Which 7950?

[Xarick]

Sending my 670gtx back and wanting to do a purchase of a 7950.
Looking at these three:

MSI
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-R7950-TWIN...words=7950+msi

HIS
http://www.amazon.com/HIS-Boost-Cloc...words=his+7950


Gigabyte
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125414

I want to stick around $300-$310 and the best overclocker without touching the voltage.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Gigabyte is locked, but, it ships with 1.25 voltage and an overclock of 1000/1250. I have mine at 1100/1500 with 20% power using the CCC. I don't like how the fans would throttle up during games etc, so I have it set at 45% manually. They just got too loud at whatever speed they auto started running at. At 45%, the card stays about 65c. Granted I couldn't actually hear them spinning on auto while gaming, but they are too loud for me at the speeds they were doing after turning a game off. The card would run fine testing in Kombuster, but crash in BF3 trying 1200 or even 1150, so if I stay stable at 1100, I am happy.

 

[sublime420ec]

i have the HIS 7950 and it's unlocked and overclocks very well....temps crazy low i love my card runs crysis 3 like a champ maxed out =D

 

[sublime420ec]

here is another HIS option few more dollars....nice card as well HIS has been my fav for awhile and never let me down once

http://www.amazon.com/HIS-Boost-Cloc...d_sim_sbs_pc_2



Founded back in 1987, Hightech Information System Limited has always been noted for installing original cooling solutions on its graphics cards. In fact, we suspect the company was the first to introduce original coolers altogether. They are especially proud of the IceQ system which has been constantly evolving to get even more efficient and quieter.

 

[Xarick]

I like the original icq cooler because it rear vents.

 

[sublime420ec]

yea me too just wanted to toss one up there i have the rear exhaust black hole fan

have any questions about the card just ask

 

[Xarick]

What the overclock like on that card?

 

[sublime420ec]

really well i can runn 1200core 1500 mem on benchmarks and get great results.... but i run the card at the clock in my sig 24/7 highest temp i seen was during crysis3 i hit 70c with game maxed out....fan was prolly 70% range very intensive game...

idle temps around 29c 32 c ..... every card is diff when oveclocking ur card might be a beast on air.....or a beast on liquid depends on asic quality so they say..


great overclocker tho...

 

[Xarick]

How loud is the fan at 50% and above.

 

[raghu78]

here is another HIS option few more dollars....nice card as well HIS has been my fav for awhile and never let me down once

http://www.amazon.com/HIS-Boost-Cloc...d_sim_sbs_pc_2

the HIS HD 7950 iceq x2 boost is one of the best HD 7950 cards. reference HD 7970 PCB design. 8 + 6 pin power. more power phases than reference HD 7950. better stability and lower temps for extreme overclocks. unlocked voltage. good cooler. the card measures 311 mm long. so you need to see if it will fit in your case.

http://www.hisdigital.com/un/product2-731.shtml

http://www.legionhardware.com/artic...hz_edition_7950_iceq_xsup2_boost_clock,3.html
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/his_radeon_7950_x_iceq_review,1.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/HD_7950_X2_Boost/31.html

 

[3DVagabond]

The HIS would be on a very short list of 7950's if I were looking at one. In all of the reviews I've read it's been a top performer in all metrics, cooling, noise, O/C'ing (both GPU and memory).

 

[Xarick]

icq x2 is too much money for me.
I want below 310

 

[raghu78]

icq x2 is too much money for me.
I want below 310

Sapphire HD 7950 boost with model no 11196-16-20G is a good card. reference HD 7950 PCB. unlocked voltage. good cooler. 29 cm long. 310 with shipping. 290 after mail in rebate.

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=AT-7950BST

 

[sublime420ec]

How loud is the fan at 50% and above.

it dont get real loud untill 65% or so at 80% it's pretty loud i guess i dont mind tho......it's a very quiet card as long as u don't got 80 or higher i have high end speakers so no prob here they have db level reviews around...

 

[bluesquare07]

Why do you want to exchange a 670 for a 7950 when you already have the better card?

 

[Rvenger]

Why do you want to exchange a 670 for a 7950 when you already have the better card?

He probably wants more VRAM and voltage control.... and its quite a bit cheaper.

 

[Xarick]

Well.. Honestly I want the card that is going to give me the least issues.. which after a 5850 was anything Not ATI.. so jumped on a good deal before doing enough research. After researching I found the 7950 was $30 cheaper, can overclock past a 7970 and has 1 gig more vram. Plus now that both tomb raider and bioshock have come about and BOTH had issues on NV cards out of the gate I feel it is time to jump to what appears to be the safer long term bet.

 

[bluesquare07]

Well.. Honestly I want the card that is going to give me the least issues.. which after a 5850 was anything Not ATI.. so jumped on a good deal before doing enough research. After researching I found the 7950 was $30 cheaper, can overclock past a 7970 and has 1 gig more vram. Plus now that both tomb raider and bioshock have come about and BOTH had issues on NV cards out of the gate I feel it is time to jump to what appears to be the safer long term bet.

lol good luck with amd having less issues than nvidia