Ok so I am having trouble deciding which 7970 I want to get. I am planning on eventually doing eyefinity when I can get a 3rd monitor and I would like to do it on a single card.(SLI and Crossfire setups are a pain in the ass) Anyway I have a Silverstone Raven RV02 case and I am considering going with the Gigabyte Windforce card. Although I can't decide between this one, the XFX Double D, and the Reference cooler. The XFX Double D is the best looking card, but the Windforce has better cooling. I also haven't ruled out the Asus DC2, but am a little worried about the high VRM temps.(I have also read of high VRM temps on the XFX card) I big plus on the Asus card though is I have not heard any reports of coil whine. Coil whine is one of those sounds that makes my skin crawl if it is loud enough to be audible. Any suggestions?
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Which 7970 should I get?
- Thread starter Siryak
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How are SLI and Crossfire setups a pain in the ass? I beg to differ, installing an extra card and a crossfire bridge is not a big hassle 
If you're worried about high temps and coil whine making your "skin crawl", do more research and make your own decision. Be a grown up and pick one!!
The point of asking in a forum is to gather opinions, yours is pretty harsh.
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A warranty list if you are interested:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArCtGVODPUTtdEdEUjRiSFdyckZ1Q1dGNUI3bkd5R1E#gid=0
If you're worried about high temps and coil whine making your "skin crawl", do more research and make your own decision. Be a grown up and pick one!!
Gee thanks that was helpful. /sarcasm I am doing research. That is what this post is for. There is no better way to find out a cards pro and cons than on a forum. Who better to ask than the people that are actually using them?
I am running a Corsair HX650...I would like to overclock some. I don't want to overstress my PSU though. I already have my Core i5 750 bumped up to 1.3v on the core at 4Ghz, so I am not sure exactly how much room I have left to overclock the 7970.
How are SLI and Crossfire setups a pain in the ass? I beg to differ, installing an extra card and a crossfire bridge is not a big hassle
I never said the installation was a pain in the ass. What is a pain in the ass is dealing with all of the software issues that come with it. I am running 460s in SLI right now and it has been nothing but trouble. Mainly it has caused issues with my other PCIe devices on my board. Not to mention I still can't run BF3 on Ultra on them because 1GB of VRAM is not enough to play without dips. Then there is the microstutter issue.