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#143404 14-Apr-2014 09:28

Is this a good deal??? What do you all think? I'm upgrading from 7970.

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#1024705 14-Apr-2014 09:30

From where?

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#1024709 14-Apr-2014 09:36

Trademe and its brand new.

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#1024717 14-Apr-2014 09:47

stone2: Trademe and its brand new.

I see plenty at $120 cheaper than that. Ah not new.

I see pricespy has various models from $580-750. If it's from a reputable retailer, it's probably not bad value. I'd personally rather have an nvidia card.

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#1024795 14-Apr-2014 11:36

The problem with the reference ones is that they are quite loud and it wouldn't be a huge improvement over your 7970

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#1024800 14-Apr-2014 11:40

I have been wondering about upgrading my GTX 780 but I can't see anything worth upgrading to and look at how much power the Titans use, my God!

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