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XFX 7970 Black edition Double dissipation discussion

garyfl

garyfl

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all i can say is wow, i want this card, its beautiful, looks the part and will go amazing in my 600t white case, cherry picked, monster, cool quiet, id love for ocuk to stock this and for prices to go down slightly, hopefully below 400. 2 of these in crossfire give over 200fps in bf3 ultra maxxed out for reference and thats not overclocked. im pretty sure it was a review on vortez that i actually think w3bbo wrote which might i add was a brilliant review.

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as a now self admitted nvidia fanboy i admit i would buy this in a heart beat
 
garyfl said:
2 of these in crossfire give over 200fps in bf3 ultra maxxed out for reference and thats not overclocked.
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That's doubtful.

With a single card they got 75FPS at 1920x1080 with ultra settings so I don't see how you work that one out.

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Surveyor said:
That's doubtful.

With a single card they got 75FPS at 1920x1080 with ultra settings so I don't see how you work that one out.
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That's strange as mine gets average 100fps at those settings and res :confused: (run with vsync on though for 60fps butter smooth) Maybe you're reading one of those biased reviews, or haven't tried it yourself?
 
Hardware canucks (hopefully not a competitor ?) say 7970 DD in BF3 ranges from 54-76 FPS at 1920x1200
Looking at their data I'd say that was about right. I'm seeing 50-100 FPS on my Windforce.
 
200 max max max fps, not average and i linked it specifically from a review posted and made my what seems to be an underboss of this forum! :)

ps i know theres better cooling and i know xfx suck but it looks fantastic and ocuk honour warrenty for you
 
I remember spending many many hundreds of pounds on a then just released and state of the art XFX 8800 ultra which died right before the end of the warranty.

When i called about it they told me they no longer produced this card and would not replace it as they had no like for like , they then said the could pay me £17 for my old card instead !!!!!

They would not even replace it with a slightly poorer new card or anything , they then cheekily said to make the deal sweeter would i accept £24 pounds ?

They are utter scum and i will never , ever buy another XFX product for as long as i live.
 
dave_beast said:
That's strange as mine gets average 100fps at those settings and res :confused: (run with vsync on though for 60fps butter smooth) Maybe you're reading one of those biased reviews, or haven't tried it yourself?
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I read the same review the OP took the image from and mentioned in his post ;)

XFX R7970 Black Edition Review

If they give biased reviews you'll have to let us know.

You should also let w3bbo know.

He wrote the review (or at least is listed as the editor) and is also an Underboss on this forum.
 
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garyfl said:
200 max max max fps, not average and i linked it specifically from a review posted and made my what seems to be an underboss of this forum! :)
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The Vortez review gives averages of 65.68 FPS @ 1920x1080 with ultra sattings and 75.26 FPS when overclocked.

I've still no idea where you get "200 max max max fps" for CrossFired cards at stock speeds.
 
I think XFX does make some of the most aesthetically pleasing products, however I'm not so sure how their RMA process holds up compared to the likes of Gigabyte or MSI.
 
Surveyor said:
The Vortez review gives averages of 65.68 FPS @ 1920x1080 with ultra sattings and 75.26 FPS when overclocked.

I've still no idea where you get "200 max max max fps" for CrossFired cards at stock speeds.
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200 was from another review and with the cards in xfire. and 200 wasnt avg fps it was peak max.
 
i know it means nowt :P but these in xfire were still blazingly heaps ahead in any benchmark and also seeem to have the highest min fps
 
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