Can't decide on a card

[AusDragon]

Hi.

After several years I'm finally ready to build my new gaming rig.
However I'm still not sure which graphics card I should go for.
Since I'll be using my PC for video editing too, I've narrowed the choice down to AMD's Radeon 7950 or 7970.

I was on the verge of buying the Vapor-X GHZ 7970 a few days go, but read that many users on here have experienced some issues with Sapphire's cards.
And since the 7950 went down in price so much, I'm also thinking about going for a Twin Frozr III (heard many positives things about it) instead of the 7970.

My question is: Is paying about 120€ more for the 7970 really worth it? And which card would you recommend to me?
It's important to me to keep playing games on full details in 1080p in the near future.

 

[illuz]

Go with a 7950 and get another soon after when performance is not how you want it
you can always overclock too.

 

[arc@css]

My question is: Is paying about 120€ more for the 7970 really worth it? And which card would you recommend to me?

No. Buy a 7950 and overclock it if need be. If OcUK handle things if you need to rma a Sapphire card, then all is well. If I was buying, I think I'd be narrowing it down to these (out of what's currently available from the store) :

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-148-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-304-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673

 

[AusDragon]

Thanks, guys.
I'll go with the 7950.
The MSI is my nr. 1 candidate at the moment.
Does anyone have any experience with the Gigabyte Windforce 3x? Looks like a very attractive card as well.

 

[Uncle Petey]

Both good cards. I think the Gigabyte is the quieter one.
You won't go wrong with either.

 

[arc@css]

Yeah, the Gigabyte is an excellent choice. It's just a shame it's not in stock atm.