Which 7950 should I get?

[Guest]

So I am relatively new to the computer building world and I have got to the point where I want to build my own PC.

I have decided on the 7950 but I am not sure how I should differentiate between different 7950s.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-xfx-radeon-hd-7950-dd-5000mhz-gddr5-gpu-800mhz-dvi-dvi-hdmi-mdp-plusfree-games

This one is £228.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-sapphire-vapor-x-radeon-hd-7950-5000mhz-gddr5-28nm-gpu-850mhz-1024-cores-dp-dvi-hdmi-plusfree-ga

 

Where as this one is £264

 

Could someone tell me the difference between them (If any) and if it is worth spending an extra £30 pounds on the latter one?

Thanks.

[Levent]

if i were you i would buy this it has better cooling solution and its cheaper (its all about custom pcb design and cooling solution) 

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-gigabyte-radeon-hd-7950-windforce-3x-5000mhz-gddr5-900mhz-1792-cores-dual-link-dvi-i-hdmi-mdp-pl

forget to mention i really dont care pcb color if i was i would simply get a backplate

[vkadurin]

The Sapphire card has higher clock speed. And personally i prefer Sapphire cards over XFX but this is just personal preference.

[tabuburn]

For AMD cards, it's gotta be either MSI or Sapphire.

[Stav Kats]

Sapphire is trustworthy but the XFX got the looks. You choose what you want, looks or performance/reliability.I dont say that XFX isnt reliable, I myself, am using a XFX GPU and I am pretty satisfied.

[Guest]

Get an XFX card, I have two Ghost Thermal Cooler cards myself (7850s) and the cooling is phenomenal, 60 degrees under 98% load most of the time, personally I woulden't look at any other brand for AMD Cards.

[nishank93]

If you ask me, get the Sapphire Dual-X card. They seem to have the best reviews.

[joelthezombie15]

xfx

[SirReallySam]

Get the XFX :)

Your choice though, use the force McMitch