It's actually the 240hz, but it's not really available at the moment..You're being lied to. 120hz is.
It's actually the 240hz, but it's not really available at the moment..You're being lied to. 120hz is.
And how quiet is it compared to the Hawk? I have the same 5770 and I want my new card as quiet as that. Thats the reason I'm waiting for the ASUS.
Perhaps the ASUS 670 Top really becomes available. Yesterday around 8 retailers showed it available in germany, this morning already around 12.
I can't hear it from my new case like the 5770 while playing Diablo 3. One german review claims that the Asus card is to loud under load. The Asus won the review but the negativ point is the noise under load. I chose the Palit because its cool and quiet under load and in idle.
http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/grafikkarten/22419-test-4x-nvidia-geforce-gtx-670-und-sli.html?start=22
I can't hear it from my new case like the 5770 while playing Diablo 3. One german review claims that the Asus card is to loud under load. The Asus won the review but the negativ point is the noise under load. I chose the Palit because its cool and quiet under load and in idle.
http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/grafikkarten/22419-test-4x-nvidia-geforce-gtx-670-und-sli.html?start=22
I'm personally looking at EVGA Superclocked, but out of those two choices I'd go with Asus.So is the Gigabyte or Asus top the 670 to get?
It looks like I should have bought the Gigabyte when I had the chance.
Also - PCI-E 3.0 isn't enabled, yet.Saw maybe 5-10% improvement in quad scaling...but I guess I only played one long round of BF3 so maybe there's more to it. We'll see in time, I guess.
but too many people are telling me 2560x1600 is the promised land...lol
Really? Nvidia Inspector reports mine at PCI-E 3.0 x16 @ x16 1.1
It is, it's IQ heaven. Don't trust those heathens who want you to buy shitty TN panels because of a bit smoother gameplay.
On another note, 302.59 Nvidia developer drivers are out - New branch, wooh! Don't have any details on them yet.
So is the Gigabyte or Asus top the 670 to get?
It looks like I should have bought the Gigabyte when I had the chance.
Really? Nvidia Inspector reports mine at PCI-E 3.0 x16 @ x16 1.1
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On another note, 302.59 Nvidia developer drivers are out - New branch, wooh! Don't have any details on them yet.
Currently have a 600w PSU and 4.8ghz 2500k. What's a good upgrade to support at least a 680?
I'm using GPU-Z...latest version. Maybe it's mis-reporting? Actually - I know why, PCI-E 3.0 + X79 = disabled by Nvidia. Are you on X79? All other chipsets are supported for PCI-E 3.0 (afaik).
Do you have a link to the 302.59s? I can host them on my site...
According to a leak from chip producer TSMC, NVIDIA may be recalling all of their newly released Kepler GTX 670, 680, and 690 graphics cards. After being released, serious supply issues have resulted in inflated prices and serious reduced stocking of parts. This news has come at the worst time with customers already with cards possibly needing to exchange for a new one.
According to the report, chips may be suffering from serious performance degradation over long periods of heavy load. This sounds a lot like Intels Sandy Bridge SATA controller issue last year with motherboards being recalled due to SATA controller performance degradation.
We will have more information as it comes.
Update 2:35 PM EST:
A few quick comments: our source has been accurate with some prior information but this is the first time we are citing something said about GPUs. Lets just wait and see. Hopefully this isnt true as my new computer coming in will feature dual GTX 680 cards along with a GTX 580. Additionally, its interesting reading the commentary throughout the web regarding this story. Firstly, I am not shorting this stock. I hold no interests in any tech companies. Some commentary has stated the lack of relation between this and Intels SATA snafu. I wasnt suggesting the mechanism of failure was alike but rather that the problem and this one, if true, would be of similar magnitude shortly after release. Finally, some have stated that NVIDIA, Microsoft, and vendors all test rigorously. Yes, that should happen, but lets look at EVGAs announced recall of some of their GTX 670 cards due to failures. These cards were tested yet the screening failed to stop the cards from being released. We dont have any specific details beyond possible recall so anything else is just speculation. For some more reading about some related occurrences read The Inquirers report of EVGAs GTX 670 Superclocked recall and SemiAccurates account of NVIDIAs Kepler supply issues. According to SemiAccurate, supply issues may be caused by poorly designed lithography and mask problems. Perhaps thats whats causing defective chips?
Update 3:28 PM EST:
NVIDIA has claimed that they will not recall any 600 series chips due to performance degradation over times of heavy usage. Lets hope they stick to it! Of course, take both the leak and NVIDIAs response with a grain of salt. Of course NVIDIA wouldnt announce plans to recall before they are going to start it. Also, lets not forget about NVIDIAs often denied Bumpgate issue with their mobile chips a couple of years ago.
http://tech.pnosker.com/2012/05/21/...lling-all-gtx-670-680-690-kepler-video-cards/
No idea what's really going on...
BAM! Asus 670 GTX in stock at Superbiiz. Just ordered one myself, $473 with 2day Air, used CONGRATS coupon to take $10 off. Yeah I'm paying a premium but got tired of waiting on Amazon and Newegg.
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=AS-670D2D5
noo! I just sold my 6850 and don't want to be completely without any GPU :-( hopefully the problem isn't actually that widespread
There is a zero evidence that there is a problem with kepler, sans Evga's QA mishap.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/graphi...e_GTX_600_Due_to_Performance_Degradation.htmlNvidia Corp. on Monday denied plans to recall GeForce GTX products based on the GK104 graphics processing units due to rumoured eventual performance degradation. The company claims that the rumours are incorrect and the graphics products work fine.
"There is no truth to this," said Bryan Del Rizzo, a spokesman for Nvidia.
The official for the company declined to provide any further details or colour to the information published earlier on Monday. According to a media report, Nvidia GK104 "chips may be suffering from serious performance degradation over long periods of heavy load". The exact effects of performance degradation were not indicated: it is unclear whether certain stream processors stop working, or the chips drop clock-speed. As a result, the company was rumored to initiate recall process for the GK104-based products.
Before making it to the market, all the new GPUs are vigorously tested in various applications; they also pass Microsoft HCL tests, which not only stress graphics chips, but take hours to complete. Therefore, chances that chips may degrade in performance over time are pretty low.
Other than the fact their mid range had to become their high-end and supply is still almost nonexistent.
Other than the fact their mid range had to become their high-end and supply is still almost nonexistent.
What the hell does pricing have to do with manufacturing process? *brain explodes*
Only a moron would give a rumour credit after one shitty website posts a non-sourced story. You don't think that if this was an issue you'd be seeing people with Keplers in their hands having problems? No, that would require too much effort to put that much thought into something. This ladies and gentlemen, is what we call trolling for website hits.
Who is at fault for that? Nvidia? Or AMD for producing a non-competitive GPU line that Kepler is wiping the floor with and hence not making Nvidia need to up their game as quickly to compete? Given what AMD has out on the market right now, there's no need for this mythical "higher end" part that was supposedly going to be the "real" GTX680 to even exist.
What the hell doesn't it? *Brain explodes*
Nvidia is no longer paying per working unit. They're paying per wafer (whatever the yields are). If you're getting horrible yields, that's a damn good reason to make it your high end card (to cover all the boards going in the trash). They have to be thanking the Graphic Gods that AMD so under-delivered and they could still claim the performance crown with it.
And let's be blunt and honest here: High end flagships are vanity products. Despite some people with more money than sense, these are not high sellers. So if this was going to be the mid-range card (which rich gaf bitched about for months "Oh, the shitty GK 104 is launching first?! WTF, Nvidia? Give us the good card first! We don't want no crappy budget card!", where's the supply?
If you can't even supply a high-end market where's there's almost no demand (and it's only in short supply because supply is virtually non-existent), this either had no chance at ever being the mid-range card (which we know it was), or something has gone drastically wrong.
You're being lied to. 120hz is.
I've never been one for super accurate colors and all that business. Smooth animation/movement, 80+ FPS with no frame tearing, and low input lag is much more important to me. Totally subjective though. What isn't subjective is that all three things I listed are awesome.Only really for competitive twitch FPS games and maybe fighting games. I love my 120Hz monitor, but my Dell ultrasharp gets all the attention because it has incredible IQ.
I am like twice as good at TF2 with my 120 Hz monitor though.
Register an account on evga.com. Sign up for auto-notify, and make sure you have a way to get notified of new emails that come in. You have about 3 minutes to finish the purchase from the time you receive it. I snagged one on launch day by spamming refresh.Can't find the GTX 690 anywhere, it's the last part I need for my new rig. Newegg and evga in stock notifications are good for about 10 seconds before selling out![]()
That's what he's saying. The fact that AMD's top-tier part can only do slightly better if overclocked than NVIDIA's mid-tier card is kind of pathetic.Huh? A overclocked 7970 ties or beats a overclocked GTX 680...
And last I checked everywhere short of $400 Nvidia has nada...speaking of non competitive.
The part that looks bad right now is the 7950, but a simple price adjustment will fix that.
Have you tried the custom fan profile yet? The 670 only uses about 30% of your fan speed. How hot is your room? Try turning down your settings just a little bit and not maxing it out if you were, play it for an hour and see if you crash again.
If I were you, i'd return that EVGA and get a Gigabyte or Asus.
That's what he's saying. The fact that AMD's top-tier part can only do slightly better if overclocked than NVIDIA's mid-tier card is kind of pathetic.