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One 7950 died, so.........
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Soldato
It's a great clocker, as is the 670.
I really see no need at all why we need to turn every thread asking an honest question like this into a flame war, i really don't.
Can we not all just live on benchmarks from reputable sources pertinent to each OP's needs as a means of recommending what we choose to do?
Also, no need to bring every minor issue that some users are facing and tarnishing every GPU of a manufacturer with the same brush, it's pathetically childish.
Yes, some users will face problems, but Dave, you may aswell say "don't get and xbox, they suffer the red ring of death." It's a poor fanboy argument!
For future reference incase anyone else views this thread, don't worry about 2GB VRAM. You will run into GPU limitations long before VRAM causes an issue. 2GB is enough for 5760x1080 in around 99% of cases.
Oh.... I completely forgot that Nvidia disabled PCI-E 3 support on X79 boards....
ARGH!!!!!
Are they likely to enable it again?
PS - I know it doesn't have a huge impact, but it's a psychological thing. I didn't get near top of the line stuff to run less than it should.
ARGH!!!!!
Are they likely to enable it again?
PS - I know it doesn't have a huge impact, but it's a psychological thing. I didn't get near top of the line stuff to run less than it should.
Nvidia had to disable pcie 3 support in the drivers.
They had no other option.
Some MB's just don't work properly when running gen3.
I only have 2 x79 boaeds so not a big sample but i can tell you that the ASUS X79 pro works fine with pcie3 enabled and the ASrock extreme 4 i have does not.
It just black screens freezes and really misbehaves when i force pcie3 on in the driver.
Now this means the drivers that came with my 680's in the box which do not have the pcie3 restriction are useless with the ASrock.
It must have been quite a headache for NV as the shipped drivers didn't work with a lot of boards.
Looking at the bios revision history on the ASUS there was a pcie3 compatability fix mentioned.
It works fine and i use it running at pcie3x116 with the 680's
Maybe an updated bios can fix this issue but i dont have enough info.
seems nobody is talking about it.
Soldato
So another person ignores the rhetoric from dave_beast about how good AMD are and goes to nVidia. If you put your point across in a manner that didn't smack of brand loyalty to the death you might sound more credible 
Exclude Option #2. There is only one crossfire connector on the 7800's for tri-fire is not possibe.
Glad I didn't go with that option then! Would have been severely hacked off if they arrived and could only use two
I went with sli 670 - but am worried now about the reports of them whining
Soldato
So another person ignores the rhetoric from dave_beast about how good AMD are and goes to nVidia. If you put your point across in a manner that didn't smack of brand loyalty to the death you might sound more credible
You can lead a horse to water and all that, but hey, if you get on with the 6** cards all well and good, but it's wise to be aware of the problems before diving in.
If the 6** cards we're considerably more powerful than the 79** i'd of gone down that road, but they're not, and going by the Nvidia forum they've got big issues as well.
You lot (who would buy an Nvidia branded potato) can spout however much you like about fanboism, just because i'm outspoken and choose not to be intimidated by your whining, I honestly don't care, i'm simply here to point out facts.
Oh well, by the end of the day/week I should have a good idea of the pro's and con's of both/either, having come from crossfire 7950 to these.
Perhaps the issues I had with AMD will turn out to be minor in comparison to Nvidia's issues, or maybe will find myself wishing had never touched AMD
Would be nice to just stick them in and be over the moon, but as overpriced as they are, you can bet I am going to be picky, and not settle simply cause returning will be hassle.
Perhaps the issues I had with AMD will turn out to be minor in comparison to Nvidia's issues, or maybe will find myself wishing had never touched AMD
Would be nice to just stick them in and be over the moon, but as overpriced as they are, you can bet I am going to be picky, and not settle simply cause returning will be hassle.
All, I can say is "EWWWW!!!"
First, can't even get +55 core, which gave a boost up to around 1200.
Though, while I could live with that, temps were hitting on 90C and yes, they do make a horrible whining noise!
Ick! Feels so cheap and nasty.
Guess will be sticking with my single 7950 for now
Because I wanted to use the opportunity to go for cards that exhaust heat out of the case....
First, can't even get +55 core, which gave a boost up to around 1200.
Though, while I could live with that, temps were hitting on 90C and yes, they do make a horrible whining noise!
Ick! Feels so cheap and nasty.
Guess will be sticking with my single 7950 for now
Because I wanted to use the opportunity to go for cards that exhaust heat out of the case....
Soldato
670?
Soldato
Oh, yes, 670
Oh bad times, still say you'd be better of with a rear exhausting 7970, as less stress on the card, less heat, less noise etc
Soldato
It was between reference 7970 and the 670's. I made the wrong choice and now the ref 7970's are gone at the price I was considering them
There's always deals on dude, at least atm you get 3 free games which you could sell?
Caporegime
+55 = 1200MHZ doesn't make sense.
That'd be like +100 on a GTX680.
Are you running auto fan?
That'd be like +100 on a GTX680.
Are you running auto fan?
2 reference HIS 7970 ordered...
The change won't cost me all that much by the time I get refund and sell my remaining card + games that will get with cards.
Hope it's 3 games per card though
Hope I am done now... spent a fortune recently, and just want to start playing some games again...
The change won't cost me all that much by the time I get refund and sell my remaining card + games that will get with cards.
Hope it's 3 games per card though
Hope I am done now... spent a fortune recently, and just want to start playing some games again...