660ti or 7950?

[Riserri]

Building a computer, pretty much set on all of the parts apart from the gfx card. So yeah, as title says, which would you suggest?

Sapphire HD 7950 Vapor-X OC 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11196-09-40G) with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game [11196-09-40G]

OR

KFA2 GeForce GTX 660TI EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [66NPH7DV6VXZ]

I can't decide which is better, (from my limited knowledge) aside from the free Sleeping Dogs!

 

[Surveyor]

7950 vs 660 ti

 

[Rusty0611]

7950.

 

[Riserri]

Apparently the Vapor-X has problems with the voltage control or something? Should I go for a different 7950?

 

[Riserri]

Sapphire HD 7950 Vapor-X OC 3072MB PCI-Express Graphics Card (11196-09-40G) with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game [11196-09-40G]

Or

HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) with FREE Sleeping Dogs, Nexuiz, Dirt Showdown & CODMW2 PC Games [H795QC3G2M]

I can stretch the extra £20- could anybody tell me if it's worth it?

 

[tommybhoy]

The IceQ vents out the rear if that means anything to you, besides, surely the game bundle is worth the extra alone?

 

[Riserri]

Sure does. Tell me, I was planning on getting this processor though, was wondering how well it will work alongside the gcard?

Intel Core i7-3770 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail [BX80637I73770]

 

[psychodil]

Sure does. Tell me, I was planning on getting this processor though, was wondering how well it will work alongside the gcard?

Intel Core i7-3770 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail [BX80637I73770]

You are much better off with a 'k' processor, which is unlocked and much easier to overclock.

 

[imginy]

I would pay the extra and get one with a decent cooler and 3 year warranty.

7950 msi twin frozr
7950 Gigabyte windforce x3

I have the 660ti msi and its really good but the 7950 is better value

 

[dunn2010]

I got 660 ti as Borderlands 2 came free with it, which i was going to buy anyway so to me i saved 30 quid on a gfx card. and i wasnt interested in overclocking GFX card either so i just wanted one out of box that i could slam in and boss games.

only way i would have seen a difference if i went for a 7950 is if i played a RAM intensive game like Skyrim (which i dont) as the 660ti 192 bit memory bus puts it at a disadvantage.

Either card you get will destroy any game released in the next couple of years (if not longer)

 

[psychodil]

I would pay the extra and get one with a decent cooler and 3 year warranty.

7950 msi twin frozr
7950 Gigabyte windforce x3

I have the 660ti msi and its really good but the 7950 is better value

+1

Only get the 7950 if you are prepared to over clock though

 

[dunn2010]

+1

Only get the 7950 if you are prepared to over clock though

Indeed!

Out of the box, playing on an average resolution of 1920 x 1080 the difference in cards will be marginal and you woulod never really notice it.

if you play with much much higher resolutions i believe the 7950 handles it better, but someone else can probably clear that up abit more.

 

[Nuclear Fusion]

My vote goes for a 7950- get one and overclock it, I got 1000/1400 on stock voltage which is 25% faster than at stock- something benchmarks don't show. The overclocking headroom on the 7950 is amazing, definitely worth doing for the sake of spending 5 seconds moving some sliders.