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SuperBiz Has the Asus GTX 670 In Stock
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That Asus card is one to get. Full sized PCB, better cooler, but it's not worth $450+shipping, IMO. To each his own, though.
The EVGA card is a reference one. I kinda agree with Don
While I don't think EVGA sucks, the reference 670 (from everyone) is weak sauce design wise.
The EVGA card is a reference one. I kinda agree with Don
While I don't think EVGA sucks, the reference 670 (from everyone) is weak sauce design wise.
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That Asus card is one to get. Full sized PCB, better cooler, but it's not worth $450+shipping, IMO. To each his own, though.
The EVGA card is a reference one. I kinda agree with Don
Is a very nice card
What is that 6+3 phase power?
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This one card is the death sentence for all reference HD7970s, 680s.
Sad news for AMD. Imo, Gigabyte Windforce 3X made all 7950s obsolete and this Asus 670 Top made all reference 7970s irrelevant. That just leaves AMD with one 28nm card worth buying in the $0-440 price range: HD7850.
AMD just went from having great price performance in HD4800/5800/6900 generations to having almost no cards worth buying anymore. Thanks Rory, well done.
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RussianSensation
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The Galaxy dual fan is good too. I can't believe that Gigabyte isn't even charging a premium for 5 power phases, GTX680 PCB + 2oz copper and after market cooler.
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There's the Sapphire 7970 for $450 (I realize you said reference, but why would you limit it to reference only? It makes no sense.). I would take that over a 670, unless I just had to have nVidia. People like that though, price doesn't matter. They'll just buy their favorite brand no matter what.
As far as having nothing to sell... I think you've got what brand has nothing (or very very little) to sell mixed up.
Stop with all the drama.
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Is a very nice card
What is that 6+3 phase power?
6+2 on that card. By the way Don, have you gotten your DC II 680 yet? Mine is gobbling up 1.3V as we speak, more to come soon
There's the Sapphire 7970 for $450 (I realize you said reference, but why would you limit it to reference only? It makes no sense.). I would take that over a 670, unless I just had to have nVidia. People like that though, price doesn't matter. They'll just buy their favorite brand no matter what.
As far as having nothing to sell... I think you've got what brand has nothing (or very very little) to sell mixed up.
Stop with all the drama.
Yea, the cards are great performers... and Houdinis. D:
+1, when you see the Asus logo it doesn't mean its the best. Look at the 7950/7970 Direct CU models. Is it just me or does the Asus 670 have two 6 pin power connectors? The Gigabyte has one 6 pin and a 8 pin = better power current for overclocking.
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Well, I'll be honest. I think Asus sends hand picked samples for review. Their stuff gets glowing reviews and then people get it and it's somehow not the same. They do make great stuff though I must admit.
Anyway my GTX 670 FTW is now running +145% TDP, 1165Mhz Boost clock (it will actually go up to 1250Mhz but averages about 1240), and memory at 6804Mhz.
Just got done stability testing it.
Anyway my GTX 670 FTW is now running +145% TDP, 1165Mhz Boost clock (it will actually go up to 1250Mhz but averages about 1240), and memory at 6804Mhz.
Just got done stability testing it.
talk about price gouging. All the reviews said it would cost $420, right?
I thought that didn't really matter much for the 600 series cards. Or am I mistaken?
I thought that didn't really matter much for the 600 series cards. Or am I mistaken?
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There's the Sapphire 7970 for $450 (I realize you said reference, but why would you limit it to reference only? It makes no sense.).
Stop with all the drama.
I had my eye on the Sapphire for a while but that card is getting a mixed bag of reviews and even professional reviewers have noted that it has coil wine. That's a deal breaker imo. If it didn't have coil whine in so many reviews/user feedback, I'd consider recommending it.
The reason I mentioned reference 7970s is because I still can't believe they are going for $450-490. In light of the 670 Top card, those cards no longer make any sense. GTX670 Top = 680 in performance and costs $450, has premium components and one of the quietest fans....that's like having GTX680 performance with a quiet cooler for $450. Reference 7970s basically need to drop to $399 now to make any sense at all.
The biggest problem for AMD is that at stock speed for 1080P, GTX670 = HD7970 and GTX670 OC = GTX680 which means it's faster out of the box than the 7970. It's very difficult to sell a slower product for higher prices just because it overclocks better. That strategy has never worked. All great overclocking products became legendary because they sold for reasonable prices and could overclock well (Thunderbird XP1700+, Barton XP2500+, Q6600, 6800GT, 8800GT, 5850). HD7970 costs more than GTX670 but it needs to be overclocked to beat it. That's not leading price/performance, especially not when 670 beats it in modern games like BF3, SKYRIM, etc.
Until AMD drops prices, GTX670 will continue to cement its status as the 6800GT of this generation.
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6+2 on that card. By the way Don, have you gotten your DC II 680 yet? Mine is gobbling up 1.3V as we speak, more to come soon
No i'm still waiting on it. Going to test it and sell it as i nabbed a pair of these 670's today
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EVGA 670s are reference designed 670 or 680 cards. This card has binned GPU and premium components. At the very least it will have unbeatable noise levels even if it doesn't beat EVGA 670's overclocking.
I am not sure why you think that Asus DirectCU cards have been poor. GTX580 Top had insane overclocks on forums. I think DirectCU brand got a lot of negative press for their 7970 cards.
Asus Direct CU GTX570 broke 1Ghz on air. Sometimes it is luck of the draw though.
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cmdrdredd
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Yeah? Well, anyone's overclocked reference cards could have done that. Now we have FTW cards instead.
It doesn't even matter though. I don't think there's as much difference between the full length cards as everyone makes out. Aside from the heat sink and number of fans, it's the same.
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