Diamond Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card (7970PE53G) $312 after $20 rebate + Free Shipping

Quote from yakaway : buy a 680. spare yourself heartache

POST #104 ... dont think so. lol
http://slickdeals.net/f/5252174-D...ng?&page=3

Hashing away nicely at that.... @ $257 a month
http://www.alloscomp.com/bitcoin/calculator

Ordered 3x more from amazon just now. Thanks OP

Quote from OzGoD : POST #104 ... dont think so. lol http://slickdeals.net/f/5252174-D...ng?&page=3

correction for the link

post #104

Quote from hanabie : correction for the link post #104

nice how did you do that?

Quote from MrFatalistic : Honestly not a thread crap, but I'm using a 460 GT still and it runs all my games flawlessly, is there any reason to buy a high end video card anymore? I really wish it weren't the case, but gaming graphics are still being driven by 6 year old console systems...

Exactly what I've been thinking.

2 of these or a gtx 690?

Quote from landon87 : 2 of these or a gtx 690?

3x will stomp a 690's rear ;-0
Price wise ...... not sure the x2 preformace can be beat for $640 as its one rebate per household. unless dipping one newegg and one amazon? then its $620 - much love with the cash left over from a 690 price tag of $1000 - personally IMO - Ill take the $380 cash savings and run with dual 680's or a 690

Take a real world look at performance results from real users experiences.

http://www.overclock.net/t/872945...e-settings

Quote from LakeErieWater : I'll stick w/ my 5850's in crossfire for now, good deal though!

That's what I am running too... and I am also on Lake Erie's waters. haha

Great price but considering the HD7950 is just about the same thing. You can get a 7950 with a nice non reference cooler and be at ~95-98% the performance level at the same clock.
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/gra...70-clocks/
7950 is held down artificially by much lower voltages. For example I have a MSI Frozr3 7950 that runs perfectly stable @ 1100mhz @ 1130ma. That's 100 mhz faster and 46ma lower than a stock ghz edition hd7970. Unless you are bitcoining the extra shaders don't help that much. The HD7970 is a great card but if you don't want a reference cooler you can save a lot of money and get a great cooler from a vendor that doesn't charge you tax if you go with a 7950 instead.

dead.. unless you want to wait 1-4weeks

Quote from Nurgle : Great price but considering the HD7950 is just about the same thing. You can get a 7950 with a nice non reference cooler and be at ~95-98% the performance level at the same clock. http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/gra...70-clocks/ 7950 is held down artificially by much lower voltages. For example I have a MSI Frozr3 7950 that runs perfectly stable @ 1100mhz @ 1130ma. That's 100 mhz faster and 46ma lower than a stock ghz edition hd7970. Unless you are bitcoining the extra shaders don't help that much. The HD7970 is a great card but if you don't want a reference cooler you can save a lot of money and get a great cooler from a vendor that doesn't charge you tax if you go with a 7950 instead.

The 7970 can also be overclocked. But you do make a somewhat valid point, as the 7950 was the best bang/buck card at the ~$310 price point, although I don't quite know where you get that "save a lot of money" idea, as the cheapest non-ref 7950 I've seen was $300 and although I'm no Daddy Warbucks $12 isn't really "a lot."

A full on 7970 for roughly the same money - reference cooler or not - is a great deal, same as if you could pick up a reference 680 for the same price as a 670...

Can this play solitaire at 60fps?

In for 1 - is the 1-4week delay going to kill the rebate deal?

Also, am I gonna have trouble stuffing this card into a mid-tower LianLi case?

I have about $3000 toy moey to spend on a machine, anyone recommend a complete build? or just go with one of those premade one?

I have a GTX 680 and I'm considering switching for no reason. Maybe a little watercool action.