Nvidia Kepler - Geforce GTX680 Thread - Now with reviews
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demigod
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Takamura-San
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What i really want is the 4gb 680.
Bring that first, then the 690
Bring that first, then the 690
What i really want is the 4gb 680.
Bring that first, then the 690
Agreed, or perhaps the 690 WILL be the 4GB 680 with some slightly better specs?
The word "It's" as in a single GPU would lead me to believe it's the GTX 690. I would expect the salvage 670s and 660s to come out at the same time. Of course this is all speculation.
Futurevoid
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MSI Twin Frozr 680 arrived and it's all installed. The temperatures this thing maintains compared to the 580 is killer. Loving it thus far. Nice boost in some of the more intensive games out there. I haven't done anything outside of the stock OC, but that will come this weekend when I have more time to play.
mclaren777
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You people are crazy.
Why would they hype up a low-end part?
Vulcano's assistant
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Do you guys think that seeing 680's demand they will release the 690 at an obscene price?
That is, if this is the 690 of course.
That is, if this is the 690 of course.
2) What I came to post was this - EVGA SC Signature+ with backplate. This cooler was pictured on the 4GB version awhile back, but it looks like they're putting it on something else sooner. Only difference with this one that I can see is that it is 6+2 Pin and a 6 pin, rather than dual 6 pin. Supposedly can take more volts. Most importantly though, is that it is freaking gorgeous. Auto-notify enabled.
Yes I do realize that being enticed by card with a more fashionable design, different color scheme, and backplate is the tech equivalent of 'Dress Me Up Barbie'. I'm okay with that.
Fixed parts are bolded.
Where did you hear it was supposed to be able to handle more voltage? Jacob, the EVGA product manager is running 2 in SLI, and he seems to be capped at around 1254 mhz, which is where most users on reference cards start seeing crashes.
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?&m=1548478&mpage=1
theignoramus
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I feel like I'm running ancient tech with my 580. I NEED a 680. But if a 690 is slated to come out in November, I'd hold out for it.
Think thats bad I'm rocking a GTX275!! I want to play crysis 1 on full settings
lol
Fox the Sly
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Still rocking an 8800GT, so quit yer belly-achin'! 
RomanticHeroX
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I'm already feeling pretty limited by my 560Ti, but there's no way I could reasonably justify getting a 680. I'd have a lot easier time swallowing something in the $250-300 range, so I'd like to see a 660/70 soon.
I'm in the same boat, I keep hoping for some an announcement of some lower priced cards from either nvidia or ATI, or some of the older models to drop in price. I used to be able spend between 100-150 on a card every year or 2 and get a decent upgrade from what I had. But since buying my 5850 there hasn't been anything better in that price range.
mclaren777
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Anybody who buys $300+ video cards always seems crazy to me. That will probably never change.
Still rocking an 8800GT, so quit yer belly-achin'!
Hi5
LumpOfCole
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A lot of people have hobbies that they go "all out" on, and from that perspective PCs are relatively cheap unless you do system overhauls every 6 months.
The 680 has so many CUDA cores that even the Quadro line is left in the dust. I cannot even fathom how fast rendering is in Adobe Premiere CS5/CS6 with the Mercury Playback Engine enabled.
Hope that tease on nVidia's Facebook page is for the 670. Would have liked to see the 680 priced a bit better, but when nVidia's lesser offering is clearly better than AMDs high end stuff I guess they deserve to price it at $500. GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER AMD!
I just don't see the point in dropping that much on a card unless I want to jump in and then start updating every cycle, selling the old cards for a small loss.
I just don't see the point in dropping that much on a card unless I want to jump in and then start updating every cycle, selling the old cards for a small loss.
"NVIDIA to Launch GeForce GTX 690 Before May 5"
http://www.techpowerup.com/164488/NVIDIA-to-Launch-GeForce-GTX-690-Before-May-5.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/164488/NVIDIA-to-Launch-GeForce-GTX-690-Before-May-5.html
Sweet birthday is may 3rd, maybe I should pick 2 of these up
That's amazing! Wow. Really surprised it is dropping so soon. This thing will be selling for $900+ on the aftermarket, easy. Anyone want to guess at price? Would have to be at least $749.99...I wouldn't be surprised at $799.99.
IblisGinjo
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Hopefully 680's will be widely available when the 690's hit.
no idea, I wish they would hurry up and come out, been waiting for them.
LabouredSubterfuge
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Is the 690 meant to be a dual card again or a more powerful single card? Or do we have no idea?
It's a dual card, you can even see by the specs it's 680 x 2
LabouredSubterfuge
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Gotcha. Gonna wait until the next gen comes out in that case.
faceless007
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Fuck I JUST WANT SOMETHING UNDER $350
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2 690s FTW!!!!!!!
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Twice as good for less than twice the price.
What a steal.
What a steal.
LumpOfCole
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Will I be able to Quad SLI four 690s? Maybe I'll finally hit 30 fps in Saints Row 2.
690 is a dual core GPU, so 2 of them would be quad SLI theoretically.
I wish!
nope, 2 of them = quad sli. There is no octo SLI.
mercenar1e
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i said earlier that the 670 won't be coming out anytime soon.. i still believe it
specialguy
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This. And how bout 680 actually being available before you introduce new stuff?
Nvidia 28nm yields must just be horrendous, why do they always lag AMD yields with their designs?
By the way I'm not talking out my ass, Nvidia consistently complains/mentions bad yield problems in their financial conference calls. Although they were claiming 28nm wasn't as horrible as 40nm for them, that doesn't appear to be the case...
specialguy
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I think they were supposed to, but then got delayed. I read that on some rumor site somewhere, guess it was true.
Guess I'll just get a 7850 if anything.
The thing is Nvidia only has Gk104 Kepler based chips coming for the near future, they have no smaller Pitcairn segment chip like AMD, at least anytime soon.
So all they'll be releasing is GK104 salvage parts, which kinda doesn't make sense when there are no GK104 available.
I'm guessing like, June now for the Pitcairn competitor, if they even have one, and the GK104 salvage.
Regardless AMD must be cleaning up in the lower segments with a top to bottom 28nm lineup fully available right now.
Horse Armour
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demigod
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But he's right. Midrange cards is where the money is at. How Nvidia can stumble like that is beyond me.