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** SINGLE GTX 580 3GB VS SINGLE 7970 3GB REVIEW BY OcUK **
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Soldato
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Gibbo, what CPU is that?
E5-2687W?
Any plans to stock that one? haha. ($1885 1000 unit
)
E5-2687W?
Any plans to stock that one? haha. ($1885 1000 unit
)
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I'm hoping for around £450 maximum, otherwise I can't justify selling my 6950s.
Yeah, £450 is my absolute maximum. Over that, then I will wait it out and see what the 7950 is like or for the price of the 70 to creep down to a level that I deem acceptable value.
One problem though as mentioned previously, games I don't have to hand and now I am out of time.
Like I say next week we shall get real feedback from end users.
If i was a detective i would think you know the results from games we want to know and are afraid to show us. Lets get people to buy as many cards as possible before they find out the truth
This is the plan!
I am going to clock the hell out of those 580 Classified's when they arrive next week.
I will pre warn you then, get hold of the necessary Evga kit, you can not just use Afterburner !
Also question, when you have been testing the 7970's and giving us temps etc
I assume you have it fitted in a case ?
The 580 Classified seems to be a poor attempt at competing with the 7970. Ain't no way a 40nm card can do that, even it is is clocked to the max. It's like trying to overclock a 65nm 4890 to the point where it could beat a 40nm GTX480. Never going to happen within anything apart from a few very specific benchmarks.
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It has been out for quite a while, also the gtx580 is still a very powerful card but takes lots of power when cranked up
If Nvidia did no more than a die shrink i'm sure it would still be right up there
For those interested next week we shall have 7970's available from the following vendors and IN STOCK:-
Asus
MSI
Gigabyte
Club3D
VTX3D
PowerColor 3D
XFX
HIS
Sapphire
So pretty much all brands for you too take your pick from.
We now also have 200+ cards for launch, so the stock should last maybe a week.
Asus
MSI
Gigabyte
Club3D
VTX3D
PowerColor 3D
XFX
HIS
Sapphire
So pretty much all brands for you too take your pick from.
We now also have 200+ cards for launch, so the stock should last maybe a week.
Soldato
For those interested next week we shall have 7970's available from the following vendors and IN STOCK:-
Asus
MSI
Gigabyte
Club3D
VTX3D
PowerColor 3D
XFX
HIS
Sapphire
So pretty much all brands for you too take your pick from.
We now also have 200+ cards for launch, so the stock should last maybe a week.
It will last 3-4 days
Soldato
If I had the money I would get a Gigabyte one simply because of the 3 year warranty and their RMA.
I'm getting excited haha! But I am sticking to my price limit. Anything north of £450 and I will wait.
Are they all reference models Gibbo, or do any of them have any brand specific cooling solutions? Or does the nda still prevent you disclosing those kind of details?
I NEED MORE DETAILS!!!
Are they all reference models Gibbo, or do any of them have any brand specific cooling solutions? Or does the nda still prevent you disclosing those kind of details?
I NEED MORE DETAILS!!!
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I'm getting excited haha! But I am sticking to my price limit. Anything north of £450 and I will wait.
Are they all reference models Gibbo, or do any of them have any brand specific cooling solutions? Or does the nda still prevent you disclosing those kind of details?
I NEED MORE DETAILS!!!
I think he mentioned in an earlier post that he's still under NDA.
But sod it, details!
I'm intrigued now but next week I will be buying a 7970, which vendor? Can't I just buy one from AMD?For those interested next week we shall have 7970's available from the following vendors and IN STOCK:-
Asus
MSI
Gigabyte
Club3D
VTX3D
PowerColor 3D
XFX
HIS
Sapphire
So pretty much all brands for you too take your pick from.
We now also have 200+ cards for launch, so the stock should last maybe a week.
Can we get some specs of each reference card from different vendors? Price differences and stock clocks?
My motherboard is Sandy Bridge P67 Asus board, is there any compatibility gain if I went with an Asus 7970?
Would there be any differences in noise levels? Would each vendor use the same fan and motor?
Muchas Gracias
Hi there
Got an answer as to why they come at such low clock speeds out of the box.
One of AMD's priorities with the 7970 was power consumption and to ensure it had a max TDP of 300W to remain within ATX specification and as such to ensure this meant clock speeds had to be capped.
This is why they are clocked at the speeds they are.
The good news is that this is one of the most overclockable cards to date and overclocking these cards can yield upto an addition 20-30% more performance.
Obviously board partners won't be so interested in power consumption but all out performance and both XFX and MSI inform me they have very fast version coming after Chinese New Year.
Got an answer as to why they come at such low clock speeds out of the box.
One of AMD's priorities with the 7970 was power consumption and to ensure it had a max TDP of 300W to remain within ATX specification and as such to ensure this meant clock speeds had to be capped.
This is why they are clocked at the speeds they are.
The good news is that this is one of the most overclockable cards to date and overclocking these cards can yield upto an addition 20-30% more performance.
Obviously board partners won't be so interested in power consumption but all out performance and both XFX and MSI inform me they have very fast version coming after Chinese New Year.