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    GTX 675m vs 7970m

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Silverfern, Aug 24, 2012.

  1. Silverfern

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    I am looking to get a 150em, but after seeing all those problems with 7970m which wont be fixed, i am seriously consider ordering a 675m instead. 680 is out of my budget, 675 saves me $100 to go towards an upgrade or a SSD, so what do people think? I do understand that 7970m outperforms 675m by around 40% but the problem with enduro kinda negates that adavantage.

    p.s. i do understand that 675m is just 580m and its based on the old fermi technology
     
    Silverfern, Aug 24, 2012
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    7970m with enduro issues outperforms 675m. enduro issues dont always happen either. def get the 7970m
     
    vlps5122, Aug 24, 2012
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    i think it happens to every clevo machine because of the way they designed the board. 7970s in alienware are fine because of they way they designed it. also very unhappy AMD is pretending nothing is wrong
     
    Silverfern, Aug 24, 2012
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    TBH, AMD is not pretending nothing is wrong, they've advised that they're looking into a fix. Whether or not that means it will actually be fixed is another issue entirely. But yeah, go with the 7970m, it definitely outperforms the 675m even with Enduro problems.
     
    columbosoftserve, Aug 25, 2012
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    That is what we assume. Haven't seen any official statement from AMD regarding the problem though...
     
    jaug1337, Aug 25, 2012
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    Well, we at least know that Sager is looking into it :)
     
    awakeN, Aug 25, 2012
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    Partially true. The issue is with Enduro. Alienware are affected by the same Enduro issues, but they can disable Enduro and use the 7970m directly which mitigates the issue. Clevo's are wired directly to the IGP so they have to use Enduro.
     
    HTWingNut, Aug 25, 2012
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  8. Silverfern

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    so most of you would still get the 7970m even assuming that the enduro problem will not get fixed for the 7970m?
     
    Silverfern, Aug 25, 2012
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    http://twitter.com/CatalystCreator/status/233676401792925696

    Andrew D - For those with 7970M - Enduro issues are also being investigated;

    They are looking into what the cause is right now. What more annoys me is that it took them so long to acknowledge the problem. I am now considering swapping my card for a 680m purely because of their lack of customer care.
     
    columbosoftserve, Aug 25, 2012
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    If I didn't have the cash for 680m, then yes.
     
    Montage, Aug 25, 2012
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    If it's between the 7970m and the 675m I would personally get the AMD card. It still outperforms the 675m even with the Enduro problem.
     
    columbosoftserve, Aug 25, 2012
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    seems like a shame to buy such an expensive product that doesnt perform to what we bought into
     
    Silverfern, Aug 25, 2012
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    At least you get to make a conscious decision unlike so many of us.
     
    Montage, Aug 25, 2012
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    gah wish i could shell out another $250 for the 680... or should i save the $200 and go for 670 and upgrade next year?
     
    Silverfern, Aug 25, 2012
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    Wait a while and see if the 7970M is fixed if not.. buy the 670M, I cannot tell anything at the current moment
     
    jaug1337, Aug 25, 2012
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    I just bought a sager and I got the 7970.
     
    festa_freak, Aug 25, 2012
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  17. Silverfern

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    just ordered or received
     
    Silverfern, Aug 25, 2012
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    Ordered it. the 680 is just too overpriced for me, for what you get, enduro aside.
     
    festa_freak, Aug 25, 2012
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