HD Radeon 7970's

[rootworm41]

Hi Guys (and Girls).

I need some help with a choice of GPU's. What performs best for eyefinity and multiple monitor gaming or high resolution gaming. It should also perform well for rendering. I plan on buying another one for CrossFire later so it should perform well for that.

1. ASUS Radeon HD 7970 GDDR5 3GB/384bit,1000MHz/5600MHz, PCI-E 3.0 x16, HDMI, DVI, 4 x Display Ports, Heatsink, Retail.

2. MSI AMD Radeon HD 7970 Lightning BE PCI-Express x16 3.0, GDDR5 3GB, 384-Bit, GPU:1070MHz (Boost:1150MHz) / Mem:5600MHz, DVI x2, Mini DisplayPort x4 Dual Slot ATX, MSI Afterburner, All Solid Capacitors, Blu-Ray Support, AMD Stream, AMD HD3D, AMD Eyefinity x6, AMD Crossfire Support, DirectX 11.1.

3. Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 7970 Vapor-X PCI-Express x16 3.0, GDDR5 3GB, 384-Bit, GPU:1000MHz (1050 Boost) / Mem:6000MHz, DVI x2, HDMI x1, Mini DisplayPort x2, DirectX 11 Dual Slot ATX, Vapor-X Cooling, Black diamond choke, AMD Avivo HD, AMD PowerTune, HD3D, AMD Stream, Eyefinity 2.0. Support, AMD Crossfire Support.

I live in South Africa so prices are similar.

Thanks for your help.

 

[mbrown138]

I have a Sapphire 7970 Dual-X and it has cool temperatures under load, some of the coolest out there. The Vapour-X is the successor to the dual x so things should be even better. What is the price difference? In Australia it is something like $80 between the Sapphire card and the others. It just isn't worth it. If the Lightning and the VapourX are the same price the it is probably down to preference.

 

[rootworm41]

I have a Sapphire 7970 Dual-X and it has cool temperatures under load, some of the coolest out there. The Vapour-X is the successor to the dual x so things should be even better. What is the price difference? In Australia it is something like $80 between the Sapphire card and the others. It just isn't worth it. If the Lightning and the VapourX are the same price the it is probably down to preference.

The Asus is R4499, the MSI is R4995 and the Sapphire is R4495.

 

[mbrown138]

Well I would go for the Sapphire card. They are the largest manufacturer of AMD cards. It's pretty tight between the two but I think Sapphire's might run a little cooler and in my experience overclocks better. They are both nice cards. Sorry I can't help more.

 

[rootworm41]

Well I would go for the Sapphire card. They are the largest manufacturer of AMD cards. It's pretty tight between the two but I think Sapphire's might run a little cooler and in my experience overclocks better. They are both nice cards. Sorry I can't help more.

Thanks for your help maybe i'll wait a little longer for some more answers.