NVIDIA Titan Pictured...
- Thread starter MrKambo
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I agree. I paid less than that for my 680 sli setup. It would want to be better than 680 sli for me to consider getting one. Also I like the look of it a lot but I couldn't buy it based on that as I plan to watercool my rig so then the looks wouldn't matter.
Same here, I currently water cool my GPU's and I would be doing the same thing if I got the Titan so the coolers design is lost on me.
Scoob
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It's a shame really. It is looks like a really good card, if we totally disregard the price & value for money component and judge it on performance alone.
I'm particulary impressed that it's not some power-hungry beast that needs 3x 8-pin PCIe power connectors to run. With the given power efficiency, it really is a card that fits nicely above the 680 without being "daft" - it's a well-rounded card, other than its price!
It does however look like the "685" many were waiting for. If these were a similar increment above a 680 as the 680 is above the 670 then I'd be considering it more seriously. At over £800 however, well, that's a bit too rich for me.
Scoob.
I'm particulary impressed that it's not some power-hungry beast that needs 3x 8-pin PCIe power connectors to run. With the given power efficiency, it really is a card that fits nicely above the 680 without being "daft" - it's a well-rounded card, other than its price!
It does however look like the "685" many were waiting for. If these were a similar increment above a 680 as the 680 is above the 670 then I'd be considering it more seriously. At over £800 however, well, that's a bit too rich for me.
Scoob.
It is supposedly quieter than the 680 so it wouldn't be very loud.
As a single card ya it would probably be a very good card but you cant deny the price is a little out of proportion. I suppose you are buying it more for the looks/exclusivity of it if you get me as it is supposed to be a limited run of cards.
I am still waiting on benchmarks before I give up on it completely.
Well the price is the killer, regardless of performance they need to make the card cheaper for people to even think about buying this let alone 2 of them.
I had planned on buying 2 and running SLI, but I am not willing to drop £1660 on 2 graphics cards.
Although I will have to see what the funds are like at the end of the year if there are any left, considering my next build is going to have £1000 spent on watercooling alone, which is insane but I am a low temp whore and will run 3 loops in the pc.
I had planned on buying 2 and running SLI, but I am not willing to drop £1660 on 2 graphics cards.
Although I will have to see what the funds are like at the end of the year if there are any left, considering my next build is going to have £1000 spent on watercooling alone, which is insane but I am a low temp whore and will run 3 loops in the pc.
the heck you need 3 loops for? 1 for cpu and vrms, 1 for gpus and 1 for...harddrives? ram? wot
Cru
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exactly. noone who's getting this card wouldn't watercool it.
Scoob
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Yeah, I'd love to see more cards ship with a good water block as standard. Even if say EVGA for example could partner up to ship just the PCB to re-sellers who can then add a block or just sell it.
Thing is, when you DO see cards that are already blocked up you pay one hell of a premium. Some can be as much as £150+ over the price of the GPU + a separate block, which is mad.
Scoob.
Thing is, when you DO see cards that are already blocked up you pay one hell of a premium. Some can be as much as £150+ over the price of the GPU + a separate block, which is mad.
Scoob.
there are a lot of people who bought one or two 690s and they run reference coolers. there should always be the option to watercool the card, but a reference cooler is necessary for all those people who cba to build a waterloop and have too much money laying around.
Scoob
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I think when running a single card a good air cooler - and many stock ones - can do the business. Personally it was only when I got my 2nd 570 that things got a bit too hot and noisy for me. The cards close proximity means one will always struggle a little getting a good cool air feed.
Scoob.
Scoob.
Wow, have been a little excited the last few days about the prospect of getting a new card. At $1000 though, it might as well be $10,000 because either way my rig is never going to see one at that price!
Any idea if we're supposed to see a lower spec'd Titan for a more reasonable price say about the time Haswell arrives?
Any idea if we're supposed to see a lower spec'd Titan for a more reasonable price say about the time Haswell arrives?
not until amd releases a competitor. but i doubt they will release that thing at 1000$, that's just nuts. two 680s for the same money would blast that card, and someone who pays that kind of money for a gpu usually doesnt look twice at the power bill. 700$ is reasonable imo.
I don't think Titan was ever about "sensible" really lol.
However a single Titan would pull a lot less power than a pair of 680's / 7970's - so it's the GREEN choice for the environmentally minded enthusiast gamers out there
Scoob.
Ya but the difference is not going to be huge. So even then you wont be saving a lot so the price difference still goes against it. Would you save the difference and then some in electricity bills compared to two 680's?
