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7970 ghz replacement?? Advice needed

RaveyDaveyUK

RaveyDaveyUK

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So last night I discovered one of the fans on my GPU has stopped working.

I've tried reseating the card, checked the leads, but no joy!

Its been a while since Ive looked at cards....So what should I consider to replace it??

I only play at 1080, dont plan to upgrade monitor, etc and really just want something that will play everything well.

A like the idea of a Nvidia 1070...but still a little pricey for me.

help...
 
I've just upgraded from crossfire 280x's, which is basically the same card as yours, to a GTX1080. But I spent quite some time looking at what upgrades would benefit me. For you, even a 1060 would be a fairly hefty upgrade, and will do well at 1080.
 
I almost bought a 1080 2 weeks ago, done so much research and lurking in these forums with many similar threads, because I'm still on 1080p 144Hz, I did not want to lose that much cash, so looked at the benchmarks for the games I play, Witcher 3, Doom and my main game TW Warhammer and decided Nitro + OC 480 8GB for 249.

Delighted with TW fps on ultra is an easy 80-90FPS, so just think about what you play or might play.

Other than that maybe wait for 1080TI and Vega, I couldn't since I was on a R9 270X and it just was not cutting it.

1060 is also good so depends if red or green matters to you :)
 
I think pricing will be heading south in about 1 month as the new 490 from amd looks to be sensational - probably similar to a 1080 so I think a 1070 could be obtainable for £100 less than the current market value if you hang on a few weeks. You could cable tie an external fan to the card temporarily - we've all been there :)
 
Another vote for the RX480 8GB of any model but reference. Is fantastic card for 1080p
 
I upgraded my7970 lightning to a Gtx 1080 zotac amp extreme and wow what an upgrage.

games maxed out on a 3440x1440 monitor.

well worth the upgrage and it should be good for a few years.

go for it,
 
stephenmarr said:
I upgraded my7970 lightning to a Gtx 1080 zotac amp extreme and wow what an upgrage.

games maxed out on a 3440x1440 monitor.

well worth the upgrage and it should be good for a few years.

go for it,
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lol, what? did you read the OP? If he thinks the 1070 is too pricey, what makes you think he will go for the more expensive 1080???
 
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