GTX 680 Owners Thread

[BTBJP]

Oh dear, you're not serious - are you?

What?!? Really?

Yeah 100% that is the air intake for the card!

Better view



Source:http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1881/3/

[Hexus_Tech]

Ordered an EVGA one from dabs for £385 delivered using that SPRING25 code. Can't believe I've spent so much on a graphics card [no]

[scottz63]

Yeah 100% that is the air intake for the card!

Better view



Source:http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1881/3/

That is not the air intake at the end of the card. The air intake is through the center of the fan. It's a basic centrifugal fan.



--- Post Update ---

Ordered an EVGA one from dabs for £385 delivered using that SPRING25 code. Can't believe I've spent so much on a graphics card [no]

Congrats. [yes] No such thing as spending too much money on graphics cards.

[idchoppers]

Free EVGA High Flow Bracket (if you own and register EVGA GTX 680)
They claim that GPU temp drop 3 C.

Thanks for the heads up, can't beat free so I registered for one. I'm a little worried about the ice though, won't that wreck the card?

[BTBJP]

That is not the air intake at the end of the card. The air intake is through the center of the fan. It's a basic centrifugal fan.

How does it work with the cards all squashed up next to each other?

Apparently 3 and 4 card sli is fine with the stock cooler, I was worried about covering the fans so went looking and see people saying the slot on the end is the air intake.

[FoodStampz]

Thanks for the heads up, can't beat free so I registered for one. I'm a little worried about the ice though, won't that wreck the card?

It didn't stop the Turtles or the shredder.

[dragomirc]

Yeah 100% that is the air intake for the card!
Better view
Source:http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1881/3/

I thought you were joking. Do not trust everything you see.
Fins on the card rotor suck the air in.

Thanks for the heads up, can't beat free so I registered for one. I'm a little worried about the ice though, won't that wreck the card?

You must leave card 5 minutes on the sun before use

[reactivator11]

I think the 680 is good but I suppose you have a point that overall it is a disappointment considering the pricing etc.... If it was priced £100 cheaper it would have been great, but at the price point I suppose it is a bit of a disappointment...

How the hell is it a disappointment ?

It's less power hungry, quieter, faster than a 7970 and to top it off, it's cheaper as well.

Why should nvidia price their better product a hundred less than AMD's weaker part ?

It's AMD who needs to knock off a good 100 pounds off the price of the 7970 if they intend to sell any more of them.

[CorrupT88]

Just read the whole thread please.

I did not say it was a disappointment overall.

It is a very good card.... I just said if it was £100 cheaper it would have been properly awesome.... Considering it only has 2gb ram and a 256bit memory bus and is sort of supposed to be a mid range card.

[russ18uk]

Just read the whole thread please.

I did not say it was a disappointment overall.

It is a very good card.... I just said if it was £100 cheaper it would have been properly awesome.... Considering it only has 2gb ram and a 256bit memory bus and is sort of supposed to be a mid range card.

Midrange card that hits the current ATI top-end. Why would they put out a card that is another 20% faster than the 680 when they have the lead in single-chip devices and leave no room to eek out more money from consumers with OCD?