HD 7970

[sinned1994]

Heeii..

Im getting this Graphics card, since i wanna bang the graphics out of DayZ:

AMD Radeon HD 7970 (3072 MB GDDR5 - DX 11)


Anybody, got experience with this card, is it any loud when NOT gaming....
Is it loud if you just play a casual game like Minecraft etc.?

I see some people say if its on its max it sounds like a hair dryer.. xD


Greetz!..

 

[AirSKiller]

Heeii..

Im getting this Graphics card, since i wanna bang the graphics out of DayZ:

AMD Radeon HD 7970 (3072 MB GDDR5 - DX 11)


Anybody, got experience with this card, is it any loud when NOT gaming....
Is it loud if you just play a casual game like Minecraft etc.?

I see some people say if its on its max it sounds like a hair dryer.. xD


Greetz!..

Just buy an aftermarket version for a about 20$ more and the noise won't be a problem... Because, yes, the card is loud... xD
WarZ is just badly coded... Terribly coded :s don't be surprise if, even then, you can't maxed it out... Either it runs great... Or doesn't get much better... It's just not a very well made game...

You will not have a problem with any other game though

 

[sinned1994]

I can get a GTX 670, for 10 euro, more.

But with the 7970 if i overclock its a super-duper-beast xDD

 

[DarkSable]

The 7970 will push higher framerates, but will have worse latency between those frames.

The 670 will feel comparable at a lower framerate to a 7970 pushing more frames.

That being said, what AirSkiller was saying was that you should get a card that doesn't have a reference-style cooler, as they tend to be noisy.

 

[sanilmahambre]

I've got a Sapphire card and its super silent while gaming. Usually i play with surround system volume high so never bothered to care.
But the card is too fast for me since i am using a single ips. may be i would be buying a 60' monitor soon

 

[sinned1994]

What is Latencty between the FPS?

 

[DelightfulDucklings]

What is Latencty between the FPS?

The time taken between redering frames frames, ie a latency of 20ms is equivalent to 50fps (1000/20=50). It is generally appreciable that the 99th percentile frame times on AMD cards is higher but the all the other frames render faster so overall you get more fps. AMD are however working on this at the moment and are catching up to nVidea (or so it seems) so don't worry about it much

 

[sinned1994]

The time taken between redering frames frames, ie a latency of 20ms is equivalent to 50fps (1000/20=50). It is generally appreciable that the 99th percentile frame times on AMD cards is higher but the all the other frames render faster so overall you get more fps. AMD are however working on this at the moment and are catching up to nVidea (or so it seems) so don't worry about it much

I will get it, the only thing i hate is that people say the 7970 is very loud..

 

[AirSKiller]

I will get it, the only thing i hate is that people say the 7970 is very loud..

A version with an aftermarket cooling isn't! Don't be sad

 

[DelightfulDucklings]

I will get it, the only thing i hate is that people say the 7970 is very loud..

It really depends on your perception of what loud is. If you have earphones/headset on I doubt you will ever notice it

 

[sinned1994]

I do got a headset indeed a : Turtle beach P11..

But im not the only one living in the house.. my dad aswell xD.

 

[sinned1994]

Btw, this is my build:

Intel Core i5 3570K Ivy Bridge (4x 3400 MHz Unlocked!) Quad Core
MSI Z77A-G43
8GB DDR3 1333Mhz 2x 4GB (Dual Channel)
1 TB hard drive
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (3072 MB GDDR5 - DX 11)
Corsair VS Series VS650

 

[timnswede]

Definitely get a non reference one. I have the Sapphire 7970 Vapor-X GHz Edition, and it is really quiet below 50% fan speed. You can always set up a custom fan profile in MSI afterburner to keep it below that since the stock fan profile is a bit aggressive. Mine doesn't go above 50% now and the highest temperature I've seen is 64 degrees Celsius after an hour or two of battlefield 3.

 

[sinned1994]

I will mostly be playing DayZ, all maxed out. maybe some minecraft, gta IV aswell..

 

[timnswede]

Keep in mind Arma 2 can get kind of laggy if the server is up too long. If a server has been up for, say 5 hours, I might get 30 or lower FPS with my 7970 GHz and i5 2500k, but if it just restarted I'll get 60 to 80 FPS.

 

[sinned1994]

Thanks for telling.

Is this rig any good, for Battlefield, Skyrim, Minecraft etc?

Intel Core i5 3570K Ivy Bridge (4x 3400 MHz Unlocked!) Quad Core
MSI Z77A-G43
8GB DDR3 1333Mhz 2x 4GB (Dual Channel)
1 TB hard drive
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (3072 MB GDDR5 - DX 11)
Corsair VS Series VS650

 

[AirSKiller]

Thanks for telling.

Is this rig any good, for Battlefield, Skyrim, Minecraft etc?

Intel Core i5 3570K Ivy Bridge (4x 3400 MHz Unlocked!) Quad Core
MSI Z77A-G43
8GB DDR3 1333Mhz 2x 4GB (Dual Channel)
1 TB hard drive
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (3072 MB GDDR5 - DX 11)
Corsair VS Series VS650

Yes, more that good