Help me choose 670?

[sitbar]

Hi, so in my new build, ill be looking into a 670, but right now im not sure which one.
At the moment, im leaning towards the msi power edition
But there is also the ftw
Than the asus version
I heard the zotac is that fastest
Can someone please help me and clear me up on this question? Ill be playing bf3 maxed out while recording with fraps, and I need a constant 60 fps. Any other suggestions are welcome

 

[Rockdpm]

I need to know the resolution you will be playing at? If 1080p then the power edition will be plenty enough.. at 1080p. Also the FTW's so i'm told perform on par with reference 680's so a FTW isn't a bad op either

 

[sitbar]

I need to know the resolution you will be playing at? If 1080p then the power edition will be plenty enough.. at 1080p. Also the FTW's so i'm told perform on par with reference 680's so a FTW isn't a bad op either

Yea, 1080p
I also heard that the ftw gets a bit hot at times. The msi is also on par with the 680.
Thanks

 

[Rockdpm]

Yea Power Edition is way to go for 670.. I use the EVGA 670 but I'm stepping up to a 680 within the month

 

[bigcyco1]

MSI's GTX 670 Power Edition uses the famous Twin Frozr IV cooler from the MSI Lightning and comes with a large clock speed boost out of the box, making its default clock speed even higher than GTX 680 stock clocks. MSI is asking $389.99 price for their card, which doesn't look unreasonable, given the improved cooling and higher clocks.I have two and highly recommend the card.

 

[Rockdpm]

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I lol

 

[Guest]

my 3 favorite:

MSI N670 PE 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 670 2GB $389.99
$369.99 after $20.00 rebate card

ASUS GTX670-DC2T-2GD5 GeForce GTX 670 2GB $429.99

EVGA 02G-P4-3677-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW Signature2 2GB $439.99
$419.99 after $20.00 rebate card

 

[bigcyco1]

my 3 favorite:

MSI N670 PE 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 670 2GB $389.99
$369.99 after $20.00 rebate card

ASUS GTX670-DC2T-2GD5 GeForce GTX 670 2GB $429.99

EVGA 02G-P4-3677-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW Signature2 2GB $439.99
$419.99 after $20.00 rebate card

+1 those are great as well

 

[griptwister]

I'm waiting for the 770 or 780 myself But It'll boil down to how much money I have by next Black Friday... If I was buying a 670 Though... I'd Go for a 670 4Gb model, Just in case... it'd suck to buy a good card then run out of vram later... But I like the performance of the MSI Power Edition 670, and the Blue LEDs look pretty freaking cool lol!

 

[mrjaswatt]

I received my evga 670 today.put it and new power supply in.and it's taken me 10 hours to try figure out why I cant play battlefield3 on higher fps than 30.I have i5 processor.as else as I am concerned Tigris more than enough.I am currently wiping my pc right now as a last resort.

 

[bigcyco1]

From best to worst from techpowerup

ASUS GeForce GTX 670 Direct CU II TOP - 10.0 rated (only card ever to get a 10.0)
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_670_Direct_Cu_II/33.html

Gigabyte GTX 670 OC - 9.8 rated
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GeForce_GTX_670_Windforce/33.html


MSI GTX 670 Power Edition Twin Frozr IV - 9.7 rated
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_670_Power_Edition/33.html


Palit GeForce GTX 670 JetStream - 9.7 rated
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Palit/GeForce_GTX_670_Jet_Stream/33.html


ZOTAC GeForce GTX 670 AMP! Edition - 9.6 rated
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_670_Amp_Edition/33.html

They didn't do the EVGA so.....

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 and then if you look at these benchmarks which are all out dated btw so take them with a grain of salt.



http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/56546-msi-gtx-670-power-edition-oc-review-20.html (670 PE OC)

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/55270-asus-gtx-670-directcu-ii-top-review-20.html (ASUS 670 TOP OC)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_gtx_670_directcu_ii_top_review,23.html (ASUS 670 TOP Overclocking)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_670_power_edition_oc_review,24.html (MSI 670 PE Overclocking)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_gtx_670_directcu_ii_top_review,9.html (ASUS 670 TOP Temperature)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_670_power_edition_oc_review,9.html (MSI 670 PE Temperature)

What's my point all are good and there is not a clear answer to which is best nothing is perfect between any of the cards.Hope this helps!

 

[sitbar]

Thanks for all the answers
The top is out of my budget, it will be run on a i5 3570k.
So I guess the msi is the way to go, and later ill just sli it or wait till the 770 comes out.
Does anyone know dates of when the 700 is coming out?

 

[sitbar]

I'm waiting for the 770 or 780 myself But It'll boil down to how much money I have by next Black Friday... If I was buying a 670 Though... I'd Go for a 670 4Gb model, Just in case... it'd suck to buy a good card then run out of vram later... But I like the performance of the MSI Power Edition 670, and the Blue LEDs look pretty freaking cool lol!

Do you know when the dates of release are?

 

[Rockdpm]

Do you know when the dates of release are?

When release gets closer you will hear about it... But since things are still under NDA on the 700 series... also we hardly know much as it is other than more power efficient and mere % of increase in performance over 600 series

 

[bigcyco1]

I am seriously displeased with NVIDIA recent focus and idea.The way it seems to me, future cards are only going to be worse for the overclocking crowd. NV already started locking voltage on cards and if NV keep headed on this path i can only imagine future cards will be for the non over clock crowd and those interested in saving a few bucks a year on their electric bill sigh.... what a nightmare.I really wish NV have a change of heart.

 

[griptwister]

Do you know when the dates of release are?

Supposedly March 2013

 

[Rockdpm]

I am seriously displeased with NVIDIA recent focus and idea.The way it seems to me, future cards are only going to be worse for the overclocking crowd. NV already started locking voltage on cards and if NV keep headed on this path i can only imagine future cards will be for the non over clock crowd and those interested in saving a few bucks a year on their electric bill sigh.... what a nightmare.I really wish NV have a change of heart.

yea sadly Intel is going that way to

 

[Rockdpm]

I am seriously displeased with NVIDIA recent focus and idea.The way it seems to me, future cards are only going to be worse for the overclocking crowd. NV already started locking voltage on cards and if NV keep headed on this path i can only imagine future cards will be for the non over clock crowd and those interested in saving a few bucks a year on their electric bill sigh.... what a nightmare.I really wish NV have a change of heart.

Intel is going that same way to

 

[bigcyco1]

Intel is going that same way to

Looks like it might be time to go AMD for me then
kidding!I would use AMD cards no problem i find AMD worthy in the GPU department but cpus i pass

 

[Rockdpm]

Looks like it might be time to go AMD for me then [url]http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-shocked001.gif[/url]
kidding!I would use AMD cards no problem i find AMD worthy in the GPU department but cpus [url]http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-shocked019.gif[/url] i pass

well Intel won't be so bad. After haswell they are moving to bga so the CPU will be basically integrated into the motherboard.. But will supposedly cut cost.. But if the name Intel is on it... Your paying on their term. As for NVIDIA. As long as the gpu can handle the job at hand then enthusiast can keep older gems for the over lock crave

 

[bigcyco1]

well Intel won't be so bad. After haswell they are moving to bga so the CPU will be basically integrated into the motherboard.. But will supposedly cut cost.. But if the name Intel is on it... Your paying on their term. As for NVIDIA. As long as the gpu can handle the job at hand then enthusiast can keep older gems for the over lock crave

Yeah i never thought of it that way!Good advice thanks!

 

[Rockdpm]

Yeah i never thought of it that way!Good advice thanks!

Yea dude

 

[griptwister]

well Intel won't be so bad. After haswell they are moving to bga so the CPU will be basically integrated into the motherboard.. But will supposedly cut cost.. But if the name Intel is on it... Your paying on their term. As for NVIDIA. As long as the gpu can handle the job at hand then enthusiast can keep older gems for the over lock crave

But that takes the fun out of installing and upgrading your CPU...

 

[Guest]

But that takes the fun out of installing and upgrading your CPU...

huh?

it would be more fun to try to solder a new chip on the board

 

[Rockdpm]

huh?

it would be more fun to try to solder a new chip on the board

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