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    Looking for a 7970 stuck which one to pick

    Have been using the graphics off my 3770k and i want to get a 7970 now am stuck which one to get thou.
    My choices

    Asus HD 7970 DirectCU II or a VTX3D HD 7970 X-Edition
    was looking to get a msi lightning but out of stock
    Which one is best.
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    For AMD cards, my preference is as follows:

    1. Asus
    2. Sapphire/MSI

    I would suggest the Direct Cu, but if I had the option then I would surely go for the MSI lightening, as that seems to be the most robust solution right now. Since its not available, go for the Direct Cu.

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    Just got a msi lightning well made up got to store and they came instock.
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    MSI Ligtning/asus CUII is to xtreme overclock,is bad on air/watercooling It is to NL2

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    I will be running it on chilled water.
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    buy a org
    watercooling here whit mode xspc chipset block
    http://hwbot.org/submission/2280558_

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    A Amazing card run really cool 28idle 55Load really impressed how fast these are. Put my old 580 to shame.
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