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HD 7870 vs HD 8970

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I was planning a build in July/August and was wonder what would be better. A HD 7970 now or HD 7870 Ghz/XT and then upgrading to a HD 8970. It is going to mostly be for gaming.

 

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Or you could use onboard graphic for a bit and then buy the 8000 card when it comes out IF it release within 1-1½ month.

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why not 700 series or do you not like nvidia?

 

i would wait.you know what they say. good luck comes to those who wait. or something like that.

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FYI, AMD will skip the 8000 series and release 9000 series around Dec or early next year.

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im going to make a build when haswell comes and im going to buy a 7870 ghz and then buy a 8970 (aka 9970) when it comes

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why not 700 series or do you not like nvidia?

i would wait.you know what they say. good luck comes to those who wait. or something like that.

I could do that as well when more information comes out. And I think it's good things come to those who wait.

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I could do that as well when more information comes out. And I think it's good things come to those who wait.

ya there is quite a but of info out right now but non of it is official i would wait for official news.

 

and i was close. it made its point :)

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What would be the best 7870?

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What would be the best 7870?

The MSI Hawk of course. Such a beast card...

 

However it does ALWAYS come down to how good the die is. So you could gamble with a much cheaper 7870 and end up with a die that is top notch overclocking wise.

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Wats, on 17 May 2013 - 6:34 PM, said:

The MSI Hawk of course. Such a beast card...

However it does ALWAYS come down to how good the die is. So you could gamble with a much cheaper 7870 and end up with a die that is top notch overclocking wise.

What about the Asus HD7870-DC2-2GD5-V2? It's about 50 CAD cheaper or is the HAWK worth it? And the HAWK is only about 20 CAD away from the Gigabyte 7950.

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Save up and get a better card than a 7870 regardless, theres 7970, 770/780 will be coming out with 3gbs, if it was me id go 7970 or new nvidia. More useful than 7870 and too long to wait for amd 9xxx series : )

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Save up and get a better card than a 7870 regardless, theres 7970, 770/780 will be coming out with 3gbs, if it was me id go 7970 or new nvidia. More useful than 7870 and too long to wait for amd 9xxx series : )

What benefits would this option get me?

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What about the Asus HD7870-DC2-2GD5-V2? It's about 50 CAD cheaper or is the HAWK worth it? And the HAWK is only about 20 CAD away from the Gigabyte 7950.

If I was going Asus, I'd go for two of those triple slot 7950s.

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What benefits would this option get me?

youll have plenty of vram for a while, youll have a modern fast chip, it may cost you a little more but your building a haswell system, it should have a new gpu imo, : ) 7970 would still be good + the games. I just wouldnt get a 7870 for a nice build like that : )

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If I was going Asus, I'd go for two of those triple slot 7950s.

not a bad choice at all : )

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What about the best 7950?

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What about the best 7950?

id rather get a 7970ghz edition theyre so good for the price

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What would be the best 7870?

Gigabyte HD 7870 1100Mhz is the fastest and has the best cooler.

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I don't see a reason to buy a 7870. Get a 7950. I have one and it runs everything without any problems. Also since there is no official news of when 8/9xxx series cards are going to be released might as well get a great card now.

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I don't see a reason to buy a 7870. Get a 7950.

Price ...

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7870 XT

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Dont get a 7870 with a new haswell system, get a card that will push games, unless your happy with medium settings in a years time

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