LinkBack URL
About LinkBacksRead more.Throws in some free games, too.
Read more.Throws in some free games, too.
About time.
Now we just need nVidia to follow suit and make AMD drop prices again....then all the new cards might actually be selling for what their worth.
Main PC: Asus P8Z77 WS / 3570k @ 4.4GHz / 8GB Vengeance Black / GTX 780 (03G-P4-2783-KR) / Areca 1680 / X-Fi Titanium / Corsair: HX 850 / 600T / K60 / M60 / 2x Dell 3007 / 2 x 256GB Samsung 830 (RAID0) / 4 x 240GB Corsair Force 3 (RAID0) / 4 x 1TB Sumsung F1 (RAID5) / Multi-boot: Win 8 x64 Pro, Ubuntu and OS X Lion
HTPC: GA-Z68A-D3-B3 / i5 @ 3.6GHz / 8GB XMS3 / 7970 (GV-R797OC-3GD) / Tevii S480 / SST-LC20 / Antec TP-550 / PS50C6900 / 128GB Kingston V200 SSD + 3 x 1.5TB + 1 x 3TB / Windows 8 x64 Pro with WMC
Spare/Loaner: Gigabyte EX58-UD5 / i950 / 12GB RAM / GTS 450 / Corsair 300R / Silverpower 700W modular
Server Setup: HP ML110 G5 / 8GB RAM / Areca 1210 RAID / 2 x 300GB (RAID1) / 2 x 250GB (RAID1) / 3 NICs / Windows Server 2008 R2
2 x ESX 5.1 Nodes: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 / AMD FX 6100 / 16GB XMS3 / 500W Mushkin Volta / 160GB SATA HDD / 5 NICs
NAS 1: HP Microserver N40L / 10GB RAM / 2 x 3TB + 80GB Intel SSD (Hybrid) + 2 x 1TB / 3Gbps || NAS 2: HP Microserver N40L / 10GB RAM / 2 x 3TB (RAID1) + 2 x 640GB (RAID1) + 80GB Intel SSD (Hybrid) / 3GBps || Network: TL-WR1043ND w/DD-WRT + Dell PowerConnect 5224
Noxvayl (16-04-2012)
I will +1 that - very hard to justify the cost of the newest cards even though they offer blistering performance.Originally Posted by shaithis
Back in the day paying for the premium card actually seemed to make a difference to graphical fidelity in games... nowadays it just means more FPS without too much discernible difference to quality imo. I could never justify spending more than £200 on a graphics card now, but that may be because I am a student :-P
It's still quite expensive!
a 1GHz overclocked* 7970 for £360 with three free games is a deal i can't pass up.
* inc 10% discount code from OCuk.
AMD X6 1090T / 8GB DDR3 1600 / Gigabyte 890FX UD5 / 2GB VaporX 5870HD / 3x 24" Dell
That is an amazing offer, if I was planning to purchase a graphics card this year I would pounce at this offer. Helps that all the games being offered are high quality and recent.
"The price cuts don't change our performance evaluation" - well no they wouldn't, but you could have at least altered the prices to make them more accurate now if you're going to link to it.
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
sweet timing, i was for buying one on thursday...
I wish they'd drop the price of the 7870.
I think we can thank consoles for this, games used to be designed for PC then ported to Console. Now its designed for Console then ported to PC. This means the engines change less frequently and less harshly as the hardware in consoles remains mostly the same from birth. It seemed in the old days of PC Gaming you had to have a new engine for a sequal which meant a new graphics card. I've had the same graphics card now since MW2 and have not desperately needed to change yet. Glad im waiting for things to settle down with latest cards before I make a move.
Also today we see a lot of spin offs and DLC's so the engine has to remain the same for some time.
sweet timing, I'm was for buying HD7970 on thursday, its nice when nice things happen lol
Good times, although for me i couldnt care less about the games and id much rather them knock off an extra £30 with no games... ill choose which games ill buy, would be nice to see the 7950 appearing at £270!.
Still, i will await for it to be cheaper or next year... hmm decisions
Isn't healthy competition great? Bring on the rest of the 6xx range.
Article's been updated. HD 7970 now available for £350 at Scan.
too expensive still
don't think I'll ever buy anything at that price range.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote