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Processor | i7 2700K @ 4.8 Ghz |
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Motherboard | Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z |
Cooling | Zalman CPNS9900-A LED |
Memory | Corsair Dominator GT CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 (4x4 Gb) |
Video Card(s) | 2 x (Sapphire) AMD Radeon HD7970 [Ref] -(crossfire) [out via DVI-D] |
Storage | 4 x WDC WD1002FAEX |
Display(s) | Dell U3011 @ 2560x1600 [in via DVI-D] |
Case | Coolermaster Stacker STC T01 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatality Pro [PCI-E] |
Power Supply | Corsair AX 1200W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
That is an ES card; the block shroud is not representative for the retail card.Meh, all of this is willy-waving until reputable reviewers have the actual cards in their hands. At the very least it should drop the price of the GeForce 700 series, which is what I'm looking forward to... been burned by crappy AMD drivers too many times.
And on the topic of crappiness, AMD need to get rid of that POS blower cooler. It works fine at stock clocks, but as soon as you try squeezing an overclock out of it you need to push the fan speeds to unacceptable noise levels to keep the card reasonably cool.
I have my 7970's running at 1100/1500 (CCC Overdrive) and you can hear them during gaming (when you take the headphones off) but i wouldn't call that woosh unacceptable. It's not like my old X1900XT. Their reference coolers have improved.
Burned by drivers? That was an nVidia feature iirc...