GTX 670 Sig 2 vs MSI TwinFrozr III 680

nsaylor95 · May 19, 2013

I'm looking to buy a graphics card for gaming (BO2, BF3/4, Arma 2/3, DayZ, Minecraft, etc) and I can get a Evga 670 Signature 2 for $420 or a Msi Twin Frozr III 680 for $433. Should this be a no brainer to go for the 680 or would it even make a difference? Thanks in advance

firo40 · May 19, 2013

Yes it would make a differance for the extra 13$ go for the 680!

bigcyco1 · May 19, 2013

I agree the 680 is 10% faster it's worth the 13 bucks difference.

cookybiscuit · May 19, 2013

Neither are a good choice with a few days left till the 700 series.

firo40 · May 19, 2013

Thats speculation

cookybiscuit · May 19, 2013

How so? They are coming out in a week or so.

If you mean they won't be any better, I can see your point. The 780 being a chopped down Titan with a ludicrous price tag, supposedly, and the 770 just a 680. Either way, GPU Boost 2.0 is a pretty big thing, no more stupid voltage locks.

nsaylor95 · May 19, 2013

I'm not really interested in the 700 series right now because I saw today that one of them releases next thursday and will be 600 dollars. That's out of my price range. I'm looking to spend around 450 and try not to go over 470. Sorry I should have included that in the main post.

cookybiscuit · May 19, 2013

I really doubt the 770 will be more than that. If you can't wait just get a 7970.

nsaylor95 · May 19, 2013

I've thought about going to the 7970, but I like PhysX. I know many games don't use them but some future titles that I may play could use it.

cookybiscuit · May 19, 2013

Theres like 20 current titles, not many of them recent. Not a whole lot to buy a card over considering the extra speed of the 7970, in my opinion atleast.

Though if you are planning to run a dual GPU setup in the future you will certainly want to stick to Nvidia.

nsaylor95 · May 19, 2013

I think I'd like to stick to Nvidia over AMD. From some benchmark reviews I've looked at the 680 seems to be on par with a 7970ghz edition for about 30 dollars less. The thing I'm not sure about is sticking with a Evga 670 Signature 2 or going to a MSI twin frozr III

cookybiscuit · May 19, 2013

Don't know where you are buying from but the Asus 670 is $390 and kicks the crap out of any other cooler. I'd take an Asus 670 over a crappier brand 680.

nsaylor95 · May 19, 2013

Well I'm not looking at just the coolers, I was considering the 670 Signature 2 because it has a non reference cooler and clock speeds of a GTX 680 most likely has good OC potential. I was thinking the 680 twin frozr would probably OC even more than the Sig 2 though?

cookybiscuit · May 19, 2013

You can't buy any of them based on overclocking, its completely luck. You can however buy with certainty when choosing based on a cooler.

If you are going to overclock and are limited to those, the MSI is the better pick because of the better cooler, it will make the noise more bearable.

nsaylor95 · May 19, 2013

I see, in that case would you recommend a 680 Windforce of Twin Frozr? I can pay a bit more (459 I believe after rebate) and get a Gigabyte Windforce 680

cookybiscuit · May 19, 2013

Windforce is better, almost as good as Asus.

But really for that much money its a massive rip off. The 680 is alot more expensive than a 670 for 5-10% gain.

nsaylor95 · May 19, 2013

So probably the most bang-for-buck card would be the MSI 680 for $433 over the $419 Sig 2?

firo40 · May 19, 2013

The 680 is the better choice when 13$ is whats stopping you

nsaylor95 · May 19, 2013

Alright, I think I'll go with the 680 twin frozr then, thanks for your time & help everyone!

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