What do you guys think about the new GTX680 and which would you get

specs	GTX680	GTX680 SuperClocked
Price	$500	$520
GPU Speed	1006Mhz	1058Mhz
Boost Clock	1058Mhz	1113Mhz
RAM Speed	6008Mhz	6208Mhz
RAM Bandwidth	192.26GB/s	198.66GB/s

Doesn't seem to be much of a difference but then again what would you expect for $20 more. Would you go EVGA, MSI, ASUS, ZOTAC, GALAXY, GIGABYTE, or PNY?

Right nao, I don't really care about the manufacturer. Superclocked isn't EVGA's best offering to the table. Just wait till their Hydro Copper comes out.

Soon later, I'll be looking for an MSI custom heatsink one though. My current dual Twin Frozr III 570s are great when it comes to cooling, even when they're both online and running.

I looked at a lot of 680 benchmarks, and improvements like 17-25% over AMD is huge considering the $500 asking price of Nvidia.


Also jealous of my cousin who already has a 680 D:

The most I'm willing to shell out for a single piece of hardware is like half the price of a 680 xD

Endrane wrote:

The most I'm willing to shell out for a single piece of hardware is like half the price of a 680 xD

Learning from Bronx I see

Yeah but I'm not even close to Bronx's level of cheapness yet >

yeah, plus you can overclock the card yourself, just takes a little more effort. I'd go with EVGA or ASUS, I like both their products and the both make great cooling solutions

Endrane wrote:

Yeah but I'm not even close to Bronx's level of cheapness yet >

au contraire....you and mekline know what I'm talking about

wdn speak in english not russian

i put three 12 cm fans under mine after taking the old ones off and overclocked the 570 windward past the basic version of the 580 with highest temps 52 degrees celcius but there no way i would pay for the 680 price that just plain ridiculous lol

might try win one tho if i google comps on net am sure to find something

ATM I'm working with GTX560ti's.
If they don't run smooth enough anymore, I'll buy a new one and put the other in SLI for the other PC's

It can be a steep price. But I spend anywhere from $200-500 on Gfx cards every 3-5 years, so it's not that bad. Problem is they are always out-of-stock.

And no way would I go hydro. 1 too dam expensive as I have to get the tank and pump, and 2 can't bare the thought of it leaking.

And I don't do overclocking.

watercooling is not that expensive as you think and as for leaks is very rare ..have to be a total idiot not to test it first but once tested then it will never leak ever if anything the joints become so rock solid over time that you have to use pliers to writhe the hoses off the connectors lol.

all in all watercooling really good for keeping your system cool and quiet and getting more out of your gfx and chips.

mine you can see here https://youtu.be/4RkkmunV_OQ

What? Dude, that's gotta make some noise. Is that 5 fans on the top one on the front and I bet you got 1 or 2 on the back. Must sound like a wind tunnel in that room. Lol

Well for me it would be expensive, I'd need the pump, hoses, adapters, tank, maybe a bigger case to fit it all (not sure if I like it hanging out the back), plus the hydro cards are at least $100 more than their counterparts.

But I do agree it's better cooling than air.

all the fans are special thermaltake silent ones apart from the top three now 2 but i can control them with the touchscreen

I would get an MSI TF series of the card... but seeing as I have no money I'll stick with my 6950 TF.

Mangekyo wrote:

I would get an MSI TF series of the card... but seeing as I have no money I'll stick with my 6950 TF.

I now officially haz an MSI GTX 680 TFIII!

basically any card you buy would need the special 2oz copper so as to overclock it to the extreme and it then be as good if not better than the higher card.

and dont forget if you got a small case to have atleast two fans extracting air out of the case and tie up any obstructing wires and clean the inside regularly.

supersceptile wrote:

I now officially haz an MSI GTX 680 TFIII!

Lucky bastard, everytime I look practically all (msi, evga, pny etc etc) GTX 680 are out of stock; has been ever since release.

i hate you quack how do you get the money?!?!?!?

nice i'm jealous :O but I think my 6970 Direct CU II should be good enough for a while longer.