achieving clarity : 7970 vs 670/680

[The Alias]

Do you have any experience with them?
At stock they are very quiet, and even with moderate overclock they are still fairly quiet. Only when fan speed is over 50% does it start getting loud. Once it gets over 60% it's too loud for me. But that would typically only happen if you overvolted/oc'd pretty high. Ref cards are also better-built than some aftermarket cards like the XFX Double D which is known to have worse cooling:
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yes and they really were (note: this is coming from someone who loves the pcs+ 7970 with a passion )

 

[Gikaseixas]

GTX 680 vs HD7970 it's a wash IMO

 

[Elfear]

GTX 680 vs HD7970 it's a wash IMO

So buy whichever is cheaper? ()

 

[Gunbuster]

For me it's all about drivers. So I'm going with Nvidia.

I remember ATI forcing .net on me just to install their huge driver and control panel package. Then for the quality of the current drivers just look to how they have fumbled the mobile enduro problem with a flagship chip... They are incompetent on the software side of things.

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

For me it's all about drivers. So I'm going with Nvidia.

I remember ATI forcing .net on me just to install their huge driver and control panel package. Then for the quality of the current drivers just look to how they have fumbled the mobile enduro problem with a flagship chip... They are incompetent on the software side of things.

BS.

Most driver issues are PEBKAC. If you're having problems running a single card with AMD's drivers you're not installing them right. With NVIDIA it's the same thing. You would've probably had a point if it were 2007, but not now.

 

[Gunbuster]

BS.

Most driver issues are PEBKAC. If you're having problems running a single card with AMD's drivers you're not installing them right. With NVIDIA it's the same thing. You would've probably had a point if it were 2007, but not now.

Oh yeah putting out a flagship card (7900m) and then having an issue that effects every single laptop using it (except alienware) causing them to under-perform and then go around having forum posts deleted to cover it up is definitely PEBKAC.

 

[KingFatty]

If you're having problems running a single card with AMD's drivers you're not installing them right. With NVIDIA it's the same thing. You would've probably had a point if it were 2007, but not now.

It would be nice if drivers were not capable of being installed wrong. Sort of like how when I insert the key in my car, and turn on the car, I don't have to worry about my engine exploding if I over-rotate the key.

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

It would be nice if drivers were not capable of being installed wrong. Sort of like how when I insert the key in my car, and turn on the car, I don't have to worry about my engine exploding if I over-rotate the key.

That's something you'll have to live with. If you're installing a new graphics card, you have to remove ALL driver traces of the previous one.

I had driver ''issues'' with my GTX 460 and I learned to install the drivers right, and what do you know, I've had no problems for three months. Before that, anything related to video like Flash or gaming would crash within 5-10 minutes.

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

Oh yeah putting out a flagship card (7900m) and then having an issue that effects every single laptop using it (except alienware) causing them to under-perform and then go around having forum posts deleted to cover it up is definitely PEBKAC.

Um, wat.

Most driver issues are PEBKAC, again.

 

[The Alias]

That's something you'll have to live with. If you're installing a new graphics card, you have to remove ALL driver traces of the previous one.

I had driver ''issues'' with my GTX 460 and I learned to install the drivers right, and what do you know, I've had no problems for three months. Before that, anything related to video like Flash or gaming would crash within 5-10 minutes.

Nvidia really sucks when uninstalling their drivers they leave a bunch of stuff behind that you have to seek out and delete

 

[LOL_Wut_Axel]

Nvidia really sucks when uninstalling their drivers they leave a bunch of stuff behind that you have to seek out and delete

AMD too.

But there's Driver Fusion to fix the problems with left overs.

 

[Ferzerp]

Oh look this thread again

If I were doing 1920x1200, I'd probably have a 7970 because it's cheaper

Since the experience with crossfire is widely reported as being so poor, and I do 2560x1600, I have 2x 680s.

 

[Gikaseixas]

So buy whichever is cheaper? ()

Amen to that, very happy with mine

 

[Crap Daddy]

That's something you'll have to live with. If you're installing a new graphics card, you have to remove ALL driver traces of the previous one.

Never did that and never had a problem. Been using Nvidia so I don't know how things are with AMD.

 

[cmdrdredd]

At 1080p a 7950/7970 is better. At 2560x1440 or above, neither company offers a single card I am happy with so it must be dual GPU and right now SLI > Xfire