PowerColor AX7950 3GBD5-2DHV4 Radeon HD 7950 + Crysis 3 & BioShock -- $249.99 AR + Free Shipping (Starts 3.2)

Quote from sumthin_gud : why is this getting TD? you save $20 over the sapphire one, but you can put that $20 towards a third party cooler which would offer ever superior cooling

At which point you'll STILL end up paying $50 more Plus most people aren't willing to get so deep into the guts of their equipment, they just want to plug n' play. Although the price is tempting, heed the advice of the others in this thread - avoid this card unless you like loud noise and need to add a few degrees to the ambient room temperature...

Quote from kevinh : To Powercolor's credit, their customer service is absolute 5 star.

No shit? That's good information to know, thanks!

Quote from mantis3 : Can't find any pro reviews of this card either.

I found this helpful, maybe you will too.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/fo...eview.html

Quote from Brian132 : Well, after seeing how much tax costs....it would be more beneficial to get a XFX Double D HD 7950 off TigerDirect (no tax) Since its about 4$ cheaper and has 2 fans.... LINK : http://www.tigerdirect.com/applic...CatId=7387

I agree. Being a CA tax prisoner I am hammered by both Newegg and Amazon!

XFX Double D HD 7950: Don't forget the LIFETIME WARRANTY with XFX which some people think this is worth a few dollars and cents more.

Quote from skibryan : I agree. Being a CA tax prisoner I am hammered by both Newegg and Amazon! XFX Double D HD 7950: Don't forget the LIFETIME WARRANTY with XFX which some people think this is worth a few dollars and cents more.

^same here

I wish amazon was offering this. I have so much GC money to use.

I have one dead 3870 and one dead 4870. Both powercooler, but they were very early models of both cards. Hard to say if it was the brand or the newness.

Quote from figureskater546 : I have one dead 3870 and one dead 4870. Both powercooler, but they were very early models of both cards. Hard to say if it was the brand or the newness.

Early models are most likely reference boards and as such powercolor really did little more than stamp their logo on them.

Waercooling doesn't make much sense on the 7950. A full cover 7950 block goes for around $100, as much as a 7970 block, a watercooled 7950 overclocked to high heaven will not perform better than a air-cooled, modestly overclocked 7970 so it really doesn't make much. Additionally a factory overclocked card does not offer a greater overclocked potential, it only guarantees that it will be stable at the overclcoked speed the manufacturer set it to. Whatever overclock the higher voltage should allow will not bet different than another card that has been set by the user to that voltage. That being said overclocking is very much a gamble and depended on how lucky you get with the card you receive.

Quote from Germanian : imo spend $30 more for the Sapphire one if you are not gonna use watercooling on it. The sapphire one is much quieter, cooler with 5 heatpipe design and has more stock overclock potential, because the stock voltage is already higher at 1.25v no need to raise voltage. Trust me noise issues will make you regret it later, if you want to overclock unless you go watercooling then this is the one to get since it's reference. If you don't care about noise and you wanna save $30 go ahead and buy this powercolor. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814202006

I want to upgrade my 6870... but I really should wait until the 8xxx cards.

SOLD OUT
I had it in my cart 30 minutes ago to buy but wanted to talk to my wife about it first. Knew I shoulda just bought it.

You learned your lesson on that one.

I bought 4 of these in the past 30 days. The last one i bought was 2/25/2013 and newegg didnt ship it 2-day mail! So i just sent them an email and told them they can at least credit me the 30$ since this card was/is on sale with promo code and I am withing 7 days of a purchase before this card went on sale. Hopefully they will comply

Quote from dorianny : Waercooling doesn't make much sense on the 7950. A full cover 7950 block goes for around $100, as much as a 7970 block, a watercooled 7950 overclocked to high heaven will not perform better than a air-cooled, modestly overclocked 7970 so it really doesn't make much. Additionally a factory overclocked card does not offer a greater overclocked potential, it only guarantees that it will be stable at the overclcoked speed the manufacturer set it to. Whatever overclock the higher voltage should allow will not bet different than another card that has been set by the user to that voltage. That being said overclocking is very much a gamble and depended on how lucky you get with the card you receive.

$10 bracket + $30 closed loop water cooler + cheap 7950 = better than stock 7970 performance for less

That being said, the Sapphire Boost 7950 for $20 more is a much better buy than this Powercooler - the Sapphires have a better, quieter cooler, have a higher stock voltage, and overclock with ease.

It's frustrating that these cards don't take the price tumble they did 2-3 years ago. When 5850s went on clearance, that was a steal.

Quote from b13 : I bought 4 of these in the past 30 days. The last one i bought was 2/25/2013 and newegg didnt ship it 2-day mail! So i just sent them an email and told them they can at least credit me the 30$ since this card was/is on sale with promo code and I am withing 7 days of a purchase before this card went on sale. Hopefully they will comply

90% chance they will. Newegg has excellent customer service.