670 and 680 general question

[wong93]

1)What makes the 680 so damn expensive?? I mean both their performance are damn similar except lower clock / cuda cores in 670

2)If i use my PC for hardcore video editing and photo editing,do i need 680 or 670 will just work fine?? I'm running on 1920x1080 24 inch monitor

PS: i play all games too, but i'm more looking forward to playing Crysis 3, i would like to play it in maxed out

 

[Scotty99]

What makes you think you need anything near as powerful as either of those cards? You could probably get by with a gtx 460 for 100 bucks.

 

[siddharthmukul007]

in case you need it only for video and photo encoding/editing and you don't game...you better get the quadro

but for games the gtx670 would be great

 

[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.That would be a solid choice for the price imo they currently are going for $389.99 a piece that doesn't look unreasonable, given the improved cooling and higher clocks but it's up to you.

 

[sam_p_lay]

GTX680 is overpriced simply because it's their top model and they know some people will pay that much to have the best. It's a waste of money though, stick with GTX670. And don't get that GTX460 This may sound crazy but I don't think a GTX460 is gonna be maxing Crysis 3 at 1080p...