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Eh? My 7950 was 380 quid when I got it just a week or so after launch (albeit having factory OC and custom cooler). I don't remember the 7970 being cheaper at the time?

Just move the slider to +20 if you plan to OC. It just allows the card to draw more power if necessary.

1100/1500 @ 1.163 MSI TF3 Rev 1

I had a Leadtek 8800GT some years ago and it was very good. Not sure what Leadtek are like these days though.

Above your budget but it is a modular Seasonic http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-018-SS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463

Yup I got that psu and an OC'd 7950 and all is well.

My 64GB drive was not really big enough even though it was for OS and programs only. Now using a 120GB for OS/programs and storage and games on other drives.

Why not just increase your maximum fan speed level (disregarding sound level at this point), monitor temps and see if it makes any difference? With my first 7950 I was getting the same type of message 'display driver crashed etc' but believe it was possibly not enough core volts.

Being closer to the budget the 7950 (yes I have one but I'm not biased towards AMD). Real shame not to overclock them though as the performance increase potential is substantial. Very happy with my pre-problem TF3.

buymobilephones.net I used the line rental discount but it is a pain claiming the money back. Lot cheaper than I could get direct with O2 though

Hmm mine is just the opposite the battery life is now poor (it was very good with ICS) Flashed the 'world' version ftf. Have activated power management to see if that helps.

If the TF3 was without problems they would be 'up there' with the best imo. Loving mine but having read so many posts here from disappointed guys it would be a good sales pitch to get them flying off the shelf atm.

^^ Indeed.

I think when considering value together with performance the 7950 still hits the spot for way under your 300 quid budget (from your list).

I had a B grade EVGA GTX460 as a temporary card for a while and there was just a little box damage, all accessories were there. Card looked unused and was a little cracker for what I needed at the time.

I think I would also be very weary of their financial state atm (warranty etc). Will they be trading in 12 months???

System upgrade if you can convince the wife. If not perhaps a second hand quad and a 5850 or 5870?

I use 3 ssd's but the Kingston is a replacement after my first ssd an early Kingston died after I messed it up. My Sandisk Extreme and M4 run brilliantly. I would not hesitate to say 'buy one' (perhaps I personally would not get an OCZ though) and back up which has been said above.

Yes my Powercolor 7950 PCS+ failed. Never overclocked it to bonkers levels as it never seemed 'right' and eventually it give up.

Agreed with the others it would be a shame not to oc the 7950 as most of them can offer a nice bump in performance. I use Afterburner and my 24/7 settings are 1100 core (small increase in volts) with 1500 mem. If you are not keen on messing with the voltage I reckon you could get to at least...