MSI Radeon HD 7950 Twin Frozr III for $304.99 AR

Nice find OP.

Great card. I got one from newegg a few weeks back. It's overclocked from 880/1250 to 1040/1375 on stock voltage.

Quote from alehm : Great card. I got one from newegg a few weeks back. It's overclocked from 880/1250 to 1040/1375 on stock voltage.

How are your temps/how loud does it get? In the reviews I've looked at the Gigabyte Windforce 7950 beats it in both acoustics and temps.

Quote from Pzark41 : How are your temps/how loud does it get? In the reviews I've looked at the Gigabyte Windforce 7950 beats it in both acoustics and temps.

I am idling about 37c and getting up to 66c on load. As far as acoustics I can't comment on that because I have some noisy case fans

Reading Tomshardware he did a roundup of six 7950 cards. The MSI did well in all around performance. The acoustics under load... 41dB vs 35dB. I don't think that makes too big a difference unless your case is on top of the desk with the monitor.
http://www.tomshardware.com/revie...,3207.html

The Windforce isn't reviewed there however.


It's a consensus in the overclock community the Twin Frorz cooler will be the weakest link in the overclock and most shouldn't be able to get past 1150 on the core. I don't plan on finding out because that requires upping the volts, thus increasing heat and shortening the life span of the card. I am quite happy with 1040.

I don't know about the Windforce but there is a chance it can overclock slightly better than the MSI TF.

The MSI is a great card though I love mine. No one is complaining about coil whine like with the XFX DD's. It doesn't take up 3 slots like the ASUS version does.

I ordered mine from Newegg yesterday. Should be able to Ebay the three steam codes and make more money back than just the $5 from going with this deal.

Holy crap, wouldn't the ASUS Radeon HD 7970 for $329.98 AR be much better? Its a three slot monster though, but at least you get a BIG heatsink.

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=...cture=ASUS

Quote from joeH1974 : I ordered mine from Newegg yesterday. Should be able to Ebay the three steam codes and make more money back than just the $5 from going with this deal.

good for you but not everyone got in on that deal...so if you don't have real input then just stfu tia..

i hate ppl who comment on posts about deals they got in the past or OOS...if you can't get it today then it ain't a deal anymore!

this is probably the next best thing unless you can point to a better deal?

Quote from sd_nd : good for you but not everyone got in on that deal...so if you don't have real input then just stfu tia.. i hate ppl who comment on posts about deals they got in the past or OOS...if you can't get it today then it ain't a deal anymore! this is probably the next best thing unless you can point to a better deal?

I think it's useful to know where prices have been lately in order to better understand how the market looks for a particular item, and to gauge how good of a deal something current is. That guy wasn't even being jerky; he was just saying how he thinks steam codes are worth more than $5.

I still think this is a better deal, but I don't mind knowing what else has been out there, and it's more convenient to hear about it in one thread than having to sift through old posts. I think more information is a good thing as long as someone's not being an asshat.

Quote from LOctopus : Holy crap, wouldn't the ASUS Radeon HD 7970 for $329.98 AR be much better? Its a three slot monster though, but at least you get a BIG heatsink. http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=...cture=ASUS

Holy mother of card...

Quote from sd_nd : good for you but not everyone got in on that deal...so if you don't have real input then just stfu tia.. i hate ppl who comment on posts about deals they got in the past or OOS...if you can't get it today then it ain't a deal anymore! this is probably the next best thing unless you can point to a better deal?

So you hit reply, quoted him, and then whined about it. Great job.

BTW, the same card is back-in-stock at newegg ($309.99 after MIR) but does include the 3 games.

Quote from jteslik : I think it's useful to know where prices have been lately in order to better understand how the market looks for a particular item, and to gauge how good of a deal something current is. That guy wasn't even being jerky; he was just saying how he thinks steam codes are worth more than $5. I still think this is a better deal, but I don't mind knowing what else has been out there, and it's more convenient to hear about it in one thread than having to sift through old posts. I think more information is a good thing as long as someone's not being an asshat.

Not only that, but you can get cashback at newegg worth a little OVER five dollars, so this deal is a) not cheaper than the newegg deal unless you pay tax at newegg; and b) doesn't have 3 games included free, so far as I can tell.

The 7970 is a mother of a deal, but it's already OOS. Probably best deal of 7970 I've ever seen, and this ASUS model is a really good one

Quote from LOctopus : Holy crap, wouldn't the ASUS Radeon HD 7970 for $329.98 AR be much better? Its a three slot monster though, but at least you get a BIG heatsink. http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=...cture=ASUS

What the fark? That has to be a mistake. It's even out of stock.