Asus GeForce GTX 670 DC2-2GD5 (Not the "TOP" Version)

[Jamesisaking]

It's my understanding that the "TOP" version is basically handpicked for their superb over-clockability. Too bad that the "TOP" version is already sold out on Newegg.

If I were to get the "Non-TOP" version, how close can I get to the "TOP" version by overclocking myself? It's a $10 difference between the 2 cards, but the performance gap is about 8% in favor of the "TOP" version.

■"Non-Top" Core Clock Speed: 915mhz
■"Non-Top" Boost Clock Speed: 980mhz

■"TOP" Core Clock Speed: 1058mhz
■"TOP" Boost Clock Speed: 1137mhz

To be quite honest, if it weren't for the extremely quiet noise levels, I'd be considering the MSI or EVGA equivalents due to their high clockspeeds (even on the non-Superclocked ones).

 

[kajabla]

You never know what you'll get when you're OCing a GPU yourself. They're usually sold fairly close to unstable frequencies, as opposed to CPUs, which can often be OCed by 25% or much more (50% on lucky 2500Ks that can hit 5.0 ghz). You may find that you can easily hit the TOP frequencies, but you may find that you don't get any higher than the boost frequency (if you can't run stably at that speed, that's pretty lame).
No definitive answer for you, but that's how it is.

 

[Jamesisaking]

This is a subjective question, but how less noisy is the Asus GTX 670 vs. its counterparts from MSI, EVGA, etc.? I see the numbers (e.g. 25db vs 29db) but what does that truly mean? Is that difference audible when you're sitting about 5ft from the CPU case? (It's a "Gaming PC hooked up to Living Room TV" setup)

Others have mentioned that although the Asus GTX 670 is quieter, it's because of a quiet fan profile, and the temperatures aren't as favorable as the one featured in Techpowerup's review. How true is that statement?

Essentially, should I just wait for the TOP binned GTX 670 since an extra $10 gets me the unique cooling while yielding an extra 5-8% in performance? Or should I just zip it and get something that has higher clock yields?

 

[kajabla]

We can't evaluate things like the fan profile without having the cards. That's something you can change, though. If you want quiet and hot, MSI Afterburner will get you quiet and hot. I think you should just get the vanilla 670.

 

[Chuck2001]

Just got the NON top version, with the minimal boost at 980Mhz

My card clocks at 1110 Mhx Boost...not bad for a non-top.

TOP was 490 CAD here, and non TOP was 420$.....you decide ;-)


I'm about to play with, not overclocked yet !

 

[fantastik250]

You may not hit a higher overclock as the chips may be different. But who knows, you may get a higher clock than the TOP version.

 

[Chuck2001]

Just wanted to say I've done some overclock tests...

I am now at 1310 boost, 7012 effective vram mhz, and it it stable.
I'm getting 59-60 celcius at 75% (not too noisy for Asus)

This thing is ridiculous...more than 20% performance improvement over my base 1110/6000 clocks.

Only thing is that I'm about to hit Power Target pretty soon...I saw 120-122% which is quite high.

Don't need any TOP now...got a beast