock, no. There will be a few games where Nvidia are way ahead, and likewise some where AMD are way ahead, but on average you're basically talking the same ballpark performance for these cards, switching from one to another is madness.

Frankly the only reason to get a 7970 or 680gtx over the "lower" end card is if you get a stupidly good deal, it will be worth more when reselling and it will be a bit faster, not that you'd really notice it.

The ONLY time I'd switch, ever is if I got heavily into one particular game that I'd play literally all year and there was a noticeable difference between Nvidia/AMD in that particular game. Max Payne 3 might be 25% faster on Nvidia, but you'd probably not play it for more than a week, and the next game out is give or take same performance on the 680 and 7970.

Even then I personally wouldn't bother unless it also made financial sense.

I'd have a 7950 if the 7970 price I got wasn't so awesome(as in £15 more than a 7950).

 

[yannis76]

Can you easily notice the difference in game between a 580gtx/6970 and any of a 7950/7970/670/680, sure, without question.

Will most people notice much difference between a 7950/7970/670/680 assuming the "lower" cards hit a similar overclock, no. There will be a few games where Nvidia are way ahead, and likewise some where AMD are way ahead, but on average you're basically talking the same ballpark performance for these cards, switching from one to another is madness.

Frankly the only reason to get a 7970 or 680gtx over the "lower" end card is if you get a stupidly good deal, it will be worth more when reselling and it will be a bit faster, not that you'd really notice it.

The ONLY time I'd switch, ever is if I got heavily into one particular game that I'd play literally all year and there was a noticeable difference between Nvidia/AMD in that particular game. Max Payne 3 might be 25% faster on Nvidia, but you'd probably not play it for more than a week, and the next game out is give or take same performance on the 680 and 7970.

Even then I personally wouldn't bother unless it also made financial sense.

I'd have a 7950 if the 7970 price I got wasn't so awesome(as in £15 more than a 7950).

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[yannis76]

Wonder how no one is mentioning the noise issue of 7970...At load they can really be very intrusive. This would my only reason to revert to a 670

 

[psychodil]

Wonder how no one is mentioning the noise issue of 7970...At load they can really be very intrusive. This would my only reason to revert to a 670

Plenty of people complain about the noise of the reference 670 card too. I'm guessing you have a reference 7970. I always say if you are worried or sensitive to noise then get a custom cooled card.

 

[Ceptic]

My 670 is clocked @ 1300/6890 and completely stable 24/7 and at stock voltages.
Idle @ 28 deg and I've seen the highest of 68 deg when playing BF3 for 4 1/2 hours.
For some reason my heaven crashes just after I get the scores, I ASSURE YOU, it's completely stable gaming and other benches.
Unigine score was 2085, before OC'd 1791. Using standard OCuk Unigine benchmarks.
Card is pretty much silent and rarely goes above 55% fan speed.

IMO GET THE DAMN 670 if you ended up getting some money back.

 

[yannis76]

Plenty of people complain about the noise of the reference 670 card too. I'm guessing you have a reference 7970. I always say if you are worried or sensitive to noise then get a custom cooled card.

Really? I haven't heard or read such a complaint from 670 users

 

[Dani3l]

Really? I haven't heard or read such a complaint from 670 users

You must have been living under a rock lol. I wasn't happy with my reference 670 like a lot of others, the noise was so annoying. It was like a buzzing/grinding noise coming from the fan. Returned it and got the gigabyte windforce, probably solved. Nvidia cheaped out on the reference cooler.

 

[yannis76]

thanks for telling me!

I am leaning towards exchanging my ref 7970 for a DCII 7970 for 50€.
I think DCII is pretty silent, no?

 

[Diagro]

thanks for telling me!

I am leaning towards exchanging my ref 7970 for a DCII 7970 for 50€.
I think DCII is pretty silent, no?

if your going for a DCII get the TOP version or face being voltage locked

 

[F1aw1ess]

I do know what you mean OP, I had a 5870 and 5970 and they never felt quite right, couldnt ever really put my finger on it and have never tried the 6 or 7 series AMD card but I have a 670 atm and am very happy with it.

(TO THE LAD ABOVE WHO'S 670 IS STABLE UNTIL THE VERY END OF HEAVEN, SET YOUR FAN TO 100% FOR THE BENCHMARK RUN AND IT WILL FINISH OKAY)

I did get lucky though, mine will clock to 1360mhz Heaven stable!