What to replace at GTX 580 with?

[MrMarvelous]

Yeah that's why i'm waiting!

Might as well get a 40% (hopefully) increase and i'll keep the new ones for 2-3 years.

 

[Buckster]

what I was saying - a well overclocked 7950 or 7970 or 680 should be - if overclocked - a 35-40% boost over your 580 ?

not much point in waiting 8 months extra

 

[Buckster]

perhaps 20-40% depending on exact games

 

[leon4112]

I upgraded a few weeks ago from a 580gtx to a 7970 and haven't looked back best card ive owned!

I would go for this why have a 7950 for 240 when you can have a 7970 for 20 quid more

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-302-GI&groupid=595&catid=683

 

[obs030770]

Gonna go for the B grade 7970 as you say 20 quid extra is nothing for the extra performance. My first ever AMD card....wonder how things will go.

 

[leon4112]

Good choice I got mine off Bgrade and it was like new

 

[-=Vect0r=-]

Are the games bundled with the B grade cards?

 

[pgi947]

It's possible they could be, though if in doubt post in cs with your order number and ask them

 

[ChrisD.]

I had a 7950, and I had a few problems with it, maybe it was specific to the game I was playing, I don't know. I ended up RMA'ing it and then I sold the replacement card. I then bought a GTX 670 instead, and it's been fine. In terms of what I can tell, there's little difference between the two at stock. I think I had better benchmark scores with the 7950 but I never really overclocked the 670 too much. I was more than happy with the 7950, I don't know what the issues were caused by, some say drivers, some say the game, but all I know is the 670 hasn't let me down yet.

 

[MrMarvelous]

what I was saying - a well overclocked 7950 or 7970 or 680 should be - if overclocked - a 35-40% boost over your 580 ?

not much point in waiting 8 months extra

Thanks for the info.

How much difference is there between the 7950 and 7970? I'll probably get either one once prices go down a bit, not in any rush at the moment to buy yet.

 

[Bacon?]

5-10% max. Depending on how much you can overclock it.

 

[Rusty0611]

How much difference is there between the 7950 and 7970? I'll probably get either one once prices go down a bit, not in any rush at the moment to buy yet.

Around 5%, give or take. That's a clock for clock difference as opposed to an out of the box comparison.

5 (even 10)% is not a lot of extra FPS.

 

[MrMarvelous]

So I might as well go for the cheaper 7950 then? Not really that bothered about the 5%.

 

[arc@css]

^^ Yep.