which 7970?

[justalex81]

I've been reading the reviews and keeping an eye on the prices for the 7970. I have a few questions if i may:

Is the reference cooling system any good? I keep reading reviews about coil whine or buzzing. Is this only on certain cards or all reference cards?

If i'm better off with a card with an upgraded cooling design, which one should i get without it costing a fortune? there's so many to choose from!

 

[justalex81]

are there certain manufacturers to avoid with reference cards?

 

[justalex81]

i looked at the lightning but the price tag and not having hdmi put me off to be honest

 

[justalex81]

well i have gone with the MSI HD7970 OC that's on offer here at ocuk. Some searching on tinternet suggests msi is up there with the best of them so we'll see.

 

[justalex81]

didn't get the lightning. couldn't justify it to myself. just the OC version that is 319.99.