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Pauloboss
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I think I might have a 7970 reference for 150 euros, should I do it? ( used ) 
Upgrading from my 7870 ( which i'll be selling for 120 euros )

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no

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nope. The reference cards are really quite bad. Save your money. 

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Maybe, if you can get an Arctic Accelro Xtreme III.

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Maybe, if you can get an Arctic Accelro Xtreme III.

is it really that bad ? The cooling solution from the reference brand

CPU Intel I5-3470 4.0Ghz  Mobo  Asrock Z77 Extreme3 GPU Asus HD 7870 2GB 1175/1450 Mhz Ram Corsair Vengeance 8 Gb 1600 Mhz HSF Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Case Fractal Desing Arc Midi R2 PSU Aerocool Strike-X 600w 80 + bronzer ( to be replaced ) HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB SSD Kingston Vseries 60 GB 6GB/s

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is it really that bad ? The cooling solution from the reference brand

 

it's not good, and it might have coil whine

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Storage: WD SN750 500GB / 850 500GB Samsung Evo /  | CASE: 570X | Display: Dell u2414h  | KEYBOARD: Corsair K70 | MOUSE: Corsair M65
 
 
 

 

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just saw linus vídeos about coil whine and it has made me rethink the value of the gpu, oh and does the warranty trade you if you have a coil whine ? ( gpu has like 1 year of warranty )

CPU Intel I5-3470 4.0Ghz  Mobo  Asrock Z77 Extreme3 GPU Asus HD 7870 2GB 1175/1450 Mhz Ram Corsair Vengeance 8 Gb 1600 Mhz HSF Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Case Fractal Desing Arc Midi R2 PSU Aerocool Strike-X 600w 80 + bronzer ( to be replaced ) HDD Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB SSD Kingston Vseries 60 GB 6GB/s

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just saw linus vídeos about coil whine and it has made me rethink the value of the gpu, oh and does the warranty trade you if you have a coil whine ? ( gpu has like 1 year of warranty )

 

I would imagine coilwhine not being part of a warranty 

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Storage: WD SN750 500GB / 850 500GB Samsung Evo /  | CASE: 570X | Display: Dell u2414h  | KEYBOARD: Corsair K70 | MOUSE: Corsair M65
 
 
 

 

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