The prices on some of the AMD cards are dropping.
If you already own one of these cards and for a change need to sell one and buy another. It is a loss at best.
If you are looking to buy a new one. You should wait for some prices to settle before deciding.
At 400, choice between 7950 and...
If you already own one of these cards, I dont see any point in trading up/down/sideways.
Having done it, the only trade that actually was of merit was selling GTX 680 for 5 less than I paid and getting a 450 7970 after rebates. The coil whine meant I couldnt stand them despite the better value...
Running a game at 24 or 27fps is 10%, but not an appreciable change. If it was a 10% across the board benefit without OC, it would still make sense.
The evga GTX 680 I had didnt OC well at all.
The Asus 7950 DCII that I had barely kept stable at stock rates.
The Diamond reference 7970 oced...
For me 450 was an excellent price for a non reference 7970 compared to the GTX 680 since with OC in mind, it could equal or at times best the GTX 680.
Which is why I got rid of my GTX 680 (wasnt losing money on that sale).
Before the 670 was in picture.. I had no qualms about owning the 7970...
Interestingly enough it was Sapphire OC edition
and Diamond reference card.
Ordered these since both came with a wide range of HDMI to DVI, DP to DVI converters. Both after rebate were 449.
I completely agree. Except for the GTX 680 which sold for about 5 less than what I paid for it... Changing for similar performing cards almost always causes you more headache and loss.
Issue for me was with 1 game alone. I play Eve Online. Eve Online ship spinning is where I spend most of my...
Keep the 7970 if you dont have one with a bad coil whine. The 680 feels better in BF3 for what its worth. Even at similar FPS (Had my Sapphire oced to almost match frames).
I returned 1 card. The Diamond 7970 for terrible coil whine. If you like loud noises from your case you are welcome to it. Not everyone considers it acceptable.
Sold the 680, the 7950 and the Sapphire 7970. Lost money on the 7950 and 7970,
Keep your 7970 if it overclocks well. Make sure your 7970 does not have coil whine.
Both mine did. It was bad enough that I gave up on them.
Initially had 7950 which I sold for the GTX 680. In Skyrim/BF3 (specially BF3) the GTX 680 feels smoother even at slightly higher settings, even at same...
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