7970 vs 7970

[Hieu]

I was just wondering if there are huge differences in the same graphics cards with different prices. For example, [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129204]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129204[/url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129204] vs [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129204]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129204[/url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129204]. There's a 30$ difference, but the gigabyte version has aftermarket cooling. Is there any significant difference?

[DLM_012]

You posted the same link again so I don't know which Gigabyte card you're talking about. More than likely though the difference is in the cooling and factory overclock. The card that you probably meant to link was a Windforce card which has significantly better cooling and probably has a factory overclock right out of the box.

[Umeshwarnath]

i would personally go for the vapor-x one from sapphire .

[xAcid9]

reference 7970 is quite loud and sometime hot on load. if u're not planning to submerge the card, get the one with aftermarket cooler.

[TechFan@ic]

Aftermarket cooled GPUs are superior to reference designed cards.

I however don't recommend the Gigabyte 7970, it's voltage locked and very loud under load.

[Zuba Twizta]

Mattix HD7970 > all 7970

[mgsstar]

I would go for the SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB GDDR5 gpu.

[m0n5t3r]

Mattix HD7970 > all 7970

Agreed!