Recommend me a GPU!

[eUphoria]

How are you finding the upgrade?

I've only just had some time to try the 7870 out, but am very happy with it and have just started replaying Witcher 2 at max settings! Something that wasn't going to happen with a 4850. I'm also pleasantly surprised by the Xonar, good card that!

[eUphoria]

Of course the rest of my PC is starting to look a bit antiquated now - core2duo etc...

[dlennox04]

I need to overhaul my whole system including the GPU. Quiet is a big consideration, it's to be paired with an overclocked i5 on a 24" samsung monitor that I can't remember the resolution of. 78xx or nvidia? Is a 7950 just a waste? What are the quietest cards around?

Basically in the same situation myself at the moment. The fact the 7950 comes with crysis and bioshock: infinity currently swung the decision for me

[crossy]

Basically in the same situation myself at the moment. The fact the 7950 comes with crysis and bioshock: infinity currently swung the decision for me

Did you manage to get the codes for those two? EDIT 1: Got the codes in advance of the two games coming out, so I'm pretty happy

I got a deal from Aria on a 7970 (with six games!) and got a mail from AMD that the codes for those two would be "issued when available". Bioshock I'm not that bothered for, but would mind seeing whether Crysis3 could stretch the 7970. EDIT 2: Crysis3 does stretch the 7970 (is there anything other than SLI'd Titan's that could cope at full res/ultimate settings?) but the weak point in my rig now seems to be my cpu. Love the bundle though - that's got to be approaching £80 worth of games included on a just-over-£300 purchase.

Don't think I'd recommend the 7970 I've got (XFX Double D Black edition) - bundle deal is excellent, and support (so far) seems quite good, but on the downside the thing can get a bit noisy when you really start to push it for an extended period. Oh, and £314 all in, it's a bit on the pricey side. The Gigabyte 460 SOC that it replaced was 2/3's the price and I NEVER heard the fans cut in.

EDIT 3: the 7970DDB is a lot noisier than the 460 it replaced - but the noise is just a whooshing noise that cuts in if you're really hammering it. Doing some benchmarking seems to indicate that XFX have been very conservative with the fan settings, so it's ramping up a little earlier than it perhaps needs to. I'm not going to complain, rather that than the gpu cooking itself! Plus the rest of my rig was chosen to be quiet, so I'm maybe being a little oversensitive.