So whos gone and got a 680 gtx then?

[sandyle]

When i run heaven 3.0 im getting really bad micro stutter and audio stutter at the start of the benchmark for like 10 seconds, anybody else?

I've had no problems, which drivers are you using?

 

[Colonel_basic]

I've had no problems, which drivers are you using?

Im using the latest ones from nvidia site 301.10

 

[spicypixel]

Interesting, running at stock speeds with the latest drivers today...

EDIT:



Panic over, forgot the 60 frame/second cap was on in Precision X.

 

[Lukehawk129]

where did you get the EVGA from :O best price ive seen for the 680 is £399.99 going to take me 2 months to save up for that but it looks amazing XD

 

[Jakus]

Anyone care to bench Crysis 2 at max settings you might need this...

http://www.overclock.net/t/991016/crysis-2-benchmark-tool-new-dx11-version

And report min fps @1200p if poss and actual GPU temps....seems people are getting 20c less temps than reviewers

Cheers

 

[555BUK]

I can understand the lure of a shiny new toy but when there is literally ~no performance difference when overclocked I just can't see the point

Performance is the biggest reason for buying a top-end graphics card, but there are other important factors.

My biggest reasons for ordering one (in order of preference) were:-
i). Performance
ii). Feautures (Turbo boost, Physx, virtually free 16xAA)
iii). Size (has to fit inside a Sugo case)
iv). Power consumption (I know 25w saves very little money, but I am energy anal at the moment).
v). I prefer NVidia drivers.
vi). Because it's new and different.

Some may only be concerned by performance, but I would probably have purchased the GTX680, even if it was a bit slower (which thankfully it is not).

EVGA 680 arriving soon.

 

[Freddie1980]

Anyone care to bench Crysis 2 at max settings you might need this...

http://www.overclock.net/t/991016/crysis-2-benchmark-tool-new-dx11-version

And report min fps @1200p if poss and actual GPU temps....seems people are getting 20c less temps than reviewers

Cheers

Are you sure there not comparing absolute GPU temps to reviewers who report temps on a delta? That's the only explanation I can come up with for such a variance. The only other thing it could is a lot reviewers use open test benches rather then enclosed cases.

 

[straxusii]

When i run heaven 3.0 im getting really bad micro stutter and audio stutter at the start of the benchmark for like 10 seconds, anybody else?

Nope, 301.10 drivers for me

 

[straxusii]

My biggest reasons for ordering one (in order of preference) were:-
i). Performance
ii). Feautures (Turbo boost, Physx, virtually free 16xAA)
iii). Size (has to fit inside a Sugo case)
iv). Power consumption (I know 25w saves very little money, but I am energy anal at the moment).
v). I prefer NVidia drivers.
vi). Because it's new and different.

My biggest reasons for ordering one (in order of preference) were:-

i). I wanted a shiny new toy
ii). See i)

 

[Aedus]

My biggest reasons for ordering one (in order of preference) were:-

i). I wanted a shiny new toy
ii). See i)

So true.

 

[Gregster]

Try the following:

imgkeep.com
imgur.com
lulimg.com

Stoner81.

Cheers Stoner. I will give them a look when I get home from work.

Too previous stutter in Bf3. I have not seen this. Maybe something wrong?

 

[Jakus]

Are you sure there not comparing absolute GPU temps to reviewers who report temps on a delta? That's the only explanation I can come up with for such a variance. The only other thing it could is a lot reviewers use open test benches rather then enclosed cases.

look at post #96 on this thread.

We know 99% of reviewers are unreliable, It would be nice to think a few around here could be !

 

[Martini1991]

When do people think we'll be able to put more than an extra 0.1v through our 680's?
I'm only able to do about 170 core boost, which has my card around 1250MHZ-1280MHZ

 

[bhavv]

I can understand the lure of a shiny new toy but when there is literally ~no performance difference when overclocked I just can't see the point

3D vision and Physx in BF3 and other games is quite a large difference.

Also if you overclock a 7970 to 1.2 Ghz, but also overclock a GTX 680 to 1.3 Ghz which they are capable of from reviews, then the 680 still wins.

Enthusiasts will be enthusiasts, they will throw out their old shiny for a new shiny because they want a new toy as long as the performance is just a slight bit better. If the GTX 680 is winning the enthusiasts over to the point of switching from a 7970, then its obviously a great card

 

[AxeMan]

Just placed an order for the Gigabyte one. I feel dirty......

 

[ALXAndy]

3D vision and Physx in BF3 and other games is quite a large difference.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhysX

Yes, Physx makes a huge difference in BF3 because BF3 doesn't use it.

 

[weecka]

I managed to grab myself EVGA 680 from overclockers on the very first minutes it came on sale + i got a pack of haribo gums TY OCuk, they were tasty lovely card, and rlly good service as always.

 

[MichaelM]

Also if you overclock a 7970 to 1.2 Ghz, but also overclock a GTX 680 to 1.3 Ghz which they are capable of from reviews, then the 680 still wins.

I admit I have not been through all the reviews (only about 8 or 9) but of the ones I have read the highest figure I saw was 1215MHz and more generally around 1560MHz.
So even if one of the reviews report 1300MHz, it seems the majority are around 1200MHz.

 

[AxeMan]

Looking to overclock this sucker when it arrives, what's the best 3rd party program for it?

 

[Rusty0611]

EVGA Precision X at the mo I think