Should I buy a GTX 680?

Mez

Mez

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Hey there guys, i've come across a second-hand Gigabyte Windforce GTX 680 for $315 shipped. Should I hop on it?

I've been reading reviews from toms and others, and they say that the Gigabyte's performance is less than that of it's competitors, even the reference models.
 
still that gtx is a good 1, and the cooler is great.
performence in games is not that much less then other ones, so for that price you could.
but if you have a little more money you can also consider to buy a 770.
 
770 = 680, they are the same card, just rebranded. You are essentially getting a 770 for 85 bucks less. I would go for it, however you will need a new power supply, assuming it is going into the system in your sig
 
Aastii said:
770 = 680, they are the same card, just rebranded. You are essentially getting a 770 for 85 bucks less. I would go for it, however you will need a new power supply, assuming it is going into the system in your sig
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i now 770 is almost the same card, but newer, and faster for a few bucks more.
thats why i say if you have and want to spend the extra money.
otherwise get the 680, still a verry good card.
 
A new 680 is as new as a new 770, because they are the same card, the only difference is that the stock clocks of the 770 are higher than the stock clocks of the 680. You essentially have a factory overclocked 680, not a whole new card. It is the same as the 8800GT vs 9800GT or 9800GTX+ vs GTS250, they are identical cards.
 
Aastii said:
A new 680 is as new as a new 770, because they are the same card, the only difference is that the stock clocks of the 770 are higher than the stock clocks of the 680. You essentially have a factory overclocked 680, not a whole new card. It is the same as the 8800GT vs 9800GT or 9800GTX+ vs GTS250, they are identical cards.
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i now its the same card, but for a little more money a faster 1 without a overclock.
 
that you have to overclock the 680 to get the results from a 770.
and if you dont want to overclock, and have the money extra buy the 770.
overclocking is still, more heat, and more heat means higher temps.

dont get me wrong i love to overclock, but if you dont whant that i mean.
 
turbobooster said:
that you have to overclock the 680 to get the results from a 770.
and if you dont want to overclock, and have the money extra buy the 770.
overclocking is still, more heat, and more heat means higher temps.

dont get me wrong i love to overclock, but if you dont whant that i mean.
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His point was it is just factory overclocked and has the added heat and stuff, but i think it has a better cooler and they refined the process to make them so they have better yeilds with the latest batches
 
Honestly, a GTX 770 is out of the question at the moment. I personally don't believe it's worth the extra $85+ for basically the same card with slightly better clocks.

Now if I were buying a brand new GTX 680, I believe I would have rather gone with a GTX 770.
 
$315 for a 680 is a good deal as far as i'm concerned. Jump on it if you were thinking about an upgrade anyway. If your 660 is enough to hold you off for another generation or so then let the deal go to someone else. Don't worry about the performacne differences between the manufacturers. The Windforce Edition will OC just fine if you do need more performance.
 
oke thats what i say al the time, if you dont whant to spend that moey, then buy the 680, and back on topic to youre question, the gigabyte is a great card.
 
Aastii said:
770 = 680, they are the same card, just rebranded. You are essentially getting a 770 for 85 bucks less. I would go for it, however you will need a new power supply, assuming it is going into the system in your sig
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Not exactly. The 770 also has 7GHz DDR5 making it between 15 - 20% higher memory bandwidth. But yeah, not sure whether its worth the $85 bucks.
 
So I ended up not going for the GTX 680, I won an auction on a new GTX 670 for $232. I'm satisfied.
 
Mez said:
So I ended up not going for the GTX 680, I won an auction on a new GTX 670 for $232. I'm satisfied.
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If you're still using that VP450W PSU you will need to upgrade it for the GTX670. The VP450 can provide (Max) 360W on the 12V rail which is insufficient for a card that can easily draw 200W when overclocked and a CPU that has a TDP of 70W.

It should work, but a very bad idea. Do not overclock anything with that PSU at the very least.
 
Okedokey said:
If you're still using that VP450W PSU you will need to upgrade it for the GTX670. The VP450 can provide (Max) 360W on the 12V rail which is insufficient for a card that can easily draw 200W when overclocked and a CPU that has a TDP of 70W.

It should work, but a very bad idea. Do not overclock anything with that PSU at the very least.
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I installed the 670 today, everything seems to be running fine, but I will be upgrading the PSU in the near future, or ASAP. Pretty much as soon as I can sell my GTX 660.
 
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