Guru3D GeForce GTX 680 - Page 5

---TK--- · 03-24-2012, 12:56 | posts: 14,935 | Location: New Jersey, USA

definitely worth the upgrade over a 6970

dune2 · 03-24-2012, 13:53 | posts: 3,376 | Location: Old Europe

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Originally Posted by Frohman0905

How lame is that!

Alternate Holland asks €499 for an EVGA GTX 680 while Alternate Belgium asks €529 for the exact same card!!! It's the same company, wth?

Yes, it's the same company, but Holland and Belgium are two different markets. Different VAT, etc (higher in Belgium). So it is not unreasonable to see prices differ by a little bit. 30 euros difference is almost 7% though, so I agree it is a little bit too much.

dune2 · 03-24-2012, 13:55 | posts: 3,376 | Location: Old Europe

Has anyone come across a 680 review showing a comparison to 2x480 SLi?

Frohman0905 · 03-24-2012, 18:16 | posts: 951 | Location: Belgium

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Originally Posted by dune2

Yes, it's the same company, but Holland and Belgium are two different markets. Different VAT, etc (higher in Belgium). So it is not unreasonable to see prices differ by a little bit. 30 euros difference is almost 7% though, so I agree it is a little bit too much.

Yes 30 euros is a lot. It makes it more expensive than a Sapphire HD7970 (€499). Next week I'm buying a new desktop (couldn't game for 1 month because my current one is dead

). I'm really counting the days until I get my pay check. Going from an 8800GTX to a GTX680 will be night and day!

scheherazade · 03-24-2012, 20:34 | posts: 1,963 | Location: NOVA

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Originally Posted by dune2

Has anyone come across a 680 review showing a comparison to 2x480 SLi?

More or less:
590 = 570 sli = 480 sli

680 is a little slower than a 590

-scheherazade

gh4stly · 03-24-2012, 22:47 | posts: 322

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Originally Posted by dune2

Has anyone come across a 680 review showing a comparison to 2x480 SLi?

might be worth upgrading just to save on heat, power and noise but performance will be alittle less depending on oc

dune2 · 03-26-2012, 15:01 | posts: 3,376 | Location: Old Europe

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Originally Posted by gh4stly

might be worth upgrading just to save on heat, power and noise but performance will be alittle less depending on oc

That's exactly what I was thinking. The two 480 produce a ridiculous level of heat, even in idle mode the room temperature noticably goes up pretty quickly. The idea is to replace them with a single 680.

Bentez · 03-26-2012, 15:10 | posts: 994 | Location: Southampton, UK

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Originally Posted by dune2

That's exactly what I was thinking. The two 480 produce a ridiculous level of heat, even in idle mode the room temperature noticably goes up pretty quickly. The idea is to replace them with a single 680.

Couldn't agree more, my 470 SLI setup would make gaming on summer nights pretty tough going. So far temps on my 680 have been great

nicugoalkeper · 03-26-2012, 15:12 | posts: 737 | Location: RO TM

Very good idea :p !

Darren Hodgson · 03-26-2012, 15:26 | posts: 10,050 | Location: England

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Originally Posted by Bentez

Couldn't agree more, my 470 SLI setup would make gaming on summer nights pretty tough going. So far temps on my 680 have been great

The GTX 680 still pumps out a lot of warm air through the rear vent though (which is smaller than the GTX 580 due to the addition at long bloomin' last of a DisplayPort connector. But that's a very good thing obviously as it allows the card to keep cool: "better out than in", etc., etc.

Rich_Guy · 03-26-2012, 20:11 | posts: 6,742 | Location: UK

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Originally Posted by Darren Hodgson

: "better out than in", etc., etc.

Depends what yer doing

Agent-A01 · 03-26-2012, 21:21 | posts: 5,706 | Location: USA

Lol... lmao ^

RoadKillNL · 03-27-2012, 12:28 | posts: 2,665 | Location: Netherlands

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Originally Posted by RoadKillNL

Good news

Arctic Accelero Xtreme III

http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/detail/ind...sCategory/2182

From this image shown on the Arctic Site i got the feeling there will be a Non-Stacked PCI-E Version of the 680.

* Please ensure your graphic card does not come with a double deck power socket.

Seems they put it on their site again. Price went up from $79,95 to $119,95 tho.

anticupidon · 03-27-2012, 13:21 | posts: 1,715 | Location: far,far from home

ok,now that the dust is almost settled....
in few words,Nvidia is offering a good card,but kinda pricey.
is Nvidia king of the hill for now ?
90 % yes ..
i am wrong?
if so,please correct me.

RoadKillNL · 03-27-2012, 14:20 | posts: 2,665 | Location: Netherlands

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Originally Posted by anticupidon

ok,now that the dust is almost settled....
in few words,Nvidia is offering a good card,but kinda pricey.
is Nvidia king of the hill for now ?
90 % yes ..
i am wrong?
if so,please correct me.

Well, the Card is "Mid Range" uses Less Power and beats the 7970 in most Benchmarks.

That's enough for me to call it a Winner.

Apart from that the Prices arn't that bad. €450 Euros is a nice deal to me, then again in Holland everything is cheap

Well cheap..."cheaper".

alanm · 03-27-2012, 18:52 | posts: 5,049

Will be interesting to see the non-stock cooler cards once they're out.

Veteran · 03-28-2012, 22:51 | posts: 7,503 | Location: United kingdom

4GB EVGA looming...
http://eu.evga.com/articles/00669/#GTX680FTW

Lavans · 03-28-2012, 23:03 | posts: 4,540 | Location: Austin

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Originally Posted by Veteran

4GB EVGA looming...
http://eu.evga.com/articles/00669/#GTX680FTW

Now how much is that going to cost? $650? Lol

milamber · 03-30-2012, 07:58 | posts: 710 | Location: Australia

What brands do you guys prefer? I'm going for GTX 670 SLI when it's out. But the prices in Australia for GTX 680s are all over the place and I have no idea if one brand is better than another.

ASUS - AU$785
MSI - $780
EVGA - AU$749
INNO3D - $699
AFOX - AU$699
Leadtek - AU$670

I'm happy with my Asus GTX 570s but Asus motherboards have given me nothing but trouble lately so I've gone off them.

MrMicrochip · 03-31-2012, 09:32 | posts: 111

I would like to know why 680 (and actually 5xx too) performance difference on titles like Metro 2033 and Aliens versus Predator are lower than on other titles, compared to competition. Is it constantly lower performance on those titles or is there somekind of spikes that make the average fps lower.

Lavans · 03-31-2012, 12:32 | posts: 4,540 | Location: Austin

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Originally Posted by MrMicrochip

I would like to know why 680 (and actually 5xx too) performance difference on titles like Metro 2033 and Aliens versus Predator are lower than on other titles, compared to competition. Is it constantly lower performance on those titles or is there somekind of spikes that make the average fps lower.

Most probably driver optimization, or perhaps the GTX6 series just can't handle tessellation as well.

Rich_Guy · 04-04-2012, 19:13 | posts: 6,742 | Location: UK

Overcockers have got the 4gbs up on pre-order, only £540, what a bargain, lmfao.

Irocing · 04-04-2012, 20:30 | posts: 168 | Location: AZ

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Originally Posted by Veteran

4GB EVGA looming...
http://eu.evga.com/articles/00669/#GTX680FTW

The thing is though even though its a 4 Gig card, It still a 256 bit lane
card.
Unlike the 7970 at 364.
They would probably have to alter the hardware to do that, Instead of
just slapping on more Ram.

Later

ESlik · 04-04-2012, 20:58 | posts: 1,666 | Location: Sault Ste. Marie Ont. CA

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Originally Posted by RoadKillNL

Well, the Card is "Mid Range" uses Less Power and beats the 7970 in most Benchmarks.

That's enough for me to call it a Winner.

Apart from that the Prices arn't that bad. €450 Euros is a nice deal to me, then again in Holland everything is cheap

Well cheap..."cheaper".

"Mid Range"?? I thought the 680 is the Nvidia Flagship. Can you tell us what makes it a mid range card? If it is,then I guess I'm going to wait a bit for their top of the line before I take the plunge. Thanks.

RagDoll_Effect · 04-04-2012, 21:41 | posts: 3,943 | Location: Australia

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Originally Posted by ESlik

"Mid Range"?? I thought the 680 is the Nvidia Flagship. Can you tell us what makes it a mid range card? If it is,then I guess I'm going to wait a bit for their top of the line before I take the plunge. Thanks.

Well, the 680 has the GK104 chip, where the GK110 chip is the high end Kepler chip

regards,
RagDoll.