680 or wait?

[Vertiginous]

As with all gamers we all want the best...Best gpu..Best Cpu ect.., I have been given some money from my dads bonus and im considering getting a 680, i have a psu good enough to run it but i dont know if i should wait and see if the 7 series has anything better to offer?,i got given around £500 so titan is out of the question

Thanks

 

[YOLOSWAG27]

i would wait for the 7 series

 

[elrasho]

What resolution do yo plat at? What type of games?

 

[rankftw]

You won't be disappointed with a 680, but if you can wait for the 7xx cards then do that. Remember no date has been given for them but it's probably a while away yet.

 

[Vertiginous]

i play with 3 1080p montors, games such as bf3 and just orderd crysis 3

 

[Kaapstad]

i play with 3 1080p montors, games such as bf3 and just orderd crysis 3

2 x HD 7950s and you will have change out of £500

 

[Vertiginous]

2 x HD 7950s and you will have change out of £500

till there be much of a permormance gain/loss?

 

[rankftw]

2 x HD 7950s and you will have change out of £500

Agreed. 2x 7950 is much better performance than a single 680 for the same price. I love my 680 but it's hard to recommend when AMD have such low prices.

Check this out: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/555?vs=588

I know it is 7970 in the comparison but they didn't have 7950 CF and with the new AMD drivers it's probably accurate anyway.

Make sure your PSU is up to spec also for CF.

 

[Kaapstad]

till there be much of a permormance gain/loss?

On 3 monitors a HD 7950 is much better than a GTX 680, 2 x HD 7950s are twice as good.

As to which HD 7950s are the best the red team pros like Humbug or Rusty can advise better.

 

[Vertiginous]

thanks guys, ill look into which one is best...Possibly the lightening ones i guess

 

[spoffle]

thanks guys, ill look into which one is best...Possibly the lightening ones i guess

Don't get a lightning, and listen to Kaapstad.

2 7950s will give you more performance than 2 680s in SLi, for half the price.

 

[Gregster]

The Lightning is the best but I would say that is aimed at serious overclockers (water cooling/LN2/Chillers). Look for the 7950 Gigabyte WF x3 IMO.

 

[illuz]

2x7950s.you won't be disappointed and you can buy a takeaway with the change the night of the day they come to celebrate

 

[Rusty0611]

To give you some context: two 7950s are 28% quicker in BF3 at 5760*1080 than two 680s...

 

[Vertiginous]

2x7950s.you won't be disappointed and you can buy a takeaway with the change the night of the day they come to celebrate

Who dosnt like takeaway, right?

The Lightning is the best but I would say that is aimed at serious overclockers (water cooling/LN2/Chillers). Look for the 7950 Gigabyte WF x3 IMO.

Cheers

Couldnt afford the lightening anyway, checked prices and was astounded

To give you some context: two 7950s are 28% quicker in BF3 at 5760*1080 than two 680s...

Sweet, Ill be ordering them soon , Cant Wait