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ASUS HD 7970 3GB Matrix Platinum Edition Review

Author: SKYMTL
Date: November 14, 2012
Product Name: HD 7970 Matrix Platinum
Part Number: MATRIX-HD7970-P-3GD5
Warranty: 3 Years
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Main Test System

Processor: Intel i7 3930K @ 4.5GHz
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32GB @ 1866MHz
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 WS
Cooling: Corsair H80
SSD: 2x Corsair Performance Pro 256GB
Power Supply: Corsair AX1200
Monitor: Samsung 305T / 3x Acer 235Hz
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate N x64 SP1


Acoustical Test System

Processor: Intel 2600K @ stock
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB 1600MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
Cooling: Thermalright TRUE Passive
SSD: Corsair Performance Pro 256GB
Power Supply: Seasonic X-Series Gold 800W


Drivers:
NVIDIA 306.97 WHQL
AMD 12.11 Beta


Application Benchmark Information:
Note: In all instances, in-game sequences were used. The videos of the benchmark sequences have been uploaded below.


Batman: Arkham City



Battlefield 3



Crysis 2



Deus Ex Human Revolution



Dirt 3



Metro 2033



Shogun 2: Total War



Skyrim



Wargame: European Escalation



Witcher 2 v2.0


*Notes:

- All games tested have been patched to their latest version

- The OS has had all the latest hotfixes and updates installed

- All scores you see are the averages after 3 benchmark runs

All IQ settings were adjusted in-game and all GPU control panels were set to use application settings
 
 
 

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