Graphics So when are the non reference GTX 680#s coming?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by GregTheRotter, 22 Mar 2012.

  1. GregTheRotter

    GregTheRotter Minimodder

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    Anyone have any ideas? Specifically I'm after an EVGA card with their ten year warranty. (Because yes, I want a card with more than two years warranty).
     
  2. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    Well... Zotac has a lifetime warranty (but you need to register your card when you purchase it). So when you are 99 years old.. give them a call! Let's see what happens (I think they'll simply hang up on you...)
     
  3. Guest-44432

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    Over on the EVGA forum, Jacob states the 4GB Cheesecake (F.T.W) and Classified card will be out in a few months.:)
     
  4. wyx087

    wyx087 Homeworld 3 is happening!!

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    what flavour are their cheesecakes?






    (i'll get my coat )
     
  5. Guest-44432

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    Many flavours including rockyroad...:)

    Bit-tech!! F.T.W without the . = cheesecake!
     
  6. Guest-44432

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    Here's the thread about GTX 680 4GB Clicky EVGA_JacobF is the Product manager. :)
     
  7. GregTheRotter

    GregTheRotter Minimodder

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    That's all very well, but I haven't heard anything good/bad about Zotac's warranty and rma procedures.

    Meh spose I can wait.
     
  8. penryn 2 hertz

    penryn 2 hertz I'm not a science fiction writer...

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    Some reviews are reporting coil wine...so will wait for Asus to do there magic
     
  9. Guest-16

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    Greg - YGPM

    Our DirectCU II is a custom PCB design + DCII cooler and it should be out soon-ish.
     
  10. andrew8200m

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    I'm a going to stick reference for water blocks. + there's a reason why nvidia built it the way they did and a reason why custom hobbies yield a higher return rate.

    If it ain't broke...

    You know the rest.
     
  11. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    Well actually.. getting non reference board can get you high quality components to avoid any high pitch sound which are starting to be common on high performing computer parts, and have better and/or quieter cooling, or even different port layout... for example: 2 mini Display Port, 1 HDMI, 1 DVI.. leaving the top line open to better exhaust of the warm air form the GPU.
     
  12. urobulos

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    I like the DCII cooler on the 580 a lot. Only thing for everyone to consider when buying a card with one of those is that it is a triple slot cooler and even if you somehow have space to SLI those cards then the one above will just cook itself as the card drops quite a bit of heat into the case rather than through the back. For a single card solution they are pretty amazing and very, very quiet as well.

    To be honest though from the reviews so far it looks like the stock cooler is doing a pretty solid job of handling the card. I guess we will have to wait and see how good those stock coolers hold up once you increase the MHz and crank up the voltage.

    btw, bindi can you reveal whether the DCII Asus cards will come with 4GB or is it a fast release with the cooler replaced?
     
  13. urobulos

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    If you do plan to watercool though I don't think there is any point in spending extra money on a fancy air cooler that you're going to replace anyway. I guess some manufacturers also go through a more rigorous binning process for their higher end versions of the same card, allowing for higher OC in theory, but I'm not sure that is worth the money. Then again one man's value buy is another man's rip off.
     
  14. Guest-44432

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    Is it going to have 4GB VRAM?
    How soon is soon-ish...?
    How many PCIe adaptors, 3x6pin?

    I'm very interested, because as soon as the 4GB models are launched, I will be selling my GTX 680 2GB, that I will be getting from my free Step up from EVGA. (Just a shame they only do Vanilla GFX cards as a step up).

    BTW, as a returning customer to ASUS, I expect a free DCUII card, for my loyalty:p:D
     
  15. urobulos

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    Ha ha, you probably might get one for free, but only after the supermarket style of buy 2 get 1 free when each item get's hiked up in price to 150% :p

    On the 580 CUII there are 2x8pin connectors and I don't think they would change that. Certainly the card won't need the power from 3x6. The only reason why they would go for three is if it's easier to slap an extra connector instead of changing 2x6 to 2x8. I don't think so, but then again I don't design PCBs and all the other trinkets .
     
  16. Noob?

    Noob? What's a Dremel?

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    Soon enough, can't wait!
     
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    No idea of the spec. I only found out we were doing one yesterday :p

    I very much doubt you'll see any 4GB cards - look up the availability of 2x capacity 6Gbps GDDR5. ;) Increased capacity and increased frequency are generally mutually exclusive.
     
  18. urobulos

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    o_O You mean that we will have to wait a long time for 4GB cards to come out or that we shouldn't count on those at all?
     
  19. smc8788

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    How soon is soon-ish? :p

    I'm itching to buy one but I may be tempted to wait a short while for a non-reference cooler and small bump in factory clocks.

    Edit: Also I'm guessing these will use triple-slot coolers like the 580 versions? If so that may rule it out, will need to see if I can free up an extra slot somehow.
     
  20. feathers

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    I think the 10 year warranty thing is a scam no?

    I remember when I got my EVGA Cheesecake, it said I should register to get the 10 year warranty. I did so. What they gave me was 3 year warranty. Very misleading.

    My MSI GPU's have 3 year warranty which is pretty much all u need.
     

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