Will the Gtx680 not be worth it?

[destroyer432]

I have read some recent forums and comments on articles about how people are saying the gtx680 won't be worth it because it has the gk104 instead of some other. Are these guys just fanboys whining about whatever they can or are they right? I looked at some leaked benchmarks and stuff of the 680 and it showed really good performance. Doesn't look to me like it is a bad chip. What do you guys think?

 

[sp0nger]

F*** me Nvidia and Radeon both make great cards but Radeon just has better options right now with there 7xxx series cards and 68xx cards.

that was the problem in the first place artard, if you had come out and said this thread would have gotten that far,

Price and Efficiency are typically Nvidias downfall I would just therefore go to Radeon if I were you.

thats what you said, i countered with EVIDENCE that you were wrong

then you countered with the same bs denial that every else says

 

[Demon slayer]

haha as i get preached to from the guy who started the pissing contest by spouting useless nonsense, you can claim what i said is false all the way to the barn for all i care im not one whos going to be wrong in 2 weeks,

tell you what, in april when 680 is actualy out and everything i said was right, ill send you a pm regarding this thread and then you can reflect how i was right why you come up with another exuse

Good for you man but I don't want Nvidia to flop and I never insinuated I did also I don't want Radeon to flop either what I do want isFor Nvidia and Radeon to offer the end users the purchasing power for more value for my hard earned dollars and efficiency for my dollar cause to me the performance today since the 4xx and 48xx is already available for running todays and tomorrows games what we need is more value.

 

[destroyer432]

I wouldn't really exactly call all of this off topic. Each of you are expressing your opinions on either Nvidia or the Gtx680 which I like to hear. Right now I am more convinced that Nvidia is superior and that the Gtx680 is what I should get. I don't give a crap about what brand each is under. I only care what is best for my machine. To the people who said that the Gtx680 info that another user posted was "unproven and false" is wrong. The only thing he didnt have completely proven or right was the price but I believe that he won't be that far off when we find out.

Also, do you guys think the 2gb version of the Gtx680 will be enough? Or should I wait for one with more memory like 4gbs?

 

[sp0nger]

... OP could always be a troll but his post looks far more like a legit question from someone who is confused by fanboys like yourself, especially with his follow up.

In other words, this wasn't a pissing contest until you showed up. People like you (on both sides of the fanboy battle) are why people get confused and make topics like this in the first place. Maybe if we all kept to legit, established info and acknowledged rumors as rumors, newbies to the scene wouldn't get mixed up.

Demon slayer, once he joined in on the other side, is just as culpable as you are. Nice job ruining OP's thread, though.

Im pretty sure that this thread gave him enough information to come to a conclusion on his own, plus research is a really awesome tool that im not going to pitty someone for not using.

If you dont like reading the bullshit you dont have too, if people want to argue rationaly i prefer it, but one thing ive learned about participating in forum discussion over my whole life is that if everyone else is going to spew there bullshit with out any rational then im not going to waste my time, ill just join in on the fun and spew it back in there face more agressively and why do you ask? because i havent had a patient for the past 3 hours and it makes my day go by quicker

 

[sp0nger]

I wouldn't really exactly call all of this off topic. Each of you are expressing your opinions on either Nvidia or the Gtx680 which I like to hear. Right now I am more convinced that Nvidia is superior and that the Gtx680 is what I should get. I don't give a crap about what brand each is under. I only care what is best for my machine. To the people who said that the Gtx680 info that another user posted was "unproven and false" is wrong. The only thing he didnt have completely proven or right was the price but I believe that he won't be that far off when we find out.

Also, do you guys think the 2gb version of the Gtx680 will be enough? Or should I wait for one with more memory like 4gbs?

Point proven, suck it (not you OP)

yes i think the 2gb version will be enough unless your planning multi monitor set up or a super high resolution

 

[Demon slayer]

that was the problem in the first place artard, if you had come out and said this thread would have gotten that far,

Price and Efficiency are typically Nvidias downfall I would just therefore go to Radeon if I were you.

thats what you said, i countered with EVIDENCE that you were wrong

then you countered with the same bs denial that every else says

I would have left it alone but the problem is no physical GTX 680s are even in existence for a legitimate review of the finished product that the end user will have made available for purchase therefore you sentiment are full of BS

 

[ttg_Avenged]

F*** me Nvidia and Radeon both make great cards but Radeon just has better options right now with there 7xxx series cards and 68xx cards.

Why, Honestly WHY? 6970 vs GTX 580, GTX wins. 6870 vs 560, 560 still wins. 7970 vs GTX 680, we know whos gonna win. Dont get me started on the GK110, GTX 690.

 

[DobermanTech]

I have yet to see any additional evidence of the four display support that was mentioned. There are four connectors, but as I heard it, it is still locked to two pipelines. Just because a card has more connectors doesn't mean it supports more displays. Forgive me for not remembering the article I read about it remaining at 2 display support. The article that was linked mentioned it, but what about further proof there? I haven't found anything else. When it comes to rumors, I like to hear it from a couple places or I disregard it.

 

[arbiter12]

wasn't the real question by the OP based around the conjecture that nVidia is amp'ing up a mid-range chip and grabbing 500+ dollars from us, while holding out on the real chip just because this 680 hybrid will compete with the 7970.

I was really looking forward to buying the 680 this year, but I will wait for the 780 or w/e they are calling it because if I'm spending that kinda money I want the best.

 

[Demon slayer]

Why, Honestly WHY? 6970 vs GTX 580, GTX wins. 6870 vs 560, 560 still wins. 7970 vs GTX 680, we know whos gonna win. Dont get me started on the GK110, GTX 690.

well you fail to mention Price GTX 580 was for how long $500+ Radeon 6970 was $370 and 6870 was always at leased $50-60 cheaper than the 560ti so once again it's not clear cut win or lose because of price brackets however the fanboys would have real ammo if and when certain competing cards were cheaper and more powerful and they never were so moot.

 

[geofelt]

I wouldn't really exactly call all of this off topic. Each of you are expressing your opinions on either Nvidia or the Gtx680 which I like to hear. Right now I am more convinced that Nvidia is superior and that the Gtx680 is what I should get. I don't give a crap about what brand each is under. I only care what is best for my machine. To the people who said that the Gtx680 info that another user posted was "unproven and false" is wrong. The only thing he didnt have completely proven or right was the price but I believe that he won't be that far off when we find out.

Also, do you guys think the 2gb version of the Gtx680 will be enough? Or should I wait for one with more memory like 4gbs?

No need to decide now, since you can't buy or reserve anything now.

I think the vram bit is a bit overblown. I now use two 2560 x 1600 monitors with a GTX580 and the default 1.5gb ram.
Perhaps I am insensitive, but it still works well, at least for me.

At launch, perhaps there will be some benchmarks to sort things out. Nvidia is in the business of making products work for their market.
I think they will include the appropriate amount of vram for their cards. If more vram sells, you can be sure that vendors will increase it, regardless of it's benefit.

 

[destroyer432]

wasn't the real question by the OP based around the conjecture that nVidia is amp'ing up a mid-range chip and grabbing 500+ dollars from us, while holding out on the real chip just because this 680 hybrid will compete with the 7970.

I was really looking forward to buying the 680 this year, but I will wait for the 780 or w/e they are calling it because if I'm spending that kinda money I want the best.

That was exactly the original question I was asking. You probably already have a pretty powerful graphics card which allows you the option of waiting for the 780 or whatever, but I don't have that option because this is my first build and I want top of the line graphics or at least close to it. My current computer is a 3 year old Compaq which I cannot even play minecraft on lowest settings. The reasons I have waited till now to build a powerful machine is because I am wanting to play games on highest settings, I want a machine that will be sort of future proof, and I want to make high quality YouTube gameplay videos. So you see my dilemma? I cannot wait for the gtx 780 because I have nothin to use while waiting.

I have also realized that the people who are against the gk140 chip situation should realize also. Think about if we were not given the information that said the gk140 was supposed to be middle class and so forth. We would probably fully believe that the gtx680 was high end and would not have another thought about it. Isn't the increase on performance, or rumored increase, from te previous line of Nvidia gpus enough to call it the next line?

 

[destroyer432]

Best answer selected by Destroyer432.

 

[destroyer432]

Why, Honestly WHY? 6970 vs GTX 580, GTX wins. 6870 vs 560, 560 still wins. 7970 vs GTX 680, we know whos gonna win. Dont get me started on the GK110, GTX 690.

I doubt that the Gtx690 will have the GK110. I think they will save that for 780.

 

[Demon slayer]

I doubt that the Gtx690 will have the GK110. I think they will save that for 780.

It's just Mantra after Mantra with these Nvidia boys I tell ya.