Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti vs AMD Radeon HD 7950

[ShardTheOwl]

So I am going to build a Gaming PC soon, and I've been having some trouble deciding between the 2. I've heard there were driver issues and that the fan is loud and it gets hot easily with the 7950? I don't know which one I should get, lots of people seem to reccomend the 7950 over the 660 Ti.

 

[ShardTheOwl]

Why wouldn't you buy it? Is there something wrong with it?

 

[bigcyco1]

It's a reference card which to me means it's slower and loud

 

[ShardTheOwl]

Reference card? What's that?

 

[bigcyco1]

Basically,reference cards are made using a design from AMD/Nvidia.

 

[ShardTheOwl]

Why would that make it slower?

 

[ShardTheOwl]

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html The 660 Ti and the 7950 score pretty much the same, and I think I might go with the 660 Ti.

 

[smeezekitty]

Yeah those single fan cards like that are kind of noisy.

 

[ShardTheOwl]

I'm not so sure between the 660 Ti and the 7950 so far. I'm leaning both sides.

 

[Novuake]

No, I meant the one I posted.

I cant see WHY you would take the one you posted above the one that bigcyco posted, it has better cooling, better components and is much quieter. Geez they are the same price and the one you posted has a shipping cost...

I am starting to think you are trolling.

 

[ShardTheOwl]

I'm not trolling. You want to be unhelpful? Then leave.

 

[Novuake]

I'm not trolling. You want to be unhelpful? Then leave.

I am not being unhelpful. I have explained what a reference design is. And yet still you choose to ignore our advice. Buy what you want. No point in asking advice and then arguing or ignoring our advice.

Regards from this one...

 

[ShardTheOwl]

I'm not ignoring it. I don't see how the cooling is better on the IceQ. It only has 1 fan like the other, and I personally don't like the looks of the IceQ. Some people care about aesthetics, like me. Hell you can see the part of the graphics card that has those tubes potruding.

 

[Novuake]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7950-review-benchmark,3207.html

Read.

This will explain the differences between common HD7950s.

 

[17seconds]

This should help explain it, custom cooled cards are generally quieter and run cooler:

But it does bring forward the point, that even the best custom cooled 7950 is going to be significantly louder than a reference GTX 660 Ti, and a lot louder than the many custom cooled GTX 660 Ti's that are all available for less than $300 with a free copy of Metro Last Light.

 

[Novuake]

This should help explain it, custom cooled cards are generally quieter and run cooler:

But it does bring forward the point, that even the best custom cooled 7950 is going to be significantly louder than a reference GTX 660 Ti, and a lot louder than the many custom cooled GTX 660 Ti's that are all available for less than $300 with a free copy of Metro Last Light.

Sniff sniff... I smell a fanboy.

 

[ShardTheOwl]

Haha, be quiet. Are you mad because you can't admit the truth? The 660 Ti runs quieter for sure. Don't get mad because hes just showing you facts.

 

[dudewitbow]

Haha, be quiet. Are you mad because you can't admit the truth? The 660 Ti runs quieter for sure. Don't get mad because hes just showing you facts.

its due to the fact that the 660ti is in a significantly smaller envelope for power consumption, so it does not require as much power to keep it cool compared to its tahiti comparison, which is less efficient compared to Cape Verde/Picairn

 

[Novuake]

Haha, be quiet. Are you mad because you can't admit the truth? The 660 Ti runs quieter for sure. Don't get mad because hes just showing you facts.

Did I seem mad?

LOL I am FULLY aware that the GTX660ti generates less heat and noise than an HD7950.

Notice the smiley I put in? Chill there for me kiddo...

 

[Beaker920]

If I get the 7950, which one should I get?

Safe Choices:
MSI Twin Frozr 3
Asus DC2
HIS IceQ
Sapphire Dual-X

Choices that may teeter depending on preference:
Gigabyte Windforce(heard its moderately loud)
XFX(good long warranty period, cooler is subpar compared to competitors)
Sapphire Vapor-X(if you get one that's either a) voltage locked or b) bad vram cooling. if its not a or b, then its a great card)

Hasn't the bad vram cooling on the Vapor-X been cured now, with the 2x8 pin PCB?