Anyone else agree?
I believe the GTX 690 doesn't get that hot and watercooling the card is always a option but didn't want to ruin the aesthetics.
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Is a GTX 690 overkill?
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Anyone else agree?
I believe the GTX 690 doesn't get that hot and watercooling the card is always a option but didn't want to ruin the aesthetics.
Now we've done it
not really, i just ignore idiots like you lot !!!!
that was ages ago, plus you never really helped did you, as i said recently, ``my other gaming forum is much friendlier than this place``, but this place is far better for building computers... it's the best
i've never been on a forum quite as unfriendly as this place, especially this graphics cards section, because the rest of the forum isn't quite as spiteful...
so yes, i prefer/ it's safer to ignore idiots like you nowadays !
I took Photo's of my BIOS to help you overclock your CPU and tried my hardest to help you. Rusty/Dave Beast and others tried to help you Mal but sadly you thought you knew best and fried your GPU.
Nothing personal but when people do try and help, it is better to be nice rather than rude.
Nothing personal but when people do try and help, it is better to be nice rather than rude.
that was ages ago, plus you never really helped did you, as i said recently, ``my other gaming forum is much friendlier than this place``, but this place is far better for building computers... it's the best
i've never been on a forum quite as unfriendly as this place, especially this graphics cards section, because the rest of the forum isn't quite as spiteful...
so yes, i prefer/ it's safer to ignore idiots like you nowadays !
Having just been though your old posts I think your being unreasonable.
The people on this forum did try and help you a great deal but you failed to listen to anything they tried to tell you. You were warned over and over about the perils of ocing your system without doing any research. The only thing that surprised me is how long it took to wreak your graphics card.
I will give you one bit of advice though.
If you call people idiots or unhelpful or anything else obnoxious you will not get the best response.
Buy a 670 for a third of the price, you probably wont notice much difference at all in how games run. A 670 will give you more than enough framerate.
Then in a year or 2 you can upgrade to a single card as fast as the 690, yet you will have still spent less than buying the 690 now.
Then in a year or 2 you can upgrade to a single card as fast as the 690, yet you will have still spent less than buying the 690 now.
that was ages ago, plus you never really helped did you, as i said recently, ``my other gaming forum is much friendlier than this place``, but this place is far better for building computers... it's the best
i've never been on a forum quite as unfriendly as this place, especially this graphics cards section, because the rest of the forum isn't quite as spiteful...
so yes, i prefer/ it's safer to ignore idiots like you nowadays !
You're calling people idiots despite your post. Wow.
I think you're butthurt, or something equivalent to it.
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I think buying cards like that is more so you can add more as time goes on without ever worrying in the slightest about VRAM. If going for triple/quad gpu setups eventually, that does come into play.
Still, for 1080p i'd be looking at single high end cards for now.
OP wanted a 690 for 1080p for e peen, if he got a 4gb 680 it's just as pointless but he can say he has a 4gb GPU.
For practical use might as well go 670 sli even that's mega overkill
No I don't.. I want a card which is future proof and will play games smoothly @ 1080p. Out of curiosity is having a 2nd monitor on chrome GPU/CPU/VRAM intensive or does it just apply with games.?
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It will take some resources but not a lot.
A 690 will last you a good while at 1080p but it isn't going to last forever. Beware of that before you purchase.
The best way to do it (in my eyes) is to eat the initial cost of entering the high end GPU market and then sell on the card(s) at the right point when the new generation is released and buy that generations high end GPU.
This way the cost of upgrading is kept to a minimum and you've always got the best GPU's. This avoids the situation in 3-4 years time when you've run your card into the ground, it's no longer good enough, not worth much and you're back to square one and need to purchase a high end GPU for top dollar again...
It will take some resources but not a lot.
A 690 will last you a good while at 1080p but it isn't going to last forever. Beware of that before you purchase.
The best way to do it (in my eyes) is to eat the initial cost of entering the high end GPU market and then sell on the card(s) at the right point when the new generation is released and buy that generations high end GPU.
This way the cost of upgrading is kept to a minimum and you've always got the best GPU's. This avoids the situation in 3-4 years time when you've run your card into the ground, it's no longer good enough, not worth much and you're back to square one and need to purchase a high end GPU for top dollar again...
By the time you require the performance a 690 offers, there'll be faster cards out at half the price. "Future proofing" is never a good idea to go for when it comes to graphics cards. It makes the most sense to buy for now, you'll get better use out of your money.
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A GTX 670 or HD 7970 will get the job done with ease.
I also own a pair of GTX 590s from last year. Since then the GTX 670/80 has been launched which cost less than my GTX 590s and out perform them. Thats how fast technology and prices move.
If you really want a GTX 690 for any other reason then go ahead and get one. The thing to remember is in a years time there will be faster cards for half the price.
The other thing about using a GTX 690 is it dumps heat into your case. Its not like a ref GTX 670 which pushes it out the back of the case.
This find a cycle that fits your requirements and set an upgrade budget to stick to
its great advice tho does depend what games you play and whats important
690 is for sure not value for money but still makes more sense to me than a 680 4gb
670 is sensible
690 is crazy but nice
