HD 7970 Performance

[Gapehorn]

So I found a deal on a Powercolor HD 7970 for $80USD used . I was wondering whats the performance of the HD 7970 ? also should i get it for this price ? Thanks for viewing !

 

[Space Reptile]

80$ is not too bad , its literally a R9 280(x?) so its still a pretty solid high setting 1080p gaming card

[Gapehorn]

Oh i see , do you think my 530W Thermal take Smart SE will be able to power it ?

[Space Reptile]

10 minutes ago, Gapehorn said:

Oh i see , do you think my 530W Thermal take Smart SE will be able to power it ?

shud be okay? , ask @STRMfrmXMN , he knows for shure

[Lurick]

The 7970 is a great card. I used two of them for almost 5 years before finally swapping them out last year. Definitely still good cards and for $80 I would suggest picking one up.

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, Gapehorn said:

Oh i see , do you think my 530W Thermal take Smart SE will be able to power it ?

yes(have run a 390 on it before) but its not a very good psu. try to upgrade it if you can.

[Biggerboot]

For reference, it's like a 280X.  They go for around $100 like the 960 does now.

So it's an alright price if you trust the seller.

[STRMfrmXMN]

5 hours ago, Thread212 said:

It should do just fine. Dont worry about it.

That is a good budget PSU.

and its a good GPU though but its kinda old. 

 

 

5 hours ago, Space Reptile said:

shud be okay? , ask @STRMfrmXMN , he knows for shure

 

5 hours ago, Gapehorn said:

Oh i see , do you think my 530W Thermal take Smart SE will be able to power it ?

It's actually a pretty mediocre PSU, tier 6 in my thingy that tiers those PSU things. I'd not power it with a 7970 but ya know

[Gapehorn]

17 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

 

 

It's actually a pretty mediocre PSU, tier 6 in my thingy that tiers those PSU things. I'd not power it with a 7970 but ya know

ouch . But it should get the job done right ?

[Herman Mcpootis]

16 minutes ago, Gapehorn said:

ouch . But it should get the job done right ?

it will run it fine, but try to upgrade it whenever you can.

[Gapehorn]

44 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

it will run it fine, but try to upgrade it whenever you can.

okie

 

[STRMfrmXMN]

6 hours ago, Gapehorn said:

ouch . But it should get the job done right ?

It may, I can't say for certain. I'd not use it myself but you can go ahead if you like. I'd definitely get a better unit ASAP.