Galaxy GeForce GTX 770 GC 2GB vs Sapphire 7970 OC 3GB with Boost

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  twigman on 29/09/2013 - 16:17

  You can get a different brand 7970 from Amazon for around $345 delivered (factoring in exchange rate, postage and international transaction fee): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007B5P9SU/ref=ox_sc_act_ti…

  Maybe that can make the decision easier, or you could go for a 7950 and overclock it up to 7970 speeds and save another $100 or so. There are some positive reviews on Amazon for that card above, see:
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  I bought this card and emediatly started overclocking, I was able to get 6.2 GHz memory clock stable and I was almost able to get to 1.2 GHz core clock stable! ”

  Either way, good luck with it.

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  jimborino on 29/09/2013 - 20:55

  +2

  Also new cards from AMD soon? As in announced already, might be worth seeing how they go, and they may at least bump the prices down on other cards

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    twigman on 29/09/2013 - 21:40

    Yep you're spot on. Here is an article with more information: http://hothardware.com/News/AMD-Unveils-New-Family-of-GPUs-R…

    I'd say the 79xx series is still a safe buy though.

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  nubix on 30/09/2013 - 01:09

  doesnt answer your question but http://www.amazon.com/HIS-Boost-Clock-Graphics-H795QC3G2M/dp…

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  Day2Deal on 30/09/2013 - 08:09

  thanks for all the suggestions but im only looking between these two cards all though the 7970 twigman sent is a great price.
  is there any benefit in getting a gtx770.

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    ItsMeAgro on 09/10/2013 - 16:35

    thanks for all the suggestions but im only looking between these two cards

    Any reason? They are not the best deals.

    any benefit in getting a gtx770?

    Not really. About the same performance, which one is faster depends on the game:

    http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/770?vs=829

    Nvidia don't really have better drivers or anything anymore. If you game in stereoscopic 3D a lot, apparently they have a few more games with stereo 3D support than AMD. Also, the Batman games have better fog effects with Nvidia…

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  srhardy on 30/09/2013 - 14:08

  +1

  ? the 770 is $50 more than the ATI @mwave…

  http://www.computeralliance.com.au/nvidia-gtx680-oc-2gb-msi-…
  $378, its about >10% faster than the ATI/OC and <5% slower than the 770 at base clock rates

  if you game at 1080P then the 7950 will do 1080P at >60FPS you only need to go 680/770/7970 if your going multi monitor or highdef gaming

  OR
  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BXVFM3K/ref=oh_details_o…
  cost about $250 delivered in AU

  as i am single monitor 1080P the 7950 does everything i need and $209US is way to cheap to pass up, otherwise i would have gone for the GTX680 as its almost as fast as the 770

  +1 ATI as new games will come optimised for this setup now the xbox1/ps4 are ATI
  +1 GTX680/770 for the overall speed and physX
  ++1 both for adobe photoshop/murcury engine speed up (with manualy edited card support)

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    Day2Deal on 30/09/2013 - 19:11

    i got a special offer so it would be the same price and im doing a multi monitor set up.

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  srhardy on 01/10/2013 - 09:10

  well then until the new ati R7/R9 i would go the 770

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  AncientWisdom on 09/10/2013 - 16:21

  http://anandtech.com/show/7400/the-radeon-r9-280x-review-fea…

  Looks like the 280x (rebadged 7970) will be very close to the 770 for potentially much less. How much less? depending on the OZ tax we will pay for them.

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  String name on 10/10/2013 - 22:56

  I too am choosing between the same cards as the OP, but I am still entertaining the idea of the 280x.

  PCCG has the powercolour 280x for $369 pre-order
  http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&p…

  Might still wait a couple of weeks to see if there are anymore price props for the 7970 or 770

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    _Bruce_ on 11/10/2013 - 07:32

    I can't see any point in paying more for the 280x, they haven't changed it.

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  AncientWisdom on 15/10/2013 - 13:25

  I'm most interested in the 290 (not 290x), here's to hoping it's not too dear!

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    _Bruce_ on 15/10/2013 - 17:00

    Yeah I'm looking out for the 280. Currently the 7870LE, 7950, 7950 Boost and 7970 (non-Ghz) all fit between the 270X(7870) and 280X(7970 Ghz). That is a notable gap to fill.

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      AncientWisdom on 16/10/2013 - 14:15

      I just find it hard in me to get excited about GPU tech that is 2 years old.