Which 7970 card should I get?

[Garret Wood]

This is my first build and I am not really going to go crazy with the OC'ing on my cpu, so I don't really care a whole ton about OC'ing my graphics card, or computer, I just want a solid option for a 7970, and this seems to me to be the best choice. Any advice would be great.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-125-413&SortField=1&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=1#scrollFullInfo

 

[MysteryINC]

The Gigabyte 7970 will keep your 7970 cool even under high loads

 

[Garret Wood]

What is the difference between that Sapphire and the Gigabyte? As I said, I don't particularly care about huge OC's, from what I gather that gigabyte has the best cooling. IDK though

 

[ihog]

You'd have to go real in depth. You'd have to find which has better core cooling, memory cooling, VRM cooling and who manufacturers the memory. And if either is voltage locked.

Chances are, you'll be fine either way. Just get the cheaper one.