bit-tech.net

Go Back   bit-tech.net Forums > bit-tech.net > Article Discussion
Reload this Page Hardware Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Windforce 3X Review
Register FAQ / Rules Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
 
Thread Tools
Old 12th Nov 2012, 07:23   #1
brumgrunt
Administrator
bit-tech Staff
 
brumgrunt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 1,009
brumgrunt is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.brumgrunt is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.brumgrunt is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.brumgrunt is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.brumgrunt is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.brumgrunt is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.brumgrunt is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.brumgrunt is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.brumgrunt is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.brumgrunt is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.brumgrunt is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Windforce 3X Review
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/gra...0-2gb-review/1
brumgrunt is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th Nov 2012, 08:20   #2
TheDodoKiller
Getutech, Eh? What's that?
 
TheDodoKiller's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: North London
Posts: 431
TheDodoKiller - may the hammer of Bindi be bestowed on youTheDodoKiller - may the hammer of Bindi be bestowed on youTheDodoKiller - may the hammer of Bindi be bestowed on youTheDodoKiller - may the hammer of Bindi be bestowed on youTheDodoKiller - may the hammer of Bindi be bestowed on youTheDodoKiller - may the hammer of Bindi be bestowed on youTheDodoKiller - may the hammer of Bindi be bestowed on youTheDodoKiller - may the hammer of Bindi be bestowed on youTheDodoKiller - may the hammer of Bindi be bestowed on youTheDodoKiller - may the hammer of Bindi be bestowed on youTheDodoKiller - may the hammer of Bindi be bestowed on you
Still don't like the blue PCB.

What is it with companies designing a great looking cooler, and putting it on a crap looking PCB. I want a nice, clean matte black PCB with a black backplate and a decent cooler.

This is the thing- I can see the PCB of my graphics card when I use my PC- So my Asus reference 6970 looks, ballin'.
TheDodoKiller is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th Nov 2012, 08:37   #3
GeorgeK
Relapsing Filcoholic
 
GeorgeK's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Ashford, Kent
Posts: 2,473
GeorgeK is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.GeorgeK is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.GeorgeK is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.GeorgeK is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.GeorgeK is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.GeorgeK is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.GeorgeK is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.GeorgeK is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.GeorgeK is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.GeorgeK is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.GeorgeK is the Cheesecake. Relix smiles down upon them.
Conclusion - "which east cost £50 more"...

Agree with TDK - I put a backplate on my 680 to improve the looks

This is a kick-ass card though... I did however look at it initially and, remembering the size of the reference card's PCB, thought to myself "looks like they've taken two 670s and stuck them end-to-end..." Would make sense if they've taken the stuff off the back and put it on the front though!
__________________
Main Rig: i5 760 @ 4GHz | H100i | EVGA GTX680 2GB | GA-P55M-UD2 | 8GB Dominator LP 1600 | 1TB F3 | 128GB M4 | X-1050 | CM690II Adv | VP2365wb | Xonar DX | SP2500s
HTPC: i3 2125 | H61I-E35-B3 | Lian Li PC-Q11b | 4GB 1066MHz | 64GB M4 | ST50F-P w/PP05 Short Cables | HP bd240i
NAS: HP Proliant Microserver | 8Gb 1333MHz | 250Gb OS Disk | 2x2Tb Samsung F4 Raid 1 | WHS 2011
Keyboards: Black Filco TKL w/Reds| White Filco TKL w/Browns | Poker w/Clears
GeorgeK is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 12th Nov 2012, 08:49   #4
Hustler
Supermodder
 
Hustler's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: The Dark Side
Posts: 450
Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
Nice card, but overpriced (as all Gfx cards are these days)...£250 should be what the 670's cost.
Hustler is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th Nov 2012, 09:06   #5
CrapBag
I Mod, Therefore I Own
 
CrapBag's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 3,616
CrapBag is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitCrapBag is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitCrapBag is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitCrapBag is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitCrapBag is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitCrapBag is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitCrapBag is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitCrapBag is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitCrapBag is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitCrapBag is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitCrapBag is almost as Godly as yodasarmpit
Would like to know how this card compares to the msi 670 power edition.
CrapBag is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 12th Nov 2012, 09:28   #6
Elton
Proud Model M User
 
Elton's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: California
Posts: 7,809
Elton - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!Elton - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!Elton - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!Elton - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!Elton - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!Elton - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!Elton - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!Elton - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!Elton - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!Elton - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!Elton - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hustler View Post
Nice card, but overpriced (as all Gfx cards are these days)...£250 should be what the 670's cost.
In all fairness, they cost a fair deal less in the US just because of conversion rates.

That said, I doubt there will ever be the anomalous HD48xx era ever again..
__________________
There's good ideas and then there's terribly great ideas.
Elton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th Nov 2012, 09:55   #7
Baz
Post moar ponies.
bit-tech Staff
 
Baz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Reading
Posts: 1,743
Baz should be considered for presidentBaz should be considered for presidentBaz should be considered for presidentBaz should be considered for presidentBaz should be considered for presidentBaz should be considered for presidentBaz should be considered for presidentBaz should be considered for presidentBaz should be considered for presidentBaz should be considered for presidentBaz should be considered for president
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hustler
Nice card, but overpriced (as all Gfx cards are these days)...£250 should be what the 670's cost.
A card that's 5-10% slower than a GTX 680 should be £150 cheaper? On my price/performance calcs, the 670 is easily the strongest card out right now (bar 7970s on super special offers).
Baz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th Nov 2012, 11:12   #8
rollo
I Mod, Therefore I Own
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 3,530
rollo should be considered for presidentrollo should be considered for presidentrollo should be considered for presidentrollo should be considered for presidentrollo should be considered for presidentrollo should be considered for presidentrollo should be considered for presidentrollo should be considered for presidentrollo should be considered for presidentrollo should be considered for presidentrollo should be considered for president
The past cheap graphics card era is long over at least in the high end market, 670 680 will maintain a £300 - £350 price barrier with the 7970 in a similar thing they may see a reduction once the next gen is out but id expect similar high prices once its out.
rollo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th Nov 2012, 13:15   #9
Hustler
Supermodder
 
Hustler's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: The Dark Side
Posts: 450
Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.Hustler is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Baz

A card that's 5-10% slower than a GTX 680 should be £150 cheaper?
Well, obviously I meant such price reductions should be across the whole range, so as to keep the relative costs at the same level between cards.

My point was that ALL gfx cards are way overpriced these days..
Hustler is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th Nov 2012, 14:25   #10
xxxsonic1971
W.O.T xxxsonic1971
 
xxxsonic1971's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: cumbria england
Posts: 664
xxxsonic1971 can run Crysisxxxsonic1971 can run Crysisxxxsonic1971 can run Crysisxxxsonic1971 can run Crysisxxxsonic1971 can run Crysisxxxsonic1971 can run Crysisxxxsonic1971 can run Crysisxxxsonic1971 can run Crysisxxxsonic1971 can run Crysisxxxsonic1971 can run Crysisxxxsonic1971 can run Crysis
Value 28/30!
__________________
I7 3820-MSI X79 GD65(8D)-16GB Samsing Green Ram-ATI XFX 5850-XFX 850wPSU- Samsung 128gb SSD-Antec 1200-Cyborg V7-Razer Abyssus- 22"1080p LG
xxxsonic1971 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th Nov 2012, 16:50   #11
rocknroll237
What's a Dremel?
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 14
rocknroll237 has yet to learn the way of the Dremel
If I were to get a new card it would be this or a GTX 670 Direct CU II (which is on Amazon for £307)...
rocknroll237 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th Nov 2012, 17:08   #12
S1W1
Multimodder
 
S1W1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: London
Posts: 219
S1W1 is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitS1W1 is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitS1W1 is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitS1W1 is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitS1W1 is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitS1W1 is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitS1W1 is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitS1W1 is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitS1W1 is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitS1W1 is almost as Godly as yodasarmpitS1W1 is almost as Godly as yodasarmpit
You've made me immensely happy - I bought this Gigabyte card about 3 months ago for £315
__________________
AMD X6 1090T OC @ 3.75GHZ | Corsair H50 cooler | 8GB Corsair XMS3 @ 1600MHZ | Asus M4N98TD Evo Motherboard | Gigabyte GTX 670 2GB OC| XFX 750W Black Edition PSU | Samsung 1TB Spinpoint F3 HDD | 300GB WD Velociraptor | OCZ Agility 3 240GB | NZXT Hades mid tower with red LEDS and engraved side panels | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit | Asus Xonar DX |
=== Alienware M11X R3 laptop ===
S1W1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12th Nov 2012, 22:41   #13
dolphie
ken sent me
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 456
dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Elton
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hustler View Post
Nice card, but overpriced (as all Gfx cards are these days)...£250 should be what the 670's cost.
In all fairness, they cost a fair deal less in the US just because of conversion rates.

That said, I doubt there will ever be the anomalous HD48xx era ever again..
Yep, rip off Britain strikes again. Although my dad has been getting some great treatment from the NHS recently so I shouldn't complain...

Love this card though, similar speeds to the HD 7970 yet with physx which I have kinda missed on my current card. I'm looking to upgrade early next year sometime and it should be a huge step up.

p.s. I wish you still included Arma2 in the tables, and also a noise/volume chart somewhere, or something.
dolphie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13th Nov 2012, 04:32   #14
SchizoFrog
Ghost In The Machine
 
SchizoFrog's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: East London
Posts: 448
SchizoFrog has yet to learn the way of the Dremel
Quote:
Originally Posted by dolphie

p.s. I wish you still included Arma2 in the tables, and also a noise/volume chart somewhere, or something.
Surely the noise/volume chart you request is pointless as it is down to too many variables... Such as chosen case, how many case fans, sound proofing used if any, location of case in room, ambient temp of room etc... I wouldn't want Bit-Tech to waste hours taking readings that in the end would not reveal any scientific provable results anyway.
__________________
Motherboard - ASUS P5K Premium
CPU - Q6600 @ 3GHz - Arctic Freezer 13
GPU - Palit 9600GT @ Clock 750MHz - Mem 1100MHz - Shader 1850MHz
RAM - 6GB Corsair PC2-6400 DHX @ 960MHz
OS - Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit)
SchizoFrog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13th Nov 2012, 06:14   #15
IT Troll
Minimodder
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 23
IT Troll has yet to learn the way of the Dremel
Nice to see a full and detailed review, but isn't about 6 months too late?
IT Troll is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13th Nov 2012, 09:41   #16
Timorous
What's a Dremel?
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 6
Timorous has yet to learn the way of the Dremel
I still do not understand why you are not using the latest drivers. There is a huge bump in performance in BF3 and nice 5-10% increases in other games for the 12.11 driver. That is the same as the difference between a 670 and a 680. It also makes your conclusion skewed because this card does not offer the same performance as the 7970 ghz edition for less money.
Timorous is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13th Nov 2012, 12:27   #17
maverik-sg1
Multimodder
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 169
maverik-sg1 is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.maverik-sg1 is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.maverik-sg1 is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.maverik-sg1 is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.maverik-sg1 is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.maverik-sg1 is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.maverik-sg1 is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.maverik-sg1 is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.maverik-sg1 is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.maverik-sg1 is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.maverik-sg1 is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
I'll not buy this generation of either AMD or Nvidia cards - over-priced for what they are and no real reason to move from my GTX570 right now (I play at 1920*1080 and only have room for one display).

That as an aside - this is just the sort of non-oem model I would like, good price with cooler and quieter operation, the ram on this model looks a bit special too.

Roll on GTX 770 or 780
maverik-sg1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13th Nov 2012, 13:36   #18
GeordieGoose
Multimodder
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 80
GeordieGoose - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!GeordieGoose - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!GeordieGoose - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!GeordieGoose - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!GeordieGoose - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!GeordieGoose - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!GeordieGoose - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!GeordieGoose - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!GeordieGoose - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!GeordieGoose - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!GeordieGoose - it's over 9000!!!!!!!!1!1!1!!!
I got this exact card 2 weeks ago. I absolutely love it!

massive jump from my 460.

I mainly chose the gigabyte card due to my 460 overclocking like a dream and still keeping very cool.
GeordieGoose is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14th Nov 2012, 13:47   #19
raghu78
What's a Dremel?
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 1
raghu78 has yet to learn the way of the Dremel
the review is a fail. the performance conclusions are wrong. the GTX 680 loses to HD 7970 Ghz and GTX 670 loses to HD 7970 (925 Mhz) . Use the latest drivers. the 12.11 has been available for 3 weeks.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/...ison_roundup/3
raghu78 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14th Nov 2012, 18:21   #20
dolphie
ken sent me
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 456
dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.dolphie is a hoopy frood who really knows where their towel is.
Quote:
Originally Posted by SchizoFrog View Post
Surely the noise/volume chart you request is pointless as it is down to too many variables... Such as chosen case, how many case fans, sound proofing used if any, location of case in room, ambient temp of room etc... I wouldn't want Bit-Tech to waste hours taking readings that in the end would not reveal any scientific provable results anyway.
What? Most sites already do this, you use the same components and then record the volume with different graphics cards. Knowing how noisy a card is, is just as important to some people as the speed, and arguably, even more important than the temps.
dolphie is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 19:22.
Powered by: vBulletin Version 3
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

bit-tech.net - Top