Worth it? Asus 670 TOP vs EVGA 670 FTW

[Pray To Jesus]

Asus 670 TOP - $461

vs

EVGA 670 FTW $420


Total price difference including credit card pts: $50

Will try to OC to modest increase. My case has bad air flow.

 

[toyota]

of course get the EVGA for that price difference. where do you people keep seeing these high priced TOP cards? on newegg they are just 10 bucks more than the non top ASUS Direct CU card.

what case do you have and what does the rest of your pc look like including power supply and resolution you want to play at?

 

[cmdrdredd]

Honestly if you are choosing between these only then go on price. Either one will be great.

 

[Don Karnage]

GTX 670 FTW uses a 680 reference PCB

Vs the Asus GTX 670 custom PCB

Picture says a thousand words

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

If your case has bad air flow then definitely go for the EVGA. I myself ordered the EVGA FTW as I prefer closed, reference designs.

 

[Smartazz]

If your case has bad air flow then definitely go for the EVGA. I myself ordered the EVGA FTW as I prefer closed, reference designs.

This.

 

[Pray To Jesus]

GTX 670 FTW uses a 680 reference PCB

Vs the Asus GTX 670 custom PCB

Picture says a thousand words

Not exactly sure what those words are though. LOL

 

[cmdrdredd]

That doesn't say anything really...Custom PCB doesn't really mean much unless you're doing some sort of mod and it happens to be easier. The 680 PCB is very good on its own.

 

[Don Karnage]

I was trashed last night when i posted that and i'm not even sure what i was trying to say with that post :biggrin:

 

[cmdrdredd]

honestly, it just looks like it'd be easier to put some exotic cooling on the asus card, aside from that...dunno.

 

[2is]

Not exactly sure what those words are though. LOL

Ok so it wasn't just me...

 

[IlllI]

$460 is too much for the asus. it was at newegg for $429.

 

[Pray To Jesus]

$460 is too much for the asus. it was at newegg for $429.

OOS

 

[IGhzI]

$460 is too much for the asus. it was at newegg for $429.

Yep but it's never in stock

 

[IlllI]

not true. if it was never in stock how was i able to buy one? you have to know when things become in stock in newegg. its been discussed in the forum before.

 

[lehtv]

Asus 670 isn't worth that much more. If you're willing to pay for the best cooling:

EVGA 670 FTW $420 + Accelero Twin Turbo II $60 (this may be the older version that isn't 600 series compatible...)

 

[SickBeast]

You can get the Twin Turbo II for much less than $60. I paid $35 for mine.

 

[Pray To Jesus]

The Asus does look mighty sweet. . . ahhh

 

[lehtv]

You can get the Twin Turbo II for much less than $60. I paid $35 for mine.

Where? Don't leave me guessing

 

[Gordon Freemen]

Nvidia 6xx series do not need help in the cooling department so what I am suggesting is buy a reference card and just OC it. As Quoted from benchmarkreviews.com "NVIDIA's Kepler architecture yields a much more efficient operating GPU compared to previous designs. This becomes evident by the extremely low idle temperature, and the modest loaded temperature. What's even more impressive than these results is how quiet GeForce GTX 680 operates, barely changing levels from silent to almost silent as it reaches full load. Even with an open computer case exposing the video card, it's difficult to hear the blower fan make any noise at all."
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...k=view&id=877&Itemid=72&limit=1&limitstart=13

 

[toyota]

the 670 reference cooler is a bit noisy according to many people. it seems to have an annoying sound even at idle.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

The FTW card uses the 680 PCB design making it a stronger overclocking card. Plus the benefit of the 680 cooling fan, thus a quieter card.

The thing that pushed me to buy it (the FTW - just now) was the thought of selling off my old GTX 480 to absorb some of the price.

 

[Smartazz]

Are there any Kepler cards that support overvolting through software yet?

 

[Agenesis]

Go with the EVGA. A $460 670 is $40 short from a 680 that outperforms it by a good 10%.

 

[tviceman]

the 670 reference cooler is a bit noisy according to many people. it seems to have an annoying sound even at idle.

Which is weird, given how short the reference PCB is. More room for airflow, yet still noisier.