7970 Lightning, worth the premium?

pgi947 · 30 May 2012 at 19:44

Is it just DOA or giving out some signs of life?

Cleeecooo · 30 May 2012 at 20:05

Suddenyl seems to be alive again!

Earlier, it was not recognised by anything. Swapped slots and now they're both working. Panic over

pgi947 · 30 May 2012 at 20:07

Strange one, at least its all good now

Ahhh this time tomorrow I'll be able to have a play.

Though it appears DPD are now on this inside joke about my lightning

Tracking number not recognised.

masscrazy · 30 May 2012 at 20:21

Put in my new lightning also.

mV - 1181
Core - 1145
Mem - 1515

Kombustor after 10mins at 24-25 ambient - 96% fan speed - 81C.

My case is damn toasty, and where it is it gets pretty hot down there. Overall happy, quieter than the windforce at 100% fan speed.

Disappointed i got no haribo

Space Monkey · 30 May 2012 at 20:22

I got no Haribo either!

masscrazy · 30 May 2012 at 20:25

Space Monkey said:
I got no Haribo either!

Can we RMA for this..

Cleeecooo · 30 May 2012 at 20:25

pgi947 said:
Strange one, at least its all good now

Ahhh this time tomorrow I'll be able to have a play.

Though it appears DPD are now on this inside joke about my lightning

Tracking number not recognised.

Try at around 10 pm

Space Monkey · 30 May 2012 at 20:26

So what do we all think of these cards then lads, me, I'm chuffed to bits with it so far, big solid card, cool back plate & LEDs, cool and quiet and great performance too

What say you internet peeps

Space Monkey · 30 May 2012 at 20:26

masscrazy said:
Can we RMA for this..

I reckon so! lol

pgi947 · 30 May 2012 at 20:29

Space Monkey said:
I got no Haribo either!

You check in all the packing etc..? I've had some get lost in packaging before.

Cleeecooo said:
Try at around 10 pm

Will do, the mrs is off tomorrow too so I will get the card tomorrow

Space Monkey said:
So what do we all think of these cards then lads, me, I'm chuffed to bits with it so far, big solid card, cool back plate & LEDs, cool and quiet and great performance too

What say you internet peeps

Yeah, Looks nice :rolleyes:

Besty · 30 May 2012 at 20:31

Space Monkey said:
So what do we all think of these cards then lads, me, I'm chuffed to bits with it so far, big solid card, cool back plate & LEDs, cool and quiet and great performance too

What say you internet peeps

This and the 680 Classified will be the best cards of this gen.

Classified is not out yet tho and will cost a million pound each

masscrazy · 30 May 2012 at 20:31

Space Monkey said:
So what do we all think of these cards then lads, me, I'm chuffed to bits with it so far, big solid card, cool back plate & LEDs, cool and quiet and great performance too

What say you internet peeps

Agreed, chuffed indeed.

Brilliant price, free games, and a grenade thrown in for good measure BOOOOM!

Also the card feels solid, and heavy a lot heavier than the windforce. Another good thing for me is the two dvi's (even tho they are single link) I've connected two 1200p monitors to them and DP with u2711. 3 displays on one card without adapters

.

The windforce also never got past 1050-1100 core, 1130 seems to be doing fine on this...

psychodil · 30 May 2012 at 20:32

Have to say I'm jealous of you guys, looks like a beautiful card to me, really classy and finished nicely. Hope you have luck with your overclocks guys :cool:

masscrazy · 30 May 2012 at 20:37

psychodil said:
Have to say I'm jealous of you guys, looks like a beautiful card to me, really classy and finished nicely. Hope you have luck with your overclocks guys

I'm fine with a 1100 or so overclock, better than my previous 7970, which luckily i got refunded on Friday afternoon, and then this deal came about so snapped it up. I'm sure in a few weeks there'll be something similar.

pgi947 · 30 May 2012 at 20:41

Tracking is now showing, I'm going to be annoyed to say the least if it gets penned in for delivery between 17.30 - 18.30 as thats going to be the only time tomorrow someones not home.

Edit: Anyone flick over to the LN2 bios yet?

shawsy109 · 30 May 2012 at 20:41

Space Monkey said:
So what do we all think of these cards then lads, me, I'm chuffed to bits with it so far, big solid card, cool back plate & LEDs, cool and quiet and great performance too

What say you internet peeps

I was so close to buying, even with the fact id need the mDP adapter for 120hz on my benq, but to be honest, im glad i didnt. Paid 130 quid for a brand new 6950 iceq to match up with the one i have, im sure it will see me through to the next generation as i think red and green have been way overpriced this gen.

Cleeecooo · 30 May 2012 at 20:46

one of these pwns 2x 570 at 3 monitors

pgi947 · 30 May 2012 at 20:54

Cleeecooo said:
one of these pwns 2x 570 at 3 monitors

All this talk is making me either want 3 monitors or a single high res 27", of course accompanied by a second lightning

CraigN · 30 May 2012 at 21:05

im very impressed with the noise and temps.

The noise difference compared with my stock 6970 + 6990 is massive so are the temps.

All you can hear is the click click of my mechanical Corsair K90 keyboard

got mine running nicely at 1140 vcore atm didn't change anything else. Gave me a 200 points boost in Heaven not quite at the 4k yet.

Cleeecooo · 30 May 2012 at 21:52

pgi947 said:
All this talk is making me either want 3 monitors or a single high res 27", of course accompanied by a second lightning

I don't believe that you'll need a second card for any single screen, but two will be very nice for three screens.

3 screens is amazing for both gaming and productivity