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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 Reviews
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As I said on our forums: while this is a hard launch (availability when the etailers' staffs update the product pages), don't hesitate if you are thinking of buying one.
I'm thinking they won't last long.
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Amazing card. The Asus DCU II version is making my wallet itch.
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damn, amd is now is some real trouble. Those who bought 7950 and 7970s at launch must be crying.
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damn fast!!!
i wish to sell my 6990
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Who needs reviews for this card, just shut your eyes, ignore any 'common sense' and buy buy buy!
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Gigabyte Windforce and this KFA2 EX OC are both full length PCBs, lovely premium build quality, and 8+6 pins.
Thinking of asking any questions? No, stop thinking and just buy one (or two / three) now!
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I always have a good feeling for this card - well its easier to say it out loud now.
What'dya know, some good things happen. LOL!
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For those that want to snag one, EVGA has them on their site:
Vanilla GTX670
GTX670 Superclocked
GTX670 FTW
There is also a Galaxy card @ TigerDirect: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...312&CatId=7387
They aren't up at Newegg yet that I can find. I've seen some talk of availability at Amazon too.
These things are tiny little beasts.
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You can already find 7970 for <400€ in Europe, so it's a tough pick between that and the 670. I suppose 670 is the better choice for 1080p and 7970 for higher.
680 is suddenly starting to feel quite overpriced. :p:
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I find it odd nVidia finally put out a high and extremely high end (670 and 680 respectively, obviously) with the same amount of vram. It seems that the 670 is not even a neutered 680, it's just a slightly younger brother that easily holds his own.
I wonder how gtx 480/580 sales would have changed if the 470/570 had the same vram as the others (yes, I know there's a 2.5gb 570).
Unless you're benching, I see almost no reason to get a 680 unless you need the 4gb version (and that extra 2gb has yet to be needed, unless there's a review of it w/ 5760x1200 out somewhere).
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Anyone seen a version that has short PCB and short cooler? (For miniITX builds)
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Originally Posted by
Mech0z
Anyone seen a version that has short PCB and short cooler? (For miniITX builds)
No but there are small aftermarket coolers already planned for the reference. I already had a pair of Zalman VF950s lying around that are better than the reference cooler, but I cant tell if they would fit now as the KFA2 EX OC was just £30 more, and well worth it to me. I was originally thinking of getting a reference card and putting on a Zalman cooler, but at £30 more I'd rather have the beastly KFA2 or Gigabyte Windforce.
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[XC] Synthetickiller
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I find it odd nVidia finally put out a high and extremely high end (670 and 680 respectively, obviously) with the same amount of vram. It seems that the 670 is not even a neutered 680, it's just a slightly younger brother that easily holds his own.
Also when the cards firs appeared, this 4 Gb EVGA version was initially priced at £361 (Ithink they made an error and thought it was 2 Gb), then it went up to £399, and now £419.
So for around the same price as a referrence GTX 680, you can have a 4 Gb GTX 670.
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Originally Posted by
Mech0z
Anyone seen a version that has short PCB and short cooler? (For miniITX builds)
Like it or not, the GTX 670 still produces a good amount of heat. A short cooler necessitates an axial fan design which in turn would dump that heat into your case. IMO, that's not something I would want in a small ITX case....
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And like it or not, for the 'good amount of heat' that the GTX 670 produces, the reference cooler is a piece of garbage for anyone wanting the best overclocks:
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages..._review,5.html
Theres nothing recommendable or good about this garbage stock cooler at all.
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bhavv
And like it or not, for the 'good amount of heat' that the GTX 670 produces, the reference cooler is a piece of garbage for anyone wanting the best overclocks:
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages..._review,5.html
Theres nothing recommendable or good about this garbage stock cooler at all.
I totally agree with that. I would call it "sufficient" but then again, that's why most manufacturers went with custom designs.
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They dont have any KFA2s pictured in that castle .. I mean, pyramid either, and maybe dont have some of their others. But then no one else in the UK got that much stock, the second largest E tailer only has 4 different cards available:
http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-...-gtx-670-pci-e
Aria only have the palit refference, and dabs had nothing.
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Ok, that castle errrr I mean pyramid, is awesome!
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Originally Posted by
SKYMTL
Like it or not, the GTX 670 still produces a good amount of heat. A short cooler necessitates an axial fan design which in turn would dump that heat into your case. IMO, that's not something I would want in a small ITX case....
Will properly get a 660 anyway, 670 is too expensive for me (Unless I get the student programming job I am going to interview for tomorrow :) )
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kaktus1907
honestly WTF..... any chance I could get one of those in my basement?
on topic.... this card looks amazing... really nice to see that Nvidia decided to keep the full VRAM on the card as it makes multi GPU and high res setups very appealing...
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AFQ
damn, amd is now is some real trouble. Those who bought 7950 and 7970s at launch must be crying.
It's a nice card, but I don't think anyone who bought those cards would be crying as they have been using them for nearly 6 months. :p
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Roadhog
It's a nice card, but I don't think anyone who bought those cards would be crying as they have been using them for nearly 6 months. :p
Only in places where a month is 10 days.
Retail availability was 4 months ago so average is 2 month ,even less when you account for the fact that at first they were hard to find and volumes went up overtime.
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jjj
Only in places where a month is 10 days.
Retail availability was 4 months ago so average is 2 month ,even less when you account for the fact that at first they were hard to find and volumes went up overtime.
Huh? I've had mine since jan 8th...
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The smaller PCB is actually a bad thing rather than a good thing, Heat is concentrated more which lowers life of components and not to mention ability/capability of components is hurt when you use a smaller arrangement.
Thus i am quite interested in the GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD
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ajaidev
The smaller PCB is actually a bad thing rather than a good thing, Heat is concentrated more which lowers life of components and not to mention ability/capability of components is hurt when you use a smaller arrangement.
Thus i am quite interested in the GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD
The Galaxy / KF2 EX OC version is the same as the Gigabyte windforce, but it uses a custom PCB instead of a reference 680 PCB like the Gigabyte.
The PCB used on the KFA2 EX OC that I ordered is identical to the PCB used on the KFA2 GTX 680 hall of fame edition, so its gotta be a good card. I'll dig up some pictures of PCB comparisons, give me a few mins to get it done.
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Already snagged a Gigabyte on Amazon. I did consider the Asus but went with the Gigabyte instead after digging up some more reviews. The Asus is nowhere to be found anyway, hopefully I can get another one for SLI soon. :)
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Ok so this is the KFA2 / Galaxy GTX 680 hall of fame edition PCB, non referrence PCB, supposed to be an improvement over the referrence 680 PCB:
http://www.guru3d.com/fullimage.php?image=38793
This is the KFA2 / Galaxy GTX 670 EX OC PCB which is the one I ordered:
http://i.imgur.com/7WPpW.jpg
Almost the same thing, but not completely identical like I thought it was.
This is the Gigabyte GTX 670 Windforce 3x PCB, which uses a full referrence GTX 680 PCB:
http://limages.vr-zone.net/body/15831/P1050726.jpg.jpeg
Because the Gigabyte one uses a referrence 680 PCB, any watercooling kits / backplates / other accessories that are designed for the GTX 680 will work on the Gigabyte.
The KFA2 EX OC uses a custom PCB, so it wont be compatible with water cooling kits designed for referrence PCBs, however it appears to be an improved and better than referrence PCB very similar to the GTX 680 hall of fame edition, but just with a lot less media coverage.
The Gigabyte is a great GTX 670, much better than the crappy reference design, but this KFA2 / Galaxy EX OC PCB is looking even more promising if it turns out to be an even better than the referrence GTX 680 PCB that the Gigabyte card uses, but only if you plan on sticking to air cooling.
Also its worth noting, that these are the only two GTX 670s with both a full length PCB and 8 + 6 pin power connectors (other brands with full length PCBs like Asus and Zotac are only using 6 + 6 pin, so less power for the GPU).
If you want the best GTX 670 possible, I wouldnt touch anything other than a Gigabyte Windforce 3x, or the KFA2 EX OC pictured above (Galaxy brand outside of Europe).
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I forgot, Thanks OTH ! :up:
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love the asus board.
this galaxy is nice has 8 +6 pins for some OC action
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814162109
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Yea Galaxy are the same company as KFA2, both producing the same card I pictured above using their hall of fame PCB.
I have a feeling that this model is going to be the best overclocker, but not significantly better than the Gigabyte.
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Ok so this is the KFA2 GTX 680 , non referrence PCB, supposed to be an improvement over the referrence 680 PCB:
This is the KFA2 GTX 670 EX OC PCB which is the one I ordered:
Almost the same thing, but not completely identical like I thought it was.
There are two models GTX 680 hall of fame edition PCB named GTX 680 LTD OC(KFA2 Europe brand) or SOC Limited white edition as Galaxy which is global
http://www.kfa2.com/GTX680LTDOC.shtml
It use white PCB and a triple fan cooler mentionated in specification(and better VRM than EX OC)
An EX Oc series(KFA2) or GC series(Galaxy).
http://www.kfa2.com/GTX680_2GEXOC.shtml
Blue PCB, dual fan cooler, VRM as you have.
http://www.kfa2.com/GTX680_2GEXOC.shtml
Anyway sufficient VRM for your GTX 670 EX Oc. The only thing which is yet unkonw but you can tell us, the gpu voltage can be controlled with software, yes?
Because on reference GTX 670 it seems it can't.
And with 6+8 pins you can set a higher power limit.
GTX 670 White PCB LTD OC will appear later(on GTX 680 appeared later too) at a higher price of course.
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http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/A..._Cu_II/31.html
asus board kicks butt
670 definitely has to force amd to lower 7970 and 7950 even more
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I'll have to wait until I get it to confirm anything about it, but I dont think the voltage is controllable via software.
From all the leaks I've read up until now, both the Galaxy / KFA2 and Gigabyte custom versions are using an increased default voltage allowing them to clock to over 1300 Mhz on the stock cooler, but this is only speculation and I will only be able to test it once I have the card tomorrow.
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Nice, thats showing that just 6+6 pins and a solid PCB + Cooler = pure win :D
Do you know if this Asus version is using a custom PCB or GTX 680 reference? I cant find any pictures of the bare PCB.
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I picked up the Gigabyte OC card on the Egg before they went OOS this morning... I finally caved.. had watched the 7970 and 680 releases and kept telling myself my OCed 560Ti would be just fine for at least the rest of 2012... but the hype of the GTX670 on OC.net finally got to me.
The GTX670 is a beast when OCed...
I really liked the Gigabyte because it has a seperate heatsink on the VRMs.. perfect for me because I am going to slap a CPU waterblock on the card from day1.
Technically, the Giga isnt a 680 reference PCB because of the 8+6 side by side power instead of the stacked 2x6pin. Anyone know if full cover waterblocks go that far up into the corner of the card?
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bhavv
I'll have to wait until I get it to confirm anything about it, but I dont think the voltage is controllable via software.
From all the leaks I've read up until now, both the Galaxy / KFA2 and Gigabyte custom versions are using an increased default voltage allowing them to clock to over 1300 Mhz on the stock cooler, but this is only speculation and I will only be able to test it once I have the card tomorrow.
Nice, thats showing that just 6+6 pins and a solid PCB + Cooler = pure win :D
Do you know if this Asus version is using a custom PCB or GTX 680 reference? I cant find any pictures of the bare PCB.
The pictures are on there:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/A...front_full.jpg
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/A.../back_full.jpg
It looks like a non-reference to me.
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iTravis
Yea thats a non reference, and clocking extremely well with just 6 + 6 pin compared to the reference design, which proves that the reference GTX 670 is to be avoided at all costs.
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Olivon
The information on the connectors is wrong on that chart though, Asus are using 6 + 6 pin on their boards, and the only 6 + 8 pin boards so far are the Gigabyte and Galaxy / KFA2.
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bhavv
The information on the connectors is wrong on that chart though, Asus are using 6 + 6 pin on thier boards, and the only 6 + 8 pin boards so far are the Gigabyte and Galaxy / KFA2.
Darn you beat me to it, yeh that's what I thought :D
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Originally Posted by
bhavv
The information on the connectors is wrong on that chart though, Asus are using 6 + 6 pin on their boards, and the only 6 + 8 pin boards so far are the Gigabyte and Galaxy / KFA2.
Yeah, you're right. They're several mistakes on this one. :(
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All the EVGA cards are also using the short reference PCB ... Kind of odd for them.
And no MSI Twinfrozrs yet either.
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bhavv
All the EVGA cards are also using the short reference PCB ... Kind of odd for them.
And no MSI Twinfrozrs yet either.
not the FTW card... that looks like a GTX 680 reference PCB.
I do like how EVGA is launching will full blown 4GB models at all price points though. and so far they don't seem to be that expensive either.
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Awesome card for the money...
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Thanks for taking the time to compile these lists OTH and your various other contributions to the News section.
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bhavv
Who needs reviews for this card, just shut your eyes, ignore any 'common sense' and buy buy buy!Gigabyte Windforce and this KFA2 EX OC are both full length PCBs, lovely premium build quality, and 8+6 pins.
Thinking of asking any questions? No, stop thinking and just buy one (or two / three) now!
Also EVGA GTX 670 FTW is a full lenght PCB, almost identical to 680. I think is the one I'll get.
http://www.evga.com/articles/00678/#2678
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so is it better to get a short pcb or a longer one ? which card would you guys recommend ?
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The VRM on shorter PCB it's ok, i mean it's almost as strenght as GTX 680 VRM if not equal.
But Monstru on lab501 said that the fan it's making vibrations because it's not sitting on pcb, but on plastic continuation of pcb...
Damn, Nvidia sould have put GTX 670 at least on a GTX 460 pcb/cooler.
And the cooler itself it's not that good reaching 80C.
At the same price as reference, 399$ Gigabyte Oc Windorce( 5 phase VRM- GTX 680+ 1 phase missing) + avesome cooler it's the best choice... But stocks will be hard to find of this in the first days.
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rusty
so is it better to get a short pcb or a longer one ? which card would you guys recommend ?
all else being equal the longer pcb I would think, snagged one of the gigabyte oc boards for myself,
reasoning was triple fan cooler + factory OC + what looks like gtx 680 board @ cost of reference gtx 670
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Its a good thing there are some decent aftermarket alternatives available. The reference board and h/s look scary... I'd hate to know what kind of margins they get on those ;)
I gave up on watercooling for now and Id be affraid of using one of those reference boards on air. It reminds me of the 7900gt. I had to replace 4 pairs of them (stock clocks at that) due to lack of quality control (vrms would blow and memory would die). Hopefully this isn't the case because these cards are sure to move in nice volumes if Nvidia can keep the supply up. I'd gladly pay more for a quality reference design (ala the 690) but Nvidia seem content allowing their AIBs meet that demand.
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I wonder if AMD has lost any goodwill lately in regards to early pricing and early adopters. I am almost certain, if the gtx 570 and gtx 580 didn't come out first, the 69xx series would of had similar pricing to the 79xx series(the naming shift and early charts eluding to price). It makes you think even the gtx 580 and gtx 570 were well priced at launch because they didn't need a price drop upon competition release. And well, the 79xx series might need to take a $100 price drop this generation and if I bought a 79xx or 78xx, I would certainly think twice about buying the next gen x9xx off of the bat if they priced it like the 7970 or 7870 at launch. AMD is really losing the value namesake that attracted a lot of its current customers to their fold. It is really ironic that Nvidia has been bringing the value lately considering the past with the gtx 280. What makes it even sadder in a way is that the gk104 products are not even value price considering the die size of the product(the naming scheme); it is that AMD has priced and/or clocked their cards extremely poorly for some reason. Did AMD really think the $550 price tag would hold up when it was 10-25% faster than a gtx 580 and how much faster gx104 chips from Nv have appeared over their earlier generations.
If AMD has hopefully learned anything new this generation, I hope it that if your going to raise the pricing bar, you better raise the performance bar a lot higher over the competition. I think AMD got a bit greedy with the 79xx with pricing and performance by clocking the 79xx so low so that it could introduce a mid life kicker like a 7980. Hopefully AMD raises the bar next generation so that we can get true value pricing from both companies this generation.
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Has anyone actually seen the Asus card in stock anywhere to buy?... I can't find it anywhere.
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SubZero.it
Thanks, I didn't spot that one brefore, and for people who prefer exhaust coolers, EVGA are using a custom vapor chamber cooloing on their full range of GTX 670.
Both the Asus and this EVGA FTW edition weren't available on launch day though.
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pretty awesome little card... wanna see those monsters under water
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Originally Posted by
rusty
so is it better to get a short pcb or a longer one ? which card would you guys recommend ?
Id recommend Gigabyte or Galaxy / KFA2. The Asus is also great, but not really in stock anywhere yet.
Just look for a full length PCB and a nice chunky dual or triple fan cooler.
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Another aspect AMD touched on was the availability of their Southern Islands cards, which is sort of a red herring. It is true AMD's 7000 series graphics cards are more readily available in the market, but the fact of the matter is this has nothing to do with production. Instead the issue is Kepler based graphics cards are in high demand. We have talked to a few retailers and the word from them is Kepler is selling at nearly a 4 to 1 ratio over Southern Islands. This leaves plenty of volume available for AMD, but makes it appear as if Nvidia is lacking the same volume,when this is not necessarily the case.
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...TX_670/16.html
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cold2010
Same thing SkyMTL's been telling people here, and the usual crowd has been flaming him for even suggesting such things.
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I've been telling people that on other forums too and they just don't want to believe it.
No one wants a 7970 or 7950 now, and barely anyone wants a GTX 680 anymore too. Everyone wants this GTX 670, and for perfectly good reasons too.
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bhavv
Id recommend Gigabyte or Galaxy / KFA2. The Asus is also great, but not really in stock anywhere yet.
Just look for a full length PCB and a nice chunky dual or triple fan cooler.
what about zotac is it any good ?
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rusty
what about zotac is it any good ?
Yea the custom cooled Zotac that I posted pictures of is a good one too, so is the custom Palit Jetstream and EVGA FTW.
Just make sure its not a reference short PCB version if you are looking for a good one, easy as that. 8 + 6 pin isn't really too important as shown by the Asus card, you just need a good PCB and cooler.
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One custom design to make sure to avoid is the Gainward Phantom - they are using the reference PCB and charging the same as the Asus card (£20 more than the KFA2 EX OC, £15 more than Gigabyte windforce).
Don't buy that, its far too overpriced for an overkill cooler on top of a rubbish reference PCB. I've noticed that Gainward hardly ever build higher quality PCBs, or cherry pick chips, all they do is put a fancy cooler on a reference board and charge an excessive amount more than any of the other manufacturers who are making better quality PCBs too.
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on some other forums I've read that long pcb is defected version of gtx680. So to sell 680 nvidia neutered it. I don't know how true it is. Perhaps someone can enlighten me :)
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rusty
on some other forums I've read that long pcb is defected version of gtx680. So to sell 680 nvidia neutered it. I don't know how true it is. Perhaps someone can enlighten me :)
That's just clown talk, manufacturers don't make 'defective PCBs', the only difference between the 680 and 670 is one disabled shader unit, and thats it. PCB build quality is manufacturer specific, and none of EVGA, Asus, MSI, Gigabyte and Galaxy make anything other than the best qualiy PCBs possible for their custom designs. Other manufacturers I tend to personally avoid because they aren't as reputable, and this is the first time I've added Galaxy / KFA2 to my list because their custom cards released so far have been nothing less than the best possible quality.
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thank you for clearing all that :) will get giga or zotac or asus
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rusty
thank you for clearing all that :) will get giga or zotac or asus
The Gigabyte GTX670 OC is the same price as reference 670s and looks to be on a GTX680 PCB, or at least better than the 670 reference PCB, and has a pretty nice custom cooler.
Edit- Looks like it is already OOS on newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125423
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The US price on that Gigabyte makes me :(
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LordEC911
The Gigabyte GTX670 OC is the same price as reference 670s and looks to be on a GTX680 PCB, or at least better than the 670 reference PCB, and has a pretty nice custom cooler.
Edit- Looks like it is already OOS on newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125423
Yep, I have a pair incoming tomorrow from Amazon (each at MSRP, overnight prime shipping already in transit) :D. The gigabyte OC model has the 8+6pin power, 5-phase VRM with dedicated heatsink, GTX 680 pcb, quieter cooling, better temperatures with custom hsf, and a stock OC that puts it on par with a GTX 680 (around 1190-1200mhz boost out of the box!). Plus it runs the exact same cost ($399.99) as a reference GTX 670... it's a great deal.
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Originally Posted by
LordEC911
The Gigabyte GTX670 OC is the same price as reference 670s and looks to be on a GTX680 PCB, or at least better than the 670 reference PCB, and has a pretty nice custom cooler.
Edit- Looks like it is already OOS on newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125423
My bad - I picked up the last two. $399 seems like a hell of a bargain. :-) Giggity!
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Wow, what a card. This is a great sign of things to come. Considering I am only one generation behind, I cannot wait to see what the next generation brings.
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GoldenTiger
Yep, I have a pair incoming tomorrow from Amazon (each at MSRP, overnight prime shipping already in transit) :D. The gigabyte OC model has the 8+6pin power, 5-phase VRM with dedicated heatsink, GTX 680 pcb, quieter cooling, better temperatures with custom hsf, and a stock OC that puts it on par with a GTX 680 (around 1190-1200mhz boost out of the box!). Plus it runs the exact same cost ($399.99) as a reference GTX 670... it's a great deal.
With your own OC? Specs say boost is set to 1058.
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LordEC911
With your own OC? Specs say boost is set to 1058.
Reviews say it boosts to 1200 out of the box.
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Originally Posted by bjorn3d
With the Kepler architecture, the GTX 670 utilizes Nvidia's GPU Boost. Under a load the stock 980MHz core can reach speeds as high as 1200MHz on this factory overclocked card when operating conditions are optimal, including the temperature and power consumption.
http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=2236&pageID=11917
Saw it a few other places as well.... seems to vary around 20mhz either way, here's another where the reviewer says it boosts to 1162mhz out of the box: http://www.pureoverclock.com/review.php?id=1506&page=18
EDIT: Another... http://www.ninjalane.com/reviews/vid...gd/page12.aspx describes the gpu-z boost reading as being ~140mhz below what it actually runs at.
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Wow, what a card. This is a great sign of things to come. Considering I am only one generation behind, I cannot wait to see what the next generation brings.
the next generation will bring the big chip. 670/680/690 are so small and low power and bad at computation because nvidia has skipped the high end chip... for now
a high end board being so small is laughable. nvidia is just holding back. rather than risk a gtx480 they skipped the big chip, spent the money on something else, and we'll see the big chip in the next refresh. a 140 watt $400 video card! oh please! and they still match the AMD/ATI high end.
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Yea, since I always buy mid range cards anyway, this one is a beast. I'll add more in SLI next year after GK110 launches and brings prices down.
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GoldenTiger
Thanks. Didn't read enough reviews to find some of the ones that reviewed AIB cards.
Now to wait and see how common that is on retail cards...
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:) we'll know soon, but the op of the ocn thread about the gigabyte oc cards says his does 1202 default. I will let you know what my 2 do stock today as well.
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GoldenTiger
Yep, I have a pair incoming tomorrow from Amazon (each at MSRP, overnight prime shipping already in transit) :D. The gigabyte OC model has the 8+6pin power, 5-phase VRM with dedicated heatsink, GTX 680 pcb, quieter cooling, better temperatures with custom hsf, and a stock OC that puts it on par with a GTX 680 (around 1190-1200mhz boost out of the box!). Plus it runs the exact same cost ($399.99) as a reference GTX 670... it's a great deal.
Nice card ! :eek:
Does anyone know if this gigabyte will fit the EK FC-GTX680 waterblock ? :confused:
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OCUK give free packs of haribo with their orders :p:
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I too wanted to throw my thanks at you onethreehill, I love how quick & thorough your lists of reviews on new stuff are :D. Quite useful!
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Ordered at Tigerdirect, while IN STOCK, and now backordered.....:mad:
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GoldenTiger
I too wanted to throw my thanks at you onethreehill, I love how quick & thorough your lists of reviews on new stuff are :D. Quite useful!
Yes I agree, onethreehill is on top of his game! :up:
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My GPU is a lot worse than I expected, but I got good ram. My card maxes out stable at 1240 / 7200 clocks.
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bhavv
My GPU is a lot worse than I expected, but I got good ram. My card maxes out stable at 1240 / 7200 clocks.
Anything 1200+ isn't bad at all. Guys getting anywhere near 1300Mhz are just getting lucky. What are the max load temps at these clocks? The more I read about Kepler, the more it sounds like that as long as temps stay under 70C, no throttling will occur. I'm starting to second guess if its worth the trouble of watercooling my incoming Giga670...
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Your honestly not going to see a whole lot of gain on water over a quality aftermarket heatsink / custom aib design. Over reference for sure. My friend jumped on a 670 yesterday from a 5870 and although he is impressed with the cards speed hes not impressed with the build quality... which is why I pre ordered an Asus DCII instead :rolleyes:
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More later, need sleep :x
So what's the story on this model? I can't find a review anywhere. Curious about noise levels, etc.
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Did someone mention gummi bears?
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OCUK give free packs of haribo with their orders :p:
haribo macht kinder froh.... I wants some now....
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My friend jumped on a 670 yesterday from a 5870 and although he is impressed with the cards speed hes not impressed with the build quality... which is why I pre ordered an Asus DCII instead :rolleyes:
I'm assuming you preordered at excalibur? http://www.excaliberpc.com/products/...search=GTX+670 Do you have an ETA from them? I talked to their customer service twice and they couldn't tell me anything.
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:) we'll know soon, but the op of the ocn thread about the gigabyte oc cards says his does 1202 default. I will let you know what my 2 do stock today as well.
Did you sell your GTX680s? I'm considering doing the same and just going with an aib 670.
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Ok for people who want to know more about the KFA2 / Galaxy, without overclocking its actually the fastest GTX 670 you can buy.
The default factory speed is 1200 / 6000 with GPU boost, all KFA2 / Galaxy OC cards seem to be handpicked 1200 Mhz chips!
The card is completely silent, and max temperature was 81 degrees at the stock speed of 1200 Mhz.
For overclocks, I got both these settings bench stable:
+30, +500 = 1250 / 7000
+25, +600 = 1240 / 7200.
The GPU overclock in afterburner looks so small because each chip is doing 1200 Mhz out of the box. If you want a guaranteed 1200 Mhz GTX 670, this is it, and most of them should do 1250 / 7000 like mine does, completely silent too.
Going over 1250 Mhz won't be easy on either this card or the Gigabyte, but you get a handpicked 1200 Mhz GPU on the KFA2.
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The Galaxy cards don't receive hand picked chips. They just use higher voltage, a better cooling solution and a modified Boost Offset within the BIOS. If they would be hand-picked chips, the BASE CLOCK would be 1GHz++.
Essentially, someone running at hotter ambient temps may see Boost clocks which are much lower than that.
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I didn't know of any aib designs that used a core voltage higher than 1.075v. Odd that a GTX670 is the first.
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Did you sell your GTX680s? I'm considering doing the same and just going with an aib 670.
I've got my pair on the 'Bay priced pretty aggressively, but no sale yet :(.
Oh, and fedex messed up my overnight package of GTX 670 SLI Gigabyte OC's, so now they won't be arriving until Monday... /sigh.
EDIT: Wow... http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?...post1038716104 posts 3 and 4 say 1189mhz boost out of the box (non-oc'd) and 1215 for the other guy. Nice stuff, I really can't wait for mine to come!
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Yea the base clock speeds seem to be random on the Gigabyte?
980 Mhz base clock speed = 1189 Mhz boost
1006 Mhz base clock speed = 1215 Mhz boost.
The Gigabyte Windforce is advertised as 980 Mhz base clock - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=GX-095-GI
The KFA2 1006 Mhz - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...14&subcat=2294
Though both are overclocking to identical frequencies, the minimum they seem to reach is 1250 Mhz (my KFA2 and someone else has a windforce that only clock to 1250ish MHZ), and the highest OCs on both these boards has been around 1350 Mhz.
So its a case of random pot luck, each card will OC to anywhere around 1250-1350 Mhz, and will easilly run at 1200 Mhz with a 1006 Mhz base clock. I've not seen any other versions that overclock as high as the best of these, they seem to be limited by having 6+6 pins.
