[5UB]

I cannot say too much myself, however you may want to watch this space in a few hours.

What are your first impressions?

[IvyFanBoy]

Originally Posted by 5UB

I cannot say too much myself, however you may want to watch this space in a few hours.

What are your first impressions?

Meh it's all about 4 gig 680

Edit .... Ohh new thread ... Avf special offer ??

[Dazimus]

Could be tempted to upgrade to it from my 580 at some point.

[5UB]

Originally Posted by IvyFanBoy

Meh it's all about 4 gig 680

To be fair that is a brilliant card.

[majnu]

5UB - Are there 2 PCB designs for the 670, One shorter and one longer? Is there any chance you can post the stock vs overclocked benches you got after the NDA?

Also looking forward to the rumoured 1000 boxed pyramid

[5UB]

I have all the bench marks on pretty much every card so I can post that here too.

[jellofund]

From what I can gather a couple of the custom cards use a longer (680) pcb but the reference cards all use the shorter one?

The 2 I'm aware of with the longer pcb are one of the KFA2 cards and the Gigabyte Windforce. Any others?

[wolvers]

I take it this will be priced to compete with the 7950 then?

So who's getting one then? I would imagine this will be a pretty popular card.

[majnu]

Originally Posted by jellofund

From what I can gather a couple of the custom cards use a longer (680) pcb but the reference cards all use the shorter one?

The 2 I'm aware of with the longer pcb are one of the KFA2 cards and the Gigabyte Windforce. Any others?

There was talk that one of them overclock better.

[AVF Jay]

Originally Posted by wolvers

I take it this will be priced to compete with the 7950 then?

So who's getting one then? I would imagine this will be a pretty popular card.

If the 670 is going to be priced above 300 quid I'd personally rather pay about 350 and get a reference 7970 if I was looking to upgrade.

I paid just under 360 for the msi 7970s.

Wouldn't look twice at the 670s if they're about 40-50 quid cheaper.

Unless I was blinded with some nvidia love

[Chox1988]

Originally Posted by wolvers

I take it this will be priced to compete with the 7950 then?

So who's getting one then? I would imagine this will be a pretty popular card.

I think it'll be priced closer to the 7970, maybe in between, nvidia prices are crazily high, especially on the cheaper cards.

685 if it comes out or 690 for me, i want at least 3gb of ram, ideally 4, and theyre probably the best bang for buck cards nvidia have got given how expensive 4gb 680's are.

[AVF Jay]

Originally Posted by Chox1988

685 if it comes out or 690 for me, i want at least 4gb of ram and theyre probably the best bang for buck cards nvidia have got given how expensive 4gb 680's are.

I don't think there will be a "685"

Despite what some people are hoping, what nvidia have on the table now is what there will be for this gen of cards.

Nvidia have no reason to release a card inbetween the 680 and 690.

Those who are waiting will be waiting a long time in my opinion....

[Grangey.]

Originally Posted by thesilverfox

If you want to show it here, then please don't do so with any watermarks that display OcUK et al, if you want to keep within the forum rules

Aww man thats one picture Id love to see

Im guessing he cant give me a link to where it would be posted either!

Im really interested in seeing how the short pcb cards perform, and more so, what VRAM will be availible. VRAM is the only thing thats holding my pc back currently but I dont want to upgrade for the sake of only gain 1GB of VRAM (ie 2gb) so if theres a chance there may be a 3GB version Id definatley be intreeged... especially as I love SLi now

[Chox1988]

Originally Posted by brembo

I don't think there will be a "685"

Despite what some people are hoping, what nvidia have on the table now is what there will be for this gen of cards.

Nvidia have no reason to release a card inbetween the 680 and 690.

Those who are waiting will be waiting a long time in my opinion....

I see where youre coming from, especially given there wasnt a 585.

Im not waiting for it, im just going on the logic if the 685 is out by the time im ready to take the plunge on the 690 i'll get it, if not i'll go with a 690, itx build for me so has to be a single card, and can only take up 2 slots at the back.

So best bet is the 690 as theres no way im getting a dual gpu any other way.

[majnu]

Originally Posted by Grangey.

Aww man thats one picture Id love to see

Im guessing he cant give me a link to where it would be posted either!

Im really interested in seeing how the short pcb cards perform, and more so, what VRAM will be availible. VRAM is the only thing thats holding my pc back currently but I dont want to upgrade for the sake of only gain 1GB of VRAM (ie 2gb) so if theres a chance there may be a 3GB version Id definatley be intreeged... especially as I love SLi now

I think there is a 4GB VRAM version

[IvyFanBoy]

Originally Posted by majnu

I think there is a 4GB VRAM version

Guess we will find out in 35 mins

[Kwman]

Originally Posted by brembo

If the 670 is going to be priced above 300 quid I'd personally rather pay about 350 and get a reference 7970 if I was looking to upgrade.

I paid just under 360 for the msi 7970s.

Wouldn't look twice at the 670s if they're about 40-50 quid cheaper.

Unless I was blinded with some nvidia love

Benchmarks at tweektown show 670s beat 7970s though. So if they are true why not go 670 over 7970? Or am I being thick?

I might get one just to tide me over if its around the £350 mark

[IvyFanBoy]

It should be about £350 time will tell

[Chox1988]

Originally Posted by Kwman

7970s though. So if they are true why not go 670 over 7970?

I might get one just to tide me over if its around the £350 mark

Beause looking at the present price structure the 2gb version will probably be about £350, and the 7970 is a 3gb card.

If the price structure of the 680 is anything to go by the 4gb version will be far far more expensive (than it should be).

[IvyFanBoy]

If they bring out a 670 4 gig for less then 500 I will cry lol

[Chox1988]

Originally Posted by IvyFanBoy

If they bring out a 670 4 gig for less then 500 I will cry lol

I think the 4gig version will be around or up to £500, given that the 680 4gig is £600. Noone's mentioned the 7990 so far?

[AVF Jay]

Originally Posted by IvyFanBoy

If they bring out a 670 4 gig for less then 500 I will cry lol

Why? The 680 is a better card.

I just ignore prices once I buy something.

You'll just feel sick otherwise.

I'm not even looking at ssd prices or 580 prices now

Originally Posted by Kwman

Benchmarks at tweektown show 670s beat 7970s though. So if they are true why not go 670 over 7970? Or am I being thick?

I might get one just to tide me over if its around the £350 mark

I'd wait for more benchmarks and user experiences, tweaktown aren't the greatest site in my opinion.

The 680 doesn't outright kill a 7970 let alone a 670.

Not even sure why bf3 isn't a game they used.

For me personally a 7970 will be much better value for money than a 670 but a lot of it will be down to users brand loyalty.

[Grangey.]

Originally Posted by brembo

I'd wait for more benchmarks and user experiences, tweaktown aren't the greatest site in my opinion.

only thing I waiting for is for you to buy one, then sell it cheaper a few weeks later for a better price... id be your new best friend

[majnu]

Originally Posted by IvyFanBoy

Guess we will find out in 35 mins

I reckon £400 for an EVGA 4GB 670.

[AVF Jay]

See I must be very different to most people on here.

Right now if I was looking to buy a card and was running a single monitor I'd rather buy a 2gb 680 than a 4gb 670.

If reference 670s are around 300 quid thogh buying a pair of 2gb cards would be a good buy in my opinion.

[IvyFanBoy]

I'm happy withy 4 gig 680 it's price is heavy

[majnu]

Originally Posted by brembo

See I must be very different to most people on here.

Right now if I was looking to buy a card and was running a single monitor I'd rather buy a 2gb 680 than a 4gb 670.

If reference 670s are around 300 quid thogh buying a pair of 2gb cards would be a good buy in my opinion.

depends how big your monitor is.

[AVF Jay]

Originally Posted by majnu

depends how big your monitor is.

And how often you upgrade.

I chop and change cards often so I don't really need to "future proof" myself.

Someone intending to keep the card a couple of years then I'd say go with a 4gb card.

But even if you keep a card for 12months I would go as far to say that 4gb isn't essential on a single monitor running at 1920x1200 1920x1080.

If I was keeping my card for 12 months running at 1080p and I had 400quid I'd honestly go for a 2gb 680 than a 4gb 670.

I'd rather have the faster card than the card with more vram in the scenario I gave above.

And if the 670s are around or near 350ish I'd go for a 7970

[Grangey.]

Originally Posted by brembo

Someone intending to keep the card a couple of years then I'd say go with a 4gb card..

Thats exactly my thinking. If it wasnt for the 1GB limitation on my SLi'd 460s I would see absolutley no reason to upgrade at all. Its only because I know BF3 bottoms them out on Ultra with 4XMSAA its bugging me.. I can run it on 2x or none and it will still look STUNNING and perform increadibly... but knowing that bugs me. So once Ive got the Vram and performance the same as or better than my 460's Sli'd Id be all over it...

That said I could just get 2x2GB 560ti's and that would me most my problems solved and save abit

[majnu]

Originally Posted by brembo

And how often you upgrade.

I chop and change cards often so I don't really need to "future proof" myself.

Someone intending to keep the card a couple of years then I'd say go with a 4gb card.

But even if you keep a card for 12months I would go as far to say that 4gb isn't essential on a single monitor running at 1920x1200 1920x1080.

If I was keeping my card for 12 months running at 1080p and I had 400quid I'd honestly go for a 2gb 680 than a 4gb 670.

I'd rather have the faster card than the card with more vram in the scenario I gave above.

And if the 670s are around or near 350ish I'd go for a 7970

What about for those who want the card in a HTPC, who game from their TV's?