ASUS GTX680 OC DCU II SLI vs 690 (watercooled)

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I have now built the best pc I have ever owned and I am looking to add a full loop when I have the funds but before I do I need to deicide on GPU. I have just got a Asus GTX 680 OC DCU II and I am debating on getting a 690. What would be best solution? It just concerns me how many cards I can fit as the my currentcard is a 3 slot card and unless you can buy the bracket I will still be loosing out. I have a 800D and Rampage IV extreme which I think runs 2 way SLI both @ 16x or 3 way @ 16 8 16. Just looking for advice really as sooner I decide I still might have the chance to exchange and pay the extra £320+ for a 690.

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you can only sli one series of card at a time, 2 680's or 2 690's.

keep the 680 and get the ek block that they made for the direct cu 2 pcb
 
yes I know, I was meaning 3/4 680s or 2 x 690s cause my board supports it but space with 4 cards is a big issue so thought might be better and easier for a 690 and quad at a later date.

Just saw the 690 EK block comes with a bracket to make it a 2 slot card :D

I take it the asus backplate is fine? dont need to replace with the an EK 1?
 
see if you can find it mate, atm im reading that it cant be done, but i have been wrong more tims than i have bee right. :)
 
it cant be done as far as I know. only ati allow that sort of mixing of cards.

690 would be cheaper than 2 680s but which would perform better? be easier 2 watercool a single card also compared to 2?

SLI does look nicer tho :)
 
If you want that much gpu muscle I would be inclinded to say 2 * GTX 690s on water blocks. Uses less power than four single GTX 680s, Will run at full PCIe 3.0 x 16 on a RIVE, You won't need a special PSU with enough PCIe power leads and will look nicer. Another problem with the Corsair 800D is there is only room for 7 expansion slots so trying to fit four single cards is going to be cramped.

As to running a GTX 690 + 680 I don't think it can be done. I did see a website where they were using a custom driver to mix different nvidia cards but the results were unpredictable.

You also need to give some thought to what you are going to use your setup for. If its multi monitors and very high resolutions 3 *GTX 670/80s with 4 gbs of vram might be more suitable.
 
Just to throw this one out there...

2 x 670's?

Couple of 680 PCB ones like the windforce or EVGA FTW with a little overclock would out-perform a single 690, be close to par with a pair of 680's and be cheaper than them both...
 
close but no cigar. and i got my 690 for the price of two 670s anyway. (plus the power saving on your electricity bill)!!

plus i would have needed a new psu for the 670s. it would have been more expensive.

plus everyone has a 670.

oh well :)
 
opstrat said:
you can only sli one series of card at a time, 2 680's or 2 690's.

keep the 680 and get the ek block that they made for the direct cu 2 pcb
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Hi Could you please tell me the best graphic card that I must go for intel core i3 processor for better gaming experience. please do lemme know the better confutation to have a good gaming experience for i3 processor
 
I have to keep my Asus DCUII 680. Its a powerful card already and I can go with the loop before SLI. I only use 1 monitor @120hz so for now it will be fine. If my next bit of money is used for the loop i am sure a 2nd card will be easy to fit and add to the loop?

690 would have been nice but think its overkill and hopefully by time I need more power the 680s will be discounted :)
 
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