VPN: FX797ATNFCXFX Radeon HD 7970 Double D Core Edition 925MHZ 3GB 5.5GHZ DDR5 2XMINI-DP HDMI DVI PCI-E Video Card
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 Rating: Review Date: 02/13/12 |
XFX Radeon HD 7970 Double D Core Edition 925MHZ 3GB 5.5GHZ DDR5 2XMINI-DP HDMI DVI PCI-E Video Card
Cons:-Loud! Once the fan gets above 30% it's clearly audible. 50% sounds like a jet engine. I expected it to be loud since it is a reference design, but not that loud.-Price.-No adapters. Unlike many other companies that at least included display port to HDMI adapters with their 7970's this one doesn't come with any.-Only 2yr. warranty, unusual for XFX who always had double lifetime warranties with all their cards.
Pros:-Fast!-Lots of room to overclock, but you won't really need to unless you run games at high resolutions or ones that are heavily modded.-Card stays pretty cool even when overclocked.-Looks neat, to me at least.-Easy to install and register for warranty.-Reference cooler blows heat out of the case. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/23/12 |
XFX Radeon HD 7970 Double D Core Edition 925MHZ 3GB 5.5GHZ DDR5 2XMINI-DP HDMI DVI PCI-E Video Card
Cons:-Expensive-Using updated catalyst 11.12 driver, AMD should've released the updated 12.1 driver with the release of the card.(Minor)
Pros:-Fast-Not as loud as HD6970Great FPS Comment:
I have been gaming with this card for approx. 2 weeks. Bought this card the day it was released and I am loving every minute of it. I upgraded from an HD6970 to this and I don't regret my choice. This card runs very smooth, and doesn't get as loud as previous generations. I have always been an AMD/ATI fan, and I will continue to be. I believe that this card is worth the upgrade, especially coming from anything before the 6900 series. You won't be disappointed. |
All in all it's a great card. I would recommend getting an after-market cooler for it, like the Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme 7970 or wait for quieter non-reference cards to be released, since it is pretty loud, but that's just me. I like my PC to be as quiet as possible.