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690's are they worth it?

I was considering a GTX 690 also, but for the price of one GTX 690 I could get 3x GTX 670. The math wasn't hard, 2x GTX 670 that performs like a GTX 690 pr standard and then adding a 3rd for extra power when needed or just to be able to enable higher AA settings with no penalty.
 
HankScorpio said:
670 Won't play everything maxxed out but will play most things at high settings with good fps on a single monitor.

Though they're 300-350

7950s are more or less the same and can be had for £220

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-177-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673

Add an extra £50 and stick this on it http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-062-AR

And it'll be very quiet and allow for great overclocking.

Add another 7950 or 7970 later down the line and putof those coolers on them is my advice. Nvidia counterparts are NOT WORTH an extra £100
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One of funniest post I read in days :p

I think most of us are talking about 1920 res in general, not 2560 res (which a single GTX670 would then struggle a bit...but still close to 7970).
 
[TW]Fox;22833283 said:
This is going to be an entirely subjective thread really - like all high end products its never really 'worth it'. £1000 on a video card is hilarious, at the end of the day if you are the sort of person who would buy one you'll buy one irrespective of what everyone thinks anyway.
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Agreed.

and just to add.. You ask if it's worth it but IMO something is only worth it's value if you're happy with it at the end of the day regardless of with other may or may not think. Most hobbies come with an expense which is illogical to those on the outside but it's only important to you. Which is fine.
 
On a price to performance ratio, they're definitely not worth it.

The only situation I can imagine them being somewhat worth it, or at least viable is if you've got very limited space but need the performance that they offer.

However, in most situations I'd imagine people who are after the best performance for their money would be more interested in something like Crossfired 7950s at 1Ghz core. At less than half the price of a 690 with just as much performance.
 
yes the 690 is ~£100 more than 2 custom cooled 670s, but for me it would be compelling in terms of a tidier build, and the fact that I personally think that the 690 cooler is pretty much porn.
However, the sell one keep one further down the line argument is very valid.
 
flinco said:
If you want the 690, get the 680.

A large amount of performance, no problems with games only running on one of the gpu's or SLI induced stuttering.
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You've clearly never experienced 6XX series SLI.

It's barely any more than single card stutter now. To the point I can't notice the difference, I'm very sensitive to stutter.

ATI have improved too, but their microstutter is still worse the the 5XX series.

There is no noticeable microstutter 690 vs 680.
 
It really depends on a lot of factors.

If at some point in the future you think you might buy a second 690, then buying one leaves a slot free to do that. If on the other hand you think you won't, then you might as well get 2 x 680s, or even 670s and get broadly the same speed.

1 x 690 really ought to be cheaper than 2 x 680s, but for some reason it isn't, in fact you're effectively paying the same or more for the privilege of gaining a free PCI-E slot. That's the way of "top end" stuff though - it seldom costs the sum of its constituent parts.

I bought 2 x 690s and don't regret it, but that's just me.
 
Durzel said:
1 x 690 really ought to be cheaper than 2 x 680s, but for some reason it isn't, in fact you're effectively paying the same or more for the privilege of gaining a free PCI-E slot. That's the way of "top end" stuff though - it seldom costs the sum of its constituent parts.
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Not anymore, I don't think... I've been seeing lots of offers on 690s at £700-750 which is cheaper than a pair of 680s.

OCUK had one on offer at £730 a few weeks ago.

I paid around £900 for mine.
 
HankScorpio said:
670 Won't play everything maxxed out but will play most things at high settings with good fps on a single monitor.

Though they're 300-350

7950s are more or less the same and can be had for £220

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-177-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673

Add an extra £50 and stick this on it http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-062-AR

And it'll be very quiet and allow for great overclocking.

Add another 7950 or 7970 later down the line and putof those coolers on them is my advice. Nvidia counterparts are NOT WORTH an extra £100
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/facepalm

Pray tell, what games won't a 670 played maxed out, but a 6950/70 will?
 
Eva01 said:
I don't see 680's get mentioned much anymore, would 2x680's be any good or not really worth it due to the performance of the 670's and 690
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GTX 680s are still good. The GTX 670s are nearly £100 cheaper for only slightly less performance which makes them very good value. Having said that if you get a non reference GTX 680 like the MSI lightning they will perform much better than the reference 680.

People go for the GTX 690 for other reasons compared to 2 GTx 680s - Less heat, less noise, less power consumption, only 1 pci-e slot available or in my situation its very easy to use 2 in my mobo compared to 4 GTX 680s.
 
If I was going for a dual (physical) card setup, I would pick 2x 670s.

Their performance is only ~5% off the 680s, but for 75% of the cost.

Or you could have 3x670s for only £100 more than 2x680s.



Depends on your personal preference, really. For some it's worth paying the extra, for others not.

I fell in love with the 690 when it was released and had to have one... silly, but that & the possibility of quad sli were the driving factors behind choosing the 690.
 
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