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Carl-Brit

Carl-Brit

Carl-Brit

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Which 7950 would you guys go for between these cards space isn't a issue i don't usually run more than one card and cooling/sound level isn't a problem i'll be adding a waterblock at a later stage.


Asus Top @ £239.99

MSI Twin Frozr 3 oc @£289.99

pretty big gap in price atm the Asus is a real bargain but i'd still go for the msi if its going to be a better card ?
 
why would you get the Gigabyte ?
I've had issues with the build quality of Gigabyte in the past where a card failed from normal use at stock clocks etc which has put me off the brand tbh, its not really a good reason to stop using them as any brand could do the same but its just stuck in my mind that they are an inferior brand over Asus who have been rock solid for me for components throughout the years.
 
Yes I would go for the wind force or the Asus, probably my the wind force for the UK based warranty. Shame the twin frozrs aren't on special offer, the new ones are coming with a 7970 PCB :)
 
Gigabyte based on my personal experiences (never had a bad overclocker) and the UK based RMA service if you run into problems.

ASUS's RMA service isn't the greatest.... or by no means the worst.
 
im swaying to the gigabyte now after reading a load of reviews on the 3 cards the Asus and His ice Q seem to come out better on cooling lowest noise and best performance at stock oc speeds but there only ahead by a fraction so its basically down to the bundle software, Price, and appearance.
 
I would say good warranty is more important than extra cables and a good bundle. I am a bit embarrassed to say that I RMA'd a card a few years ago with a different bios flashed onto it (before I learned how to blind flash) and to my astonishment I got a refund, so now MSI are my favourite brand for GPU's, I feel I owe them :D
I seriously doubt I would have been refunded had it been Asus or sapphire.
 
yeah if you push your over clocks to the limit a good warranty is priceless, I never go that far with mine for the minimal gains a extreme clock gives its not worth it imo *touch wood* i haven't had to use a warranty on any cards except that old Nvidia gigabyte about 8 years ago and that was a capacitor snapped off in the box from shipping or a weak soldering.

thats a handy RMA list though nice to know where each company is based and what sort of turn a round to expect.
 
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