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7990 vs 7970 CF
- Thread starter teppic
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As someone pointed out in a previous thread, the 7990 is effectivley 2 7970's. At the current price you're looking at £250 per 7970.
You should also be aware that they can run seriously hot. Some of the owners in the 7990 owners thread are reporting temps of 91, so serious case cooling would be advised.
Personally, I'd look at getting the MSI 7970 for xFire. I have one on order and cannot wait.
You should also be aware that they can run seriously hot. Some of the owners in the 7990 owners thread are reporting temps of 91, so serious case cooling would be advised.
Personally, I'd look at getting the MSI 7970 for xFire. I have one on order and cannot wait.
I think you'll only be happy once you've moved that 670 on from your sig and have yourself a 7990. Just make sure you've got a good side exhaust on your case to remove the heat it puts out. Otherwise grab 2x7950, clock them to 1100/1500 and enjoy 7990 stock performance at a fraction of the price.
That's making me think 2x7950 is the way to go
I'll be running some benches today with the frame pacing drivers and posting the results so you'll be able to compare those to 7990 results.
Yep!
Ok, thanks for letting me know. If it looks good I might just do it before I start to waver again
im going for the 7950CF as well, also looking foward to the results
Here you go.
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Soldato
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If you plan to water cool at all then an obvious advantage of the 7990 is that you are only spending on a single block whereas with a 7970CF you would have to shell out for 2 (plus 2 backplates).