Asus DirectCU II Top Or EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature 2

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Neeliyo

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I cant decide the Asus is $515 and the EVGA is $490. I heard EVGA's support is amazing however the Asus seems faster.

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DarkSable

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Neither. The 680 is an absolute waste of money - it's only 5% faster than a GTX 670, but it costs 25% more. That means you're paying $100 for about 5 more fps. (And since both cards max games at 1080p and 60Hz, it's not even like those 5 fps make any difference at all.)

I'd get the EVGA 670 FTW. Make sure you get the normal FTW, not the FTW + or LE. The Asus will be slightly cooler, but the EVGA will be faster, is only a dual slot card, and its warranty is freaking amazing. (As in, you can overclock and burn out your card and just return it for RMA.)
 
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Yea they used to be but it seems asus has been putting smaller directcu coolers on the smaller cards and still using the big triple slot coolers on the bigger ones. That being said I've only seen triple slot coolers on the 79xx series must be because they run so hot.
 
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DarkSable

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That's actually pretty cool - I've noticed Asus is picking up on the trend that smaller = better. (Especially with their 12" 670. That thing is adorable.)

And yeah, AMD always has run hot, and likely always will.
 
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Either one is great. They are very comparable, but I would have to go with the Asus. The Asus will be a little quieter and faster out of the box, but is a triple slot design. Sometimes, you just have to go all out and I completely understand wanting to get the best card you can buy. Either of these will due the job just fine.

These two reviews go into the design and cooling/noise characteristics of each card. The review featuring the EVGA goes head to head with the Asus TOP.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/graphics/display/evga-geforce-gtx-680-superclocked-signature-2_3.html#sect0
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/graphics/display/asus-geforce-gtx-680-msi-radeon-hd7970_2.html#sect1

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"The EVGA cooler is also quieter than the reference GeForce GTX 680 but cannot beat the DirectCU II cooler from ASUS. The latter remains the quietest solution we’ve ever seen on mass-produced graphics cards, perhaps being only inferior to the Arctic Xtreme series."
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/graphics/display/evga-geforce-gtx-680-superclocked-signature-2_4.html
 
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