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Which 7950!?

Razyre

Razyre

Razyre

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Hey there.

So, I want to buy an AMD Radeon 7950.

I need one that's voltage unlocked, overclocks well and is well cooled.

Possibly thinking of a crossfire config later. Good value for money is always welcome.

Please suggest!

Thanks!
 
Main worry about the DirectCUII cards from ASUS is that they're triple slot... My 560Ti is dual, which is more ideal.

So the HIS Ice Q seems quite popular. I was looking at the first version on OCUK the other day:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-065-HS

What's the primary difference between that and the x2 edition (other than 2 fans)?

Is memory clocking going to be a problem? GDDR5 is already ridiculously fast at stock, my impression is that you mainly need core OC. I'm probably wrong xD

So MSI is a contentious one, ASUS seems all around recommended (I already have a DirectCUII card as aforementioned, it seems fairly good although I'm sure I can't OC as much as I used to be able to).

Don't want to go to Gigabyte - voltage locking.

Any other suggestions or agreements with the current suggestions?
 
What would you guys say then? I don't want a card that is known to have any problems ideally and it would be preferable to get the fastest one I can.
 
AgedIdiot said:
I run an asus 7950 Top and have no complaints except for the fact that it is BIG (three slots!) and currently a tad expensive :(

If I were buying today I'd go for the Gigabyte - voltage locked as may or may not be.

Generally does get good user reviews, 3 yr warranty and uk rma :D
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Bu... bu... voltage locked D;

Main problem with that 3 slot monstrosity is being able to crossfire the damned thing. Man, are there no other cards that can do the job without being plagued with problems? :/

Ah and another slight problem - I have a mid tower case. These things look about five miles long.
 
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So bloody scary the clocks my Nvidia mobile GPU gets. I can nearly hit 1.3GHz. Of course, doesn't begin to touch desktop cards for performance, but it is amusing.

Sounds like the temps are pretty ****ing awesome on the Ice Q.

What sort of case space does it take up?

I want to get an idea of the Sapphire, but no one seems to have it. Amazon reviews are very positive and to my knowledge, it isn't voltage locked :)
 
I won't buy the voltage locked card.

"BEST GRAPHICS CARD FOR MONEY. I would recommend it will destroy any game even call of duty black ops 2 on max res"

What an unbelievably terrible review of the IceQ x2 XD

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-313-SP

This sapphire card is pretty damned well priced this week.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-049-HS&tool=3

This one?

The IceQ x2 isn't in stock and is really quite expensive as these cards go. If it's /really/ good then I'll definitely consider it.
 
Thinking the Sapphire on OC UK right now. It's £199.99 without VAT which is a god damned bargain. To think I paid £160 for my lacklustre 560Ti and I can get a card like the 7950 for a similar price. Best part is, with the 560Ti sold, I should hopefully have an extra £90-100 to hand which can either go to my next rig or the second 7950 :D
 
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