GTX 680 Owners Check-In

[swecarl]

I got two gtx 680 in sli, and when i oc them i see that there is a button called "sync" in evga precision x, and its possible to clock the both cards exactly the same and its possible to clock them each on thier own so to say.

Is there any loss to clock one card higher then the other ? lets say one card can do 200+ and 500+ on the mem and the second card can to 150+ and 300+.

Shall i set it to sync and use 150/300 on both or uncheck sync and do one 200/500 and the other one 150/300 ?

[PR-0927]

Hurrah, FINALLY got around to buying a new GPU. First GPU purchase for my gaming PC since the summer of 2009. Initially had a Radeon HD 4870 X2. That card died within the warranty period and I was sent a Radeon HD 5870 as replacement (in the summer of 2011).

Was waiting anxiously for the new nVidia single-GPU flagship for some time. And then I tried to purchase it.

The availability sucks. In fact, I was going to buy the regular $499.99 version, but the only one I was able to grab my hands on was this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130771


And it went out of stock in about 1 minute after it was in stock. JUST purchased it in time within the last ten minutes.

So now the waiting game begins...I want it now!

Also, I'm a bit excited to be back on the nVidia side of things. We had a GeForce 6800 GT in an old computer, and my laptop runs on a GeForce 8600M GT, but the other two computers in our house are equipped with Radeon HD 4650 and Radeon HD 6850 GPUs.

I was getting very sick of AMD driver woes. So now I get to test out the modern generation of nVidia GPUs. Plus, although it's a gimmick, PhysX!

Very much looking forward to all games entirely maxed out (AA too!) at 1920x1200. Total War: Shogun 2, Batman: Arkham City, and Battlefield 3 were too strenuous for my Radeon HD 5870 to enable AA all the way (or at all in some cases).

- PR-0927

[---TK---]

congrats man

[Steve30x]

Originally Posted by PR-0927

Hurrah, FINALLY got around to buying a new GPU. First GPU purchase for my gaming PC since the summer of 2009. Initially had a Radeon HD 4870 X2. That card died within the warranty period and I was sent a Radeon HD 5870 as replacement (in the summer of 2011).

Was waiting anxiously for the new nVidia single-GPU flagship for some time. And then I tried to purchase it.

The availability sucks. In fact, I was going to buy the regular $499.99 version, but the only one I was able to grab my hands on was this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130771


And it went out of stock in about 1 minute after it was in stock. JUST purchased it in time within the last ten minutes.

So now the waiting game begins...I want it now!

Also, I'm a bit excited to be back on the nVidia side of things. We had a GeForce 6800 GT in an old computer, and my laptop runs on a GeForce 8600M GT, but the other two computers in our house are equipped with Radeon HD 4650 and Radeon HD 6850 GPUs.

I was getting very sick of AMD driver woes. So now I get to test out the modern generation of nVidia GPUs. Plus, although it's a gimmick, PhysX!

Very much looking forward to all games entirely maxed out (AA too!) at 1920x1200. Total War: Shogun 2, Batman: Arkham City, and Battlefield 3 were too strenuous for my Radeon HD 5870 to enable AA all the way (or at all in some cases).

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Did you seriously pay an extra $35 just for an extra 52MHz OC?

[PR-0927]

Originally Posted by Steve30x

Did you seriously pay an extra $35 just for an extra 52MHz OC?

It also has the backplate (valued at $24.99).

Also, I was tired of not finding it anywhere. That was my price limit, however. I jumped at it when it was finally open, because I had tried and failed to order it about 10 times already from various sites where the stock appeared for no more than 2 minutes.

- PR-0927

[---TK---]

Originally Posted by Steve30x

Did you seriously pay an extra $35 just for an extra 52MHz OC?

The availability sucks. In fact, I was going to buy the regular $499.99 version, but the only one I was able to grab my hands on was this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130771
this is why he bought the oc version

[cowie]

If they had a 550us card it would sell out even if just different sticker at least with the bp its well worth it....that is if any vga at that price is worth it.

[Rickyy]

Originally Posted by Xtreme1979

I agree about the availability. I can't believe I was able to snatch mine up for newegg on launch day. For once I actually got lucky.

Don't agree:

http://www.alternate.nl/html/product...l3=GeForce+GTX

http://afuture.nl/productview.php?productID=359212 (2 in stock)

http://www.informatique.nl/155635/ga...mb-phanto.html

And:

http://www.informatique.nl/155551/ga...80-2048mb.html (cheapest)

Order today, tomorrow in rig

[---TK---]

what dont you agree on?

[PR-0927]

Originally Posted by Rickyy

Don't agree:

http://www.alternate.nl/html/product...l3=GeForce+GTX

http://afuture.nl/productview.php?productID=359212 (2 in stock)

http://www.informatique.nl/155635/ga...mb-phanto.html

And:

http://www.informatique.nl/155551/ga...80-2048mb.html (cheapest)

Order today, tomorrow in rig

Yeah, you're also in the Netherlands. U.S. market isn't so availability-filled.

- PR-0927

[juke]

Just got my Palit GTX 680 Jetstream today.

Here are some pics I figured not yet seen on the net. (Pardon the crappy pics, taken at night with Galaxy S)






Be extra careful if you want to remove the fan shroud, there are four plastic pegs on the shroud, one of them is next to the locking mechanism so be very careful not to break this one.




Fan power connector







Fans:






Nekkid Jetstream heatsink:






Jetstream's back, with support bracket




Void if removed, Palit doesn't want the end user to change hsf. I'm not sure if this was put by our local distro or from the manufacturer.

[andressergio]

Originally Posted by swecarl

I got two gtx 680 in sli, and when i oc them i see that there is a button called "sync" in evga precision x, and its possible to clock the both cards exactly the same and its possible to clock them each on thier own so to say.

Is there any loss to clock one card higher then the other ? lets say one card can do 200+ and 500+ on the mem and the second card can to 150+ and 300+.

Shall i set it to sync and use 150/300 on both or uncheck sync and do one 200/500 and the other one 150/300 ?

better stay away from the sync button as they wont OC the same, just put the same on each card and hit apply

from my experience its the best way

[andressergio]

Originally Posted by juke

Just got my Palit GTX 680 Jetstream today.

Here are some pics I figured not yet seen on the net. (Pardon the crappy pics, taken at night with Galaxy S)

and the results ?

[felang]

Originally Posted by juke

Just got my Palit GTX 680 Jetstream today.

Here are some pics I figured not yet seen on the net. (Pardon the crappy pics, taken at night with Galaxy S)

I see it requires an 8 pin + 6 pin psu connector, does this mean you can go over 1.175V reference cards are limited too? If not I really don´t see the point...

[juke]

Originally Posted by felang

I see it requires an 8 pin + 6 pin psu connector, does this mean you can go over 1.175V reference cards are limited too? If not I really don´t see the point...

Yes. I'm not sure about this, but basing from Zotac that their extreme edition chip could go up to 2GB core. So, theoretically the chip can handle up to 2GB in core.

and the results ?

I have only tested 3DMark11, but on stock. I just tested the temps on a quick run last night. And I use my card with a custom fan setup.

Pardon, I'm lazy to do cable management. I'm not managing my cables nowadays because I frequently access many components and doesn't have enough time to tinker with them.




Temps on idle @ 34C room temp.

Full-size pic: http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q..._temp_idle.jpg



i5-760 @ stock
GTX 680 Palit Jetsream @ stock + custom fans



Temp: ~63C
Max temp: 67C with 3-4x spikes to 68C (submarine scenes)
Power Consumption (whole rig): ~360W, max of 385W

[Steve30x]

I got a Palit GTX680 yesterday. Its just a stock GPU , but I prefer it that way. At least now all the heat is getting dumped outside my case and my GPU is quiet all the time. The GTX580 I had had a Palit dual fan on it and most of the heat got umped into my case and it was noisey as hell when gaming even though I didnt OC the card.

[Anarion]

Duh... EVGA just couldn't deliver cards so I was basically forced to switch. So, hopefully MSI version arrives next week (same price).

[HairyUK]

just got my KFA2 680 a few days ago and im lovin it. came from 2x5870s

[GiNaJuIcE]

msi gtx 680 instock here

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...scrollFullInfo

[Kooma]

Originally Posted by GiNaJuIcE

msi gtx 680 instock here

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...scrollFullInfo

I bought gainward 680 phantom 2gb..still waiting, my old 580 lightning sold.

[8IronBob]

Got my EVGA 680, 3D Vision 2 Kit, and 16GB (4x4GB) Corsair RAM on Friday evening, installed them, gamed a little bit on the new components yesterday to test out the graphics power, the stereoscopic 3D factor, and the increase in memory performance, and I have to say, I'm quite impressed with these upgrades! I'm gonna have to say good riddance to the old Patriot Viper solution and the HD 5850 that it replaced. Now I'm gaming on a platform that has GPU and RAM that's at least twice as good as what it replaced.

[PR-0927]

Finally got this bad boy and LOVING it. Completely smooth gameplay in Batman: Arkham City and Battlefield 3 with every damn thing maxed out, even 32xCSAA, FXAA, and 8xSSAA (for transparency) where they can be enabled.

Total War: Shogun 2 was not a fan of the 32xCSAA and the 8xSSAA (for transparency), however.

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[Shataan]

My new EVGA 680 GTX SC arrived. But this time I am getting THEM to test it BEFORE I buy it. LOL Crasheeees? We don` neeed no steeeenking crasheeeees!

addendum:

new replacement 680 GTX SC installed, tested and running amazingly!!!! VERY happy with this card. And say by golly, nooooo crashes/lockups. Go figure. ;p

[SashaX]

So, wich brand of 680's is reaching more OC?
Is it Gainward a good option?

Im between Gainward, Asus or factory OC'ed EVGA GTX680 SC+ 2GB (with backplate).

[MrH]

I just joined the club, I won't be putting it together until IB is released though.