Gigabyte Windforce Nvidia GTX 670 OC Version (User Review) & Owners' Thread

[Destiny]

I used to have an AMD Phenom II 965 x 4@ 3.4GHz - it was a bottleneck for my GTX 570, so it would be a definate bottle neck for a GTX 670...

 

[poohbear]

If you crank MSAA/SSAA in games like Witcher 2, Max Payne 3 or Sleeping Dogs, of course you'll be entirely GPU limited. However, keep in mind the CPU helps a lot for minimum framerates as well.

dude, nobody buys a $400 video card and turns AA off. Ofcourse a GTX 670 will be using AA and max in game quality settings, its why its so expensive, and hence why a CPU isn't so important (assuming its 3ghz+ & quadcore) with a card in this price range.

 

[Jules]

Sorry to bump a old thread, I just ordered this card to replace a 6950.

Any updates on the overclocks on this card?

 

[wbynum]

I just picked up two of these cards from Newegg for $360 each. Minus selling each Borderlands 2 coupon for about $30 net, that should make each card cost ~$330.

One question: I have seen on other threads that overclocking the 670 to it's realistic max really only adds 3% - 5% performance. Is this correct? Same for SLI vs non-SLI? Note that this SLI setup will be paired up with a 2560x1440 monitor.

 

[sontin]

No, it's not correct. You can get a 15-25% boost with overclocking of the memory.
I let run my Gigabyte GTX670 with these settings: 1300MHz core and 6660MHz memory. But i had luck i got one with 1,67V at the highest boost step. Which means my card clocks down at 78°C instead of 69°C.

But i hope you have a huge chassis. The Gigabyte card is not really SLI-friendly with the cooler. I had two and it was not really fun.

For SLI you should go with the reference cooler.

 

[wbynum]

No, it's not correct. You can get a 15-25% boost with overclocking of the memory.
I let run my Gigabyte GTX670 with these settings: 1300MHz core and 6660MHz memory. But i had luck i got one with 1,67V at the highest boost step. Which means my card clocks down at 78°C instead of 69°C.

But i hope you have a huge chassis. The Gigabyte card is not really SLI-friendly with the cooler. I had two and it was not really fun.

For SLI you should go with the reference cooler.

Why is this? The Gigabyte card is only a 2 slot cooler. Same as the reference design, correct? Length is not an issue for me as I have a Storm Sniper case. Also, got an Asrock Z77 Extreme4 motherboard with an extra slot between the two PCI-E slots, which is nice.

BTW, thanks for the info on the overclocking.

 

[sontin]

Gigabyte is using two axial cooler for the card and the heat goes into the case. And because of the size they need enough space to get the fresh air.

It's working but it will not be the best environment for this sli setup.

 

[Bill Brasky]

I'm so jealous of the folks getting 1300mhz on the core. I've had two, and both maxed out at 1202 mhz (sometimes 1215) and about 350-400 mhz on the memory. It just makes me wonder if I'm doing something wrong... I even got a new Seasonic 750w psu for the new build to make sure I have plenty of headroom.

 

[Destiny]

I'm so jealous of the folks getting 1300mhz on the core. I've had two, and both maxed out at 1202 mhz (sometimes 1215) and about 350-400 mhz on the memory. It just makes me wonder if I'm doing something wrong... I even got a new Seasonic 750w psu for the new build to make sure I have plenty of headroom.

There are some users getting crazy numbers... I haven't tried OCing it yet... out of the box mines boost clock to 1163Mhz...

 

[Jules]

Just got my card today. Im doing +120 on the core and +600 on the memory. Any good?

 

[poohbear]

Just got my card today. Im doing +120 on the core and +600 on the memory. Any good?

do you really notice any difference in game?

 

[makavel316]

Just made a new build, coming from a Core 2 Duo E6400.
Now i discovered my GTX 670 with his full potential.

I have a question:

What's the point actually to stress the card with programs such as Furmark, 3DMark and others, so you can see if the overclock is stable? I doubt in games there will be such stress for your gpu.
I mean, isn't enough to just play a game and see if crashes or has artifacts?
I don't oc my gpu 24/7, but just when i play and in games i experience no problems at all, but when i run some benchmark programs, they crash.
So that +5 or +10 mhz more in msi afterburner, makes Heaven Bench to crash, but when i play there are no problems at all.

I'm playing currently with +120 on the core clock and +500 on the memory in msi afterburner and i have no crashes or whatsoever.

 

[Nelly]

Here are my results - Boosts to 1340MHz with +150 GPU Clock, +700 Memory Clock!

With my case side off the card would do 1350MHz + 160 GPU Clock, very quiet, I would say you need a good case a side fan to push this card.