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Asus HD 7970 Matrix Platinum vs GTX 680

mjenabi2 said:
Well i am going to be overclocking now that i know it wont void the warranty. i have read quite a few reviews that mentions this cards oc capability and how cool and quiet it runs.

I was set on a 770gtx but after giving it some thought, it's only logical to go with an AMD card as all the next gen consoles will be running on AMD apus and therefore they are very likely to be optimised better for AMD cards. Battlefield 4 devs have already said it would be the case for that particular game.

as for choosing this card over others, the price is very reasonable, even if i dont oc it, it's running at 1111mhz which is 111 over the ref cards and i like the extra features it adds like the 100% fan speed button and the metal frame that keeps a heavy card like this very rigid. sure some of the stuff they talk about is marketing buzzwords but Asus, in my experience has always been good. and for the price of a matrix the only other card i can get is a MSI, which frankly is nothing special. it is cheaper but it runs hotter and louder according to reviews.

thanks for your concern and advice though : )
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Reviewers always get golden cherrypicked CPUs and GPUs. No wonder even they think the matrix cards are "better" for ocing...
 
Rangerjr1 said:
This shows you dont know much at all. Can be debated if sound is the only reason you dont like ref cards though.
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well i never said i do know much. i am here to ask people who do know. as i mentioned, in the reviews ive seen, the ref cards, specially under load are much louder and since they are not any cheaper than the Asus cards, i dont see why i should even consider them?
 
mjenabi2 said:
well i never said i do know much. i am here to ask people who do know. as i mentioned, in the reviews ive seen, the ref cards, specially under load are much louder and since they are not any cheaper than the Asus cards, i dont see why i should even consider them?
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1. Better PCB.
2. Better compatibility for waterblocks.
3. Use the oc software of your choice and not the forced to use GPU Tweak.
4. VRM sensors.
 
The Asus 7970 DCII is the best card I've had. Remove the voltage lock and get an updated design with the platinum. I couldn't care less if you have to use GPU Tweak to change the voltage.
 
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What i did to my matrix.
 
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