I'm trying to chose a 6970, I was thinking the MSI R6970 Lightning or Powercooler PCS+ for the better sound and cooling but not sure if they are worth the extra cash, or just go the cheapest route like the XFX HD 697A CNFC at $320. I'm concerned about heat and noise so anybody with first hand...
I'm having a hard time justifying the price for this motherboard when compared to the Gigabyte Assasin & Sniper boards. The only difference I see is the blutooth feature and gigabyte boards have the bigfoot lan and sound on the boards, not as an add-in card. Almost seems like an afterthought on...