HD 7970 From $370 after MIR, HD 7950 From $275 after MIR, HD 7870 From $209 after MIR, includes games
 

PowerColor PCS+ AX7870 2GBD5-2DHPPV3E Radeon HD 7870 MYST. Edition (Tahiti LE) 2GB with BioShock Inf + Tomb Raide $240
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814131484
Its more than the NCIX deal but its in stock.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814131478

The game coupon for Crysis 3 & BioShock Inf. should sell from $30-40 on eBay for those who are not interested in the game.


SAPPHIRE 100352-2L Radeon HD 7950 3GB with the same game is also available for $280 after $20 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814202006

Some other options:

XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB DDR5 Video Card and SLEEPING DOGS/HITMAN/FAR CRY 3 for $375 + SH after $30 MIR
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applic...CatId=7387

GIGABYTE GV-R797OC-3GD Radeon HD 7970 3GB with same games $380, no rebate required
http://images10.newegg.com/upload...yh62us.pdf


XFX Double D FX-797A-TDBC Radeon HD 7970 Black Edition 3GB, lifetime warranty, also come with both games $370 after $30 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814150586


DIAMOND 7870PE52GV Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB with BioShock Inf + Tomb Raider $209 after $20 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814103228

XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB, lifetime warranty, BioShock Inf + Tomb Raider $215 after $20 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814150605

SAPPHIRE 100355-1GOCL Radeon HD 7850 1GB, BioShock Inf + Tomb Raider $155 after $20 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814202004

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AMD Never Settle Reloaded Bundle Campaign Includes Crysis 3, Bioshock Infinite and Tomb Raider
http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphic...nfinite-an

http://sites.amd.com/us/promo/nev...ded.aspx#1

Summary:
7900s you get Crysis 3 & Bioshock Inf
7800s you get Bioshock Inf & Tomb Raider



Don't be confused thinking that a 8950 HD is coming out in a month or 2. It's rebadged card only for OEM's. The next gen cards are going to be coming out some time later . Q4 (9000 series possibly ?)

Source:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/657...s-for-oems

Source: (basically the same as a 7950 Boost)
http://www.amd.com/us/Documents/A...ummary.pdf

AMD 13.2 Beta 5 drivers (Updated Feb 5th)
http://support.amd.com/us/kbartic...river.aspx
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Crysis 3 and BioShock Inf nice!

In for the Sapphire HD 7950 Boost for $280 after rebate.

If only Crysis 3 didn't require origin :)

I don't even mind Origin anymore. And its good that Steam has competition otherwise their Steam sales could be worse.

I'm glad I passed on those Far Cry 3 bundles. This bundle is perfect.

Waiting for Amazon / TigerDirect to match this bundle. No tax on Tiger.

I like how the link says it's a 169.99$ value. that's 85$ per game.

Think its just a place holder so it's not sold separately.

wow this is a sick deal! but i already have the 7950 :(

The Sapphire card is worth $5 extra no doubt. That Dual-X cooler will let you overclock it to 1125mhz+, at which point the card is going to be trading blows with a GTX680. Beyond that and it'll exceed HD7970GE for hundreds of dollars less [legionhardware.com].

Crysis 3 is a seriously punishing game on Very High Quality with 4xMSAA [gamegpu.ru]. You'd need 2x HD7950 to hit 60 fps at 1080p. Awesome game bundle deal though.

Pretty good Crysis 3 driver performance improvements to since most early benchmarks were done.

http://support.amd.com/us/kbartic...river.aspx

hrmmm, when I click on the mail in rebate, I dont see the card on the list

Had this card in my cart for awhile and got a nice surprise today!:D

PowerColor:
14-131-478 AX7950 3GBD5-2DHV4 $20
http://images10.newegg.com/upload...13yh62.pdf

Sapphire:
$20 - Sapphire Radeon HD7950 3G DDR5 w/Boost PCIE - (Model:100352-2L) (UPC: 840777053522)
http://images10.newegg.com/upload...yh62us.pdf

Free Gift: AMD Gift coupon: Crysis 3 + Bioshock Inf. (value:$169.99)

169???

The BioShock Inf. + Tomb Raider coupon is listed for $149.99

Till you overclock the GTX 680....

Considering the GTX 680 is currently running around $460, I am sure dropping 2nd card down the line would still provide greater performance than a single GTX 680. Its hard to beat the performance per dollar that AMD cards offer currently. Now only if they can get out better drivers...

GTX680 $425 AR for Zotac on Tigerdirect. Can even get Galaxy GTX670 for $310.

Considering that you can get a HD 7970 for $350 with games, what is your point?

Most all Cards come with games.

GTX680 comes with assassin creed game pack.

GTX670 comes with AC3

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applic...CatId=7387

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applic...CatId=7387

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Pr...618?vs=555
The concept of value clearly eludes you.

With that, I will say good night.

wow, they still have graphic cards w/ lifetime warranty! i thought that was not offered any more.

Now go to another site and watch how its different

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-kepler...s-hd-7970/

http://www.hardwarepal.com/articl...-benchmark

http://www.tomshardware.com/revie...,3232.html

http://www.anandtech.com/show/602...to-gtx-680

http://techreport.com/review/2315...edition/11

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/...0_take_two

http://www.techradar.com/us/revie...601/review

http://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/fe...ce-gtx-680

Just returned the Sapphire 7950 I bought a few weeks ago, contemplating picking up another one. The one I had had tons of artifacting issues during gaming, and it seems like a common problem with this card. They can't ALL be bad, though... hmm. Didn't get any game bundles when I bought it, either.

Aww dude, wish you still had that original card, just to test a theory!

Listen folks, if you get one of these cards - any AMD card, in fact - and get serious artifact issues I recommend you do a COMPLETE removal of the drivers (manually, Driver Sweeper or whatever it's called that people recommend doesn't work anymore without purchasing it, don't waste your time) and try running version 12.8 without the CCC component installed and see what happens. Haven't tried 13.1 yet to see if they unfcuked things or not, but I will say I installed a later driver, had crazy artifact issues, got scared my card was trashed, took a deep breath, uninstalled the new stuff, reinstalled 12.8 and all was good once again.

As far as the Nvidia troll goes, he doesn't understand the concept of value because he hasn't mentioned the extremely limited OC ability of the 600 series cards compared to AMD's lineup. What's sad is this is an intentional move by Nvidia - they've essentially locked the voltage on their cards to "save" the end user. Heh, thanks but no thanks and fcuk you, Nvidia. Their high end cards are more energy efficient, and their software is light years ahead of the POS that is CCC, but neither of these points is enough to compete with the raw power and bang-for-buck AMD brings to the table right now.

Last thing, if you're going to pull the trigger definitely get the Sapphire, or another non-reference cooler design. The reference design is LOUD. It's loud on the GTX 670 and it's absurdly, laughably and intolerably loud on the 7970. When I say loud I don't mean marginally more audible than case fans, I mean Shop Vac sitting on your desk. I wish they'd do away with this type of shroud entirely. Sapphire Dual-X should be bearable despite the hefty task of cooling a power-hungry OC'd 7950, though.

how does this card compare to the gtx 480?
worthy upgrade?

The 7950 comes with 2 not yet released AAA games. AC3 has been out a while.

This is one of the better game bundles I've seen before

Anyone have any predictions on where the price of the 7950 might drop to after the release of the new cards (next month?). Trying to decide of I should pull the trigger onthis game deal or just wait for a price drop.

It took many months after the 7000 series was released before I started seeing significant price drops on 6950s.

Also the rumor for the 8000 series is supposed to be rebadged 7000 cards for OEMs. So its alot more than 2 months for next gen cards.

Yes, for OEMs... this is what both companies do. The new cards, whenever they come out, will be common architecture, but more efficient, and rumor is, lower price points.

New cards aren't coming out next month, and there are even rumors they're moving release to Q4 2013. AMD exec says "middle of the year" and my gut says that sounds likely - Intel is set to release Haswell at that time and it would make sense for AMD to try and get some new parts out there for upgraders and new system builders.

As for price drop, not sure if we're going to see anything dramatic for a while - AMD made it pretty clear that they're sticking to their plan of adding value through use of game bundles. Personally I think ~$250 AR, games or no, is the ideal killer price for 7950. The longer they wait to do this, though, the less cards they'll sell as people begin to hold out for the new stuff. Ditch the games, go ~$250 AR and sell 'em til they're gone...
Not so - you're thinking of the mobile lineup, not discrete desktop GPUs.

Correct, but the higher end new architecture AMD cards will be later than 2 months supposedly Q4

Yes so. The rebadged is for Desktop and Mobile

http://www.anandtech.com/show/657...s-for-oems

Again, no, not so.

Your statement makes is sound as if the 8000 series will simply be rebadged/tweaked 7000 series hardware. Not true. And irrelevant - I'm pretty sure next to no one is interested in putting an OEM graphics solution in their gaming rig (unless it was some fluke of incredible price/performance which is unlikely based on the intrinsic nature of OEM parts) so including these parts in a discussion about consumer graphics cards is silly.

The Sea Islands series most of us associate with "HD 8000" will be second generation GCN architecture, whereas GTX 700 series looks to be a refresh/tweak of GK114.

You are free to dispute Anandtech.

Myself and others consider it to be a reliable source of hardware news.

However I trust their reporting especially considering Anands source:lmao:
http://www.amd.com/us/Documents/A...ummary.pdf

Which is a rebadged 7950 boost being called a 8950 boost

I really wish AMD didn't name them this way since it's can be confusing to many people, but it is what it is and that's what their OEM partners want.


The cards most of the enthusiast care about is most likely Q4. (could be called 9000 series)

:facepalm2:
You're just not getting it.
You keep talking about OEM parts. If you truly believe AMD will release what all of us here are interested in as the 9000 series then make that your sticking point, but don't muddy up the waters by equating GCN2 cards with these OEM variants.
Stop.
Please.
You need to look for information on Curacao. That's a freebie. Quit talking about OEM parts and stay on topic.

Wow, hate it when these pretty-good deals start showing up on video upgrades only 6 months after I've built a system that I deluded myself into thinking was fairly future-proof. My 6-core AMD box is running two 6870's in crossfire on a 1080p monitor---more than adequate for most games, but I suspect swapping in a single 3Gb 7950 should give me noticeably better performance at full resolution (without the occasional SLI image glitchiness) and, I'm betting, probably somewhat less power consumption/heat than two 6870's. But the deal would probably have to drop closer to $200 to make me think about biting.

Lol read the last sentence of my previous post.

Mmm, I don't know.

Seems that older series (6000 and below) aren't having the same driver troubles with the artifact/flicker issues as the GCN 7000 series cards, so there's always that.

I think you're better off waiting for the 8000 series (or 9000 or whatever they're going to call it, which is apparently super important to some idiots) GCN2 cards and a solid driver re-write before you consider upgrading. Of course that may come as soon as this summer, or possibly as far off as fall, no way to know at this point.

Enjoy what you've got for now and game on...

I just about of the pny gtx 670 a couple day ago from ncix for $260 AR, the fan is loud just as expected from review. I can put up with it buy wearing a headphone. PLease advise if I should return the 670 and get the shappire hd 7950 instead. Thank you very much

i bought the gigabyte 7970 on thursday. chatted this morning and they gave me the free games too thankfully...

Haha, same for me.

I was just waiting for a Crysis 3 deal, then they added Bioshock Inf to seal it.:D


Having a quite card is important to me. If it was me I'd return it. But each to their own.

Hi, I've been looking for a gpu (had a gtx 670 ftw, but sold it because a friend needed it and I thought I wasn't going to play pc games anymore) and I recently bought the Dell UltraSharp U2713HM, so I'm going to need a strong gpu for this. What gpu do you guys recommend? I was thinking about the XFX 7970 black edition?

XFX Radeon HD 7870 Double D Video Card +games $215 AR
 

XFX Double D Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16
Bundle includes free Bioshock & Tomb Raider games (upcoming 2013 releases, I believe)
$235 - 20 MIR = $215
Free shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814150605

It's a good price on the video card even without the bundled games. But if you're into the games:
Bioshock Infinite retails at $60
Tomb Raider retails at $50 (currently $45 on Steam)

Think we can get Best Buy or Amazon to PM some of these? I have gift cards for both stores burning a hole in my pocket but no Newegg cash :(

They aren't going to PM game coupons. But this is part of the new AMD bundle so they may pop up at other stores soon.

Sapphire 7950 or the Double D 7970 for $90 more? What one would provide a better value after over locking?

I couldn't find where it says lifetime warranty on newegg.com

Doesnt overclocking void the lifetime warranty? Or have they included this in recent years since overclocking has become more mainstream and less dangerous?

When I had the artifacting, I did a manual removal of the drivers, and then reinstalled the ones that Sapphire had on their site. I didn't try any other versions, just the one they had listed as the latest. Is the latest driver set bugged or something?

I'll never play either of those games, are the coupons worth anything to anyone like could I sell them

Yes but the difference won't be much considering the price premium the 680 commands. If you look at the benchmarks I linked, HD7970 GE overclocked is barely faster than an HD7950 OC. GTX680 OC is not faster than HD7970GE overclocked (in fact it's slower). At best you'd be looking at GTX680 OC at 1300mhz outperforming an HD7950 @ 1200mhz by 10% on average, and it'll cost you a whopping $180 more to get there. There is no videocard out right now in the high-end space that can match HD7950's overclocking and bang for the buck at $280, especially not with what look like to be 2 free solid games like C3 and Bioshock Infinite.

Regardless, GTX680 is at $450 doesn't make any sense since the Asus Matrix Platinum 7970 @ 1300mhz+ would smoke it for only $50 more [hardwarecanucks.com]. And if you want to SLI, you can save $200 and just brag 2x 670s.

nevermind I found it, was on the details tab.

gone are the days you can find a 7870 on sale for <$200. yes its ghz, but is there any real difference? you can just OC a standard one...

Other than the games, is this a good deal? It doesn't look like it uses the new manufacturing process, and it's a good $35 more than the deals from December..

So what your saying is 7950 over the 7970 Double D :)

Yeah, a lot of people are having issues with 7000 series cards severely artifacting with version 12.10 and up...

Currently have a 6970 and im staying on on 11.8 because of all the issues.

Weird. I'm on 13.1 with no issues on a 6950.

But then again I always completely remove old drivers before updating:cool:


I'll use the latest betas when my 7950 arrives for Crysis 3 since those are having good marks

Even without the games, it's a good deal. Video card prices have gone up since December, unfortunately. I'll probably grab this deal today and give away or sell off the games' code.

They should be considering that none of the games have been released yet.

I have a GTX460 Superclocked. I was happy gaming with the card except now I would like to run 3 monitors. Which card would be recommended for running a 3 monitor gaming setup? I'm considering the 7850 2GB.

The 7870 has more than 3 outputs on the card so would I be able to run a 4 Eyefinity monitor setup of I wanted?

The issues didn't occur on the 6 series to my knowledge.

That said, the Beta driver cleared the flickering issue on DX9c games for me. I'm 100% satisfied.

me too - cmon amazon, cmon amazon... :)

Pulled the trigger fast! 7950 is probably a little overkill for a for a 1080p TV on a HTPC and my 6870 was still going strong, however, I use it as a steam box too. At least I will be able to max stuff out for a while. 6870 wasn't allowing that anymore.

Which 7950 did you get?

I would like to know this as well. Im planning on hopping in for one of the below unless someone can convince me otherwise. Im easily persuaded and pretty video card ignant so Im open to all opinions.

SAPPHIRE 100352-2L Radeon HD 7950 3GB with the same game is also available for $280 after $20 MIR

:bulb:Oh yea. Not sure if it's live yet for the 2 7900s

http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphic...nfinite-an

Game codes can be sold, did it with the stuff from BF. Make sure to put no returns accepted in ebay though.

Knock 10 bucks apiece off each and you'll probably be able to sell them easy, especially since they're not even out yet. Brings the cost of the card down to $125, which I consider to be a good buy.

double d!!!


i'll let myself out now.

Yep. Got a HD 7770 on black friday for a total of $35 after the rebate and selling the game codes.

I wanted to initially get the Sapphire but ended up choosing the Power Color one. Reading about the boost state and seeing some benchmarks in comparison of the two online helped a lot. The warranty is another thing I looked at and it was the same... 2 years.

This is was convinced me...

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

The Sapphire 7950 has a less noisy cooler if it's important to you.

Amazon didn't have the games before, so I doubt they will now.

The sapphire and powercooler 7950s look similar to me. The cooler on the sapphire just looks like it will handle better though.



Still wondering if it is worth the $90 to get the 7970 over the 7950.

The promo is being launched by AMD so eventually all retailers should have the games with the cards as well.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature....=193870011

":To receive the Bonus with Purchase:

1. Add qualifying products described in the promotion to your Shopping Cart via the “Add to Shopping Cart” button

2. After your item ships, we will send you an e-mail with the free game download code within 7-10 business days with instructions to redeem."

Make sure you buy it from Amazon only "Sold by Amazon"

Just very bad advertising on Amazon's part.

Deleted because I was wrong, both have boost.

Nice find, I guess the games are now live on Amazon.

You also created this thread:http://slickdeals.net/f/5836206-P...hoprunner?

Just curious why this isn't in this thread too. Seems like a good deal for a 2gb 7850

I don't see a link anywhere for the 6 games option with 2 cards.:(

The Sapphire 7870 XT Tahiti video card is also on sale for $245 AR

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814202024

do you guys think it will be one coupon with a single code that gets you the games or individual codes?

Dont know if anyone has got their codes yet so we will have to see.


Also to my knowledge the Sapphire card is also a boost card with better cooling. Am I missing something?

From Newegg:
"The benefit of AMD PowerTune technology (with Boost) now comes to the SAPPHIRE HD 7950 3GB with Boost Edition graphics card"

Yes. Its a Boost to 925Mhz.

Sapphire has another boost card to 950Mhz but it cost more.

Few posts up the guy stated he didnt get the Sapphire because it lacked boost and I am trying to clarify this.

Also, the card you are talking about also has Sapphire Flex which apparently takes away the need for an active display adapter on 3 displays, which saves about $30(card costs $30 more so take your pick). You still need an active adapter on 4 displays though.

It appears to be 1 coupon based upon the coupon image.

The AMD Never Settle Reloaded was not technically supposed to start until Monday. Newegg may not have gotten the codes for the 6 game deal yet.

The $280 sapphire has boost to 925 its the one most people here bought.

SAPPHIRE 100352-2L

Ok, so I sold me old Radeon HD 7850 to step up to 7900 Series (mostly for mining) Some guy just picked it up for $180 Cash (LOL) and I got the rebate for 20$ so i actually turned a huge profit because I sold the games on ebay.
****************************************************************************************************
So Now I have 180$ to buy a new car with about $120 extra to spare. "range" $300 for a new card. This deal couldnt of come at a better time ! ! ! !







1 x ($199.99) MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
$199.99

1 x ($69.99) AMD Gift - FARCRY3 / MOH 2-in-1 Game Coupon
$69.99

1 x ($-10.00) DISCOUNT FOR PROMOTION CODE
$-10.00

1 x ($-69.99) DISCOUNT FOR AUTOADD #71252
$-69.99
Subtotal: $189.99
Tax: $0.00
Shipping and Handling: $0.00
Total Amount: $189.99

I just started working on my putting together a plan for my first build and I think the 7950 would be a good video card. Will this sale last through tomorrow? I would like to check out my tax refund situation before I go a bit crazy on a higher end build. Also, is the deal on the card with the 6 games coming out tomorrow a better deal or are we still waiting to see how that will turn out?

Depends how many keys AMD has made available

http://www.digitaltrends.com/comp...customers/

Amazon or Newegg needs to put a card on sale, even if it's 20$ off the $299 ones. That's all I need to push me over the edge.

sweet! Turning all my tiger direct rebate cards into amazon gift cards to score on this deal :)

Hmm.. thinking about getting the 7950, but the lack of dual dvi ports is whats bothering me. Would I experience any type of lag if I were to use an adapter? Also which adapter should I get, a mini -> dvi or hdmi -> dvi? any specific one I should look at or just a generic adapter?

So...7950 or should I stick to my GeForce 660 Ti? Sports/racing games. What bothers me about the 660 is how crappy the desktop looks on my plasma TV. The same TV looked semi-decent with a 4890, which leads me to think that maybe ATI cards are better suited for it... If a good argument can be made for the 7950, I'll just return the 660.

I also have an issue with using a TV as a monitor with Nvidia cards. My HTPC seems to provide a much better picture at true resolution when using the HD 7770 over the GTX 650. With the GTX 650 I need to customize the resolution due to overscanning whereas the HD 7770 runs 1080P natively.

Anyone?

I can understand people's disdain for BF3's server browser configuration, or some activation issues from time to time... but seriously, do you even use Origin?

Okay, it requires you to install another game manager other than Steam, but honestly, ask yourself, "is it really that bad?"

I actually prefer Origin to Steam.... the interface is much less cluttered with useless features.

You shouldn't get any sort of lag.

HD 7970 From $750 after MIR?

ITS A STEAL RIGHT!

no, it was a typo. i'm still trying to figure out what they were trying to type and how they got to 750.

I picked up my 6850 1gb card about a half a year ago, is it worth it to make the jump to the 7850? Bio Inf. is pretty tempting

So it doesnt matter which adapter to go for?

Total noob here and I need some help. I am putting together my first build and will primarily be using it as an HTPC but I want to be able to do some AAA gaming too. I am using a i5 3570k, Crucial 256GB SSD, Crucial 16GB 1600Mhz RAM, and I will primarily be using a 46 inch sceptre TV as my "monitor" and it's an older set so while it's 1080P, it's only 60Hz.... Any advice on what card from these options I should pick up? Not planning on running multiple monitors but I want everything to look awesome and run smooth. Could I get away with the cards that are under $250?

Sorry but I really am very new and I don't want to miss out on these deals.

unless you have a high res monitor, it doesnt really matter much.

The tigerdirect card was initially $350. Was editing it to reflect the $370 price but it seems I mistakenly replaced the wrong digit.

at that resolution a 7850 or 7870 will likely do everything you want it to and more. reference cards will run a little louder, but will be a little cheaper. sapphire, msi, and gigabyte, are usually touted for overclocking/noise/cooling and quality, but pretty much all manufacturers will be good. even xfx has lifetime warranty.


ah, gotcha

from what i understand... the 7950 is comparable to the 660 ti, yet the 660 ti is a better card. right?

Not 100% sure but that sounds right
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net..._gpus.html

Thank you so much for your detailed and informative post. I was really worried I would get flamed for asking but now I'm glad I did. Nice to know there are some really decent people on these forums!

depends on the game honestly, but since amd introduced the boost for 7950 it does really well. here is a review [techpowerup.com] in some games 7950 is better and on par with 670, but in other games they will be very close and 660ti may even have the edge. there was also a latency problem with the 79xx's but they seem to be addressed in a driver update. the 7950 come with 3 gb which theoretically should perform better in high resolution setups. keep in mind that the amd's will overclock better, if you're into that.

np, thanks for the reps!

No problem!

Now I'm not sure which to pick from:

The SAPPHIRE 100355-1GOCL Radeon HD 7850 1GB which I can pick up for 150 and sell one or both games and have a dirt cheap card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...004&cm_sp=

or

The XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB which would cost about 60 bucks more but I'd have the 7870 and 2GB (either make a practical difference?) Also, lifetime warranty!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...605&cm_sp=

Any suggestions?

The Sapphire seems like a sick deal for what I need. Then if/when I upgrade my TV I can buy a new card and not feel too guilty about it.

Seems that the 7950 is more future proof right? i dont really game on the pc since i have all the consoles but i dont really want to keep upgrading my video card every few years either if its starts getting bogged down. the 7950 with boost specs seem really good for the money.

Really tempted to get the 7950 and really disappointed that the Dirt promotion is gone...

To wait for a better deal or to jump on it now, that is the question...

for your current setup, the sapphire should do fine. the xfx is overclocked for you already, but will still overclock. it also has more ram which helps with higher resolution/more monitors. if you are going to stay with a single 1080p, then you should be very happy with the sapphire.

you can also look for a 7870 xt (or le) which is essentially a lower version of the 7950, but newegg is sold out of those. only two of those cards are even out (i think) the powercolor or sapphire.

another curveball, is that later on you can always crossfire, which is running with two of the same (or better) cards. but i wouldnt worry about that if i were you.


as far as upgrading monitors, i would say yes the extra ram will be beneficial. everything else is an unknown.

Thanks again. Pulled the trigger on the Sapphire based on your comments and the amazing reviews. Price point is perfect for me...I might even keep and play the games. Really excited to have the last piece of my first build!

Thanks again!

Hmm.. thinking about returning my 670 now that arrives tomorrow. any opinions?

awesome, you'll enjoy it!

the 670 is an excellent card, no doubt about it. it should perform on par or better than a 7970, depending on the game and setup. up to you though

My question though, can I take a 7950, overclock it to match the speeds of a 670? Because I would be saving close to $80 after I sell the games

That is an extreme HTPC build. Have you already built this machine or are you still picking the parts?

Also, I prefer my HTPC to be as quiet as possible so my recommendation would be XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814150605

Its a little pricy but comes with a lifetime warranty and is relatively quite.

http://techreport.com/review/2270...cs-cards/7

It really just depends on the game you are playing and the resolution at which you are playing.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Pr...645?vs=598

there are a lot of variables to consider, like monitors, games, settings, cpu, drivers and there will also be discrepancies from card to card within the same chipset, so it's hard to say exactly. for instance here is the review of a 7950 boost overclocked, in battlefield 3 at 1920x1200 w/ 4xaa. [techpowerup.com]BUT reviews aren't fact, and there could be totally different results if you slightly change one variable.

as a percentage the amd's will typically overclock more, and most arent volt locked like nividia's. but you can still overclock a 670, you just won't get as big of a proportional overclock, if that makes sense.

I have all the pieces but the video card, which I just ordered. It is a bit extreme, but I have been picking for a few months now and got some great deals (I have a microcenter 15 minutes from my house, so...) and I figured if I'm going to build it as my main hub then I went it to fly and not think twice.

Thanks for your suggestion but I already pulled the trigger on the Sapphire 7850. I know it's not as good but I saved some scratch that I already spent on the rest of my build. I don't have a ton of time for gaming, but I wanted something that could handle a top-tier game once in a while so the Sapphire should do me fine. Thank you so much for your help though, I really appreciate the support!

Maybe when/if I get more comfortable with building computers and hardcore gaming I'll go all out on a card.

my monitors resolution now is 2048x1152. Should I get the 7950 for the 3gb or i should be fine with the 7870 with 2gb? thanks.

My current HTPC has a i7 3770k, 16 gigs of ram, 128gb Samsung 830 SSD, 1.5 TB WD green drive, and a HD 7770. I will likely replace this i7 with an i3 when I build my next machine. The i7 in this machine is providing almost no additional utility :)

as far as the ram goes, yes both should be fine. even 1gb would be fine, but the 7950 will perform better than the 7870. the 7870 should do very well, but you will be able to run higher settings in the 7950. what games are you wanting to play?

Amazon says "Offer ends March 31, 2013, at 11:59 p.m. or while supplies last." Wonder if that's true for Newegg?

last "never settle bundle" they ran out of promo's before the end. they are also much lower on stock this time around. if you think you want it, i wouldn't wait longer than a week.

Which card can be recommended for a 4 monitor setup? 3 monitors will be used for gaming with a 4th output connected to a TV only for movies.

XFX Double D Radeon HD 7870 2GB $215 [newegg.com]

MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB $180 [newegg.com]

Something else within reason?

unless they are really low resolution monitors, the lowest card you would want to use on a 3x1080p would be a 7950...sorry. unless you can stand really low settings, older games, and/or low fps.

if you're not gaming, a 7850 will be fine.

Thanks for your input. It looks like this would be my best choice then:

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7950 3GB [newegg.com]

Think I'll never get a new video card. I still cannot decide :(

i usually play FPS but mostly on consoles. i just want to have something that i wont need to update for a few years. idk if that's reasonable :mad:

Please someone advise me this MSI R7950 Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC [newegg.com] compare to the SAPPHIRE 100352-2L Radeon HD 7950 3GB please. The MSI one is $290 AR with the same games bundle.

I have a apevia x-qpack2 case for mATX. The VGA cooler can not too high because the card is located underneath the PSU. Here is picture similar of mine http://www.techpowerup.com/review...filled.jpg

Or any other recommendation please ?

Thanks.

Think I was the first to buy it in this thread;)

I got the MSI 7950, installed one in a friend's iRacing rig and it overclocks nicely at stock voltage. I just got one myself, thought about the Sapphire but I really like the cooler on the MSI better.

I jumped on the 7850 yesterday - thanks!

Looks like Newegg just raised the price $10 and got rid of the free shipping.

There are some places still offering the Far Cry 3, Sleeping Dogs, etc... bundle with a 79xx card.

Could you get that card with that coupon, and then go to their game redeem website and ask for the new bundle, or vice versa?

Picked up the sapphire 7950 but After looking back at 7950 deals, this doesn't seem too special of a deal, same price as far back as oct. guess you get 2 games

The only reason this is hot because of the games included. 2 AAA games not yet released. These newer AMD game bundles are pretty unreal compared to Nvidia and AMD old game deals where you get some game that's like 6 months old.

If you don't like the games they have alot of value for resale.

If you're going to play both games their worth at least $40 a pop. So you're getting a 7950 for $200 AR on the Sapphire for example.

Sapphire, MSI or XFI?

Yeah :(
I couldn't decide if I wanted to jump on this now or wait and now I wish I did :(

it's very reasonable. if you look at this ranking [tomshardware.com] ( unofficial) you'll see that many previous generations of gpu's are still comparable to brand new cards. i would buy the best card you can. virtually all of the cards in this thread will run any gam and probably future games decently. you may just have to turn down the settings.

with that in mind, this should be on a lot of people radar, [ncix.com] as it's essentially a crippled 7950.

Only thing about this is the resale. When it's time sell it, most people will just think it's a regular 7870. I passed on it for that reason.

You're right, it won't get as much resale as a 7950 but its also pretty close in price to a 7870 currently. If only the sapphire was closer to that price...

It also seems to be on back-order.

What is it about that cooler that makes it worth $25 more?

Can anyone advise me on if I should jump on the Sapphire 7850 1GB? It was $155 AR w/ free ship but they took off $10 and free ship yesterday, but free ship returned this morning. It's now $165 AR w/ free ship... Is it possible it will go down to $155 again?

And even if not, is $165 AR worth it? I'm looking to sell the games that come bundled but I'm worried I won't be able to sell them off, and it's not like I was planning to buy them anyway so I wouldn't be saving money otherwise...

And do these bundles mean that AMD is trying to get rid of their 7xxx stock before the 8xxx series release so if I wanted to get one, I should get one now? (Apologies if this doesn't make sense since I don't know that much about video cards :<)

It's a lot of questions, but I think it boils down to should I go for the Sapphire 7850 @ $165 right now or wait...

Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed a bit of insight!

same situation, would like to know also

Game bundle deal is also present on Amazon for the Sapphire 7950 for $280 after rebate, only thing is tax is charged for states Amazon collects from. I saw some people earlier in the thread mention they had giftcards to burn so this may be the deal for them. http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Ra...words=7950

rebate is expired though =/

No it isn't =D

I think the rebate is good till the 15th of this month http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/im...81927_.pdf

i stand corrected. Not sure if i should get it or wait for that 7870 to come back into stock at ncix.

Amazon also has the XFX 7970 Double D Black Edition w/ Crysis 3 and Bioshock for $379 AR - Sold by XFX

XFX FX797ATDBC Double D HD 7970 Black Edition 3GB$379.99 AR [amazon.com]

The AMD 8xxx series is going to just be the 7xxx rebranded, maybe slightly refined but no big changes.

http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/..._oems.html

I've been waiting for 7 months now to get a new one.

But even so, wouldn't the release of the 8xxx series cause a drop in 7xxx prices?

Go with the 2gb PowerColor instead.
http://slickdeals.net/f/5836206-P...shoprunner

Nope.

The 8xxx series is for OEM sales only. They will not be in the retail channels. The successor to the 7xxx series isn't rumored to release until at least April-May timeframe, maybe later.

:cool:Elfear is correct. The person who did the wiki has some good info in it. Props to them

Beta 5 released
http://support.amd.com/us/kbartic...river.aspx

I pulled the trigger and got the Sapphire 7950. Everything that I have read says that this is a good card for the value for my first build.

I am going to sell the games to recoup some of the costs. In the wiki it says you can sell them for $30-40. Is that for each game or a total cost?

Just got the XFX 7970 Black Edition ( Link Below), worked great for me, $380 for card, sell Crysis to friend for $50, keep Bioshock was gonna pre-order it $60, seurlhasbeenblockedTX 260's superclocked edition for $50-60 each. Came out to around $150-170 cost which can easily be made back mining bitcoin (my place has all utilities for one price unlimited), unless these companies start shipping large amounts of ASIC units that have been promised since last year. Either way im happy, bc this card is great for the price, and as a gamer it will have value for me for a long time, I have had my gtx 260's since mid 2009 (oh and lifetime warranty is hard to beat!). Thanks!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814150586

Any of these cards can play the new Simcity? I have a E8400 no oc, 4g ram and 620W. Enough?

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I'm sure that a mid- to high-series video card will play anything you throw at it, but your processor is a little long in the tooth there. I'd worry about upgrading that first because the VC will be overkill for it.

Would a new basic i3 processor help a little? Thanks!

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Yeah, thats my point. It is pointless waiting for the 8xxx series, unless you think the prices will drop dramatically on the 7xxx series, which I highly do not believe will be the case.

Of course it would help, that processor is getting pretty old.
If you have a microcenter I would highly recommend upgrading your cpu+mobo since they have their combo deal going and you can get it for pretty damn cheap. Otherwise, you could always get your new video card, test it out, and if the performance isnt as good as described then you can always upgrade your cpu+mobo then.

The HIS 7950 at $289 is the best price without rebate on the 7950s. Card runs great.

Oh snap. That $280 Sapphire sold out.

Honestly, SimCity is usually more CPU intensive than it is GPU intensive. I would think that a good quad core CPU with a 7850 should be more than enough to run this game at max settings. However, it is difficult to gauge system requirements based on the existing game data.

Here are the current minimum system requirements:
OS - Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7
Processor - AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core 4000+ or better / Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0 GHz or better
RAM - 1.5 GB (XP) / 2 GB (Vista / Windows 7) / 2 GB (built-in graphical chipset)
Graphics Card - ATI X1800 or better, nVidia 7800 or better, Intel 4100 Integrated Graphics or better (*minimum of 256 MB of onboard RAM and shader 3.0 or better support)

Had the 280 sapphire in my cart, WHAT TO DO NOW.
Had already decided on it lol.

The Sapphire 7950 is back in stock on NE for $290

I wish that 7950 had the 7970 PCB daaaaaaamn

Buying from newegg may be a better choice depending upon your location due to shipping charges.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814150588

I still haven't decided between the 7950 or 7970 for 5760x1080 gaming. Some sites say you can easily OC the 7950 to 7970 speeds and others say the 7970 is recommended for that resolution.

They increased the price and added shipping cost.

The issue is that you can also overclock the 7970 :)

Just remember the 7950 only has 1792 Stream Processors compared to the 2048 Stream Processors of the 7970. This is basically the only difference between the two.

Resale value of these games is much lower. I looked up ebay, buy it now price is 80+ for TR and Bioshock, and nobody wants it. 169 is inflated, that being said, still can get 70+ I guess for two games

Yep, considering you can pre-order both for around $85 I think the resale value is going to be in the 70 range tops.

Pretty much what OP said.

I hope nobody really thought u would get $60 a pop for them.

Too bad NCIX disabled friend referrals
20 off would really sweeten the deal for me lol

anyone got their game codes yet?

Do you have to wait for Crysis 3 and Bioshock Inf release date to use them?

With all the graphics card deals floating around, which one seems like the best remaining?

I jumped in this one: XFX Double D FX-797A-TDBC Radeon HD 7970 Black Edition 3GB, lifetime warranty
been waiting a while too... let's hope it fits on the XPS

Hey guys, im a bit of a noob when it comes to graphic cards. Can anyone tell me whats the different from these 2 cards?

XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814150605

XFX Core Edition FX-787A-CNFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814150604

I can imagine the double fan one runs cooler, but does it mean louder as well? Any other major differences. Thanks

The double fan should actually be quieter since the dual fans will run at lower speeds compared to the single fan.

Go with the double fan, it comes with a lifetime warranty whereas the other model only has a 2 year warranty. Also, as BeCy indicated, multiple fans are typically quieter since they would run at lower RPM to maintain the same temperatures as single fan.

In addition, the lifetime warranty card is cheaper :)

The Core Edition might be able to overclock higher if you're planning on it (and you really should with the crazy headroom the 7000 series cards have). I haven't read any recent reviews to see if XFX fixed the problem, but the Double D card had some issues with cooling when they first launched. The VRMs specifically got hotter than the competing cards and limited the overclocking ability of the GPU.

If you're not planning on overclocking the Double D would probably be the better bet.

Anyone have any luck selling the game codes? Missed the 7950 at $280 and I'm debating whether it's still worth it to buy now. It's the busy season for me at work now, so I won't have any free time until April 15th, wondering if there will be a better deal by then..

$100 for both Crysis 3 and Bioshock Inf. So $50 a pop which is better than I expected. I was really only thinking I could get $40 a pop for them.

Did you guys really have to wait 7-10 days for the game codes from amazon?

Sapphire 7950 - discontinued!?