Gtx 680. Are you buying one? Why or why not?

[Smoblikat]

Are you buying one?
No

Why or why not?
Rip off

I want double the 5850 performance for £200 or no deal!

Thats not an unreasonable request. A 315$ HD5970 is what youre after.

Also i will not be getting this card, or the next series, and forseeably the 800 series either. My GTX470 is more than perfect for what i need. Its the osecond graphics card ive ever bought and kept.

 

[Don Karnage]

I wanted one but passed on it when they came into stock. I'm waiting for amd to drop prices on the 7870 to 2xx dollars.

 

[CVSiN]

I'm thinking about it.. would have to see nvidia surround benchmarks at 5040x1050 before I made up my mind.

Im loving my 2x 6950s for Eyefinity.. and couldnt go back to crappy performance at that res.

 

[brandonb]

Nope. I already have 7970 with eyefinity and nothing even maxes that out, even BF3. If I upgraded to 680 (which sounds like a nice card) I'd lose eye finity and lose the res, and even have more overkill than I do now.

 

[Meghan54]

Bought an EVGA version today. When it arrives, I'll plug it in and see how it works vs. the 7970 that's currently being used.



Then I'll keep the one I prefer and either return the other or sell it.

 

[Kingbee13]

I ordered one this morning, if 7870 had launched at 299 I would have went that route.

I find it rather ironic that nvida has a smalelr more efficent die for top end than AMD, but competition looks good, hopfully prices will follow suit, 680 is faster than 7970 but not by a lot and not in every game, its amazing to me how Nvidia and AMD take totally different approaches to deisgn and still seem to end up competitive. If I'd of obught a 7970 when it launched I'd be jsut as happy today as they've had similar perofmance for months already, no real losers this round.

I would say this generation of cards is shaping up to be really good except it seems like the prices across the board from both companies are inflated for the performance gains. I'm just going to blame the mobile market for this, previously consumer electronics were happy to sit on the old process technology, but now all the phone/tablet SOC makers are clamoring for 28nm. I think this is among the reasons the prices aren't so attractive now, more demand for the new process means higher prices. plus the fact that TSMC took so long to replace 40nm

 

[Absolute0]

This thread only makes sense when people mention what card they are upgrading from. Most people are listing their recent GPU histories and that helps make sense out of their decision. Some people upgrade all the time, others try to make their GPU's last.

My last few GPUs:
2006: 7900GT (300$)
2009: GTX275 ($200)
2012: 7970 (560$)

So obviously I'm not upgrading, I'm going to ride this out for a while


I know we all have different needs, but I am pretty surprised to see so many people ditching 400/500 series Nvidia cards and 6000 series ATI cards for the newest gen stuff. I upgraded from a GTX275 and BF3 was the driving reason, as most other games ran 1920/1200 high settings anyway.

 

[nitromullet]

121st in the EVGA step-up queue. Now that the card is launched, the wait begins...

 

[HexiumVII]

Damn i want a 680, but my limit on on a vid card is always $300. When do we get the 670s!

 

[CVSiN]

Nope. I already have 7970 with eyefinity and nothing even maxes that out, even BF3. If I upgraded to 680 (which sounds like a nice card) I'd lose eye finity and lose the res, and even have more overkill than I do now.

actually you wouldnt on either..
they enabled single card Surround on this card.

that is why I'm interested.

faster than a 580.. and single card surround capable..

that could be win win..


if the benches are good.

 

[Subyman]

This thread only makes sense when people mention what card they are upgrading from. Most people are listing their recent GPU histories and that helps make sense out of their decision. Some people upgrade all the time, others try to make their GPU's last.

My last few GPUs:
2006: 7900GT (300$)
2009: GTX275 ($200)
2012: 7970 (560$)

So obviously I'm not upgrading, I'm going to ride this out for a while


I know we all have different needs, but I am pretty surprised to see so many people ditching 400/500 series Nvidia cards and 6000 series ATI cards for the newest gen stuff. I upgraded from a GTX275 and BF3 was the driving reason, as most other games ran 1920/1200 high settings anyway.

Recent upgrades:

2006: 8800GTS 320Mb
2007: 4870 512->2x4870 shortly after
2010: EVGA 470 SC-> Waterblock added in late 2011 to squeeze a bit more out
2012: EVGA 680GTX

I was upgrading a lot from 98-2007, then I slowed down when the graphics card advances weren't as large as they used to be and the prices got pretty high.

 

[DarkKnightDude]

Nope, don't see the point of switching from my 7970 to gain a few frames.

 

[tyzilla]

hey guys i was curious, havent inspected my mother board for awhile, any idea if a GA-Z68AP-D3 would support a 680? I saw it needs a pci 3.0 and im not sure if my ga-z68AP-D3 has a 3.0 slot :/ sorry for such a scrubby question

 

[IlllI]

if the 680 is this expensive, how much more expensive might their "big" gpu be when it comes out in a few months?

 

[Remobz]

With all these new cards coming out, what would be a perfect graphics card for a 22 inch monitor with a maximum resolution of 1680x1050?

I was told it was the radeon 6950? Does that still hold true now?

 

[VashHT]

I decided to pick one up, my current card is a 5870 that I got shortly after launch and my card before that one was a 8800GTS 512. I seem to switch almost every time I upgrade actually...before that 8800 I had a X1900XT. I probably would have gone for the 7970 if it had been around 450 but I don't feel like waiting and seeing if prices go down.

 

[DarkKnightDude]

With all these new cards coming out, what would be a perfect graphics card for a 22 inch monitor with a maximum resolution of 1680x1050?

I was told it was the radeon 6950? Does that still hold true now?

At that res, a 6870 should be fine. 6950 is overkill for that unless you're doing like 16AA.

 

[Crap Daddy]

8800GT - March 2008 for the equivalent of 300$
GTX275 FTW - August 2009 almost double performance around the same amount
GTX570 SC - May 2011 almost double performance around 350$

Can I find something in 2012 for around 350$ that will almost double the performance?

Nope.

Nice card though, the GTX680

 

[OVerLoRDI]

Going to hold out for "big kepler" or the 7970 refresh. Looking for a card that can truly trounce my dual 6970s by a decent margin before upgrading.

 

[Ariae]

121st in the EVGA step-up queue. Now that the card is launched, the wait begins...

LMK how long it takes to get approval I have little over 60 days left on a pair of 570's

Kinda on the fence whether to upgrade or not.

 

[ChippyUK]

Too expensive for too few games. I only game at 1920x1200 and can't find a reason to upgrade my quiet non-reference 470.

Perhaps when a game I enjoy stretches it I'll consider upgrading to 'one below the best' card.

I find it amazing that Nvidia/AMD produce such fast cards when so few games take advantage of their speed nowadays (e.g. Console port/Indie city apart from a few titles)

 

[Subyman]

hey guys i was curious, havent inspected my mother board for awhile, any idea if a GA-Z68AP-D3 would support a 680? I saw it needs a pci 3.0 and im not sure if my ga-z68AP-D3 has a 3.0 slot :/ sorry for such a scrubby question

It doesn't need PCI 3.0, but it does support it. If it needed it then only people with Ivy could run the card.

 

[p_monks33]

Saw the benchmarks and the card rivals 6950/70's in Crossfire at some resolutions and some games so I went ahead and ordered an MSI card and plan to buy a water cooling solution for it in the near future.
Previous cards.
2012: AMD 6970
2011 Q3: GTX 460 To get me by until a new card
2011 Q1:GTX 470's
2010 Single GTX 470
2009 SLI 9800GTX+

 

[Zebo]

Who's wreckage?

nVidia could give him AIDS and he'd tell you the sex was good.

 

[chimaxi83]

nVidia could give him AIDS and he'd tell you the sex was good.

I almost spit my drink out at that. Literally sums him up :thumbup: