DEAD: Diamond HD 7970 $312 AR

[Pheran]

Yes, you read that right, a 7970 for $312. Starts at $415, enter the 20% off coupon code displayed on the page, brings it down to $332, then there's a $20 rebate for a grand total of $312. You also get Dirt Showdown.

Disclaimer: I know nothing about the performance of this particular 7970 in terms of cooling, noise, etc.

Newegg: DIAMOND 7970PE53G Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5

Amazon OOS: Diamond AMD Radeon HD 7970 PCIE 3G GDDR5 Video Graphics Card 7970PE53G

Tweaktown Review

 

[Termie]

Insane deal!

This is simply a reference HD7970, so you can read Anandtech's original review for noise/cooling, etc.: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5261/amd-radeon-hd-7970-review

It's pretty loud, but doesn't get too hot.

 

[djnsmith7]

This card @ $312 is a true Hot Deal...

 

[RussianSensation]

For those watercooling GPUs, 3 of these @ 1300mhz would be screaming!!!

5 year warranty is nice too. Yup, this card is not as quiet as after-market coolers but I bet with a custom fan curve it can be managed if you force the fan speed to never exceed 40%. Usually GPUs can easily take 85-90*C. This is a solid deal for people who don't overclock since the performance ~ GTX670.

Side-note 1: Price dropped from $549 MSRP Jan 9 launch to $312 (or 9 months and 43% depreciation). Looks like the best values come in at the end of a generation for those looking to upgrade their 2-3 generation old GPUs. Always a good reminder why buying brand new GPUs at launch often tends to be costly . HD7970 CF for less than $650 with 2 of these or just $100 more than what 7970 cost just 9 months ago. Mind-blown at how fast some high-end GPUs drop in price.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Sh*t. How much do reference and unlocked 6950 2GBs fetch nowadays?

 

[Unit1Evangelion]

I knew it. I went and bought the Asus 7870 for $220 and had a feeling once it was sent, a cant miss killer deal would come out.

 

[The0ne]

Dang, only 1 DVI...hmm, really want two of them since LCD only has DVI.

 

[Pheran]

I knew it. I went and bought the Asus 7870 for $220 and had a feeling once it was sent, a cant miss killer deal would come out.

While this is a great deal for those who need this kind of horsepower, I prefer my nice power efficient and quiet 7870. And it's not like it was the same price, another $90 is still a decent chunk of change.

 

[richierich1212]

Damn I really want to upgrade to this since I'm running 2560x1440.

 

[RussianSensation]

Dang, only 1 DVI...hmm, really want two of them since LCD only has DVI.

If you need to run 2 DVI displays, I strongly recommend the 670/680 series. This is because the idle power consumption off 2 DVI connectors on 7000 series is much worse.
http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/2012/test-amd-radeon-hd-7950-mit-925-mhz/10/

Here is GTX670 for $335. Not a bad deal if you are driving 2 screens and don't mind reference cards; plus it comes with BL2.

 

[Powermoloch]

so hot

 

[Shmee]

OOS on newegg, says that it is discontinued as well.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Sh*t. How much do reference and unlocked 6950 2GBs fetch nowadays?

FYI, I just sold my unlocked 6950 2GB for $160.

 

[spinejam]

That was a great price! Need some more of those 20% off deals now!

 

[96Firebird]

Looks like a fire sale to get rid of stock on a discontinued card. And here I was hoping this was the new price for these cards...

 

[sze5003]

Yeh its discontinued now anyway

 

[Pheran]

Back with Amazon price match! But it says only 16 left so hurry if you want it.

 

[Termie]

Back with Amazon price match! But it says only 16 left so hurry if you want it.

Nice find. 6 left as of 4:07pm Eastern.

They're going to be gone in a few minutes.

Edit: And they're gone. 4:27pm.

 

[sze5003]

Nice find. 6 left as of 4:07pm Eastern.

They're going to be gone in a few minutes.

Amazon does not price match I contacted them about the GHz vapor x and they said only for tv's

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

Amazon does not price match I contacted them about the GHz vapor x and they said only for tv's

They do pricematch but officially it's only for tvs. You can report a lower price from another site and sometimes they'll pricematch outright or they'll do it a few days later. Possibly because whoever's in charge of that component has to get approval. Or they have to acquire the stock ahead of time.

They definitely used to do it regularly for game downloads. Not as much recently.

 

[exar333]

That's $6 less than I got the 7950 for a few weeks back! Awesome deal!

 

[AznAnarchy99]

I have an urge to upgrade but my 5870 is still running strong at 1900x1200 after all these years lol.

 

[sze5003]

I really want the GHz vapor x and amazon has it. I'll contact them with the link to newegg where its cheaper.

Edit: showed them the links where it was cheaper and they said they have no information on the price difference and that they only price match TVs.

Guess ill wait

 

[spinejam]

in stock @ newegg right now!

 

[Pheran]

I really want the GHz vapor x and amazon has it. I'll contact them with the link to newegg where its cheaper.

Edit: showed them the links where it was cheaper and they said they have no information on the price difference and that they only price match TVs.

Guess ill wait

You don't contact them, you click the "tell us about a lower price" button on the product page in the details section.