GTX 670 4gb vs. GTX 680 2gb

One question what resolution are you at?

Sorry, 1920x1080

the gtx 680 at the reso will be be a better choice. at 2560x1440 or up i would of said 670.
However have you considerd the 7970ghz? best of BOTH worlds why? . now the 7970ghz is faster than the 680 in most tests and quite a bit faster than the 670 in all tests. so with the 7970 ghz you get a gpu faster than the 680 while still having 3gb allowing you to mod games and allowing you to max all games details. i chose the 7970 ghz over the 670 4gb. and im super happy with it i ultra battlefield 3,arkham city,starcraft 2, etc its a beast of a card

BUT that being said there is NO WRONG CHOICE choose a card that your leaning towards and call it a day

+1 to Radeon 7970..

But if u absolutely want to choose Geforce then there are few things to consider.

1. What Games do you usually play?

Most Games wont use more than 2GB vram usage, with the exception of SKyrim w/ Crazy Mods which uses more than 3GB of vram..

2. What Resolution and game settings do you play?

1920 x 1080 at maximum settings on BF3 only consumes 1.4 to 1.6.. Crysis 2 at 1.5 to 1.8.. SOo Baiscally 2GB is still safe..

3. Do you plan to go Multi-monitor Setups (Tri monitor at 5760 x 1080)?

When you go Triple Monitor Setup, then the 4GB is a must..

4. Price.

670 is cheaper while only giving up 5% to 7% in performance.. 4GB has no performance advantage againts the 2GB card unless one play Skyrim w/ Crazy Mods..

+1 to this as well (ty for helping i was thinking of a way to say all that haha)
Overall the 7970ghz single fastest gpu right now cant go wrong with it 3gbs of vram for piece of mind and a nice chunky 384bit/3gb if you go high resos

You don't need more than 2GB vram on a 670, and even modded skyrim will run fine on that.

4GB is not a must on triple monitor... these cards are just too slow to play settings that would need 4GB smoothly.

No review has been able to show benefit to 4GB 6xx cards. All the reviews show that you should stick with the 2GB cards:
http://hardocp.com/article/2013/01/14/asus_geforce_gtx_...

7970 GHz edition is worth considering as well and would be my choice, but if you stick to a 670, make it the 2GB version.

In addition have you thought about delaying your purchase to see what the Radeon 8000 cards might be like?

Thank you everyone for the feedback. You have helped me.

Shabac

a buddy of mine bought asus 670 4gb card and has the 2560x1440p u2713hm ips monitor.
he says he got to 3.5GB vram usage at one point in GW2 or SC2, i think it was SC2

best
revro