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Old April 7, 2012, 10:39 AM
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Hey everyone, I plan on getting an XFX 7970 black edition gpu, what do you guys think about it? Or do you think gtx 680s would be better? And lastly I'm gonna have a i5 2500k cpu, would I bottle neck at all with this gpu? Thanks :)
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Old April 7, 2012, 10:43 AM
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680, its cheaper and faster.
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Old April 7, 2012, 01:32 PM
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680, its cheaper and faster.
Agree! The new cards from nVidia are crazy! I want to upgrade from 570, but such good prices on those right now!
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Old April 7, 2012, 04:05 PM
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Agree! The new cards from nVidia are crazy! I want to upgrade from 570, but such good prices on those right now!
if i were you i would find some one dumping their 570/s for a cheap ass price n chuck em in SLI/3 way SLI and wait for maybe the 700's cause gtx 570s in SLI are still amazing performance for the price.

Ive seen em round the place at lowest $250 US new, so I think you may find some at $175 mark.



To OP, gtx 680 es numero uno right now, no reason not to go with it, unless you enjoy driver issues...
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Old April 7, 2012, 06:50 PM
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GTX 680...hands down
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Old April 7, 2012, 07:39 PM
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To OP, gtx 680 es numero uno right now, no reason not to go with it, unless you enjoy driver issues...
i still did not hear about driver issue whit the 7970 yet but i have heard about 680 driver issue so yea no driver will be perfect.


to op: if you can find a 680 in stock and at 500$ go for it but atm all price are jack up and the stocks are horrible if you can't wait you can always go for the 7970 its only 6-12% performance diff.
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Old April 7, 2012, 08:27 PM
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People tell me their gtx's always break and that's why I am sorta worried to get the 680, any opinions on that?
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People tell me their gtx's always break and that's why I am sorta worried to get the 680, any opinions on that?

that's what warranty is for

makes no diff nvidia or ati if its gonna die its gonna die

the gtx 4XX have more issues

be smart n get a 680 or wait on the 780

i'm waitin on the 780
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Old April 7, 2012, 10:03 PM
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If you plan on mining 7970

if you plan on just gaming 680 hands down!
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Old April 7, 2012, 10:50 PM
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Newegg.com - ZOTAC ZT-60101-10P GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card you guys convinced me, I think I'm gonna get this one.
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