Yet another Graphics card advice thread Eyefinity edition

[gillhooley]

Looking to finish my new rig with enough graphics muscle to run 3 displays in as good of settins as I can.
Just looking for some advice.
I am leaning a single 7950 and go CF when the budget allows, going CF 7850 2gb is tempting.

Thoughts?

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE:This week
BUDGET RANGE🙁e.g.: USD $350-450)Before Rebates
USAGE Gaming (Skyrim, Bioshock infinity, Civ 5, Crysis 3)
CURRENT GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5750 CF
SYSTEM SPECS:

I5 3570k
Asrock z77 Extreme 4
8gb ddr3 1600
Samsung 840 250 gb ssd
3x 1.5 tb samsung spinpoint Raid 5
850w OCZ elite stream
Define R4 case

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS:newegg.com, ncix.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:USA
OVERCLOCKING:Yes
Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE:Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION:3 x 1920x1080 Eyfinity / Surround
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:I would like a quiet setup (within reason)

 

[ikaz]

Why not go with a single 7970 they are around $380 and come with Crysis 3 and Bioshock. Then CF if you need to in the future, as far as cf 7850 while two of them cost about $360 I think it worth the extra $20 for a single card. However if you really want o CF a card you may want to look into the 7870 LE/TX cards which are cut back versions of 7950. They cost about $240 but can be cf with 7900 series cards.