Posted January 25, 2013 Which of these is the better buy when their only 10$ in difference after rebate? $ 279.99 for PNY + free AC3 and $ 289.99 for 7950 Is the stock cooler on the 670 cool and quiet enough or would Gigabyte's aftermarket cooler and close enough performance be worth the 10$ more? This is my first time build and I would like to play BF3, and my roster of RTS and MMO's. Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2013 The 670 has as stock cooler and the 7950 has a custom cooler? As long as you're not overclocking too much the PNY sounds like better value. However blower fans can be very noisy, so if you want a quiet graphics card, go for the 7950. The performance is roughly the same since the release of AMD's 13.1 drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2013 Author I heard the 7950 had a lot of headroom for overclocking while the 670 was voltage locked, but which one would be the better performer or would they be still so close it wouldn't be a noticeable difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2013 If u wanted a better 670 i would go with msi or evga Go with nvidia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2013 Author What's the benefits of the msi or evga, I just see them all having the same single fan shroud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 25, 2013 7950 with the new drivers is close to a 670 and overclocked it will run over the 670 in pretty much everything, plus the Gigabyte cooler works really well. Intel Core I5 3570K @ 4.2Ghz w/ Hyper 212 EVO Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H 8GB Patriot Viper 3 1600Mhz CL9 Gigabyte Windforce 3X 7950 @ 1100/1550 Samsung 830 128GB Seagate Barracuda 1TB Fractal Design ​Define R4 Seasonic M12II 750Watt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2013 Please avoid the reference GTX 670 , the blower cooler can't keep the card cool enough and it's quite noisy . My build : Glamor Shot. Intel & AMD, Architectural Discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 27, 2013 Author would a gigabyte gtx 670 oc for $359.99 be worth the price jump in stead of the pny then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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