I think this is a pretty hot deal, pretty tempted to CF 2 of these instead of waiting for AIB R9 290
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202001
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202001
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The mobile 5% off coupon doesn't work though.
Thank you OP for the great deal
they are also offering a 5% discount code for the mobile site.
MLBNOV16 today only i believe
Wow! The GHz edition nonetheless, all those people selling their 7970s in the forums for more are going to be pissed.
Came in yesterday... This card is loud as shit! I repasted the GPU today, the factory job looked awful, but I'm not convinced it'll make it any quieter. My MSI 7950 TF3 is a mouse in comparison at load.
Anyone have any tips as to reducing the in-game fan noise? Without spending $$ on a aftermarket HSF? I swear it's equal to the gtx480 in loudness. I'm down to BIOS flash or whatever if it helps...
The VaporX fan unit installed on the SAPPHIRE HD 7970 did a great job of keeping the card well cooled, clocking in 4 degrees Celsius cooler at idle than the reference Radeon HD 7970 at idle and 17 degrees cooler under load. The GTX 680 performed comparably to the reference Radeon HD 7970. While overclocked, the SAPPHIRE HD 7970 temperature did not increase, however, the fans did spin up slightly higher than they did at the stock speed. We also noticed during idle situations, the fans would occasionally turn off. At standard settings, the fans were not audibly noticeable but when increased to 100% they are rather noticeable.
ruh-roh..... mine is being delivered today. I thought the Vapor-X model was supposed to have a good heatsink?
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/09/24/sapphire_vaporx_radeon_hd_7970_ghz_edition_review/9
Came in yesterday... This card is loud as shit! I repasted the GPU today, the factory job looked awful, but I'm not convinced it'll make it any quieter. My MSI 7950 TF3 is a mouse in comparison at load.
Anyone have any tips as to reducing the in-game fan noise? Without spending $$ on a aftermarket HSF? I swear it's equal to the gtx480 in loudness. I'm down to BIOS flash or whatever if it helps...
smoking deal for sure -- which is why I priced my 7970's (that did over 1GHz) how I did in the forum when I sold them.
Funny enough I still had low ballers asking for me to do 200 shipped. (shipping is $10 minimum for standard post around here)
So lets see the current market value is $220 after rebate shipped on a good deal (which will only get better in the next two weeks).
You are selling used versions and calling $200 shipped a low ball offer. If you ask me that is pretty good for a used option of old hardware that has likely been overvalued (theoretically lowering its expected lifespan). That is a 10% discount to spare a rebate at the expense of diminished lifespan.
Sounds to me like you are the one overvaluing your heavily used product.
He could have sold them a year ago from how I read his post so I think you may be way off base here.
ruh-roh..... mine is being delivered today. I thought the Vapor-X model was supposed to have a good heatsink?
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/09/24/sapphire_vaporx_radeon_hd_7970_ghz_edition_review/9