Upgrading My Graphics Card

[JeremyJMO]

 thinking about the XFX Double D FX-795A-TDFC Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 is there anything bad about it?

 

 

[SnypeUXD]

What do you mean by bad? If you mean XFX as a company they have some of the best customer service out there. The card itself is good and the cooler is really nice as well. Just make sure you have a semi well ventilated case. And P.S. for most board partners the GPUs are the exact same. The only difference is the coolers and what features they might add themselves.

[fishymamba]

Great card, one of my friends has one and it works great. Very quiet(not as quiet as my MSI 660Ti) and runs pretty cool.

Like the previous reply said, make sure you have a well ventilated case. Open type cards throw pretty much all of their heat inside the case which can bring up CPU temps.
If you plan to get another 7950 for crossfire in the future, I recommend getting a blower type card. 

[JeremyJMO]

i have a Corsair Carbide Series 400R case it has alot of ventilation i know xfx is a good company just wanted to see if the card was a good card or if people had any problems with them 

[JeremyJMO]

i have a ASUS ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 in my pc now 

[cyberlocc]

if you have a 560 now i would wait until the 7 and 8 series of cards your 560 should be fine until then just a thought

[Anonymous]

It is a great card that preforms very well and overclocks well, too. However, the 560 isn't bad either. If you really want a card now it is a great choice.

[TechFan@ic]

The XFX 7950 is voltage locked, so if you plan to be agressive with your overclocks get something else.
The MSI, HIS & Sapphire 7950s are all unlocked.

[mgsstar]

Like TechFan@ic said, the XFX 7950 is voltage locked. I would recommend the HIS Radeon HD 7950 HIS IceQ X2 card.

[DLM_012]

Some 7950's and 7970's are known to have coil whine. My particular MSI 7950 has it but it's not nearly as bad as it could be. Be wary of that in reviews.

[TechFan@ic]

Some 7950's and 7970's are known to have coil whine. My particular MSI 7950 has it but it's not nearly as bad as it could be. Be wary of that in reviews.

 

Which 7950s/7970s in particular are known to have coil whine ?

[hiyayhi]

Great card by a great company is all I have to say.

If you get a card with coil whine I would suggest to send it back and get a new one as it is a defective card.

[JeremyJMO]

thanx for all the help ... i dont plan on OC it 

[Hans Christian | Teri]

Great card, not to mention that it's definitely one of the prettiest non-reference coolers available as of now.