BrightCandle
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Just wanted to note that now AMD has admitted that there is a frame latency problem on the 7000 series cards caused by several problems in the drivers that a lot of the hyperbole above has been proved false. TechReport's review has been verified by other places, and reported by other people in this forum. There is a problem with all GCN cards.
The 7950 is still faster and cheaper than the competition, but it also stutters. You could buy it in the hope AMD fixes the problem soon and like many others on this forum and the reviewers you might never notice the motion isn't smooth. At least 95% of people don't notice or care about microstutter from very unscientific thumb in the air count I have done so you might be lucky.
But the 7950 is not smooth, it has frame latency issues and many people when shown the high speed cameras of both side by side can notice the difference. There are only two strategies I would recommend really
1) Buy the 7950, if it stutters send it back and get a 660ti.
2) Just buy the 660ti
But having a 7950 that stutters and you perceive it is a horrible feeling, especially considering how much money you put into buying a high end graphics card.
The 7950 is still faster and cheaper than the competition, but it also stutters. You could buy it in the hope AMD fixes the problem soon and like many others on this forum and the reviewers you might never notice the motion isn't smooth. At least 95% of people don't notice or care about microstutter from very unscientific thumb in the air count I have done so you might be lucky.
But the 7950 is not smooth, it has frame latency issues and many people when shown the high speed cameras of both side by side can notice the difference. There are only two strategies I would recommend really
1) Buy the 7950, if it stutters send it back and get a 660ti.
2) Just buy the 660ti
But having a 7950 that stutters and you perceive it is a horrible feeling, especially considering how much money you put into buying a high end graphics card.