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    First GTX 690 Review

    Last edited by dragomirc; 05-03-2012 at 02:31 PM.

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    Re: First GTX 690 Review

    TPU up too: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/N...Force_GTX_690/

    Amazing card really, GTX 680 SLI performance, whilst running quiet and using less power.

    DO WANT.

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    Re: First GTX 690 Review

    Quote Originally Posted by drinksalot View Post
    TPU up too: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/N...Force_GTX_690/

    Amazing card really, GTX 680 SLI performance, whilst running quiet and using less power.

    DO WANT.
    I will do.
    In last 20 minutes it popped up at least 20 reviews.

    Yeah, card is worth every penny.

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    Re: First GTX 690 Review

    I am sold! One of these and keep one or two of my 680s will be sick

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    Re: First GTX 690 Review

    Quote Originally Posted by BTBJP View Post
    I am sold! One of these and keep one or two of my 680s will be sick
    I hate you and as per the other thread I'll buy one of your 680's if your selling.

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    Re: First GTX 690 Review

    they are now on sale at overclockers in the uk http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...php?t=18399630 only £900 lol fookin hell. you have got to mad or have a screw lose lol :P you could buy a pc for that
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    Re: First GTX 690 Review

    Quote Originally Posted by Cabs View Post
    they are now on sale at overclockers in the uk http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...php?t=18399630 only £900 lol fookin hell. you have got to mad or have a screw lose lol :P you could buy a pc for that
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    I agree what Hilbert from guru3d wrote:
    I really shouldn't curse so .. FRACK what a beast of a graphics card the GeForce GTX 690 really is --- admittedly, the price is rather beastly as well -- without doubt beyond anything we expected and with each year that passes the price seems to rise. US$999 / Euro 829 EX VAT / UK £839 INC VAT is what you are looking at. The GeForce GTX 690 is a limited volume product though, and as such NVIDIA could have priced these cards 2000 USD and would have still sold the inventory.
    The overall gaming performance is breathtaking -- shocking -- jawbreaking.
    Last edited by dragomirc; 05-03-2012 at 03:43 PM.

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    Re: First GTX 690 Review

    What a beautiful card. SLI without the SLI. I like!

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    Re: First GTX 690 Review

    Quote Originally Posted by terrannova View Post
    What a beautiful card. SLI without the SLI. I like!
    Exactly. Was it ever happened that dual GPU card reach 98% performance of same GPU in SLI or CF? I don't think so.

    In addition, the best looking reference card ever.
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    Last edited by dragomirc; 05-03-2012 at 03:35 PM.

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    Re: First GTX 690 Review

    new drivers out to http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/44246

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    GeForce R300 drivers are packed with new industry-leading, GeForce-exclusive features as well as some really nice performance increases in top games.

    New in R300 Drivers:

    •NVIDIA FXAA Technology – shader-based anti-aliasing technology available from the NVIDIA Control Panel that enables ultra-fast anti-aliasing in hundreds of PC games. FXAA delivers similar quality to 4x multi-sample antialiasing (MSAA) but is up to 60% faster, enabling substantially higher performance in games. FXAA is supported on all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs. Note: This feature is disabled for games that already have built-in support for FXAA. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.
    •NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync – dynamically enables vertical sync based on your current frame rates for the smoothest gaming experience. Adaptive VSync is supported on all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.•NVIDIA Frame Rate Target – dynamically adjusts frame rate to a user specified target. Support for this feature is enabled via third party applications via NVAPI. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.
    •NVIDIA Surround Technology – Adds the following new Surround capabilities. Visit GeForce.com to learn more.
    ◦Add in a fourth accessory display to get access to your email, web, or other applications while you game.
    ◦Maximize an application to a single physical display when in Surround mode (enabled by default).
    ◦Confine the Windows Taskbar to the center display (enabled by default).
    ◦Enable bezel peeking – a feature which enables users to temporarily peek behind the monitor bezels using a hotkey (Ctrl + Alt + B). This feature is designed to be used in conjunction with bezel corrected resolutions.
    ◦Add or remove resolutions from the list of Surround resolutions (only those selected will be available to applications).
    ◦Full center display acceleration for single wide display modes (center display must be connected to the master GPU).
    •NVIDIA SLI Technology – Adds or updates the following SLI profiles:◦Alan Wake
    ◦Call of Juarez: The Cartel
    ◦Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
    ◦Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link
    ◦Left 4 Dead
    ◦Orcs Must Die!
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    ◦Risen 2: Dark Waters
    ◦The Darkness II
    ◦Battlefield: Bad Company 2
    ◦Crusader Kings II
    ◦Max Payne 3
    ◦Sniper Elite V2
    ◦Street Fighter X Tekken
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    ◦All Zombies Must Die! – rated Fair
    ◦Ghosts 'n Goblins Online – rated Good
    ◦Oil Rush – rated 3D Vision Ready
    ◦Postal III – rated Good
    ◦Rayman Origins – rated Good
    ◦SevenCore – rated Fair
    ◦Stacking – rated Good
    ◦Unigine Heaven Benchmark v3.0 – rated 3D Vision Ready
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    ◦Warp – rated Good
    ◦Wings of Prey – rated Fair
    ◦Krater – rated Poor
    ◦Adam’s Venture Episode 1- rated Poor
    ◦Blacklight: Retribution – rated Poor
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    ◦Depth Hunter – updated profile
    ◦Dirt: Showdown – rated Good
    ◦Passion Leads Army Benchmark – rated 3D Vision Ready
    ◦Resident Evil: Operating Raccoon City – Rated Fair
    ◦rFactor 2 – changed rating to 3D Vision Ready
    ◦Trackmania 2: Canyon – rated Fair
    ◦Unigine 3.0 Heaven Benchmark – updated profile
    ◦World of Tanks – changed rated to Excellent.
    Other Details

    •Installs PhysX System Software v9.12.0213.
    •Installs HD Audio v1.3.12.0.
    •Supports OpenGL 4.2
    •Supports DisplayPort 1.2
    •Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.
    Last edited by Cabs; 05-03-2012 at 03:47 PM.

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