New graphics card

[dave_beast]

Maybe when Nvidia sorts out the 6** problems it'll be a viable alternative to the 7*** series, until then no.

 

[PCplodder]

They have got their fair share of problems, all you have to do is look on the Nvidia forum.http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showforum=256

Another thing making me want to wait till the real 680 is out.

 

[dave_beast]

GK104 = 670/660, GK110 = 680, Nvidia have rushed their product out, overclocked it to near enough it's limit to compete with the lazily clocked 79** cards.

If GK110 is good I would consider it, like I considered the 680 when it eventually came along, so pleased I stuck with my 7970 - The drivers have matured and performance surpasses that of the screamer 6** cards. (and their problems)

 

[Dyewitness]

lol this is gettin out of control here.

Should have done a poll lol

So I should get the 670 no? yes? lol

 

[Martini1991]

lol this is gettin out of control here.

Should have done a poll lol

So I should get the 670 no? yes? lol

As a 7970 owner and previous 7950 owner, I think you should get a GTX670.
But do what you want really.

And lol at the Nvidia forum for 6XX people have problems.

 

[dave_beast]

lol this is gettin out of control here.

Should have done a poll lol

So I should get the 670 no? yes? lol

Yes if you want problems and want to become Nvidias beta tester.
There's no smoke without fire, and there's plenty of smoke coming from Nvidia atm.

Stick with the 7950

 

[Dyewitness]

So Nvidia cards have problems at the moment?

 

[Martini1991]

Dave, seriously, this is peoples money, stop putting your anti Nvidia biased opinion as fact.

So Nvidia cards have problems at the moment?

No.

People have problems with every single item launch, on their respective forums every product will have people posting.
There are some problems with EVGA 670's I've seen, same as their are problems with Asus DCII 79XX cards etc.

 

[beejjacobs]

lol this is gettin out of control here.

Should have done a poll lol

So I should get the 670 no? yes? lol

Yes you should.

Yes if you want problems and want to become Nvidias beta tester.
There's no smoke without fire, and there's plenty of smoke coming from Nvidia atm.

Stick with the 7950

So what problems have you had with your GTX670 exactly?

 

[Dyewitness]

this is getting confusing...

looking at the specs, the 7950 looks to have just as good specs, cept for Open GL

7950:
- Core Clock: 880MHz
- Memory: 3072MB GDDR5
- Memory Clock: 5000MHz (Effective)
- Memory Interface: 384-Bit
- Processing Cores: 1792
- Bus Type: PCI-Express 3.0
- Display Connectors: 1x Dual Link DVI, 1x HDMI & 2x Mini-DisplayPort
- HDCP Capable
- DirectX 11 Support
- OpenGL 3.2 Support
- ATI CrossFire Ready
- ATI Eyefinity Technology
- ATI Avivo HD
- ATI Stream Technology
- ATI HD3D Technology

670:
- Core Clock: 915MHz (GK104)
- Core Boost Clock: 980MHz
- Memory: 2048MB GDDR5
- Memory Clock: 6008MHz (Effective)
- Memory Interface: 256-Bit
- Processing Cores: 1344
- Shader Clock: 1830MHz
- Bus Type: PCI-Express GEN 3.0 (Backwards compatible)
- Display Connectors: 2x Dual-Link DVI-I, 1x HDMI 1.4a & 1x Displayport
- SLI Ready (Upto 3-Way SLI Supported)
- HDCP Capable
- DirectX 11 Support
- OpenGL 4.0 Support
- PhysX Enabled
- CUDA Enabled
- 3D Vision Enabled
- NVIDIA Surround Enabled
- Lower power consumption (Maximum consumption 170 watts at stock speed)

If you go by that the 670 looks to bet better.

No ?

 

[Martini1991]

You can't compare the specs like for like.

 

[Dyewitness]

The 7950 has higher GDDR, memory interface, processing cores
where as;
670 has a higher core clock, memory clock, open gl version

what element makes the difference lol

 

[PCplodder]

You cant compare the speed specs as they are different cards.

The 7950 has 3GB memory and is good if you want to have multiple screens.

I would go for the 670 instead of the 7950 if your getting the reference one as its allot better.

If you wait a few weeks they should be under £300


Nvidia cards tend to feel smoother at lower framerates and smoother overall in games, AMD cards have more accurate colour.

 

[Martini1991]

The 7950 has higher GDDR, memory interface, processing cores
where as;
670 has a higher core clock, memory clock, open gl version

what element makes the difference lol

Don't try to compare them that way.

 

[dave_beast]

A handful of folks here with problems such as sleep problems with 79** cards, a whole forum complaining about stuttering, thermal throttles, locked voltage etc on Nvidia 6** cards.

And yes Martini, OP's money, stop trying to force your anti AMD agenda on folks.
OP, take a look at the Heaven benchmark thread, it's one of the most GPU intensive benchmarks to test GPU's but Nvidia 6** cards just don't cut the mustard. Why, because they're overclocked mid range GPU's.

1920x1080 - Single GPU Top 10

1. 2529 - AMD 7970 - 8 Pack
2. 2432 - AMD 7970 - Locky
3. 2422 - AMD 7970 - Besty
4. 2272 - AMD 7970 - Dazboots
5. 2233 - AMD 7970 - dave_beast
6. 2225 - NVIDIA GTX680 - gregster
7. 2203 - AMD 7970 - amigafan2003
8. 2194 - NVIDIA GTX680 - khemist
9. 2185 - AMD 7970 - CivilDrone
10. 2156 - AMD 7970 - Tonester0011

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18386056

Sits back and waits for the usual suspects to claim Heaven isn't a game, and the AMD users are cheating.....

 

[beejjacobs]

The 7950 has higher GDDR, memory interface, processing cores
where as;
670 has a higher core clock, memory clock, open gl version

what element makes the difference lol

They all make a difference, but you can only directly compare core count and clock speed between Nvidia cards and AMD separately since they use their resources slightly differently.

 

[Martini1991]

I'm not anti AMD, I have an AMD GPU.

I wasn't aware Heaven was the undisputed GPU benchmark? I take it any game an Nvidia GTX680 beats a 7970 must be ignored then?

 

[Martini1991]

They all make a difference, but you can only directly compare core count and clock speed between Nvidia cards and AMD separately since they use their resources slightly differently.

You can only really compare within the same series too.
Comparing a 680 to a 580 for example, like triple the shader cores.

 

[dave_beast]

I'm not anti AMD, I have an AMD GPU.

I wasn't aware Heaven was the undisputed GPU benchmark? I take it any game an Nvidia GTX680 beats a 7970 must be ignored then?

Thing is, in unbiased reviews the 7970 beats the 680 on every count, when overclocked and when standard.

 

[Martini1991]

Thing is, in unbiased reviews the 7970 beats the 680 on every count, when overclocked and when standard.

No it doesn't.