GTX 680 Owners Check-In

[Agent-A01]

^ do you purposely misspell 7970 for 7980? or do both 7 keys on your keyboard fail to work? lol

[pimp_gimp]

Here are some heaven 3.0 benchmarks I ran this afternoon @ 1920x1200 @ both Normal and Extreme settings.

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[warrior-kid]

Originally Posted by pimp_gimp

Here are some heaven 3.0 benchmarks I ran this afternoon @ 1920x1200 @ both Normal and Extreme settings.

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That's an amazing score but could you repeat the "extreme" run in a more standard 16xaniso and 8xAA setting used by the OP?

Tempted...but are we going to have Compute fixed on these cards?

[pimp_gimp]

Originally Posted by warrior-kid

That's an amazing score but could you repeat the "extreme" run in a more standard 16xaniso and 8xAA setting used by the OP?

Tempted...but are we going to have Compute fixed on these cards?

Here you are 1920x1200 @ 8x AA 16x AF @ Stock



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[warrior-kid]

Originally Posted by pimp_gimp

Here you are 1920x1200 @ 8x AA 16x AF



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Thanks! Wow at the cost of AA and Aniso, can anyone really see a difference at speed?

[cowie]

I got to stop trying to fool myself.... these cards are crap for the modder.
Like a mac of the overclock world....sell sell sell

That right i said it...
lets see
COLD air does squat
Bios mod..not happenig
Voltage with software...not really
Hard mods ok np but if you dont put half an ass from another card on it its done might as well put right in fireplace.
it runs two benches "okish"
that all adds up to POS
OK NOW WHO WANTS TO BUY TWO 475 EACH 2 DAYS OLD

[MfA]

Originally Posted by MfA

im expecting some SGSSAA and/or AO perf experiences from you guys.. e.g. is it possible to run 4xSGSSAA(C1) + AO High Quality on 1080p@60FPS on Mass Effect 3 ? with or without OC

no replies, i take this it doesnt capable of..

Originally Posted by cowie

I got to stop trying to fool myself.... these cards are crap for the modder.
Like a mac of the overclock world....sell sell sell

That right i said it...
lets see
COLD air does squat
Bios mod..not happenig
Voltage with software...not really
Hard mods ok np but if you dont put half an ass from another card on it its done might as well put right in fireplace.
it runs two benches "okish"
that all adds up to POS
OK NOW WHO WANTS TO BUY TWO 475 EACH 2 DAYS OLD

yeah it's huge let down for overclockers.. i dont know if i ever buy any nv product anymore that comes with that boost crap and not even give a chance to disable it..
/nerdrage

[garwoyden]

Anyone here experiencing that their GPU clocks will not go "down" back to 324mhz on Core and Memory after overclocking?
I just added a few +mhz in the MSI afterburner and my idleclock is now 1006mhz. Even changing it back to standard clocks will not fix this.
Only way to reset it is to reinstall the drivers, so I'm just curious if you guys have had this problem also?

Currently using drivers 301.10

[Rich_Guy]

Originally Posted by pimp_gimp

Here you are 1920x1200 @ 8x AA 16x AF



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Bloody hell, whack the AA/AF up, and they tank

[Turdhat]

For the 1st time in a LONG time I think I might wait for the 1st refresh in this round. My 580 loves 945 at 1.1v on air and my mem is way up there too. I get over 8000 in 3dmark 11 and game at 1080p. Cant see a good reason to plop down the dough when everything I play is maxed at 60fps most of the time.. Spending most of my time on Forza 4 with a nice sim wheel. Man I wish that was on pc...

[sykozis]

Originally Posted by cowie

I got to stop trying to fool myself.... these cards are crap for the modder.
Like a mac of the overclock world....sell sell sell

That right i said it...
lets see
COLD air does squat
Bios mod..not happenig
Voltage with software...not really
Hard mods ok np but if you dont put half an ass from another card on it its done might as well put right in fireplace.
it runs two benches "okish"
that all adds up to POS
OK NOW WHO WANTS TO BUY TWO 475 EACH 2 DAYS OLD

Are they really THAT bad??? You make it sound like nV completely turned their backs on enthusiasts with these cards...

[Illnino]

Originally Posted by cowie

I got to stop trying to fool myself.... these cards are crap for the modder.
Like a mac of the overclock world....sell sell sell

That right i said it...
lets see
COLD air does squat
Bios mod..not happenig
Voltage with software...not really
Hard mods ok np but if you dont put half an ass from another card on it its done might as well put right in fireplace.
it runs two benches "okish"
that all adds up to POS
OK NOW WHO WANTS TO BUY TWO 475 EACH 2 DAYS OLD

hmmm not much OCing headroom?
i will still skip this round see what happens towards end of the year

[---TK---]

Originally Posted by pimp_gimp

Here you are 1920x1200 @ 8x AA 16x AF



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is this with stock gpu speeds?? I ran heaven maxed the other day at 910 on my gpu`s and got 1996. 1920x1080. ran it today again a little lower.


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[Darren Hodgson]

Originally Posted by garwoyden

Anyone here experiencing that their GPU clocks will not go "down" back to 324mhz on Core and Memory after overclocking?
I just added a few +mhz in the MSI afterburner and my idleclock is now 1006mhz. Even changing it back to standard clocks will not fix this.
Only way to reset it is to reinstall the drivers, so I'm just curious if you guys have had this problem also?

Currently using drivers 301.10

Nope, my card regularly overclocks to 1,137 MHz during games (is that the same for everyone else or do the cards all go to different values?) but always return to 324/324 MHz when I return to the desktop.

I've tested a large number of games now (over 30) and all of them are working fine. However, some games such as Call of Duty MW2/MW3 and Black Ops will crash when Applying the graphics settings (though the settings are set when I next load the games up). Something about a "Direct3DDevice9: Present failed. An undermined error has occurred". Serious Sam First Encounter (not the HD versions) also hang if I change the graphics settings too. The HD versions and Serious Sam 3 BFE are fine.

Also, I still can't play either GTA IV or Episodes from Liberty City as the game gets locked in a loading screen loop where it endlessly shows the character art and never finishes loading. I'll try reinstalling but both were working fine with my GTX 580.

I'm wondering if some of the issues are because these games aren't coded to recognise the GTX 680?

[Darren Hodgson]

P.S. I've set the Power Control in MSI Afterburner to 125% but what does it actually do? My auto-overclock still maxes out at 1,137 MHz and doesn't seem to go any higher whether that setting is on 100% or 125%. I wish there was an article that detailed how GPU Boost works because it seems to be an awesome feature, truly innovative for NVIDIA graphics card, but I don't think I'm getting the best out of mine.

[sykozis]

Originally Posted by Darren Hodgson

P.S. I've set the Power Control in MSI Afterburner to 125% but what does it actually do? My auto-overclock still maxes out at 1,137 MHz and doesn't seem to go any higher whether that setting is on 100% or 125%. I wish there was an article that detailed how GPU Boost works because it seems to be an awesome feature, truly innovative for NVIDIA graphics card, but I don't think I'm getting the best out of mine.

Check out the whitepaper. It describes how "GPU Boost" is intended to function.

GTX680 Whitepaper

[cowie]

Originally Posted by sykozis

Are they really THAT bad??? You make it sound like nV completely turned their backs on enthusiasts with these cards...

Remember i was not talking games at all just 3dfm thats it.
The card is great for enthusiasts if they got alot of money and an engineer degee.
it will take bios and "hardcore vmodded driver" to get this card up to speed for us noobs.
I just hope its me being a dumbass and others are tearing up older fm benches

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[sykozis]

You're actually capable of failing at this???

[cowie]

Oh yeah big time

I should get some sli runs up before i try this but i think since i have the anus me x79 mb i will just hotwire to the board and do ocp 3 wires no vrs but only for that mb and the socket will have to mod other way for others
Pics from shams mods

[Xtreme1979]

Crysis Stock GPU Bench 1080p Very High with 8x MSAA (1300+ Mem Usage):

3/25/2012 11:43:00 AM - Vista 64
Beginning Run #1 on Map-island, Demo-benchmark_gpu
DX10 1920x1080, AA=8xQ, Vsync=Disabled, 32 bit test, FullScreen
Demo Loops=3, Time Of Day= 9
Global Game Quality: VeryHigh
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TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 111.86s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
Play Time: 41.08s, Average FPS: 48.69
Min FPS: 35.39 at frame 171, Max FPS: 58.69 at frame 997
Average Tri/Sec: -13402379, Tri/Frame: -275282
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -3.33
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 39.19s, Average FPS: 51.03
Min FPS: 35.39 at frame 171, Max FPS: 59.08 at frame 1009
Average Tri/Sec: -13242949, Tri/Frame: -259523
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -3.53
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
Play Time: 39.31s, Average FPS: 50.88
Min FPS: 35.39 at frame 171, Max FPS: 59.08 at frame 1009
Average Tri/Sec: -13111170, Tri/Frame: -257686
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -3.56
TimeDemo Play Ended, (3 Runs Performed)
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3/25/2012 11:43:00 AM - Vista 64

Run #1- DX10 1920x1080 AA=8xQ, 32 bit test, Quality: VeryHigh ~~ Overall Average FPS: 50.955

[sykozis]

Originally Posted by cowie

Oh yeah big time

I should get some sli runs up before i try this but i think since i have the anus me x79 mb i will just hotwire to the board and do ocp 3 wires no vrs but only for that mb and the socket will have to mod other way for others
Pics from shams mods

I didn't think you ever failed at OC'ing...

I don't have the nerve for hard modding.... Considered one for decreasing temps by removing the heat spreader, but can't seem to convince myself to do it since I'll have to sell this card to help fund my next card (wife's orders).....

[PhazeDelta1]

hey cowie, you have any 580's you wish to part with?

[---TK---]

wtf I thought you had a 7970? lol

[pimp_gimp]

Originally Posted by ---TK---

is this with stock gpu speeds?? I ran heaven maxed the other day at 910 on my gpu`s and got 1996. 1920x1080. ran it today again a little lower.

Yes at stock speeds, I will edit the post to reflect that.

Originally Posted by warrior-kid

Thanks! Wow at the cost of AA and Aniso, can anyone really see a difference at speed?

It will improve over time hopefully, and I'm running the WHQL's that they released for them (and personally I think they're crap drivers as I've had a few issues).

[Xtreme1979]

Crysis Gameplay on my GTX 680 1080p Very High 8xMSAA:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=VvUgWU6oH7A

Yes, I suck at this game; haven't played it in awhile.