| smbu2000 said: That is a great deal on the card, but it wasn't new. The sticker on the box clearly says that it's "used". It's still a great deal though.I'm going to be selling my 1.5gb gtx 580 cards for much more than that individually. Still trying to decide if I should get one or two 7970 cards. |
If you are thinking of dropping $ on 2 7970s, wouldn't it make sense to see where the Titan lands and how well it overclocks? Also, some after-market HD7950s like Sapphire Dual-X or Vapor-X can overclock to 1100mhz at which point HD7950 is trading blows with GTX680/HD7970GE. HD7950s OCx2 would save you $160+ over 2 7970s and would come in at $330 less than the Titan's rumored price of $899. ($280 x 2 = $560)
At 1200mhz, HD7950 blows right past GTX680/HD7970GE with ease.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/HD_7950_X2_Boost/31.html
A lot of people forget that HD7950 is just a slightly cut-down factory underclocked HD7970. You still get the full 384-bit bus, same 32 ROPs, only a bit less shaders and TMUs. The card performs within 5% of HD7970 when both are at the same clock speeds:
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/34761-amd-hd-7950-vs-hd-7970-clocks/?page=10
The HD7950 is one of the most underrated cards this generation. Probably because originally after-market versions were selling for $450-500 when GTX670 launched at $400. For $280-290, HD7950 is seriously an impressive amount of value in the hands of overclockers.
And if electricity costs are reasonable for you, you can make $80-90+ a month bitcoin mining on the side with AMD cards, which means they pay for themselves over time.
So far my 7970 OCx2 have made me $900 and I only bought them last summer. If this perk persists, next round I am getting Haswell with 4 PCIe Lanes and 4x HD8970s or 2x HD8990s.
If you are not an overclocker though, then sure it makes sense to consider 7970s or the Titan :)
