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Replacement for 7850
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Soldato
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7950 imo, can't be beaten for cost/performance, best card this generation.
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I don't regret the getting my 7970 back in feb. Even after paying premium prices, even after all the other cards which have been launched since. Its a great card, Great for DayZ 
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If your water cooling just go all out on a 7970, they are the fastest single GPU out there right now.
here.. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-181-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938 bazunga!!!!
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I had a 7850 before going to a 670 and don't regret it at all. The 670 munchs through everything I need with ease. very good card and imho offers great value for money in terms of performance.
Its a good step from the 7850, yes. but the GTX 670 is the same performance as the 7950, which is cheaper.
Nvidia's pricing structure as it stands makes them over priced.
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Only 256 memory bus though
I have not yet experienced a scenario where I thought "Damn, wish I had a bigger memory bus!"
That said I don't do benchmarking nor do I have multiple monitors so for my simple needs it is more than adequate
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Dont understand this, a 7850 will overclock to a 7950, a 7950 matches a 670 pretty much, so how exactly does a 670 which costs £300 offer great value for money when compared with a 7850 @£150 or a 7950 @ £240. CF7850 for £300, how does that compare value\performance.
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Dont understand this, a 7850 will overclock to a 7950, a 7950 matches a 670 pretty much, so how exactly does a 670 which costs £300 offer great value for money when compared with a 7850 @£150 or a 7950 @ £240. CF7850 for £300, how does that compare value\performance.
A 7850 can overclock to a pre boost stock 7950, stock 7950s were very very underclocked from the start though.
Since the new 12.11 drivers 7950s are now pushing near identical frames as a GTX670, what makes the 7950 such good value for money is the same reason the 7850 is - overclocking headroom.
I think I'm going to go for the 7950 after christmas, looks like a lot of card for a little money compared to the others.
Was looking at the 7970 but I can get a 7950 with waterblock for the same price as a standard 7970.
Was looking at the 7970 but I can get a 7950 with waterblock for the same price as a standard 7970.
