OC670 vs Ref 680

[DeanT77]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Borderlands 2 & Assassin's Creed III PC Games £359.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Borderlands 2 & Assassin's Creed III PC Games (N670GTX PE 2GD5/OC) £335.99
Total : £707.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).



£25 difference from the 670 to the 680 - the gap was a lot closer but it seems the 680 has now gone back up by £10-£15, typical!

I know lots of you will be saying "n00b get the 7950" but two things put me off there;
The need to overclock (quite hard?) to get 670 performance - i dont really want to mess around with OC'ing to be honest
The recent bad batch of MSIs which ran like ovens - over exagerration i know but enough to put me off

I have to say that the 670 does sound pretty sweet, reviews online seem to suggest it runs pretty silent

Which one would you go for and why?

 

[DeanT77]

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Borderlands 2 & Assassin's Creed III PC Games £415.99
Total : £427.39 (includes shipping : £9.50).



With a 1202Mhz GPU/1502Mhz mem clock out of the box, this is an attractive buy if your budget allows. If it is too expensive, the 680 TF is a good card

Crikey greg, you trying to bankrupt me?

Looks a nice card though - the past few days I have been telling myself its worth it to go "that bit extra" and spend £300 or so, then you drop that one in lol

Hopefully I'll let you know about the reference 680 on Friday. Can't really compare it to the 670 since mine was quickly returned due to whine (not coil) and was a reference.

That would be great if you could, thanks


Just so you all now - missed this off the first post - I game on a single monitor and currently at 1080p, although the idea with this purchase would be to not only run smooth as silk at 1080p but also future proof to the next move up in resolution, whenever that will be

I'm also currently running a 6850 at present so I expect this will be quite a jump in performance!

 

[DeanT77]

Hopefully I'll let you know about the reference 680 on Friday. Can't really compare it to the 670 since mine was quickly returned due to whine (not coil) and was a reference.

Did you get your 680 Prozel, hows it going so far, thoughts?

 

[DeanT77]

So............

Gibbo has thrown a curve ball with the Gigabyte 7970 on a special which has made my life a whole lot more complicated

Out of the box (no overclocking) which of these would be faster;

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £319.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Borderlands 2 & Assassin's Creed III PC Games (02G-P4-2678-KR) £311.99
Total : £643.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).



Any other benefits such as cooling/temperatures please shout too

I still wouldnt mind trying nvidia but my head must rule and get the best deal - i have had a bit of a google session but its a bit of a minefield - cant tell which reviews use the 12.11 drivers and which are/arent OC'd

 

[DeanT77]

Top one

I thought that may be the answer even though I didnt really want it to be

Guess I will stick with the red team for now

From what I have been reading the cooler on the gigabyte 7970 seems quite good too

 

[DeanT77]

Well after many questions and plenty of thought I have ordered an MSI 670 OC twin frozr, got a nice deal on it, should be arriving tomorrow.

Looking forward to seeing what it can do