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[Constantinople]

I think it equates to 14mp or something ridiculous like that! There's no need for 3 of them for gaming! One of them gives 50% more viewing area than 1080p which is already an advantage!

For 3 screens you're better off going 3 X 1080p in either landscape or portrait depending on the bezels of the monitors you're going for! Good luck in whatever you decide!

I'd have to agree looks like I need to wait another year to get the type of performance for what I'm willing to spend. I've signed up to widescreengaming so I can browse through benchmarks and what not with the current GPU's, so I can get a better idea of what I should be going with.

There's also that Samsung Eyeinfinity Bundle for £499.99 at the moment if you claim back the VAT in time so that could be tempting 5760x1080 would do for now and I could get a 2560x1440 monitor in a 3x1 set up I believe with AMD. So get the best of both worlds depending on what set up I'd want to use.

The main thing I like about the 2560x1440 set up over 1080p is knowing I won't need to upgrade my monitors for a substantial amount of time and GPU technology will catch up within in a year or so if a dual 680 4GB Set up can't do the business yet across all 3 I can (play older games using it) and newer games on one as suggested.

Too many choices

 

[YiuKorochko]

Either you're bringing in goods below the allowance, not telling them the full story when you declare them or you're dealing with some very ill informed customs officers.

Duty and tax free allowances - arrivals from non EU countries


If you're buying goods from the USA (not bringing them into the UK yourself) then VAT is payable if the value of the goods exceed £15:

Tax on goods bought from a non-EU country

Ah but here's the catch: We've moved back and forth from the U.S.A. several times. Our goods could have been bought in either the UK or the US, and if I buy something from the UK, take it to the US, then back to the UK, does that mean I have to pay VAT once again?

I think not.

"Please note that where the guidance below refers to 'purchased goods' it makes no difference if the goods are new or used, for example goods bought on an auction site. And it doesn't matter if you buy them for yourself or to sell on."

Hmm...I can think of quite a number of people I've seen wielding 17" Macbooks through airports and I even have a friend who's carried over parts from the US. I'd like to see each of their reactions if and when they're told "you don't get it back until you pay 20%" because that would put thousands of people off traveling from country to country.

The main point is, "What do you mean, 'pay VAT'? I bought it in the UK. I already have!". If customs were really that strict then many of us wouldn't be able to afford taking anything expensive overseas. I've paid VAT on stuff sent over in packages, at least, the few times they haven't been marked as gifts. If it's in your own suitcase, isn't alcohol or drugs, then you're not going to run into any trouble at all, save for the idiot who packs his tech without padding.

EDIT:

"UK residents travelling into the country from outside the European Union have been able to bring back an increased amount of duty-free shopping since December 1st 2008.

Travellers arriving in Britain from outside the European Union can now benefit from an increase in duty free shopping allowances.

UK Duty Free Allowances in detail

Goods valued up to £390 can be brought into the country without any duty payable on the purchases from January 1st 2010, including souvenirs, clothing, electrical goods and perfume.

The only travellers to be denied these higher limits are those arriving into the UK by private jet, yacht or other private pleasure boat. The total shopping allowance for these people is £270."

Courtesy of TaxFreeTravel.

 

[Surveyor]

Ah but here's the catch: We've moved back and forth from the U.S.A. several times. Our goods could have been bought in either the UK or the US, and if I buy something from the UK, take it to the US, then back to the UK, does that mean I have to pay VAT once again?

I think not.

"Please note that where the guidance below refers to 'purchased goods' it makes no difference if the goods are new or used, for example goods bought on an auction site. And it doesn't matter if you buy them for yourself or to sell on."

Hmm...I can think of quite a number of people I've seen wielding 17" Macbooks through airports and I even have a friend who's carried over parts from the US.

The main point is, "What do you mean, 'pay VAT'? I bought it in the UK. I already have!". If customs were really that strict then many of us wouldn't be able to afford taking anything expensive overseas. I've paid VAT on stuff sent over in packages, at least, the few times they haven't been marked as gifts. If it's in your own suitcase, isn't alcohol or drugs, then you're not going to run into any trouble at all, save for the idiot who packs his tech without padding.

The simple point is that if you buy goods in the USA with a value over the duty and tax free allowance then you should pay VAT (and any other duties) when you bring the goods back to the UK.

That's the scenario my original point referred to.


Edit:

EDIT:

"UK residents travelling into the country from outside the European Union have been able to bring back an increased amount of duty-free shopping since December 1st 2008.

Travellers arriving in Britain from outside the European Union can now benefit from an increase in duty free shopping allowances.

UK Duty Free Allowances in detail

Goods valued up to £390 can be brought into the country without any duty payable on the purchases from January 1st 2010, including souvenirs, clothing, electrical goods and perfume.

The only travellers to be denied these higher limits are those arriving into the UK by private jet, yacht or other private pleasure boat. The total shopping allowance for these people is £270."

Courtesy of TaxFreeTravel.

The link in my earlier post already told you what the allowances were

 

[YiuKorochko]

The simple point is that if you buy goods in the USA with a value over the duty and tax free allowance then you should pay VAT (and any other duties) when you bring the goods back to the UK.

That's the scenario my original point referred to.

Well let's see, I can get a GTX 680 for around $500...with an exchange rate of about 1.5:1 (after commission) that only adds up to £333. Looks like I'm set.

 

[Surveyor]

Well let's see, I can get a GTX 680 for around $500...with an exchange rate of about 1.5:1 (after commission) that only adds up to £333. Looks like I'm set.

That's fine by itself but you did say you were buying parts (plural):

Ah yes, but for instance I'm traveling to the US this summer anyway, so while I'm at it I can just buy some parts that will fit into my check-in case and bring them over myself. So long as I declare them, no extra VAT.

You'll have to total the value of all the goods you bring back to see if there is any VAT to pay.

 

[YiuKorochko]

That's fine by itself but you did say you were buying parts? You'll have to total the value of all the goods you bring back to see if there is any VAT to pay.

Well, hopefully I'll have enough space in my suitcase for the rest of it!

 

[V F]

no, charter a 40ft yacht and sail over instead you then wont have to pay VAT, IMPORT DUTY nothing.... you just moor up your yacht when you return and row ashore, as if you've just been to France, nobody will ever know or care where you've been.

then row back to your yacht at night with a friend and unload it all, booze, fags, graphics cards, the lot

Wasn't this Only Fools and Horses?

 

[Cleeecooo]

Either you're bringing in goods below the allowance, not telling them the full story when you declare them or you're dealing with some very ill informed customs officers.

Duty and tax free allowances - arrivals from non EU countries


If you're buying goods from the USA (not bringing them into the UK yourself) then VAT is payable if the value of the goods exceed £15:

Tax on goods bought from a non-EU country

Looks like each person can bring back a GTX680!

Other goods including perfume and souvenirs
You can bring in other goods worth up to £390 without having to pay tax and/or duty.

 

[Besty]

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-680-review/21

I know i's crude and probably inaccurate, but work with me;

the GTX 680 has 38 FPS in BF3 ultra at 1600p.

38/3=~12FPS

((80/100)x12)x2=FPS of 680 SLI
=>~20 FPS from 680 SLI taking into account 80% scaling in SLI

20FPS is unplayable, so i'd say that you need at the very least tri sli 680 4GB

Feel free to point out any mistakes in my above logic^^^

We have a thread running on this forum for Crysis 2 benches. A 680 with a mild OC hits 90fps average at 1440p maxed with 4xAA (not officially supported) so two 4GB cards might cut the mustard in 3x1600p with the games standard AA - anyone want to buy two to find out ? :>

 

[Mal X]

Wasn't this Only Fools and Horses?

yes, but a few people i know have done stuff like this too, smuggling across the Pond is relatively easy...... unless you do it regularly, then you'll get noticed; obviously.

there are so many places you can drop it off at night i.e Isle of Wight, Milford on Sea, Muderford etc

finally, i wouldn't try importing a 680 in parts, you wont be able to reasssemble it as good as it once was, you'll damage it, try importing it via the Channel Tunnel and hiding it somewhere inside your car, under the rear bench seat, in fact you could probably hide ten of them inside there.

FINALLY, wait till august and get it then, when prices have dropped due to the 685 coming out

 

[Mal X]

We have a thread running on this forum for Crysis 2 benches. A 680 with a mild OC hits 90fps average at 1440p maxed with 4xAA (not officially supported) so two 4GB cards might cut the mustard in 3x1600p with the games standard AA - anyone want to buy two to find out ? :>

that's good enough for me

 

[bakes0310]

So anyone gonna get one then? Im seriously thinking about it though.

 

[Cleeecooo]

So anyone gonna get one then? Im seriously thinking about it though.

A 2gb version should be enough for your monitor, but the 4gb versions may help in te long term, especially of you choose to go down the SLI route.

 

[clone]

See the EVGA 4G F.T.W are there for pre order now.

 

[bakes0310]

A 2gb version should be enough for your monitor, but the 4gb versions may help in te long term, especially of you choose to go down the SLI route.

If i went down the SLI route oneday would i have to get another 4gb version or could i get a 2gb one?

 

[Cleeecooo]

If i went down the SLI route oneday would i have to get another 4gb version or could i get a 2gb one?

You'd have to get a 4gb unless you're happy to lose 2gb of the VRAM from the 1st 4gb card.

 

[Joshct]

If i went down the SLI route oneday would i have to get another 4gb version or could i get a 2gb one?

I'm pretty sure they would work to the lowest, so both would run as if 2GB versions.

But you might want to wait for confirmation on that.

 

[bakes0310]

You'd have to get a 4gb unless you're happy to lose 2gb of the VRAM from the 1st 4gb card.

I'm pretty sure they would work to the lowest, so both would run as if 2GB versions.

But you might want to wait for confirmation on that.

Thanks.
Tbh 4gb is more than enough for me at my res so to SLI would be way over the top and wasted.

 

[nightrider1470]

Would one of these run crysis?

 

[Deception]

Would one of these run crysis?

Get out...