***Official GTX 670 thread***

[McBain]

Got my Windforce through and been testing it out with the 3D vision kit, not for me at all ... after about an hour it's given me a really bad headache and made me feel sick

No issues with the card it seems great, performance is great but the only reason I swapped this out for my 7970 was for the 3D!

 

[sunshinewelly]

Got my Windforce through and been testing it out with the 3D vision kit, not for me at all ... after about an hour it's given me a really bad headache and made me feel sick

No issues with the card it seems great, performance is great but the only reason I swapped this out for my 7970 was for the 3D!

have you felt sick with any other forms of 3d as i find the 3d experience on the pc to be very good overall

 

[McBain]

have you felt sick with any other forms of 3d as i find the 3d experience on the pc to be very good overall

Not at all no, have a Sammy 46" 3D TV that has never caused me a problem over lengthy sessions, films, sport etc. Also been to see a number of films at the cinema no issue..... it's a strange one.

 

[spixelspixel]

Not at all no, have a Sammy 46" 3D TV that has never caused me a problem over lengthy sessions, films, sport etc. Also been to see a number of films at the cinema no issue..... it's a strange one.

whats the 3d like compared to the samsung 3d tv? i have one of them also.

 

[McBain]

whats the 3d like compared to the samsung 3d tv? i have one of them also.

Not bad actually, only issue I have with it is it's one of the older panels that had problems with keeping the glasses in sync! When it works though, it's bang on.

 

[PCplodder]

Got my Windforce through and been testing it out with the 3D vision kit, not for me at all ... after about an hour it's given me a really bad headache and made me feel sick

No issues with the card it seems great, performance is great but the only reason I swapped this out for my 7970 was for the 3D!

I found exactly the same things mate, it made my eyes feel like **** and gave me a sinus headache, made me feel horrible.

But get used to it, slowly turning up the depth, and trust me within a week it starts to feel completely normal. It feels really comfertable now.

I think the reason it makes you feel like that is because of the depth and the 3D effect is (from my experience) allot better than any other and is more demanding on your eyes and brain. But like I said once you get used to it its lovely trust me.

 

[shadow_boxer]

Got my windforce 670 in the post today, all installed just now and ran heaven 3.0. Result ss below on stock clocks.

My sli'd gtx 470's for comparison.

470's clocked at my 24/7 settings of 750/1500/1674

Really impressed with how quiet the card is, max temp of 60c during heaven, (idles at 28c). In a case that isnt great for airflow, (bitfenix shinobi xl). The 470's hit 76-69c in heaven with an awful amount of noise. I suspect that the card would run even cooler in my Lian Li A70F case, much better airflow in it.

Nice. Thanks for posting both sets of results. I'm still running a single GTX470 and can't make my mind up whether to go SLI or grab a 670. Seems performance is about the same? Swaying towards the latter as my motherboard doesn't have the greatest spacing and I'd probably only be able to pick up a hot & noisy reference design 470.

 

[setter]

No probs, been playing a bit of bf3 this evening, ultra with x2 msaa, plays great. Such a change not hearing the gpu fan. 470 sli is pretty good, but the heat can be a bit much if case airflow is bad. The clocks on the 470's were pretty mild, (750mhz on stock volts). 820 for a heaven 2.5 bench run, 1.087v, but they were also tested game/bench stable at 800mhz on 1.012v. The higher vram count on the 670 is nice as well, with the sli setup i couldnt use msaa in bf3 with ultra settings.

 

[chilipeppersc]

Why are people blatantly posting over a serious issue? If it were AMD with such stuttering issue everyone of the Nvidia fanboys would be screaming and spamming at the same time. This stuttering issue seemingly hardware inherent is something to seriously consider when purchasing and 6xx series. For people who only play one title, this will effect you if you do decide to change games to any of those found to be effected, just because BF3 seems fine does not mean that every game will run fine.

Is there not a list of games conclusively effected by the stutter?

Is it only older generation games or does it include fairly recent titles such as fifa 12 and other such games/console ports?

If it is such a serious issue, then isnt the 7970 simply better value AND performance than any of the 6xx series due to the HARDWARE issue's with no ETA of a fix?

I seriously need the above answering, and would propose that everyone strive to answer the above, before posting Heaven-benchmark scores, as they essentially mean nothing if current games are stuttering like slideshows at times on any such GPU, especially at such mediocre prices!

Anyone got any info? 83 pages must determine a list of games effected at the very least.

 

[spixelspixel]

Why are people blatantly posting over a serious issue? If it were AMD with such stuttering issue everyone of the Nvidia fanboys would be screaming and spamming at the same time. This stuttering issue seemingly hardware inherent is something to seriously consider when purchasing and 6xx series. For people who only play one title, this will effect you if you do decide to change games to any of those found to be effected, just because BF3 seems fine does not mean that every game will run fine.

Is there not a list of games conclusively effected by the stutter?

Is it only older generation games or does it include fairly recent titles such as fifa 12 and other such games/console ports?

If it is such a serious issue, then isnt the 7970 simply better value AND performance than any of the 6xx series due to the HARDWARE issue's with no ETA of a fix?

I seriously need the above answering, and would propose that everyone strive to answer the above, before posting Heaven-benchmark scores, as they essentially mean nothing if current games are stuttering like slideshows at times on any such GPU, especially at such mediocre prices!

Anyone got any info? 83 pages must determine a list of games effected at the very least.

literally only 1 or 2 people have complained about stuttering (in this thread)

 

[PCplodder]

literally only 1 or 2 people have complained about stuttering (in this thread)

I think thats what he means.

There have been many people with this problem, and if it were AMD (because we all know allot of people prefer Nvidia and love to hate and highlight any problem AMD has) Then the problem would be spammed over the thread.

But as its Nvidia, Even if some people do have the problem they probably dont want to talk about it and ignore it to satisfy themselves as much as possible with their team.

 

[pgi947]

I'm working on a list of games at the moment, so far Fifa12, Batman AC and Dirt 3 seem to have the issue. The only real trend I'm noticing is the power consumption drops at the same time as the frame drop that causes the stutter. I've also noticed that the voltage is lower if you play a less demanding title while overclocked, for example, fifa12 at stock sets at 1.09v, overclocked it sets at 0.97v, though the stutter appears with both settings.

If you google about stutter on the 680 it will yield more results as there are more 680 owners.

IMO the sooner someone finds how to set a static 3D clock the better. The 'boost' at the moment seems more hassle than its worth.

I'm not bias to any side, I always choose what offers the best performance at the best price.

 

[spixelspixel]

I think thats what he means.

There have been many people with this problem, and if it were AMD (because we all know allot of people prefer Nvidia and love to hate and highlight any problem AMD has) Then the problem would be spammed over the thread.

But as its Nvidia, Even if some people do have the problem they probably dont want to talk about it and ignore it to satisfy themselves as much as possible with their team.

sorry i don't understand what your talking about, team?? is this football or something

 

[Things change I've changed]

Regarding the stuttering issue,

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/GeForce-GTX690-GTX680-GTX670-V-Sync-Stuttering-Fix,15670.html

Nvidia's response,

"We have received reports of an intermittent v-sync stuttering issue from some of our customers. We’ve root caused the issue to a driver bug and identified a fix for it. The fix requires extensive testing though, and will not be available until our next major driver release targeted for June (post-R300). For users experiencing this issue, the interim workaround is to disable v-sync via the Nvidia Control Panel or in-game graphics settings menu."

 

[pgi947]

sorry i don't understand what your talking about, team?? is this football or something

He is referencing to fanboys, AMD have had allot of stick over the last year or so.

 

[spixelspixel]

so its only vsync related? honestly I'd consider it a minor problem then as I never use vsync except on ancient games which give 900 fps since it causes mouse delay. most gamers I know don't use vsync either.

 

[spixelspixel]

He is referencing to fanboys, AMD have had allot of stick over the last year or so.

meh, I'm not aware of any of that to be honest

 

[pgi947]

Regarding the stuttering issue,

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/GeForce-GTX690-GTX680-GTX670-V-Sync-Stuttering-Fix,15670.html

Nvidia's response,

"We have received reports of an intermittent v-sync stuttering issue from some of our customers. We’ve root caused the issue to a driver bug and identified a fix for it. The fix requires extensive testing though, and will not be available until our next major driver release targeted for June (post-R300). For users experiencing this issue, the interim workaround is to disable v-sync via the Nvidia Control Panel or in-game graphics settings menu."

What about games with a forced v-sync as that is all the game allows? It must be a quite severe issue if a simple hotfix can't fix it.

 

[spixelspixel]

I'd say they don't know the cause which is why they say 'extensive testing' but want to release a statement saying they have to reassure people that it's going to be fixed.

What games force vsync?

 

[Things change I've changed]

so its only vsync related? honestly I'd consider it a minor problem then as I never use vsync except on ancient games which give 900 fps) since it causes mouse delay. most gamers I know don't use vsync either.

v-sync is essential if you don't like tearing, and at the same time it caps your fps giving you lower temps/fan speed etc, don't forget nvidia is touting adaptive v-sync as a big feature of the 600 series cards.