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670 is a no brainer unless you fold or plan to overclock really high like on water. Even then it uses quite a bit more power.
The AMD card to get is the 7950 not the 7970. $100 cheaper and only 0-3% slower at same speed.
I don't like how half memory is on back of the reference design. While not essential to cool memory with a water block one will get better results with mem on same side so block can cool - I'd recommend a 680 boarded 670 like gigabytes OC or Asus' DC2T which is custom but EK is making a block...
It's faster by a bit - but rather if it's worth i dont know... probably not.
I was maxing games at my res with 448... reason I bought was power savings... I am running it on open air now since I'm painting my comp
Yes no problem.
I cool a 448 OC and 4.5 SB with 120 x 240 which has less sq mm than a 180mm rad
I'd get this for $45
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_457_912&products_id=32306
I look forward to this build and some pics.
EVGA desperately trying to unload their uncompetitive dated boards. I wonder who build them for them ECS? Asus? either way there are $130 extreme clocking boards from the majors so you're essentially tossing $400 in the trash.
Another thing is where are these super duper MSI cards I've been hearing about over a month now- talk about vaporware.
Find me a 7870 Hawk, a 7970 lightnig, a 7850 power edition.
If you think 680s are hard to find you have seen nothing yet.
When it comes down to $279 it may have value. Now it's a complete ripoff. 7950 can be had for almost same price and is faster stock AND has almost 500Mz OC headroom vs about 300Mhz for HAWK on air.
Since 7950 has more IPC than 7870 it's 500Mhz OC is very very significant compared to 7870...
7950 OC's were extremely low - people are getting 1200+ on air these days. Would like to have seen the SAPPHIRE 100352OCSR Radeon HD 7950 which is stock @ 950Mhz and surely able to get 1200+... Which should even the score like 7970 did and may advance ahead of 670.
But OCing is never guaranteed...
Finally a real 50-100% upgrade instead of rip off place holder we were given for $500.
I guess my GTX 670 will be worth what it should be $250 any day now.