Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7950?

[SuperPaperFan]

At the moment I'm trying to find out if I want the Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7950 or the GTX 660 Ti FTW. I think the 660 Ti FTW one uses less power. Do i need a bigger PSU if I try to get the 7850? (I was gonna get a 650w PSU) Is the 7850 better in any way than the 660 Ti FTW?


They both are the same price BTW, and I can't afford a graphics card any higher than how much they are, 300 dollars.

 

[redeemer]

7950 is a better card overall, excellent scaling more bandwdith. A 650 watt PSU is enough to power any single graphics card.

 

[SuperPaperFan]

So I wont have to upgrade? Also,when it comes to capacitor aging, when will I have to buy a new PSU for a computer with that type of GPU?

 

[djangoringo]

A 650w psu wil do even for two 660 ti or 7950, as long it's a decent one.
My suggestion goes for the 660 ti.

 

[coozie7]

Your post is a little unclear about which powersupply you have: Can you please clarify?
You might also want to look for the 'Tahiti LE' based HD7870, it's not far off the full HD7950 in performance and a fair bit cheaper.

 

[SuperPaperFan]

I was talking about this PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207022

 

[babernet_1]

Here's an extensive review done just a month ago. 660TI tops the 7950.

http://techreport.com/review/23981/radeon-hd-7950-vs-geforce-gtx-660-ti-revisited

 

[djangoringo]

That's a good one, it will do for two 660 ti or 7970 in crossfire.
I still think the best choice is the 660 ti.

 

[SuperPaperFan]

I also realized how different people make the same cards. These are the two cards and makers that I were looking at:

The 660 Ti FTW: http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-2048MB-Graphics-02G-P4-3667-KR/dp/B008WVWRLE/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1359224921&sr=1-5&keywords=EVGA+GeForce+GTX+660Ti+FTW

The 7950: http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Mini-Displayport-PCI-Express-Graphic-GV-R795WF3-3GD/dp/B007581QHG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359224687&sr=8-1&keywords=Gigabyte+AMD+Radeon+HD+7950

 

[coozie7]

@ SuperPaperFan: Do n't worry about capacitor ageing, that PSU will be going strong for years to come.
Take your pick-660Ti or HD7950, they're both great performers, although I'd probably opt for a 660Ti, despite the fact I run a HD7950 in my rig. From my own experience, that Techreport article/review is spot on about the frame latency.

EDIT: EVGA have a superb reputation for warranty length and customer support, guess where MY money would go 😉.

 

[SuperPaperFan]

This is going to be a hard decision...
I'm going to have to think about it for a while.

But just to be sure, the PSU has the compatible ports for the GPUs right?

 

[djangoringo]

Yes, you can have two cards with that psu.
The 660 ti evga is a good choice, and it's cheaper.

 

[coozie7]

^+1

 

[SuperPaperFan]

I might be willing enough to go 100 dollars more for the 7970. Would I even see a difference in gameplay and should I just go with the 660 Ti?

 

[djangoringo]

For 1080p the 660 ti is a good choice, it will run any game at high settings with a good amount of fps, overall a good gaming experience, and it's cheaper.
There's benchmarks out there showing that it can deliver 60 fps on BF3.

 

[SuperPaperFan]

Ok, I'm going with the 660 Ti version, this one to be exact: http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Signature-Graphics-02G-P4-3664-KR/dp/B009T3LKNA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1359258813&sr=8-2&keywords=660+ti+ftw

I'm not really sure what "signature 2" means or how It's any different from the other ones though.

 

[darkspartenwarrior]

If you want to overclock then the 7950 stomps the 660Ti and in some cases the 670.*

If you want to keep your warranty/lower heat/power bills the 660Ti delivers better stock performance under normal conditions(no multimonitor/high res, etc...)

And also the Signature has non stock cooling

normal-stock cooling/stock clocks
Signature-Non-stock cooling/stock clocks
FTW-Vapor Chambers/non stock clocks
Classified-Vapor Chambers/Custom PCB/non stock clocks

*http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/08/23/galaxy_gtx_660_ti_gc_oc_vs_670_hd_7950/

 

[djangoringo]

Ok, I'm going with the 660 Ti version, this one to be exact: http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Signature-Graphics-02G-P4-3664-KR/dp/B009T3LKNA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1359258813&sr=8-2&keywords=660+ti+ftw

I'm not really sure what "signature 2" means or how It's any different from the other ones though.

That one is good, i has a better cooling vs the other evga cards.
There's also this one : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121656

 

[darkspartenwarrior]

That one is good, i has a better cooling vs the other evga cards.
There's also this one : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121656

I'd personally reccomend the Asus too, MSi is good but MSi customer service isn't as good and doesn't use a custom PCB(Better overclocks).