[zapatista]

Originally Posted by Baron

Im sorry, what?

First of all, i have 1280 Gb memory and i never run out on high settings in loD, heck iv managed just fine on 1024 Gb if i lower just a couple of settings from unlimited to high . Standard memory on any GTX 670 is 2 Gb.

Second: Gtx 670/680 is gaming cards, not a jack of all trades. The technical features you speak of is irrelevant and never ever used by 95% of the costumers. ( mining etc.)

Third: The only reason Ati can claim the throne (hmmm) is because the launched a card thats oc`ed to the hilt straight from the factory, not the partners like Gigabyte, Asus etc, but from ATI themselves, witch is unheard of and only shows that.....well, i wont go into that.

Fourth: Gtx 670 is as fast or (most of the times) faster than the 7970, even in Battlefield on Ultra, with its insufficient memory mind you. (and im not even talking about the 680 here) if you dont count the "all new" Gigahertz version from Ati, witch in reality, is a oc`d stock 7970 with differant bios, as i already mentioned.

Fifth: Gtx is cooler, less noisy, and draws less power than the 7970 and essentially costs the same (10 euros here and there)

I dont mind you recomending what you see as a good card but keep to the facts please, its the OP money and he is the one about to spend alot of it. I always use what i like and owned Ati cards to, but the fact of the matter is that Ati was left behind this time around. (7*** series vs 6** series).

Btw, what problems with NVidia in CloD do you speak of? As far as i know Ati owners is the ones who have had problems with CloD since its release.


the OP now got 2 different opinions, lets not take it further and let him find out what's true and what's not by googling.

that is a pretty good summary

i have just been doing some window shopping for these high end cards, and reading reviews and comparisons online to bring my information on them up to date (hope in the next couple of months to get a high spec'd gfx card and a new cpu), and concur with your summary.

however good the 7970 looks on specs and performance, it does it at the cost of significantly greater heat and noise. having the card so firmly oc'd also would shorten its lifespan (might not matter for frequent upgraders). its better performance for running multiple screens however is a big step in its favour, and would matter for me in making my final choice.