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Hi to all,
I am currently building a new pc for some heavy gaming but its been a while since I built with graphics in mind and have no idea about current graphics cards and their capabilities so I was hoping to pick everyone's brains!
Build: Gaming
CPU: i7-3770K
Resolutions: 1080P/120Hz but upgrading to 1440 in 2013
Basically I have always used NVidia in the past and was heavily thinking about a GTX670 or 680 but the 4GB version as I want to play games on ultra and use mods such as 2k textures in skyrim. But, my friends keep recommending I go with a high end AMD (ATI when I last built gaming lol) as they have good ram too. I have looked at 7850/7970s and they seem like contenders for me but then I found this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-301-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938
So what I want to know really is:
Are sapphire any good?
How does this card measure up (or appear to) in performance terms?
Would I be better sticking to a 670 or 680 4GB?
What advantages does an AMD card bring to me?
I'm not looking for the decision to be made for me but I would like some friendly advice from all you graphics card buffs to aid my decision!
Many thanks to all
I am currently building a new pc for some heavy gaming but its been a while since I built with graphics in mind and have no idea about current graphics cards and their capabilities so I was hoping to pick everyone's brains!
Build: Gaming
CPU: i7-3770K
Resolutions: 1080P/120Hz but upgrading to 1440 in 2013
Basically I have always used NVidia in the past and was heavily thinking about a GTX670 or 680 but the 4GB version as I want to play games on ultra and use mods such as 2k textures in skyrim. But, my friends keep recommending I go with a high end AMD (ATI when I last built gaming lol) as they have good ram too. I have looked at 7850/7970s and they seem like contenders for me but then I found this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-301-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938
So what I want to know really is:
Are sapphire any good?
How does this card measure up (or appear to) in performance terms?
Would I be better sticking to a 670 or 680 4GB?
What advantages does an AMD card bring to me?
I'm not looking for the decision to be made for me but I would like some friendly advice from all you graphics card buffs to aid my decision!
Many thanks to all