Summary: Just got this today, booted up right away. OC easily, and has voltage control, which is a huge pro. The dual fans run a bit loud at 100%, but with Crysis 3 at full...
Pros: Very quiet, amazing for Overclocking, and can handle any games that I have tested at full settings.
Cons: Takes a 8 and a 6 pin power connecter, but has an adapter in the box. Not a con, just for others to take note of.
Summary: I bought this card to go with my current xfx 7970 While this card is great, it overclocks a little less than my xfx (luck of the draw) The biggest problem is with the
Pros: Dual Bios switch, unlocked voltage, Overclocks well, keeps cool, rather quiet fan when on 100% fan speed
Cons: Very flimsy when compared to XFX brand gpus the open heatsink design removes a lot of rigidity to the card, Red PCB unlike the product picture.
Summary: I purchased one of these a few weeks ago and I have been pretty happy with the card. In my system, it idles around 45c and gets up to 80c when under full load.
Summary: This was a great deal for the $400-ish price after taxes, shipping, and rebates. Compared to the much higher nvidia prices at the moment, I opted for this card instead as...
Pros: price to performance ratio, least expensive 7970 at the time, runs very cool (40C idle, 65C load using kombuster burn in test)
Cons: can't get stable CC recommended max OC without a voltage boost