Nvidia GTX 670 or AMD HD7970?

jollytraveller · 2012-06-12, 09:44 AM

I'm getting a new PC for PS2 and the only sticking point so far is which GPU to go for.

I'm getting an Asus P8Z77-V motherboard, 8GB of gaming RAM and a super-clocked i5 3570K all of which I have researched and am happy with, but I can work out which graphics card to get, so any help would be appreciated.

They are both priced fairly similarly where I'm from (the 7970 is about £50 more expensive but I'm happy to pay for it if it's worth it) and they both seem to have similar results. The 7970 is better at some games such as Crysis, whereas the 670 is better at games such as BF3.

At the moment, I'm leaning towards the 670 because PS2 looks and feels similar to BF3 but that could be wildly inaccurate. The 670 also seems to be better at gaming "across the board" whereas the 7970 is a bit hit and miss...... playing some games exceptionally well and others not good at all.

Thoughts please?

Ailos · 2012-06-12, 09:53 AM

It's a no-brainer, get the 670.

On it's best day, the 7970 can only keep up with the 670, but at a higher price.

Also, PS2 will be using GPU-assisted PhysX, so if you have an NVidia card, it'll look extra pretty.

Ieyasu · 2012-06-12, 11:01 AM

I agree with Ailos. It really is almost a no brainer. The 670 is an amazing card and for roughly 100$ less than the 680 you get within 3-5% of its performance. That coupled with what Ailos already mentioned about the use of phsyx and being developed on Nvidia cards pretty much seals the deal.

Rbstr · 2012-06-12, 11:32 AM

Another for the 670, it's at least as good and cheaper.

Vancha · 2012-06-12, 12:02 PM

670, for sure. I also recommend getting an ASUS version, although avoid the "TOP" variant.

Cheapest ASUS one you'll find.*

Cheapest stock version you'll find.*

*Probably.

jollytraveller · 2012-06-12, 01:28 PM

670 it is then. Thanks guys!

Bags · 2012-06-12, 03:06 PM

Yeah, my 670 is great. It only becomes audible over my case fans at 60% fan speed (though not with headphones on), and that's enough to keep the card at 60C under load in BF3. Runs that game on ultra at like 83FPS when I don't have Vsync on.

bjorntju1 · 2012-06-13, 03:19 PM

Nvidia >>> AMD imo. I fucking hate AMD's drivers. I had dual HD4870 before, and I had lots of problems with cross fire not working. Or the catalyst control center not even opening. No more AMD for me unless they get really good performance for the price.

Ieyasu · 2012-06-13, 04:09 PM

Im rocking a Gigabyte gtx 680 atm, but Ive had alot of success with AMD/ATI cards in the past. The 6950 is a great card for the price and the 5870 was a beast when it hit the market and for some time afterward.

Noivad · 2012-06-13, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by jollytraveller

I'm getting a new PC for PS2 and the only sticking point so far is which GPU to go for.

I'm getting an Asus P8Z77-V motherboard, 8GB of gaming RAM and a super-clocked i5 3570K all of which I have researched and am happy with, but I can work out which graphics card to get, so any help would be appreciated.

They are both priced fairly similarly where I'm from (the 7970 is about £50 more expensive but I'm happy to pay for it if it's worth it) and they both seem to have similar results. The 7970 is better at some games such as Crysis, whereas the 670 is better at games such as BF3.

At the moment, I'm leaning towards the 670 because PS2 looks and feels similar to BF3 but that could be wildly inaccurate. The 670 also seems to be better at gaming "across the board" whereas the 7970 is a bit hit and miss...... playing some games exceptionally well and others not good at all.

Thoughts please?

Since your happy to pay for it I would recommend.

FX8150 CPU
Crosshair V Formula MB
16 gig Vengence Ram
Cooler Master Haf 932 ot 932x Case
ocz Vertex 3 2.5 solid State Drive min 120 gb for win 7 oem and ps2 only
a 7200 1 tTB drive for data- if u really got the money go for the new 10000 rpm model
Liteon24x dvd
coolmaster 1000w Silent Pro M powersupply or larger if 2 vid cards
Corsair H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU cooler

And the EVGA 670 comes in 3 versions - 1 you overclock if you know what your doing, and oveclocked version 02g-P4-2678KA - best bang for the buck, or a super over clocked version.

You can oveclock the 670 to give you 680 performance.

I like EVGA because of their customer service. buy from Amazon.com for good customer service as well

best of luck with what ever you go with.

Bags · 2012-06-13, 05:05 PM

Why on earth would you need a 1000w psu for 2 670s?

Goku · 2012-06-13, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by Bags

Why on earth would you need a 1000w psu for 2 670s?

That and a 8150 will be a massive bottleneck for those two cards.

Rbstr · 2012-06-13, 05:38 PM

Yeah recommending an AMD CPU in a high$$$ build is a "wat" kind of choice.

I also treat any motherboard that starts to get branding other than a model number with extreme suspicion. (You catch me spending over $150 inflation-adjusted on a motherboard, please yell at me)

Ieyasu · 2012-06-13, 05:57 PM

I dont recommend amd cpus in any kind of build since Intel launched the core2duo on.

I also dont recommend OCZ SSDs to anyone since they got busted using toy grade memory in their drives...

Bags · 2012-06-14, 02:23 AM

My entire system load with 2 monitors is ~350w. You don't need 1k for 2 670s.