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gtx 680 or gtx 690

clayer

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hi all,
need some advice off to upgrade gpu tomorrow as above.
moniter im currently running is, iiyama prolite G2773HS 120ghz
which card would be the best 1 in your opinion.

thanks in advance
 
Random question:

Why do people even bother with 680s if the 670s are so close in performance? Or does SLI with the 680s push them far ahead? (In that regard, then I can see the value of paying more now if you don't upgrade every cycle)
 
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Tephnos said:
Random question:

Why do people even bother with 680s if the 670s are so close in performance? Or does SLI with the 680s push them far ahead? (In that regard, then I can see the value of paying more now if you don't upgrade every cycle)
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no idea. some people will pay for the e-peen

Some want every single mhz they can possibly get
 
Tephnos said:
Random question:

Why do people even bother with 680s if the 670s are so close in performance? Or does SLI with the 680s push them far ahead? (In that regard, then I can see the value of paying more now if you don't upgrade every cycle)
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Cleeecooo said:
no idea. some people will pay for the e-peen

Some want every single mhz they can possibly get
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and some just bought them when they was released because we have no patience :D

670 is the card to have though and they are so close to the 680, it just does not make the 680 a sensible buy.
 
The only thing I can really think of is that there's a lot more OC choice in the 680 range for 4GB cards... I imagine those with heavy modding in mind (like skyrim) would find them very attractive.

I did some research and indeed, Skyrim can push 3GB with tons of visual mods which I do. Makes me wonder if a 680 would be slightly better for my choice since I don't plan to upgrade in years... but you know.
 
gregster said:
and some just bought them when they was released because we have no patience :D
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That too :D

Tephnos said:
The only thing I can really think of is that there's a lot more OC choice in the 680 range for 4GB cards... I imagine those with heavy modding in mind (like skyrim) would find them very attractive.

I did some research and indeed, Skyrim can push 3GB with tons of visual mods which I do. Makes me wonder if a 680 would be slightly better for my choice since I don't plan to upgrade in years... but you know.
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no, not at all. 4GB 670s are good enough tbh
 
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Cleeecooo said:
I'd go for 2x 7950. Great value cards. They'll be fine for xfire as long as you have good case airflow.
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It's a pity I'm being forced to stay with ATI. My driver experience was the 6950 was less than stellar, so I wanted to go back to green.

Damn. :p
 
Disagree. I've had some BSODs caused by driver issues with the AMD drivers.

Never had any problems with nvidia drivers ever. But each to their own. :p
 
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