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660ti or 7950

Azraeluk

Azraeluk

Azraeluk

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Hi Guys

I upgraded my PC over Christmas but didn't quite have the funds to update the graphics card (currently a Nvidia 460ti).

I only play on a single screen which has a max res of 1920x1200 and have no real plans to exceed or extend this in the future.

I find myself after Crimblemass with around £240 spare and I have decided to get a new GPU

I have looked at both the 660ti and the 7950 and it really is swings and roundabouts as to which I should get, I play a mix of games from all different studios and types so I really after the most consistent performer across the board.

So I am really after opinions as to which card is the "one" and which make/model I should go for.

Thanks in advance
 
Thanks for the info so far guys, I should have mentioned that I have no desire to OC the card either would likely just be using it as stock out the box.
 
Azraeluk said:
Thanks for the info so far guys, I should have mentioned that I have no desire to OC the card either would likely just be using it as stock out the box.
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Well that slightly changes matters but I'd still go for the 7950. But overclocking is literally moving a slider to the right. You've OC'd your i5, why not the GPU?

Even just a mild overclock to 1000 on the core won't affect its lifespan tbh but will get a noticeable amount more out of the card.
 
Any reason why not? Overclocking a GPU is easier than a CPU really and I can see from your signature that you've done that.

It's just a case of moving 4 sliders and you're good to go. :)
 
Rusty0611 said:
Any reason why not? Overclocking a GPU is easier than a CPU really and I can see from your signature that you've done that.

It's just a case of moving 4 sliders and you're good to go. :)
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Just 2 sliders for me to get a modest 1025/1350 out of my 7950 :)
 
Well its worth looking into then, I am guessing the Gigabyte card "clocks" well.

The i5 was a pre-clocked bundle from OCUK, but it was supposed to be running at 4.4ghz, but it just wasn't stable so I've underclocked it a bit and its rock solid.
 
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Azraeluk said:
Well its worth looking into then, I am guessing the Gigabyte card "clocks" well.

The i5 was a pre-clocked bundle from OCUK, but it was supposed to be running at 4.4ghz, but it just wasn't stable so I've underclocked it a bit and its rock solid.
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Overclocking is literally, as said before, moving 2 sliders to the right. You don't even need to look into it- run a benchmark suite in the background and move the sliders until you hit artifacts/freeze up. It's childsplay.

The 7950 has hefty overclocking headroom, you may as well accept the free performance.
 
I would go for a 7950. Really easy to overclock. Literally a few minutes. You will get better performance than a non-overclocked 670 (close to an overclocked 670)

Free Crysis 3 and Bioshock Infinite games sweaten the deal too.
 
Drizmod said:
I would go for a 7950. Really easy to overclock. Literally a few minutes. You will get better performance than a non-overclocked 670 (close to an overclocked 670)

Free Crysis 3 and Bioshock Infinite games sweaten the deal too.
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Almost correct.

When clocked up the 7950 is marginally quicker than the 670 :). Won't get a fag paper between them though.
 
I think thats pretty much my mind made up then Ta guys....just need to wait for the BACS transfer from the trade in of my old mobile and I can get it ordered :).
 
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