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hobib_ali

hobib_ali

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I have 2 x 5970s GPUs

Durung the hot summer I had to manually run my fans at 100%, this I only did for a few weeks, as a result one of the cards fans has brocken, making a terrible humming sound when it spins.

The other card has losts its video signal for some reason!

Mind you have have used these cards for 2 years, so the 2 year warranty ended last week.

I contacted the manufacterer Sapphire who said to contact the retailer, So I did I said that im within my 2 year warranty and the card has developed a fault, they said they could not replace the card as they no longer sell it.

I sent the card back and they gave me a full REFUND of £459 pounds WOW

I wish I bought both the cards from them, so the other card I,ll have to RMA repair.

I have allocated the refund money plus an additional £300 which takes me to a total of £700+ to buy new cards.

I am a xfire fan but the last 2 years has been a headache with regards to xfire problems.

Ps the primary 5970 card always exceeded 90+ degrees in heat during xfire set up, but now im running just 1 5970 and it never goes above 60 in full load! weird!

This really bothered me so I have to decide to get either SLI or xfire on the 7000 series.

im not keen on a dual based card by the way, it might be better to get 2x single cards

Ive been out of the scene for the last 2 years so I need to be advised what to get? either 1 really good single card or 2x ok,ish single cards

Im confused between the 680 and 7970

Im mean I would like to wait for the new ATI 8000 range cards but my current card wont survive that long.

So what do I get?
 
Thats nice of them :)

Might try that with them on my Asus monitor when its nearing the end of its life, drop kick it down the stairs, plead stupidity and see if I get my £240 back :D

For what cards, and you like crossfire, save some cash, get a pair of 7950's, put the rest towards a nice SSD or something :)
 
yes, 2x 7950s seems a very good idea, but I was thinking of nvdia cards as they have physicx and seem problem free.

I have had my fair share or ATI xfire driver bugs and issues in the last 2 years, but when I had my 8800gtx I never had a driver or software issue.

Plus nvdia have 3d, so there are pro,s and cons with each brand, with AMD cards the prices are much cheaper than nvdia,

what about 670s vs 7950s, which one is more better?
 
To be honest, not much between a 7950 and 670, especially once overclocked. If you want Nvidia then you still have the budget for a pair of 670's, I even think OcUK were/are doing a KFA2 670 SLI bundle deal to make things even cheaper :)

Edit: Unfortunately they no longer seem to do the SLI bundle deal, though it is still advertised in the 670 sub section:confused:

I'd go for 2 x EVGA FTW GTX670's @ £330 a pop :)
 
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pgi947 said:
To be honest, not much between a 7950 and 670, especially once overclocked. If you want Nvidia then you still have the budget for a pair of 670's, I even think OcUK were/are doing a KFA2 670 SLI bundle deal to make things even cheaper :)

Edit: Unfortunately they no longer seem to do the SLI bundle deal, though it is still advertised in the 670 sub section:confused:

I'd go for 2 x EVGA FTW GTX670's @ £330 a pop :)
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I wanted to see the sli deal, can u plz paste a link?#

as i cant seem to locate it.I know its not on offer but if its still advertised then they should honour any purchases made.
 
illuz said:
Id buy 2 670s too!
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Yes also I must consider 2x 670s to 2x7950s

But I must also state that id prefer somthing with dual or triple fans as the single fans are prone to break if they are used manually at 60%+ for more than 2 months as on my previous 2 cards both fans conked out, becuase of my excessive usage for only 2 months, (had to use heavily during hot summer days)

too be honest 2x 680s seem very nice indeed, but for cost reasons im out.

Ps the 690 seems ridiculously priced! £800+ phew...

Does anyone remember how much a 5970 cost when it was 1st released?
 
No link but just a banner, ask in CS and see if its something they plan on doing again...

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Does anyone remember how much a 5970 cost when it was 1st released?
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I remember getting mine several months after they came out I think they cost just over £500 each. XFX black editions the ordinary ones not to be confused with the non ref ones they did later.
 
I love my sli 670 Windforce, they are so quiet and I got them at a great price with borderlands 2 and sleeping dogs chucked in for free. :p

I'm a windforce fan boy now :D
 
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