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I personally would go for the cheaper monitor - they look pretty much identical to me

I would also consider this;
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-185-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2294

as the windforce has gone back up in price it's not such a great deal and if you got unlucky on the overclock it would be a bit of a waste

the EVGA at that price is better bang for buck - unless they put the windforce back on special again which seems to happen every other week
 
awesome thank you

if I wanted to "step up" on the card say a 680 range what would be recommended

also I am not a fan boy so a ATI is also a viable option :)

thank you again for your time :D
 
the best "value" on a 680 is probably this one;
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-177-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2255

if you wanted the best of the best then probably the lightning - though I've not seen any actual results of unlocked voltage overclocking on them to comment

any 7970 will hold it's own against either, winning or losing depending on game

this one is a pretty good deal;
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-007-VX&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938

all 3 will totally destroy any game at 1080p and all 3 will be within a very small percentage of each other when fully overclocked and any difference between the 3 will be indiscernible to the naked eye

to me, a 680 seems like £100 wasted as it is no where near £100 better than either the 7970 or the 670
 
The Gigabyte Windforce 670 is regarded as the best 670, I had one, lovely and quiet and very cool running too, a few have complained about the reference 670 (your other choice) as being whiney and noisy and hotter running :)
 
It's certainly a good price for the 7970 but mixed feelings on the make, the 3GB becomes more useful when you go above 1200P or multiple monitors but as you'll be using a single screen at 1080P 2GB will be plenty for a while yet :)

The Gigabyte has a 3yr warranty vs the 2yr on the VTX 7970, also Gigabyte is in the UK for RMAs, personally I'd get the Gigabyte Windforce 670 (IMO) :)
 
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It's certainly a good price for the 7970 but mixed feelings on the make, the 3GB becomes more useful when you go above 1200P or multiple monitors but as you'll be using a single screen at 1080P 2GB will be plenty for a while yet :)

The Gigabyte has a 3yr warranty vs the 2yr on the VTX 7970, also Gigabyte is in the UK for RMAs, personally I'd get the Gigabyte Windforce 670 (IMO) :)
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SOLD!!!

thank you for all your input guys I will be going for the Gigabyte as it was the first recommended and has had many a good review.
Don’t mind investing the extra £50 for joy in the incoming years :D

Great work guys you were all very helpful :D

Best wishes
CitizenX
 
Definitely go for the 670 windforce, im hitting 100-120 fps bf3 ultra no msaa + fxaa injector and settings ramped up in the nvidia control panel.

Thought about more RAM? 8GB is now nigh on £40!
 
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