What is similiar or the same as the Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970?

[Tokogon]

A while back maybe 3-4 months I decided on a PC build. The GPU was supposed to be the Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970. I can't find it online any where now. Or maybe the name just changed on it. Any recommendations on a similiar card or what its name changed too?

I might be being picky as well with this last part, but I really like AMD cards and from what I've read Gigabyte has really quiet cards which is what I'm possibly looking for.

And my current build is http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Tokogon/saved/1hZi

I've already ordered many of the parts so its kind of too late to change anything but the GPU at this point.

[n0cturnal]

7970 has been replaced by 280x

[Deleted]

Some questionable picks with the old IvyBridge CPU, Z77 motherboard, I'd return it for an i5-4670k+Z87 combo. An 840 EVO SSD would also be just fine.

The equivalent of 7970 is R9 280X.

a few comparisons of fan noise

Unfortunately they're usually all out of stock (or overly expensive) but can be preordered but I'm not certain how long it takes for you to get it.

I have this Asus TOP edition can and can highly recommend it:

Asus Radeon R9 280X

These are good too:

Sapphire R9 280X Toxic
MSI R9 280X GAMING

[Cyrops]

I would second @Notarget, here is your build with changes:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-C ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($400.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($110.98 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1321.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-05 05:06 EST-0500)

I opted to swap for better and cheaper RAM as well.
Also your PSU wasn't available like I saw?

[Tokogon]

My room mate has an i7-3770k that he has been sitting on for a while that he is going to sell to me for $200 should I not buy this and get the i5 instead? Its still new and in the box. He also says if it doesn't work he won't charge me.

[Cyrops]

My room mate has an i7-3770k that he has been sitting on for a while that he is going to sell to me for $200 should I not buy this and get the i5 instead? Its still new and in the box. He also says if it doesn't work he won't charge me.

If it doesn't work you will be stuck with z77 board :P