Which 670 to sli?

[jgonzo]

I am about to pull the trigger and buy a sli configuration, but am kinda lost on which set of 670's I want to go with. On that note I want to add that reference cards are not something that I am interested in. I found some cheap 670s on ebay and want to be sure that I pick the right ones. I don't want the cards to be super loud (something quieter). I saw that the zotac amp edition is a great 670 card, but is it a lot louder than the other aftermarket 670 models? Any help here guys would be fantastic!

 

[computernoob29]

id get the evga ftw or superclocked, or the gigabyte or the asus either of those

 

[Rockdpm]

two GTX 670 Superclocked's and DONE. I am kinda mind set on getting a EVGA GTX 670 4GB w/backplate Superclocked my self

 

[jgonzo]

After looking at the stats of the one's you guys mentioned I believe I will go with the superclocked, or the ftw. Is it tomato tomatoe here? Or is there a difference between the two that would be a deal breaker? Thanks guys.

 

[exeedorbit]

The FTW is slightly higher clocked.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Avoid the EVGA Superclocked

http://www.techpowerup.com/166179/EVGA-Undertakes-Mini-Recall-Of-GeForce-GTX-670-SC-Owners-To-Get-FTW-as-Replacements.html

EVGA Undertakes Mini Recall Of GeForce GTX 670 SC, Owners To Get FTW as Replacements

As it was, the SC didn't compete all that well.


http://www.guru3d.com/article/evga-geforce-gtx-670-sc-review/23
EVGA SC Boost Clock is 1046 outta the box....stable at 1200 Mhz
EVGA SC gets 3DMark Score of 8691 outta the box and 9443 OC'd
Idle temp is 29C / load temp is 78C
Noise is 37 dBA Idle / 43 dBA under load

http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus-geforce-gtx-670-directcu-ii-top-review/23
Asus TOP Boost Clock is 1137 outta the box .... stable at 1280 Mhz
Asus gets 3DMark Score of 9340 outta the box and 9839 OC'd
Idle temp is 30C / load temp is 72C
Noise is 37 dBA Idle / 38 dBA under load

That makes the Asus 7% faster outta the box than the EVGA SC, 6C cooler and almost 1/4 as loud under load (every 3 dBA is a doubling of sound level). The FTW is slightly faster than the SC, leaving the Asus model w/ just a 5% performance advantage

Here they are in order of ranking by techpowerup

Asus 670 TOP - 10.0 rating
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_670_Direct_Cu_II/33.html

Gigabyte Windforce SC 670 - 9.8 rating
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GeForce_GTX_670_Windforce/33.html

MSI Twin Frozr IV 670 - 9.7 rating
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_670_Power_Edition/33.html

Palit Jetsteram 670 - 97 rating
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Palit/GeForce_GTX_670_Jet_Stream/33.html

Zotac AMP 670 - 9.6 rating
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_670_Amp_Edition/33.html

 

[jgonzo]

Nice information there JackNaylorPE you saved me on that purchase! I guess I will most likely be going with the windforce since I can go to a store and get it today instead of waiting all weekend. Do those have a 6 and 8 pin connector instead of the 6 & 6?

 

[jgonzo]

Best answer selected by jgonzo.

 

[Rockdpm]

Avoid the EVGA Superclocked

http://www.techpowerup.com/166179/EVGA-Undertakes-Mini-Recall-Of-GeForce-GTX-670-SC-Owners-To-Get-FTW-as-Replacements.html

EVGA Undertakes Mini Recall Of GeForce GTX 670 SC, Owners To Get FTW as Replacements

As it was, the SC didn't compete all that well.


http://www.guru3d.com/article/evga-geforce-gtx-670-sc-review/23
EVGA SC Boost Clock is 1046 outta the box....stable at 1200 Mhz
EVGA SC gets 3DMark Score of 8691 outta the box and 9443 OC'd
Idle temp is 29C / load temp is 78C
Noise is 37 dBA Idle / 43 dBA under load

http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus-geforce-gtx-670-directcu-ii-top-review/23
Asus TOP Boost Clock is 1137 outta the box .... stable at 1280 Mhz
Asus gets 3DMark Score of 9340 outta the box and 9839 OC'd
Idle temp is 30C / load temp is 72C
Noise is 37 dBA Idle / 38 dBA under load

That makes the Asus 7% faster outta the box than the EVGA SC, 6C cooler and almost 1/4 as loud under load (every 3 dBA is a doubling of sound level). The FTW is slightly faster than the SC, leaving the Asus model w/ just a 5% performance advantage

Here they are in order of ranking by techpowerup

Asus 670 TOP - 10.0 rating
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_670_Direct_Cu_II/33.html

Gigabyte Windforce SC 670 - 9.8 rating
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GeForce_GTX_670_Windforce/33.html

MSI Twin Frozr IV 670 - 9.7 rating
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_670_Power_Edition/33.html

Palit Jetsteram 670 - 97 rating
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Palit/GeForce_GTX_670_Jet_Stream/33.html

Zotac AMP 670 - 9.6 rating
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_670_Amp_Edition/33.html

I heard about that mini recall thing... well you helped me out with this as well. I know now to shoot for the FTW 4GB card instead...

 

[jgonzo]

I'm glad it worked out for both of us Bout to get my hands on the ftw tonight. Hopefully microcenter will be a champ and price match newegg!

 

[Rockdpm]

I think they do price match but Good Luck. On behalf of Toms Hardware, glad we could help!