Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB OC Review Comment Thread

[SKYMTL]

The HD 7970 is currently one of the most popular cards around and Gigabyte has once again done their part to design a custom card that improves upon the reference design in nearly every way possible. While their OC edition may not sport ultra high clock speeds, it more than makes up for this shortcoming by incorporating the WindForce 3X heatsink which allows for significantly cooler temperatures and near silent operation.

Read more here: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB OC Review

[Eluder]

Damn it, how did you get your hands on this? Lol.
I've had a preorder for weeks now and nothing!
You lucky SOB SKY!

[taimoorali007]

Awsm card by gigabyte, i like that 3 fans ^_^
Hope it will run cooler than Sapphire! :)

[Avenger212]

Still sticking the sticker?

[Generic User #2]

1.2GHz?? is that good for 7970s at stock volts? cause it sounds pretty dope lol

[chubaka]

arent we missing the beaver in the labcoat?

[SKYMTL]

Originally Posted by chubaka

arent we missing the beaver in the labcoat?

Nope, he's there on the last page.


One other thing I want to mention here is the possibility that HD 7970 prices may go even higher. It seems like restocking on several SKUs just isn't happening on a regular basis and demand is quite high. I've already seen some stores selling the XFX, ASUS and Gigabyte custom versions for $625 USD.

[OmegaRED]

Did you say this is voltage locked or just didn't feel the need to go higher? My Gigabyte 6970OC is locked and won't overclock one bit.

[JJThomp]

Originally Posted by Eluder

Damn it, how did you get your hands on this? Lol.
I've had a preorder for weeks now and nothing!
You lucky SOB SKY!

Gigabyte sent it to him so he could do a review and they could get the word out.

[SKYMTL]

Voltage can be increased through MSI's Afterburner.