7950/7970 or GTX580...What to choose?

[R4C3]

Ja voël dis hoekom ek my GTX470 in die 2de pci-e slot sit om physics te run. Eks slim so.

LOL ok Volstruis try dit maar...

[frank007]

I would wait for the new Nvidia Cards. I think they will smoke the new AMD stuff. Then you also wont have to worry about hybrid setups. You could just use the Nvidia Drivers. Its not too long to go.

[The Joker]

Putting my neck on the line now, but I can promise you Nvidia will not be releasing anything that beats the 7970 at the price fridgevr is paying for the 7970. Again don't expect monster gains from the new Nvidia cards, probably 10-15%.

Its hard to believe, the 7970 has been available since late december, by the time Nvidia launches their flagship cards the 7970 will have been on sale for around 6 - 8 Months. So yes the Kepler series cards will be faster, by how much I am not sure, they will also run hotter, draw more power, as Nividia's of past have done.

Then people will be comparing the GTX680 or whatever it will be called to the 7970 saying I told you it would be faster bla bla, then the amd fans will shout yes but the 7970 has been available for 8 months already..comparing older tech and then they'll say AMD are already working on their new GPU's (Which they are).

Its a never ending cycle.

[cheeseofdoooom]

I can get a GTX580 for under 5k with tax and the 7970's are all above 6k with tax. So is it really worth a k more?

It is, remember the 7000 series uses WAY less power and therefore heat(i'm talking about 40% less in some cases) than the Nvida cards. So that extra 1k will pay for it's self in under a year. That coupled with the OC ability, PCI-e 3.0 and a 384bit interface its the right card to buy. Personally i'd go with a 7950 with a Asus directCU cooler and OC the SHIT outa it

Nvida cards are there for those who want raw power and dnt care about heat fan noise or power consumption and TBH their flagships are always over priced.
AMD cards (well since the 4000 series) have been improving on their price vs performance model. If you're working on a budget 9/10 AMD's the way to go.