Is the extra £90 between a 7950 / 50 worth it ?

[paulstung]

I'm still trying to pin down which gpu I want to buy. I have found reference cards in both the 7950 and the 7970 , so no issue there now . I just can't decide if the extra chunk of money for the 70 is worth it . I have watched Toms review on the HIS 7950 several times , and after his findings it seems to be a no brainer . But the fact it was up against a stock 7970 is still ringing bells . I understand that the 7970 when oc'd is obviously going to be a better performer but I'm not sure if I can justify the price difference for such a small amount of performance gain .

So guys what would you do . Is the extra £90 ish worth it , or should I just stick with my first choice in the 7970 ? My head is saying get the 7950 , but my heart is saying get the best I can afford and go for the 7970 . This is deffo my last chunk of money had a great result at a car boot yesterday .

One thing to note if I go for the 7950 I can get all fittings , rad etc , to add it straight into my loop . Whereas with the 7970 I have to wait a few days for a refund to come from the rma to dabs for a soundcard ( any one how long does it take for a refund to show in paypal ?) Decisions Decisions ...

So I made a decision an went for the HIS hd 7950, and she came earlier today. I just need to wait for the block and fittings, before I get her naked and wet. Then again I'm very impatient, so she might get a quick test drive tonight, along with the 16gb of Avexir MPower ram.

 

[alienware]

What resolution do you intend to game at?

If it's 1080p then the 7950 is more than sufficient.

You could also wait for a good deal to come up on the 7970 as I've seen them on sale a few times.

 

[paulstung]

I'm only using 1080p , I will be giving eyefinity a go a some point though . They are both on offer at the moment the HIS hd 7950 is £234 and the HIS hd 7970 IceQ X2 is £324 . So both great deals , and both are reference pcb's , but blue . Nothing a backplate can't hide .

 

[alienware]

If you're thinking Eyefinity then I would get a 7950 now with the plan to maybe add another at a later date.

 

[paulstung]

Well I made my mind up, Iv'e got a lovely new HIS hd 7950 ordered as well as the block. Cheers for the help mate.

 

[alienware]

Good stuff

Make sure to keep us updated in the rig gallery !

 

[paulstung]

I will do mate . The card is coming tomorrow, but the cooling bits and bobs, well not tomorrow. I won't go into a not so special shop, and the ins and out, lets just say i'm fuming. If all goes well Thursday.