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[Mal X]

So your first point was complete nonsense then.

you've lost me here ...which 1st point

 

[Mal X]

i'm not going to reply to any more threads, it's too risky now and not worth getting suspended over

 

[GTA767]

4gb is good but one main trouble

if game needs more than 2gb for example crysis 2 bf3 than 680 is not enough

at 1080 none of the uses more than 1800

but if u game at 1600p than u will need 2x 4gb 680

1800 is with windows as u all know win uses about 250 mb

 

[Rusty0611]

you've lost me here ...which 1st point

Says it all.

 

[chilipeppersc]

Cgg

4gb is good but one main trouble

if game needs more than 2gb for example crysis 2 bf3 than 680 is not enough

at 1080 none of the uses more than 1800

but if u game at 1600p than u will need 2x 4gb 680

1800 is with windows as u all know win uses about 250 mb

I never knew 1800p existed lol

 

[regulus]

Lol, very true. Us GPU guys can be quite a sensitive bunch.

Yep. You should know that everyone's choice (and knowledge) is THE BEST and it'll be defended to suspension. Time and time again.

 

[booterboy]

Hi Andy,
''I met a bloke down the pub last night that told me he works for nvidia and he tells me the GTX699 will be out on the 35th of June and will be 5 GK110 GPU's on a single card with 20GB of VRAM''.
Im saving for these in SLI,any idea what psu I will need?
90% of the OCUK GPU forum is rumors,I like the 10% of helpful posts and info myself.

 

[andybird123]

Cgg

I never knew 1800p existed lol

he's talking about 1600p

the 1800 is 1800mb of VRAM usage

 

[andybird123]

Im saving for these in SLI,any idea what psu I will need?

erm... 1.21 jiggawatts?

 

[Mal X]

off topic.... if you want to see a good game coming out soon, take a look at the latest video on the FAR CRY 3 website, flipping heck it looks good, like a far better version of the 1st game.... a bit odd too !

 

[windheaven]

i just saw Battleship...gawd that movie was hilariously bad....on another note...can't wait to get a gtx 680...

..so why are people argueing so ferociously?

 

[andybird123]

yes but we were still talking about what to get in the future etc.... what VRAM will future cards have.....etc etc

i.e you dont see me posting this stuff on PSU or PC CASE threads etc

off topic.... if you want to see a good game coming out soon, take a look at the latest video on the FAR CRY 3 website, flipping heck it looks good, like a far better version of the 1st game.... a bit odd too !

erm...

 

[Cleeecooo]

An Idiot enjoying gaming at "Full" Ultra with everything shiny I must add. I like all the other 680 owners are happy....I have not seen one thread stating dissapointment.

Maybe Cleee has a point on the "Fanboy" but for me playing in 3D, it was a priority to get decent fps on all my games. The 680 has done everything I was hoping for, so I am a happy man

Rusty bro, enjoy your 680 ya eeejut

Just to be clear, I'm not saying everyone who bough the 680 is a fanboy, but the current pricing, IMO is targeted mainly at the fanboys for both sides.

I'll admit, if I hadn't bought my 570s, I would have snapped up a 4gb 680. Why? I would've been happy with the performance of 570 2.5gb SLI. The 680 4gb delivers that with more VRAM (important at my res), one card and at a slightly cheaper price!

erm...

Lol

 

[Gregster]

Just to be clear, I'm not saying everyone who bough the 680 is a fanboy, but the current pricing, IMO is targeted mainly at the fanboys for both sides.

I'll admit, if I hadn't bought my 570s, I would have snapped up a 4gb 680. Why? I would've been happy with the performance of 570 2.5gb SLI. The 680 4gb delivers that with more VRAM (important at my res), one card and at a slightly cheaper price!



Lol

Yer mate, I don't disagree with your post and if it seemed I was, then sorry. What I agree with is I am a bit of a fanboy and could have coped with my 560ti however at decent quality, it was stuggling in 3D.

If guys jumped from a 580 3GB or 7970, then that is a little premature. Especially at the price it is.

No doubt prices will fall soon and this will help but for now, they are VERY expensive and that is both brands.

 

[Rusty0611]

Just to be clear, I'm not saying everyone who bough the 680 is a fanboy, but the current pricing, IMO is targeted mainly at the fanboys for both sides.

Nah people with more money than sense as well . There's no real reason to buy a £420 GPU other than 'you just want to'. I wanted to, I did, and I'm enjoying

erm...

Don't attack him Andy

 

[Rusty0611]

Double post

 

[Cleeecooo]

I think both sides have pushed us to the edge of our limits in terms of price. If the dual chips are £900 ten yes, they will get sales, but nowhere near enough that they need to turn a profit. As for the 680 and 7970, they'll have to come down in price. The early adopters always pay the premium, then again, they also get the cards before stock shortages etc do I guess it all depends on how much you value the extra time with your GPU.

Eg, for those whos cards were barely scraping along for their requirements, then obviously the "early adopter"/"fanboy" fee will be worth it. It's almost like paying for ultimate fast track at Thorpe park on the first day of the holidays; you look smug as you walk past the peasants and chavs, then you get to the fast track queue and have a pang of regret. As you get on the ride before everyone else, you feel happy again and don't regret a thing. Meanwhile, Mal X is still waiting at the gates, hoping for the price to fall and waiting for that new ride rumoured by some german site to come out soon xD (no offence mal!)

Also, Gregster, that above post wasn't targeted at anyone in particular, just my fat thumbs on my iPhone accidentally quoting you lol

 

[Rusty0611]

I like the Thorpe Park metaphor

That was me - coming from a crappy last gen mid range card which could play on High if it was feeling nice to me. My 6870 was superb for the money but not what I was looking for long term. I feel my 680 has been worth every penny so far but, yeah, I probably could have spent the money on something better like some new blinds for the house or rubbish like that .

But hey, it's my money, I earned it and I don't need somebody (Mal) telling me I'm stupid for spending my own money on something I wanted to buy. That always grates on me when people without something are telling other people they're stupid for having it. Grrr one of my pet hates. It's spiteful and envious for no apparent reason. I suppose it's easier to moan about the prices than it is to actually dip into your wallet and buy it anyway.

Edit: Moan about prices meaning the whinging not the debating in case that wasn't clear

 

[Kered_Dub]

To me there is a clear difference between Enthusiasts (including Early adopters) and Fanboys. You need money to be in this bracket and arguably a fool and his cash are easily parted and all that stuff but if you want to latest and greatest before everyone else and ahead of potential stock shortages you've got to pay that premium... One person's insanity is someone else's genius.

Fanboys on the other hand will defend their irrational love of either the red or green camp to the death regardless of any other points of view and in so doing often display questionable levels of maturity...

Oddly enough neither NVIDIA nor AMD care a jot for any of us and this shows in the prices of their cards... they view all consumers in terms of their purchasing power and how they can match their prod offerings to our pockets at price-points we are willing to pay.

Only if consumers refused in unison and en-mass to pay these ridiculous prices would the GPU makers have something to really think about but that's never going to happen...

 

[chilipeppersc]

To me there is a clear difference between Enthusiasts (including Early adopters) and Fanboys. You need money to be in this bracket and arguably a fool and his cash are easily parted and all that stuff but if you want to latest and greatest before everyone else and ahead of potential stock shortages you've got to pay that premium... One person's insanity is someone else's genius.

Fanboys on the other hand will defend their irrational love of either the red or green camp to the death regardless of any other points of view and in so doing often display questionable levels of maturity...

Oddly enough neither NVIDIA nor AMD care a jot for any of us and this shows in the prices of their cards... they view all consumers in terms of their purchasing power and how they can match their prod offerings to our pockets at price-points we are willing to pay.

Only if consumers refused in unison and en-mass to pay these ridiculous prices would the GPU makers have something to really think about but that's never going to happen...

I honestly think it happens a little, in terms of price competition, but not many fanboys will be prepared to even consider 'value for money' in terms of their purchase.

If prices for the 685/690 do exceed £600, I cant see that many selling unless they perform like 7970 SLI which is extemely hard to fathom at present.

The 680 is selling at around £400, which seems to be the sweet spot for the latest cards, go over £500 to £550 and you wont sell many, unless you can justify the cost with a 70%+ increase in performance over the £350 counterpart, simply because SLI/Xfire counterpart can perform at much better performance than a single card valued similar (dual 7970)

Nvidia and AMD are both testing the water I believe, making cards which by far outperform the games that are to be played, unless 120mhz will become the norm which I suspect it will.

I do hope that when the 685 or 7990 come out at around £600 that people dont buy for the 40% speed increase. At this point I hope their sales market only ventures to 0.5% of videogamers, and that even fanboys will say ''my 680 is good enough, lower your prices and I will reconsider''.

£550 for a 4gb gtx 680 is insane, absolutely insane, and I do wonder why anyone would pay that much when the 7970 should be at that time around £320 with similar performance.