XFX 7970 + 4in1 game coupon $330 after MIR Newegg

[fleshconsumed]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...14150596-L010A

It doesn't look like it's a reference design meaning you might have difficulty adjusting voltage, and Double D coolers are not among the best ones, but it's the lowest price for a 7970 ever since the Diamond 7970 deal a while back.

 

[Annon2255]

So tempted. Doesn't this model have a coil whine problem?

 

[philipma1957]

I have 3 of them for bitcoin mining. they prefer to run at 900 to 950 mhz around .95 to .975 volts. the fans get a bit noisy.


but with the games and no oc they are a good deal. right now I have the 3 in an evga p67 board using a 2500k . set at .963 volts and 935 mhz. i run 24/7 for days on end no problems. fans are at 60% since it is for bitcoin ram is 1.5 volts and 685 mhz. I have them since aug 20th or so. paid 430 each and got a 15% discount so they were about 365 got 1 30 dollar rebate so they were 355.

When I saw these I purchased one today.

this card will be 1.049 volts and 925 mhz and 1.6 volts 1325mhz ram for stock.

if you use msi afterburner and just change the volts to .975 it will run pretty cool.

 

[Annon2255]

Surprised nobody else has commented on this deal. XFX getting that bad of a rep? I'm tempted to get this, but would like to know what more people thought about it.

 

[philipma1957]

yeah i thought it was good if you don't want to overclock much. mine card will arrive on tue.


I get 1 day shipping on newegg if it is in the NJ warehouse of course I paid 25 bucks tax on this so it kid of is a push.

 

[Ricochet]

Looks tempting but XFX seems to be bottom of the barrel these days. A couple of those reviews mention fan hitting the shroud creating excess noise. Considering how flimsy the shroud is as compared to reference design, I'm not surprise.