Simple question...Which is better?

[HeathCliff]

So this is a pretty straight forward request. Which is better? The MSI 770 Gaming or the 7970 Vapor-X. Both are priced at the same point in the UK and I was hoping to know which will perform better after being moderately overclocked, Also, keep in mind that I will be getting a second copy of the selected card in the future (3-4 years) and once in SLI/Crossfire, which will perform better?

 

http://www.ebuyer.com/509733-msi-gtx-770-gaming-2gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-n770-tf-2gd5-oc

 

http://www.waeplus.co.uk/item/185035/Radeon-HD-7970-Vapor-X-GHz-Edition---3-G

[Theo]

Out of those two, i'd personally go with the 7970, if you had to buy now, however if you can fork out some money( or a lot ) for the 780 then that

And in 3-4 years, believe me when i say you wont buy another one to crossfire or sli it lol

[david cassar]

After overclocking the hd 7970 will be better.

[Morfy]

I say go 770 if there is no massive deal on a 7970, it's newer, has gpu boost 2.0 which is beast and a beast cooler.

[naca1227]

7970 for sure

[HeathCliff]

Out of those two, i'd personally go with the 7970, if you had to buy now, however if you can fork out some money( or a lot ) for the 780 then that

And in 3-4 years, believe me when i say you wont buy another one to crossfire or sli it lol

the 780 i completely out of the question. also, there is a very high probability that i will get a second gpu

[HeathCliff]

After overclocking the hd 7970 will be better.

 

 

7970 for sure

 

7970 it is then. I know it's not relevant to this section, but will the stated 7970 perform better that a reference 7970 once watercooled?

[Theo]

the 780 i completely out of the question. also, there is a very high probability that i will get a second gpu

Yeah but in 4 years you wont get another 7970 since a) you wont be able to find one ( probably ), b) the cards which will be out then will perform better than those 2 in crossfire, and c) in 4 years im guessing AMD wont be supporting the 7970 anymore.

Ive said the same thing about my system, ill get one now and in 2-3 years get another one in SLI, never done it :P

And yes a watercooled 7970 will perform better if you overclock it, which if you watercool, you ll be able to overclock more ( if you get a good chip )

[extremescouter]

the 780 i completely out of the question. also, there is a very high probability that i will get a second gpu

 

Right now, there are driver problems with crossfire, and in some cases, it is even worse to get a second GPU. It really isn't worth it to do crossfire, and you might as well just get a single high powered GPU and be done with it. 

[HeathCliff]

And yes a watercooled 7970 will perform better if you overclock it, which if you watercool, you ll be able to overclock more ( if you get a good chip )

slightly misunderstood the question. i was referring to performance difference between a vapor-x 7970 against a reference 7970 after watercooling. 

 

aside from that, looks like there are mixed thoughts. i am leaning towards the 770 but that is once I've seen some more comparisons and reviews.

 

 

[Theo]

slightly misunderstood the question. i was referring to performance difference between a vapor-x 7970 against a reference 7970 after watercooling. 

 

aside from that, looks like there are mixed thoughts. i am leaning towards the 770 but that is once I've seen some more comparisons and reviews.

Still applies, the other one is just overclocked from the factory, so it won't oc that much after, it doesn't have the same headroom that a reference has, so yeah if you overclock it then it could even be better

[HeathCliff]

Still applies, the other one is just overclocked from the factory, so it won't oc that much after, it doesn't have the same headroom that a reference has, so yeah if you overclock it then it could even be better

 

thanks for your help :D

[DoctorNick]

Unless the 770 is the 4gb version then 7970  ;) And the vapor-x is a beast  :D

[A10-FTW]

Unless the 770 is the 4gb version then 7970  ;) And the vapor-x is a beast  :D

true  B)

 

(by the way, if that photo is your Gaming PC, it looks "so Cool"  :lol:)

[unknowngamerfreak]

It totally depends on the games but here is what I have learned. If you plan on running 1x 1080p monitor even with current titles then the MSI 770 with 2GB VRAM will get the job done, but if you plan on running 3x 1080p or 1440 or 1600 then you will benifit from the extra GB or VRAM. The 7970 Vapor-X is a great to OC but it honestly depends on game and resolution....Can you tell us more about what are your plans with this system?

[R4STABAN]

Are there full cover waterblocks for the sapphire card?

[DoctorNick]

true  B)

 

(by the way, if that photo is your Gaming PC, it looks "so Cool"  :lol:)

It is, can't tell if ironic :p I got another cooler on my 680 now. (Accelero Hybrid) Almost full WC. Now I just need to get green light from EVGA and send them my 680 and get a 780 in return and then get ivy-e when released:P