Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 SOC Super Overclocked 3GB GDDR5 PCIe GV-R797SO-3GD

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Overclocked out of the box, Good GPU overclocking potential, excellent memory OC, Software voltage control, GPU seems to be screened for extreme overclocking, Dual BIOS, second BIOS is LN2 optimized, Triple slot cooler provides improved cooling, 3 GB of m
The most extreme HD 7970 money can buy. Up to 19% performance gains compared to a standard HD 7970. Fairly quiet when gaming at its default settings. Solid overclocking abilities and runs cooler than AMD's reference design.

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High power consumption in nongaming states, Triple slot cooler needs extra space, Noisy in idle, CCC Overdrive limits too low
Occupies three expansion slots. Uses 40mm fans that have to spin pretty hard to keep the card cool and they aren't exactly known for their long lifespan. Expected price.

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Last revision on June 21, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Overclocked out of the box, Good GPU overclocking potential, excellent memory OC, Software voltage control, GPU seems to be screened for extreme overclocking, Dual BIOS, second BIOS is LN2 optimized, Triple slot cooler provides improved cooling, 3 GB of m
The most extreme HD 7970 money can buy. Up to 19% performance gains compared to a standard HD 7970. Fairly quiet when gaming at its default settings. Solid overclocking abilities and runs cooler than AMD's reference design

Reviewers Didn't Like

High power consumption in nongaming states, Triple slot cooler needs extra space, Noisy in idle, CCC Overdrive limits too low
Occupies three expansion slots. Uses 40mm fans that have to spin pretty hard to keep the card cool and they aren't exactly known for their long lifespan. Expected price

Expert reviews and ratings

Celebrating Tahiti's "half birthday" last month, AMD relaunched its Radeon HD 7970 with a factory-overclocked "GHz Edition" offering that increased the reference design's core clock speed from 925MHz to 1GHz with the intention of claiming the...

By TechSpot on July 27, 2012

Gigabyte's HD 7970 Super OC comes with a new approach to cooling. Instead of placing the fan(s) on the large surface of the heatsink like on all recent graphics cards, the company chose to position five small fans along the top edge of the card....

By techPowerUp! on July 31, 2012

The HD 7970 Super Overclock has allowed Gigabyte to try a number of new design features, none of which are particularly successful. However, when taken as a whole they make for a unique graphics card that strives for innovation above all else. The...

By Hardware Canucks on October 18, 2012

Gigabyte’s Radeon HD 7970 Super Overclock is huge, heavy, overclocked, and very different-looking. Its Windforce 5X cooler employs five 40 mm fans. We benchmark the card, spend some time tweaking it, and measure the noise those blowers make. ...

By Tom's Hardware UK on August 06, 2012

Worth considering if you’re after a top-tier...

By Atomic MPC on July 12, 2012

Die Karte ist groß, schwer, übertaktet und optisch sehr außergewöhnlich. Mit der neuen 7970 SOC Windforce 5X setzt Gigabyte auf ein System mit fünf 4cm-Lüftern. Ob und wie das Ganze funktioniert und was mit dieser Karte...

By Tom's Hardware on July 17, 2012