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MSI HD 7970 Lightning.

That sounds about right, as I said earlier, the actual jack will be 8 pin on both but only one will actually have 8 wires as one terminates in an 8pin PCIE connector and the other terminates in a 6pin PCIE connector :)
 
pgi947 said:
That sounds about right, as I said earlier, the actual jack will be 8 pin on both but only one will actually have 8 wires as one terminates in an 8pin PCIE connector and the other terminates in a 6pin PCIE connector :)
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Thanks again mate. will call you again with whatever gpu I end up getting. I want the msi lightning the most. Moneys tight....still waiting on my friend for the rest of the cash then I can buy it.

Cheers:)
 
pgi947 said:
You won't regret it :)

Are you gaming at 1920x1080 @ 60hz?
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yes. I have my Monitor 23" and my 1080p 60hz HDTV both are hook up at the same time. The card I have now isn't the greatest. XFX R7850 Core Edition. I put a cooler on it because it got so hot near 90C on full load and the cooler works great, but overclocking it is a joke.

With this new card I wont have any issues. I might not even need to overclock that much. It's a powerful gpu. can't wait to get it:)
 
I read more of the MSI 7970 lightning review and heres a quote

Radeon HD 7970 - On your average system the card requires you to have a 550 Watt power supply unit.
Radeon HD 7970 Crossfire - On your average system the cards require you to have a 750 Watt power supply unit as minimum.
If you are going to overclock the GPU or processor, then we do recommend you purchase something with some more stamina
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My 600Watt OCZ should be enough for this GPU? I will overclock a little I'm sure. I just have to make sure before I buy this that my PSU can handle this card?
Note: I wont be doing crossfire, Just 1 gpu.

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I'm sure it would be fine too. I've got a heavily over clocked sandy bridge system and a 7950 and have no problems with a 650w PSU.
 
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