Evga gtx 670 ftw

[Mister B]

A weeks pay away from possibly picking up one these bad boys. I have a couple of things I'd like to know before I leave my fridge empty for a week and starve! Any of you guys experience with one?

How does it compare to the ref 670 models?

Is it easily overclockable beyond what it is already overclocked by?

Is the 680 REALLY not worth the extra €100 (£78)?

What temps would be expected from long gaming periods (excess of 5 hours)?

Are they reliable?

and lastly, can it cook me breakfast? ^_^

 

[seumasbeathan]

680 is not worth it

 

[Mister B]

680 is not worth it

One down! I was fairly certain on that, just needed to clarify I wasn't reading specs wrong

 

[VengeanceUK]

i'd say mid 70's on temps and it probably can't cook breakfast, unless you try griddling an egg on it? lol

 

[Mister B]

I've seen it being attempted.... I was thinking more of a Full Irish (or Full English) breakfast but I think I can let that one slide though haha.

I've always went with stock cards never factory OC'd one's because I prefer manual overclocking them, so I expect the FTW to have slightly higher temps than the reference model because of that?

 

[Josh Weston]

The FTW uses a 680 cooler, so I would imagine it cools better than the reference 670 coolers. However, when you pair it with the factory overclock, you're probably looking at around the same temps.

 

[jamesriley94]

A few years ago I was playing with an old 5770 - locked the fans on 20% started furmark and went to the toilet, forgetting I'd locked the fans. Got back to find reported gpu temps at 120 degrees. I'm half up for getting an old system to try that again to try and make toast on it. It'd be a fun experiment :L

 

[Mister B]

The FTW uses a 680 cooler, so I would imagine it cools better than the reference 670 coolers. However, when you pair it with the factory overclock, you're probably looking at around the same temps.

Not too bad. It's a bit of a win loose situation with the 680 PCB too, better than the 670 ref PCB but no 670 FTW backplate. Have to go all poser and get the 680 one to fit

 

[PapaSmurf6768]

Fool your friends into thinking you have a 680

I've heard that the FTW's have the highest average chance of getting to 1300MHz, so that's a benefit. And now that there's an unlocked voltage BIOS for the 670, overclock the hell out of that thing! I just got the Asus model because it's sexy

 

[CPMFW]

Fool your friends into thinking you have a 680

thumbs up!!!

 

[GigaChunk]

Why wouldn't you go for a card with a proper aftermarket cooler (e.g Msi 670 power edition or asus 670 TOP) for the same money? People usually pick the EVGA 670 FTW because of its 680 pcb for watercooling, not for the air cooler on it

 

[Lollipop]

Temps etc depend entirely on ambient temperature. And yes you should definitely get one.

Why wouldn't you go for a card with a proper aftermarket cooler (e.g Msi 670 power edition or asus 670 TOP) for the same money? People usually pick the EVGA 670 FTW because of its 680 pcb for watercooling, not for the air cooler on it

Because no matter what, the ref cooler is going to be more quiet.

 

[jamesriley94]

Because no matter what, the ref cooler is going to be more quiet.

Are you saying reference design cards are quieter than non-reference coolers?

 

[Lollipop]

Are you saying reference design cards are quieter than non-reference coolers?

Yes. /5char

 

[jamesriley94]

But thats wrong? The dual fan coolers have to spin at lower RPMs, and are better coolers to start with and so the majority are far quieter than the reference.

My KFA2 670's dual fans dont even spin up past 30% because it keeps it cool enough even while gaming. It's far quieter than a reference design card.

 

[Lollipop]

But thats wrong? The dual fan coolers have to spin at lower RPMs, and are better coolers to start with and so the majority are far quieter than the reference.

My KFA2 670's dual fans dont even spin up past 30% because it keeps it cool enough even while gaming. It's far quieter than a reference design card.

Neither does mine, I cannot hear at all, and all my case fans are running on 5v. And i can still WC my card in the future.

 

[Mister B]

Why wouldn't you go for a card with a proper aftermarket cooler (e.g Msi 670 power edition or asus 670 TOP) for the same money? People usually pick the EVGA 670 FTW because of its 680 pcb for watercooling, not for the air cooler on it

Precisely! I intend watercool in awhile after I get college fee's sorted and whatnot

 

[PapaSmurf6768]

Because no matter what, the ref cooler is going to be more quiet.

:nono:

Go to every review site out there and check the noise tests. The stock coolers never win, especially on the AMD side. Just because yours is quiet doesn't mean others aren't quieter.

Precisely! I intend watercool in awhile after I get college fee's sorted and whatnot

Then a FTW would be good for you

 

[wassupdoc]

Ref-card better than non-ref card? :yelrotflmao:

 

[Lollipop]

:nono:

Go to every review site out there and check the noise tests. The stock coolers never win, especially on the AMD side. Just because yours is quiet doesn't mean others aren't quieter.

Maybe i worded my original statement badly, nevertheless my card is inaudible.