690? Or wait until 800 Series?

[Chvz144]

Hello,

Don't know what to do,

Found a 690 for £400, reckon it's worth picking it up or waiting until 800 Series is out and see what is has to offer?

 

[pgi947]

800 launch is still in the rumour stages so I wouldn't pin your hopes on it.

If I was spending £400 right now on a gpu it would be a £269 290 and sit on the change

 

[uksoldierboy]

800 launch is still in the rumour stages so I wouldn't pin your hopes on it.

If I was spending £400 right now on a gpu it would be a £269 290 and sit on the change

+1

Would have to be a 290/780 (depending on features your interested in).

 

[Ayahuasca]

Seems a bit much for a 690 that, seen them selling as low as £310.

 

[Yaayuh!]

If you can get a GTX690 for close to £300 then I'd definitely suggest going for one.

 

[oldestgregg]

800 launch is still in the rumour stages so I wouldn't pin your hopes on it.

If I was spending £400 right now on a gpu it would be a £269 290 and sit on the change

This. Another option would be to grab a 780 and add another later or the 290 and add another of those later on. The 690 is still a nice card but the 2gb of vram means its not going to be future proof wether you need the vram now or not. At this point I wouldnt be buying a 2gb card is my humble opinion for what its worth

 

[uksoldierboy]

This. Another option would be to grab a 780 and add another later or the 290 and add another of those later on. The 690 is still a nice card but the 2gb of vram means its not going to be future proof wether you need the vram now or not. At this point I wouldnt be buying a 2gb card is my humble opinion for what its worth

I'd agree with this tbh, my biggest concern would be the 2Gb of vram.

 

[RanxZy]

Don't really recommend the 690 as it's held back by the 2GB usable vram imo.

 

[Chvz144]

Ah ok fair enough cheers

Hmm.. Think I will just wait... Tbh most the games I play run happily with my 650Ti Boost so.. lol.

How much would you pay for a 780? Again lowest I've seen one from a reputable seller is £280.

 

[Orangey]

A 690 is 2 680s basically, which go for probably 100 used? That's half what the 690 you found costs... definitely wait.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-gtx-880-gm2014-gamescom,27305.html

 

[Doogles]

I'd just get a R9 290 for £270 and wait, I don't think the GTX 8xx series is going to be any good because it is rumored to STILL BE ON 28NM! I just cant get my head around that

Second hand GTX 690 has no warranty either whereas a R9 290 has a minimum of 1 year normally 3 years.

 

[Kaapstad]

A 690 is 2 680s basically, which go for probably 100 used? That's half what the 690 you found costs... definitely wait.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-gtx-880-gm2014-gamescom,27305.html

I would not take too much notice of that Firestrike Extreme benchmark as it looks suspiciously like a slightly overclocked 780ti.

As to the GTX 690s they are fantastic @4K, unfortunately this only applies to reading emails and browsing forums.

 

[Kaapstad]

Another GTX 880 bench surfaces.

It looks like the new card has very good SLI scaling too

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