Official GeForce GTX 680 Review and Discussion thread - Page 8

**Roadhog** · 03-22-12, 07:16 PM

they did the same thing with the 7970 with the power phases. It just simply isn't needed.

i SPY · 03-22-12, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roadhog

they did the same thing with the 7970 with the power phases. It just simply isn't needed.

I see.. Kinda makes sense

Johnny C · 03-22-12, 07:46 PM

Evga forsale on ncix.com...shows in stock but no realtime price check available.

Tempted to buy....very tempted.

Erda · 03-22-12, 08:06 PM

All I want is the EVGA GTX 680 FTW 4GB!!!

Unfortunately Jacob (jAkUp) Freeman at EVGA said it will be a couple of months before we see a release.

**Roadhog** · 03-22-12, 08:29 PM

Well, glad I have my 7970's now.

http://nl.hardware.info/reviews/2641...ns-vs-predator

Looks like 680 SLi is pretty slow/broken. Only time crossfire loses is when it's not supported.

TheTaz · 03-22-12, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erda

All I want is the EVGA GTX 680 FTW 4GB!!!

Unfortunately Jacob (jAkUp) Freeman at EVGA said it will be a couple of months before we see a release.

I'm going for the Hydro Copper, which should be out by April, according to Jacob.

Viral · 03-22-12, 08:38 PM

Great card, first NV card I've liked in ages. Still not sold because of the 2GB memory, it's just too much like 1GB was a few years back when I was forced to buy my 5870 after my 4870x2 died. I always try to keep ahead of what current games demand with vmemory, and I'm feeling it now because my last purchase I didn't have a choice. If I had it my way I would have held out on buying until the 6970 and then held out again until the gen after this one.. but no, that damn unreliable 4870x2 had to die after 14 months.

Johnny C · 03-22-12, 08:46 PM

680 is a mixed bag. I read through a few reviews and it seems like most of the time it's a little faster..and at a cheaper price it's a good card.....but it's not a game changer. I want cards that are 400 bucks for top end. (amd and nV)

mojoman0 · 03-22-12, 09:08 PM

its faster, cooler, quieter, and cheaper than amd's top card in most applications. that makes it a winner even tho its not 50% faster

**MUYA** · 03-22-12, 09:14 PM

Talk about gouging, A Inno3D 680 GTX can be had in Hong Kong for HK $4580 = US$587 = way over the MSRP of $500

Deffo a no thanks...

Logical · 03-22-12, 09:39 PM

Awesome card but im still not sold yet...Performance is great and when it comes down to it it is the best single GPU on the market....And slightly cheaper than 7970 too. However as slawter said. i cant help but feel that this release is mid range with added features to surpass that of the competition. Im not sure if thats because the rumoured GK110 i have read about isnt far off or because of the restrictive 2GB of mem and 256 bit mem bus in high resolution surround gaming if i do decide to go multi monitor. Bottom line is the performance increase in all games from my GTX285 to GTX680 would be A LOT and i would gain DX11 but am i going to regret getting one if gk100 comes out around 3/4 and is 15-25% faster ?

AthlonXP1800 · 03-22-12, 09:44 PM

Oh well I will have to wait around 2 months for GTX 680 4GB card.

Here a teaser from NVIDIA for upcoming GTX 680 tech demo.

03-22-12, 07:16 PM	#85
Roadhog Resident Alien Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,776	Re: Official GeForce GTX 680 Review and Discussion thread they did the same thing with the 7970 with the power phases. It just simply isn't needed.

03-22-12, 07:46 PM	#87
Johnny C Passing you @ 192mph Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada, EH! Posts: 779	Re: Official GeForce GTX 680 Review and Discussion thread Evga forsale on ncix.com...shows in stock but no realtime price check available. Tempted to buy....very tempted. __________________ Phenom II 965BE @ 3.9ghz 200X19.5 1.4625 vcore 2.8ghz NB 2.4ghz HT - Asus M4A79XTD-EVO bios 0604 - 12GB Corsair DDR3 1600 @ 1600mhz CAS 9 w/1T - XFX 6970 2GB 950/1450 - Xigmatek S1283 HSF - Antec 900 - Windows 7 Ultimate x64

03-22-12, 08:06 PM	#88
Erda Local nV Tiki Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 74	Re: Official GeForce GTX 680 Review and Discussion thread All I want is the EVGA GTX 680 FTW 4GB!!! Unfortunately Jacob (jAkUp) Freeman at EVGA said it will be a couple of months before we see a release. Attached Thumbnails __________________ PC Gaming Rig Intel Core i7 Extreme 980x @ 4.00GHz \|\| ASUS Rampage III Formula \|\| 6 GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 @ 1.6GHz \|\| EVGA GTX 580 x 2 Black Ops Edition SLI \|\| WD VelociRaptor 300GB x2 Raid 0 SilverStone TJ10 ESA Edition \|\| Corsair Hydro Series H70 \|\| PC Power & Cooling 1.2KW w/ 12 AWG \|\| Samsung LN40A750 40-Inch HDTV PlayStation Network: TiKiMaN1 Xbox Live: TiKiMaN1

03-22-12, 08:29 PM	#89
Roadhog Resident Alien Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,776	Re: Official GeForce GTX 680 Review and Discussion thread Well, glad I have my 7970's now. http://nl.hardware.info/reviews/2641...ns-vs-predator Looks like 680 SLi is pretty slow/broken. Only time crossfire loses is when it's not supported.

03-22-12, 08:38 PM	#91
Viral Registered User of Women Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,523	Re: Official GeForce GTX 680 Review and Discussion thread Great card, first NV card I've liked in ages. Still not sold because of the 2GB memory, it's just too much like 1GB was a few years back when I was forced to buy my 5870 after my 4870x2 died. I always try to keep ahead of what current games demand with vmemory, and I'm feeling it now because my last purchase I didn't have a choice. If I had it my way I would have held out on buying until the 6970 and then held out again until the gen after this one.. but no, that damn unreliable 4870x2 had to die after 14 months. __________________ Q9550 w/ Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme \| 4GB Team Xtreme Dark 800MHz CL4 \| Gigabyte X48-DS5 ASUS Radeon 5870 \| 240GB OCZ Vertex 2 \| 1TB WD Green Power \| BenQ V2400W 24" LCD Corsair HX-1000w \| LG GGW-H20L 6x DL Blu-Ray Burner/HD-DVD Reader \| Coolermaster Cosmos S Acer TravelMate 4002WNLCi: Pentium M 725 @ 1.6GHz \| Mobility Radeon 9700/64MB \| 2GB DDR400 \| 15.4" WXGA

03-22-12, 08:46 PM	#92
Johnny C Passing you @ 192mph Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada, EH! Posts: 779	Re: Official GeForce GTX 680 Review and Discussion thread 680 is a mixed bag. I read through a few reviews and it seems like most of the time it's a little faster..and at a cheaper price it's a good card.....but it's not a game changer. I want cards that are 400 bucks for top end. (amd and nV) __________________ Phenom II 965BE @ 3.9ghz 200X19.5 1.4625 vcore 2.8ghz NB 2.4ghz HT - Asus M4A79XTD-EVO bios 0604 - 12GB Corsair DDR3 1600 @ 1600mhz CAS 9 w/1T - XFX 6970 2GB 950/1450 - Xigmatek S1283 HSF - Antec 900 - Windows 7 Ultimate x64

03-22-12, 09:08 PM	#93
mojoman0 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,566	Re: Official GeForce GTX 680 Review and Discussion thread its faster, cooler, quieter, and cheaper than amd's top card in most applications. that makes it a winner even tho its not 50% faster

03-22-12, 09:14 PM	#94
MUYA Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 6,774	Re: Official GeForce GTX 680 Review and Discussion thread Talk about gouging, A Inno3D 680 GTX can be had in Hong Kong for HK $4580 = US$587 = way over the MSRP of $500 Deffo a no thanks... __________________ I5-2500k@4.7GHz - MSI Z77A-GD65 - 4GB X2 A-DATA DDR3 1600 - Corsair H100 - Antec Quatro 850W Gigabyte Windforce X3 GTX 680 OC - Dell 24" IPS Intel 320 300 GB SSD - 1 TB Hitachi HDD - 2x 250 GB WD HDD Corsair K90 - Corsair Venegance 2000 Headset - Razer Naga Epic Corsair 600T Case

03-22-12, 09:39 PM	#95
Logical Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,510	Re: Official GeForce GTX 680 Review and Discussion thread Awesome card but im still not sold yet...Performance is great and when it comes down to it it is the best single GPU on the market....And slightly cheaper than 7970 too. However as slawter said. i cant help but feel that this release is mid range with added features to surpass that of the competition. Im not sure if thats because the rumoured GK110 i have read about isnt far off or because of the restrictive 2GB of mem and 256 bit mem bus in high resolution surround gaming if i do decide to go multi monitor. Bottom line is the performance increase in all games from my GTX285 to GTX680 would be A LOT and i would gain DX11 but am i going to regret getting one if gk100 comes out around 3/4 and is 15-25% faster ?

03-22-12, 09:44 PM	#96
AthlonXP1800 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 4,352	Re: Official GeForce GTX 680 Review and Discussion thread Oh well I will have to wait around 2 months for GTX 680 4GB card. Here a teaser from NVIDIA for upcoming GTX 680 tech demo. __________________ Intel Core i7 3770K, Corsair H80 liquid cooler with Noctua S12-1200 fan, ASUS P8Z77V with UEFI 1606, 16GB Samsung Green 30nm DDR3-RAM, Pioneer DVR-217DBK 22x DVD-RW, Corsair AX850 PSU, Western Digital 2TB SATA3 hard drive, Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic, CanonScan N650U scanner, Microsoft Internet Keyboard, ASDA Wheel Mouse Optical, Sirus's 2 3D speakers, 32inch Sharp LC32LE600 LED TV, EVGA Geforce GTX 670 SC 4GB with Geforce 306.23 driver, 30Mb broadband Virgin Media VMDG480 Super Hub, Aspire Xplorer Midi Tower, Windows 8 Pro 64bit.