**OcUK EXCLUSIVE - THE WORLDS FASTEST GTX 680 - KFA2 LTD OC!!

horrorwood said:
Nope there is no such thing as a 1.4 or 1.3 cable. All HDMI cables are the same.

The only difference with standard HDMI cables is you can get high speed ones which support resolutions of 1080p and above (most support this anyway).

See here: http://www.hdmi.org/consumer/buying_guide.aspx

It is a common mistake that HDMI cables come in different versions.
Click to expand...

The main difference between HDMI is the quality over length. It suffers massively from signal degradation, hence why 20' cables are quite expensive.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
horrorwood said:
Nope there is no such thing as a 1.4 or 1.3 cable. All HDMI cables are the same.

The only difference with standard HDMI cables is you can get high speed ones which support resolutions of 1080p and above (most support this anyway).

See here: http://www.hdmi.org/consumer/buying_guide.aspx

It is a common mistake that HDMI cables come in different versions.
Click to expand...

So why on the 1.3 HDMI cable I cannot get 120Hz on my monitor?
There are differences mate ;)
 
In my opinion KFA2 LTD OC 2GB is ahead of EVGAs FTW 2GB edition (£499.99) because of the custom cooler, paying an extra £30 over the EVGA for triple-30mm is worth it so long as you have good case cooling. Then there's the higher factory clocks, and massive OC potential. Any ideas why the PCB is a stylish white?

On typing this I have just remembered that I'm away the week it's released. I know I'm risking it by not pre-ordering but have no choice and will have to see if any are left on returning (or Gibbo could bring the date forwards :D).
 
horrorwood said:
All HDMI cables are the same.

you can get high speed ones which support resolutions of 1080p and above (most support this anyway)
Click to expand...

I think when most people say HDMI 1.4(a) they just mean 'high speed up to 4k' HDMI as that was the main 'upgrade' which was included in the official HDMI 1.4 specification. However manufacturers sadly don't mean that a cable is fully 1.4 compliant when they put '1.4' on the box.

What also annoys me is that although high speed HDMI can support resolutions over 1080p, most 30" monitors only support 2560x1600 resolution over dual link DVI.
 
Redmint said:
I think when most people say HDMI 1.4(a) they just mean 'high speed up to 4k' HDMI as that was the main 'upgrade' which was included in the official HDMI 1.4 specification. However manufacturers sadly don't mean that a cable is fully 1.4 compliant when they put '1.4' on the box.

What also annoys me is that although high speed HDMI can support resolutions over 1080p, most 30" monitors only support 2560x1600 resolution over dual link DVI.
Click to expand...

So long as your cable is rated 1.3x then your fine as spec is similar - going off Wiki. I don't game in 3D because it makes me sick but I have a 3D cinema setup. Previously had issues with 1.3a cables losing signal or dropping out audio and now with a trusted custom high-quality make of 1.4's there's zero issue or signal interference/degradation due to triple screening.

However, full 3D (1080p) is HDMI 1.4 spec due to the problems of higher res (progressive scan) unless you want to view movie/game at half that resolution to get around it. Is there not a review that compares 1.3x cables for 3D to weed out which causes issues? Google audio video forum (you allowed to mention that one directly?) is the one to check but I don't have time right now.
 
Hi there

Today I have seen the KFA2 LTD OC White in the flesh and it is the most amazing 680 I have seen to date.

Also KFA2 are the only company with 2x 8pin power design ready to ship, we expect our stocks in approx 2 weeks and this is a monster card. :D
 
Would love to see a review of the LTC OC, benchmarks etc if possible! I'll probably have to wait for other sites.

Edit: I'm wondering if it is worth selling my stock Palit GTX 680 for maybe around £400 if possible and paying the extra for this bad boy. It can only really overclock to 1202 max boost and +460 memory. This is faster at stock.
 
Last edited:
would love to see that too, as i am in crossroads between unbenched unreviewed KFA2 Hall of Fame and reviewed and benched asus gtx 680 DC2
 
jaju123 said:
Would love to see a review of the LTC OC, benchmarks etc if possible! I'll probably have to wait for other sites.

Edit: I'm wondering if it is worth selling my stock Palit GTX 680 for maybe around £400 if possible and paying the extra for this bad boy. It can only really overclock to 1202 max boost and +460 memory. This is faster at stock.
Click to expand...

I shall do some testing on this card when my stock arrives.:)

Also OcUK has the exclusive in the UK on this product, so you can only buy from OcUK on White PCB 680. :)
 
Looking forward to the results Gibbo so you have my full attention :) If they are anything like your 7970 Heaven tests, I expect my jaw to drop through the floor!

And on reading an article about Adaptive Vsync and how great it is (when it works if you ignore the Nvidia thread) and I like how it caps the framerate, stabilising it, keeping it higher than with Vsync normally does whilst power requirements are up to a third lower than normal. How about a 1200p A-Vsync comparison using Batman:AC (generally acknowledged code need optimising for performance on PCs but a very enjoyable game) as that's very demanding in sending the framerate all over the shop?

Anyone have an idea what the power of a couple of these with 2x 8pins each may be overclocked? 300W TDP on these vs reference of 195W defaults (244W was the reference 580) each using my 850W PSU - can stretch to 910W efficiency - I fear it may be too much load once overclocked and may need a new 1200W PSU. I could try it and find out the hard way :eek:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom