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Gtx 670 or HD radeon 7970
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Title says it all, just want to know which GPU is best overall, the 7970 ap[pears to be more powerful, but I hear the Nividia cards play better on most games because of drivers.

So I'm not sure what card to get :L Any help ?
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If you can afford it go with the 7970, some play better on different cards but nvidia aren't necessarily superior in terms of drivers.
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Either card is a good choice but I would go for the 7970. It comes with 2 or 3 free games.
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I have the 7970 so obviously I would recommend it. But both are extremely good.

Good luck choosing.
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The 7970 - but get a GHz edition.

Make sure it has better than average cooling as it's a very hot card (on load around 85 degrees).

Make sure you have ample power on your PSU - over volted the 7970 chomps away on electric. I'd recommend at least an 800W PSU if you're using an overclocked CPU too. 850W would be the sweet spot - bit more breathing room.

If you're going to be doing heavy rendering tasks using Adobe Software, then the 670 may be the better choice - ONLY if you're doing heavy rendering tasks though. The 7970 overclocks much much better and is overall the better card. Easily max out any game 1080P, some even at 1440p.
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Thanks guys, you have been a great help 7970 GHz edition it is
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Diaboli wrote The 7970 - but get a GHz edition.

Make sure it has better than average cooling as it's a very hot card (on load around 85 degrees).

Make sure you have ample power on your PSU - over volted the 7970 chomps away on electric. I'd recommend at least an 800W PSU if you're using an overclocked CPU too. 850W would be the sweet spot - bit more breathing room.

If you're going to be doing heavy rendering tasks using Adobe Software, then the 670 may be the better choice - ONLY if you're doing heavy rendering tasks though. The 7970 overclocks much much better and is overall the better card. Easily max out any game 1080P, some even at 1440p.


I have a 750w ! Will that be okay ?
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Diaboli wrote The 7970 - but get a GHz edition.

Make sure it has better than average cooling as it's a very hot card (on load around 85 degrees).

Make sure you have ample power on your PSU - over volted the 7970 chomps away on electric. I'd recommend at least an 800W PSU if you're using an overclocked CPU too. 850W would be the sweet spot - bit more breathing room.

If you're going to be doing heavy rendering tasks using Adobe Software, then the 670 may be the better choice - ONLY if you're doing heavy rendering tasks though. The 7970 overclocks much much better and is overall the better card. Easily max out any game 1080P, some even at 1440p.


I have a 750w ! Will that be okay ?

Easily as long as it's a decent PSU, 850w is overkill even if you're overclocking.
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cookes wrote
Diaboli wrote The 7970 - but get a GHz edition.

Make sure it has better than average cooling as it's a very hot card (on load around 85 degrees).

Make sure you have ample power on your PSU - over volted the 7970 chomps away on electric. I'd recommend at least an 800W PSU if you're using an overclocked CPU too. 850W would be the sweet spot - bit more breathing room.

If you're going to be doing heavy rendering tasks using Adobe Software, then the 670 may be the better choice - ONLY if you're doing heavy rendering tasks though. The 7970 overclocks much much better and is overall the better card. Easily max out any game 1080P, some even at 1440p.


I have a 750w ! Will that be okay ?


If you already have a half decent 750W PSU it will be ample. I only recommended getting a 850W PSU simply because it's better to have more than just enough - give's you some space for extra hard drives etc in the future.

tl:dr Yes.
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