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 Posted: Thu, 20th Dec 2012 19:43 Post subject: Choosing GPU again after a DOA |
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So i got a HD7950 Twin Frost 3 from Amazon, gave blue lines, 95c under load, crashing after some stress tests etc.... Returned it to amazon, now waiting for a refund.
Meanwhile im back at square one, with another sad story with Ati...
Ive read so many good things about this card, but also horror story and i have one under my belt. I would love to get another one and get a good one this time but i dont know... RMAing a card is expensive from here (40 Shipping to me, Then 40 Shipping back for the RMA... THEN 40 more on the new card.... fuck)
Any tips on what to choose from this list?
- 660 TI (How is it OCing?)
- Another 7950 from Gigabyte
- Or a sacrifice to get a 670?
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Dec 2012 19:51 Post subject: |
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It has nothing to do with AMD, you ordered a card from MSI is what the problem is.
If you're going AMD, stick with those who've been around the longest. Sapphire > Visiontek > Diamond
If you're going nVidia, stick with evga
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Dec 2012 20:02 Post subject: |
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I usually go to newegg and i buy the ones with most reviews and most ratings, since those mean positive results. Sadly the Twin Frost thing died and in case i get another 7950, i was thinking Gigabyte since i read its goody. Or is it?
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mortman
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Dec 2012 20:30 Post subject: |
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Why would it cost 40 shipping for rma?
Couldn't you just get Amazon to do a replacement rather then messing about if that card also had issues then you need to look at your system as the problem not the card.
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Dec 2012 20:35 Post subject: |
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MSI has a bad history. No one's buying their motherboards anymore because they keep catching on fire. Let alone them being able to get decent working video cards.
Gigabyte is alright. but as I said, if you're going to get an AMD card, get Sapphire, then Visiontek, then Diamond
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sausje
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Dec 2012 20:38 Post subject: |
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Had Sapphire AMD cards since the x1950 pro, NEVER EVER had a single problem with them (while my nvidia cards that got replaced by the Sapphire ones did cause problems nonstop).
So either you are really unlucky with AMD hardware (like me with nvidia), or like the rest says, it has to do with the company you got the card from (donno what the english word for it is  )
Plus keep in mind, Sapphire gives you gold membership for their site, mich means you can participate into quite frequent giveaways of games and such (you can't enter most with just silver membership). That's always a nice plus, still getting value out of buying a Sapphire card 6 years ago with this 
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Dec 2012 20:42 Post subject: |
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Iv'e gotten I think 3 free games from them since i got my 5850
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Dec 2012 21:37 Post subject: |
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I would just swap the 7950 to a same working one. It beats overclocked even GTX 680 these days with the new drivers. You had just extremely bad luck by receiving dead card.
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Dec 2012 21:55 Post subject: |
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Im in a paranoid status.... every card i read reviews about in newegg and amazon i see Damaged reports, lol.
Im stuck, between another 7950 (Im liking the gigabyte one because of the cooler, but i kind of wanna go sapphire for security...) or a 670 or 660TI, but im so scared right now ill have to keep reading until i can decide.
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Dec 2012 23:22 Post subject: |
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people who review online generally are stupid and have no idea what they're doing. Hell people rate the product on how shipping sucked.
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| Posted: Thu, 20th Dec 2012 23:47 Post subject: |
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| SpykeZ wrote: | | people who review online generally are stupid and have no idea what they're doing. Hell people rate the product on how shipping sucked. |
+1 most ppl buy the card, install it , and play games. all the frustrated people who got a broken card or dont know how to properly install it give it 1 out of 5 stars cause thats how they vent to the world.
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Dec 2012 00:37 Post subject: |
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Yep, more than half think just booting the computer up and all a sudden have video working cause windows installed it think it's the official driver
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Przepraszam
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Dec 2012 00:58 Post subject: |
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| SpykeZ wrote: | | Yep, more than half think just booting the computer up and all a sudden have video working cause windows installed it think it's the official driver |
some newegg reviews are pretty fucking hilarious, especially those that put highest level on "Tech Level"  |
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Dec 2012 01:06 Post subject: |
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LOL this card sucks! TOOK 15 DAYS TO GET HERE
It obviously didn't have enough GHz to travel faster
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Dec 2012 01:08 Post subject: |
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DrXtreme: 4 out of 5 eggsRating: 4/5Update to my review from 7/28/2010 for the ASUS P6X58D Premium
Pros: Well Documented BIOS compared to many other boards. Can use SATA 3 along with SATA 6 and IDE channels. 2 USB Ports.
I must apologize to Asus for slamming them in my review on 7/28/2010. They did not deserve that, so I want to go on the record publicly offering an apology for diss'ing them.
They have now worked with me to help me figure attempt to figure out this memory issue. I have contacted my memory supplier and tried every setting they recommended - none worked. Only manually setting the BIOS to 1066 MGHz for RAM allowed the board to show 8 Gigs of the 12 installed.
Cons: There is NO definitive way to confirm a memory controller failure. I have ran Intel's CPU diagnostics and it fails at the same point every time with no indication of why. I ran Memtest. I have ran every memory and CPU test I can buy or download with no luck. I now have the RTM version of Piriform's Speccyand between it and CPUz I truly believe this is a failing Memory Controller that is ON Die of the CPU, but I have no way to confirm this. Speccy shows I have 6 slots, with 6 slots populated, but only 4 slots reporting. I can put any ram from the QVL list in those slots alone and the system won't post. I have been trying to work with Intel, but that is like trying to communicate with someone who won't answer the phone at times.
Other Thoughts: I REALLY Wish I would have bought a 6 core AMD and an MSI or Gigabyte board now. I have over 9 grand into this system and feel like I could have ordered a Dell Studio for 1200 and had as strong a performer. I know this board when the memory issue is resolved will be a killer!! Benchmarks are great for what I have, Only thing that really needs to be changed is the 2nd PCI-E 16 lane slot needs to be farther down to allow the Vid cards to breath better.[/u]
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Dec 2012 01:15 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Dec 2012 10:12 Post subject: |
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Get the gigabyte, the cooler is very good. Had GTX 670 with that Windforce 3x.
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Dec 2012 16:27 Post subject: |
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Sapphire has some of the best non reference coolers. Have they made the vapor cooler for the new cards yet?
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sausje
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Dec 2012 18:38 Post subject: |
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Good pick, the vapor cooling is awesome, had it for years (had toxic first, then vapor )
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Dec 2012 18:50 Post subject: |
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| Breezer_ wrote: | | Get the gigabyte, the cooler is very good. Had GTX 670 with that Windforce 3x. |
+1 got the windforce 3x on my current gigabyte 6950
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| Posted: Fri, 21st Dec 2012 19:26 Post subject: |
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| Breezer_ wrote: | | Get the gigabyte, the cooler is very good. Had GTX 670 with that Windforce 3x. |
Mine is the 7950 from gigabyte and it's pretty good. I can't hear the fans at 25%~30% (non-gaming) and it's still quiet enough under heavy use.
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Frant
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| Posted: Sat, 22nd Dec 2012 07:11 Post subject: |
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I have the MSI 7950/OC, replaced the stock fan with the Accelero Extreme 7970, running fans att 100% all times (they're quiet sons of bitches and cools like hell). No issues.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
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| Posted: Sat, 22nd Dec 2012 12:45 Post subject: |
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I have the Vapor-X on my 7870, inaudible.
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| Posted: Mon, 24th Dec 2012 14:18 Post subject: |
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There are loads of issues with the MSI 7950 and 7970 cards, AMD isn't to blame for the low manufacturing and quality control standards of MSI. I'd get another 7950 from a decent manufacturer like Gigabyte or Sapphire, and avoid MSI products in the future.
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