nVidia GTX680 Review
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peanutsrevenge
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It's Nvidia dude, they'll have a compute card out soon enough (that's not tesla/quadro).
My fear is that this was being designed as the 660 Ti, but found AMD didn't push performance as high as they planned for, so have released their mid range card as the high end, with the planned top end card being delayed a few months.
If that's what they're doing, it's understandable from a short term money making position, but it would certainly put me off them (if I had the money to buy right now).
We haven't seen numbers yet. Don't count it out yet.
I have a 680 coming in the mail, a new card coming out isn't going to help me
peanutsrevenge
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At least there is always EVGA step-up.
Gotta love them for that!
Ofcourse, I could be completely wrong and you're simply stuck with compute defective GPU
ThE GpU
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Great review Tom
me personally though I probably won't be upgrading to any of the Nvidia 600 series or AMD 7000 series I will probably hold out for the second-generation of 28 nm GPU's
one of the best parts about all the new stuff getting released is the old stuff gets cheaper so there is always the possibility of an SLI or crossfire set up with your old card
me personally though I probably won't be upgrading to any of the Nvidia 600 series or AMD 7000 series I will probably hold out for the second-generation of 28 nm GPU's
one of the best parts about all the new stuff getting released is the old stuff gets cheaper so there is always the possibility of an SLI or crossfire set up with your old card
Mr Muggles
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So, anyone got a good reason for selling their 580 and buying the 680? It's more quiet...that it?
Lollipop
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Unless you plan to F@H, this is better in every way imaginable.
Mr Muggles
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Why do you say that? It's no better than a 580
Lollipop
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quiter, faster and lower power consumption.
mrDMxtreme
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We haven't seen numbers yet. Don't count it out yet.
I have a 680 coming in the mail, a new card coming out isn't going to help me. At least there is always EVGA step-up.
I am waiting eagerly to see some really F@H results (from you, as tom didn't do any
i wanna sell my 580 and get one of these WHEN they have a 4gb version OR if by then a 685 or w/e comes out
Mr Muggles
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Hardly, have you seen TTl's review?
If I had a 580 I wouldn't even consider splashing £400 on a minimal upgrade.
GuyIncognito
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Looks great. Low watt/fps makes my wallet open.
daDonn
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To be honest I think that may be exactly it. There are the pre-soldered mounts for another power connector, after all... :/.
The rumoured silicone delays may have also had a hand in this - the GK110 is supposed to be significantly larger than the GK104, so maybe they had yield issues there.
This may be why there was such a delay with the release of the part - remember that Kepler was supposed to be released a few months ago, after all!
Mr Muggles
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Still love my 590... wouldn't trade it for anything.
Nor should you, never mind the "lets buy something for the sake of it" brigade.
A 590 is a fantastic card. Will be a few years before you consider upgrading that bugger lol
Honestly I don't think I'll be buying this. I currently have two 6970s @950/1500 in Crossfire and they are more than enough to get 60+ FPS in any game I throw at them with maxed out graphics. nvidia has implemented some really nice technologies, but there isn't enough performance gain for me to justify spending 1000 bucks in getting 680s in SLI just like there wasn't enough performance gain with the 7970s for me to justify spending that money. I'll wait until the GK110 comes out and maybe upgrade then, but for now it seems completely unecessary.
What if the 690 is released with much better temps, proper SLI functionality, and no flames when you overclock?
Unless I'm wrong. Last I read, the 590's weren't worth the SLI setup.
DarthDudo
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What if the 690 is released with much better temps, proper SLI functionality, and no flames when you overclock?
Unless I'm wrong. Last I read, the 590's weren't worth the SLI setup.
Why would you need to SLI 590's
