PNY GTX 680 4GB Question

mgrummitt · Jun 13, 2013

Hi Everyone,

I have this MB: ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

I have this Processor: Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80601960

I have this Memory: Corsair Dominator 12GB (3x4GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (CMP12GX3M3A1600C9)

I would like to know if this will work in my system: PNY - GeForce GTX 680 Graphic Card - 1006 MHz Core - 4 GB GDDR5 SDRAM - PCI Express 3.0 x16

Any help would be best. Would a 2GB work better?

Thanks for all your help

Darkman69 · Jun 13, 2013

2GB is more than enough for 1080P one monitor. the 4GB cards are made for triple monitor resolutions. Any GPU will work in your rig.

carowden · Jun 13, 2013

yea it will work just fine in your system.

2gb wont work any "better", it will probably be cheaper, but 4gb will help a lot when you use higher resolutions

mgrummitt · Jun 13, 2013

Great, thank you. I will go with the 2GB and save me some $$$

mgrummitt · Jun 13, 2013

I run at 1280x1024 for now due to my monitor and space. I don't see upgrading soon so I guess the 2GB will be ok?

carowden · Jun 13, 2013

absolutely, thats more than enough for that resolution...i gotta ask why a 680 with such a low resolution monitor?

babernet_1 · Jun 13, 2013

Holy crap! 1280X1024 ? A 680 is boarderline overkill. You may want to consider a 670 or even 660TI. 2GB is more than enough memory.

mgrummitt · Jun 13, 2013

I plan on upgrading some time in the future and want to just make the upgrade now. I looked at the GTX 670 and I think I'll be going with that since it's cheaper and not much performance loss

carowden · Jun 13, 2013

id use the money youre saving and buy a larger monitor, i doubt youll be disappointed

mgrummitt · Jun 13, 2013

I wish I could. We are in a very small house and very small area right now. Once we get the space I plan on upgrading very soon. I feel small. LOL

babernet_1 · Jun 13, 2013

mgrummitt :

Big is better. I have a Sony U3011 at home. That's 30 inches of 2560X1600 resolution. A dream come true!

mgrummitt · Jun 13, 2013

babernet_1 :

Oh I can't wait to get the space!

fudoka711 · Jun 13, 2013

Just wondering, why don't you consider getting the GTX 770? It's $400 for the base model and it performs better than the gtx 680.

Darkman69 · Jun 13, 2013

carowden :

4GB is a waste of money for a single monitor. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/47608-effect-gpu-memory-surround-stereo-3d-performance-7.html

BwwwJ1st · Jun 13, 2013

Why not get a GTX 770? It is cheaper and faster than a 680, and doesn't cost much more than a 670.

carowden · Jun 13, 2013

Darkman69 :

he asked if it would work...i answered the question correctly. and 3 monitors would be considered "higher resolutions", right?

Darkman69 · Jun 13, 2013

carowden :

Darkman69 :

he asked if it would work...i answered the question correctly. and 3 monitors would be considered "higher resolutions", right?

What does that have to do with 4GB Vram being useless on any single monitor sans 4K ?

carowden · Jun 13, 2013

Darkman69 :

his question wasnt "will i use all 4 gb up on my one monitor", he asked if it would work with his system. i said yes but 2 would be cheaper and 4 was more useful at higher resolutions (e.g. multi monitor). regardless this isnt helping him at all. im not arguing with you, i agree that its not worth it, especially at his resolution.

endeavour37a · Jun 13, 2013

If you plan on upgrading later but just want to upgrade the video now then I would suggest a GTX-770. It would perform for a log time very good and when you get some other newer parts the future you would have a great graphics card already.

It's cheaper than a 680 and better, it a little more than a 670 and much better. I think you would get a longer life span out of it than either a 670 or 680.

Or perhaps wait a few days for the GTX-760 (760Ti) to be released and see what it is all about, from what I read it should be any day now. should have the performance of the 670 and a lot cheaper...

Darkman69 · Jun 13, 2013

carowden :

Darkman69 :

his question wasnt "will i use all 4 gb up on my one monitor", he asked if it would work with his system. i said yes but 2 would be cheaper and 4 was more useful at higher resolutions (e.g. multi monitor). regardless this isnt helping him at all. im not arguing with you, i agree that its not worth it, especially at his resolution.

I am not arguing. i am trying to save OP some cash. OP cannot use 4GB Vram as most people can't so ....

mgrummitt · Jun 14, 2013

Thanks everyone for your comments. I bought the GTX 770 2GB

babernet_1 · Jun 14, 2013

mgrummitt :

+1

Seeing how you will be upgrading your display.

mgrummitt · Jun 14, 2013

I started discussions with the wife so I can make the space in the room for a new display!

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