Picking The Right 7970!

[NewAndreas]

So i am going to build a pc soon, and i am going to put a 7970 in it.

I am thinking about going with the Msi 7970 Lightning for $666 (:O) http://www.dustinhome.no/product/5010672347/msi-radeon-hd7970-lightning-be-3gb-pci-e-dvi-dp/

 

MOBO: http://www.dustinhome.no/product/5010649527/msi-z77-mpower-z77-s-1155-atx-ivy/

PSU: http://www.dustinhome.no/product/5010618554/ocz-zt-series-550-watt-power-supply-modular/

RAM: http://www.dustinhome.no/product/5010543803/corsair-8gb-ddr3-xms3-vengeance-pc3-12800-1600mhz-cl9-2x4gb/

 

so you can see the colour scheme...

but the GIGABYTE 7970 is just $512, but is more noisy and not so fitting.

what do you think

[killerx525]

If your really tight on budget then the Gigabyte would do but if the colour scheme and you don't mind spending that extra then go for it.

[TB-303]

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-SL-DVI-D-PCI-Express-11197-03-40G/dp/B009B6Y01Y

 

I have this one and I can recommend it, does not exactly fit in with the yellow scheme though :/

[killerx525]

Another thought is you could get the Asus 7970 which is mostly black but mainly the PCB because black is a neutral colour, so it should fit in your colour scheme.

[DeepFriedJif]

I have a windforce 7870 right now and I love it! Super overclockable, even at 50% fan speed and overclocked to 1.3Ghz it never gets above ~65 degrees C at 100% load. Plus they are usually on the cheaper side of the 7970 lot. I highly recommend it.    

[JaeDee884]

I have a windforce 7870 right now and I love it! Super overclockable, even at 50% fan speed and overclocked to 1.3Ghz it never gets above ~65 degrees C at 100% load. Plus they are usually on the cheaper side of the 7970 lot. I highly recommend it.    

you lucky duck, I get to 1.1Ghz before I start getting artifacts and crashes.

[mgsstar]

I wouldn't get the Gigabyte 7970 because it is voltage locked. I would get a HIS Radeon HD 7970 3GB IceQ X2 card if you want to save money and don't want to get the MSI card.