what gpu? ? help

[cdodds2004]

High guys, after some advice on gpu selection.

Finished building my new rig thanks to a visit to overclockers,

Spec is i5 2500 with a 4ghz overclock
8gb ram
Ssd

So wanting some advice on 6950/6970 is the 70 worth the extra or should i unlock a 70??

And with the massive choice which models do people recommended?

Or do i just go for 7950

Going up overclockers in a fewhours to buy one just want to make a good decision

 

[BigRazer93]

What res do you play on?

 

[se_vietboi]

We have similar specs! I'd say 7950 if you don't wanna wait for Keplar or prices to shift. Its quite a big leap over 6970 especially when OC'd - which I assume you would do since you've done it on the 2500k.

I've had good experience with Powercolour PCS+ GPUs - quiet, nicely pre OC'd and cool but their customer service is truly terrible (waited 2 months for RMA and no reply - OC gave refund in the end).

If you don't want custom cooler than get any reference model based on brand preference, performance is equal amongst them all.

Hope this helps!

 

[cdodds2004]

What do mean by kepler??

 

[MDPlatts]

What do mean by kepler??

next gen nvidia cards - eta/spec/price unknown but much speculation (and mis-spelling). Just go 7950 or wait for the 78xx series in early march. what you need largely depends on what resolution you game at and level of eye candy you like - and also but less so, what games you play.

 

[cdodds2004]

Lol miss spelling by me, I don't folks nvidia due to being a old skool 3dfx fan boy, stupid reason i no.just principal.

Run full HD 1920 x 1080 i think..

And battlefield 3 and star wars the old republic

 

[MDPlatts]

high end 78xx or 7950 then if you need to act quckly - BF3 seems to need a lot of oomph to make it work nicely from what I read (depends on settings of course too) - lots of threads on here on benchmarks of it on these cards.

Its also surprising how often you see "nvidea" too - you actually got it right, its nVidia Kepler, not Kelper or Keplar, or NVidia or nvidia or nvidea etc

 

[Surveyor]

Its also surprising how often you see "nvidea" too - you actually got it right, its nVidia Kepler, not Kelper or Keplar, or NVidia or nvidia or nvidea etc

On their own website they refer to themselves as nVIDIA or NVIDIA.

 

[coupe69]

Meh, Nvidia because I prefer capitals at the start of a word!

 

[Borsch]

Price/performance ratio of 7950 is appalling imho - its basically that of a 1.5 year old 580gtx. And this is called progress?!

I'd go for cheap 6970 for now, with aim to sell it and upgrade to price adjusted AMD once Kepler is out.