Geforce GTX 680, Which ONE ?

[itsdarknice]

Hi I'm wondering which geforce gtx 680 should I get ??
There are plenty of evga/asus/zotac/giga/etc signature ftw etc versions

I have 500$ budget right now and I know good prices are finishing today on many websites
i'm buying on:

ncix
newegg
and such.

Which version is the best for my 500$ with shipping? I have right now 494$ exactly.

Thank you

 

[redeemer]

MSI PE

 

[siddharthmukul007]

if you could just spare $5-6 more you could get the asus card which i would personally prefer....you can also look out for the evga card which is a tad cheaper

 

[c4p741n]

I"m in the same boat as you i mean even EVGA got about 12 different versions so far i'm debating between EVGA SC signature and the gigabyte

 

[siddharthmukul007]

I have personally not seen much of a visible difference in different versions of the same gpu and of the same manufacturer. these are merely marketing gimmicks to which we consumers fall prey to.

i would rather go for the model with the best cooling potential and oc it myself.

but a to be realistic enough, a 4-5 or even 10 fps increase is in no way visible to human eye unless you are getting less than 60 fps.

 

[itsdarknice]

I see.. So I'm not sure which one should I get,
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130797

or

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/242051/Gigabyte/GV_N680OC_2GD/

The first one seems a little faster, but the second one seems better cooled (3 fans). But I wonder if 3 fans would be less quiet.. what is your preference?

 

[siddharthmukul007]

since the speeds of both the cases does not differ much,the performance difference won't be felt.but it is better to go for the evga card then the gigabyte card

 

[bigcyco1]

I can't think of a single valid reason to buy a 680 over a 670 for the price difference. The difference in performance is so small that its just silly to blow an extra $100 for something you'll never likely see except in a benchmark.I have two MSI 670 PE here my results with just one card My clocks/results on the 670 PE were:

Max OC
Core: 1316 MHz
Memory: 7406 MHz
Fps: 52.6

Standard OC
Core: 1290 MHz
Memory: 7204 Mhz
Fps: 51.5 if you insist on buying 680 go for Asus 680 TOP.

 

[sam_p_lay]

+1 on the GTX670 there. The extra ~6% you'll get from a GTX680 will almost be enough to turn 30fps into 32fps.