HD 7870 Tahiti LE vs HD 7950

[MrK6]

not bad might be a tight fit

Giggity. :awe:

 

[Durvelle27]

Giggity. :awe:

:biggrin:

 

[Durvelle27]

Should i get a new case

 

[Corporate Thug]

Durv, keep an eye out to see if this hits US shores soon:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-185-MS

Looks like a nice cooler AND factory overclocked to 1050 Mhz out of the box. I was going to order the Sapphire offering, but I'm gonna wait it out another month or so to see if this one comes our way.

 

[Durvelle27]

Durv, keep an eye out to see if this hits US shores soon:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-185-MS

Looks like a nice cooler AND factory overclocked to 1050 Mhz out of the box. I was going to order the Sapphire offering, but I'm gonna wait it out another month or so to see if this one comes our way.

Yea i saw that one at amazon along with the sapphire version

 

[Durvelle27]

Looks like i'll be getting a HD 7950 after all

 

[KevinH]

Looks like i'll be getting a HD 7950 after all

What made you come to this conclusion? I'm building yet another system and going to pass on my 7850 to my nephew.

I'm in the same boat as you.

Both overclocked, the 7950 just doesn't feel worth the extra $ at this point (to me). Feels like the 570/560 Ti 448 scenario.

 

[3DVagabond]

With both cards O/C'd to the same core frequency (the 7870LE had higher memclocks) the 7950 can be appreciably faster.

 

[Corporate Thug]

With both cards O/C'd to the same core frequency (the 7870LE had higher memclocks) the 7950 can be appreciably faster.

Both are good choices but you are comparing the OCability to the HIS ICEq X2, which is a $350 card versus a $215-230 on the 7870 XT. In the BF3 benchmark you posted, you are getting 18% better performance at 50% additional cost.

 

[Durvelle27]

What made you come to this conclusion? I'm building yet another system and going to pass on my 7850 to my nephew.

I'm in the same boat as you.

Both overclocked, the 7950 just doesn't feel worth the extra $ at this point (to me). Feels like the 570/560 Ti 448 scenario.

Price as i found two for $230 on Hardforum other than that nothing really different other then VRAM and Memory Bus

 

[3DVagabond]

Both are good choices but you are comparing the OCability to the HIS ICEq X2, which is a $350 card versus a $215-230 on the 7870 XT. In the BF3 benchmark you posted, you are getting 18% better performance at 50% additional cost.

Both cards are at the same clocks and obviously they both didn't perform close to each other. That's all I was showing. A Sapphire 7950 @ $280AR would perform the same. Where are they $215-$230?

 

[Durvelle27]

Both cards are at the same clocks and obviously they both didn't perform close to each other. That's all I was showing. A Sapphire 7950 @ $280AR would perform the same. Where are they $215-$230?

nicx

Has it for $214 AR

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=78372&vpn=AX7870 2GBD5-2DHPPV3E&manufacture=PowerColor&promoid=1292


and Newegg had it for $219 AR

 

[3DVagabond]

nicx

Has it for $214 AR

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=78372&vpn=AX7870 2GBD5-2DHPPV3E&manufacture=PowerColor&promoid=1292


and Newegg had it for $219 AR

Cool. Definitely a better deal than Newegg or Amazon.

At $215 it's definitely a bargain. :thumbsup:

 

[Durvelle27]

Just Bought a MSi Twin Frozr II HD 7950. Thanks for all the help everybody

 

[raghu78]

Just Bought a MSi Twin Frozr II HD 7950. Thanks for all the help everybody

if your card overheats it could be because of improper TIM application at the factory. MSI has done a shoddy job of quality control. many users have cleaned it and reapplied the TIM properly reducing temps by 10c.

 

[RussianSensation]

Apparently Newegg is now shipping MSI TF 7950 cards with 2x6-pin connectors, no longer the HD7970 PCB.

 

[Durvelle27]

Apparently Newegg is now shipping MSI TF 7950 cards with 2x6-pin connectors, no longer the HD7970 PCB.

that's what i hoped because it would be shorter

 

[Durvelle27]

Anybody know how well the MSi Twin Frozr II HD 7950 and what i should expect or a rough estimate

 

[spinejam]

I'd shoot for this:



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Most likely, you'll end up w/ an overclock ~1150-1175 core and 1600-1700 memory @ 1174mV.

 

[Durvelle27]

I'd shoot for this:



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Most likely, you'll end up w/ an overclock ~1150-1175 core and 1600-1700 memory @ 1174mV.

Is that the one one the HD 7970 PCB or 7950 PCB

 

[spinejam]

is that the one one the hd 7970 pcb or 7950 pcb

7970 pcb

 

[Durvelle27]

7970 pcb

I got the one with the HD 7950 PCB and 6+6 pin power connectors

 

[raghu78]

I got the one with the HD 7950 PCB and 6+6 pin power connectors

have you got the card ? does it fit in your coolermaster storm scout case ? is it the boost edition with 960 mhz boost clocks ? normally 1100 mhz is easy to achieve at stock voltage. if you want you can push further with voltage tweaking.

 

[Durvelle27]

have you got the card ? does it fit in your coolermaster storm scout case ? is it the boost edition with 960 mhz boost clocks ? normally 1100 mhz is easy to achieve at stock voltage. if you want you can push further with voltage tweaking.

hasn't arrived as i bought it yesterday and no its not a boost edition

 

[chronochime]

hasn't arrived as i bought it yesterday and no its not a boost edition

I want to know if the MSI 7950 fits your case, because I have the same case as you do and last time I checked the clearance with the cage in place is about 9.5". I think this card is more than 10" so...