Gigabyte HD7970 OC Review
Test Setup, Overclocking and Temps
Published: 2nd March 2012 | Source: Gigabyte | Price: |
Test Setup
Gigabyte HD7970 OC Windforce Edition
Catalyst HD7970 Drivers 11.12
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 4.6GHz
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
2x Corsair AX1200W
Corsair GTX8
Corsair H100
Noctua NF-F12 Fans
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Overclocking
Despite coming from the factory at 1000MHz you know we wouldn't just leave it at that. Some gentle tweaking later and the Gigabyte is rock-solid stable at a stunning 1300MHz. Hopefully the results will bear out our monster overclock.
Temperatures
Let's get one thing straight, this is whisper quiet. It's no louder than the Noctua's on our H100. It's not only about noise though, look at those temperatures. The coolest HD7970 by about 10°C!!
Most Recent Comments
That blue PCB...
Gigabyte, I am dissapoint.
Gigabyte, I am dissapoint.
A shame to see the blue PCB, despite seeing early pics with a black PCB... 
still considering a 7950/Kepler (after TTL reviews of course!) upgrade in the future!
still considering a 7950/Kepler (after TTL reviews of course!) upgrade in the future!what is the difference between the blue and dark PCB
I just bought this for gaming and that is its weakest site, damn
Could it be that Tom had a "bad" version or just out of luck to get a good gpu like you see with some cpu when you start to oc??
I just bought this for gaming and that is its weakest site, damn
Could it be that Tom had a "bad" version or just out of luck to get a good gpu like you see with some cpu when you start to oc??Hello, nice review on it 
i got this yesterday one question though, did the one you got make a buzzing sound under load?
because mine does but its great other then the buzzin as soon as i quit bf3 it stopps buzzing :s i may have to take it back if not
its all running fine BF3 maxed out getting anywhere from 50 - 90 fps on stock.
i got this yesterday one question though, did the one you got make a buzzing sound under load?
because mine does but its great other then the buzzin as soon as i quit bf3 it stopps buzzing :s i may have to take it back if not
its all running fine BF3 maxed out getting anywhere from 50 - 90 fps on stock.
I think it's more than time the performance going down when a card is overclocked is seriously looked at.
Is it actually £500 for the 9/10 for the price score ? I have no idea on the actual.
Lovely coolers these.
If you're a Batman fan, you still save your cash and get a 560ti.. it's crazy what optimizing for one game can do.
.. and they don't like the synthetic Unigine.
pcie 2.1 ?
Is it actually £500 for the 9/10 for the price score ? I have no idea on the actual.
Lovely coolers these.
If you're a Batman fan, you still save your cash and get a 560ti.. it's crazy what optimizing for one game can do.
.. and they don't like the synthetic Unigine.
pcie 2.1 ?
Windforce FTW. Unusual though that the card is slower than the ref models
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