Which GTX 680 to get?

[Ov_]

Hi

I'm thinking of getting the GTX 680 but don't know which one to get. Can anyone help me out? Will probably use it for two-way SLI in the future if that helps. Thanks.

[CivilDrone]

What i will tell you is this. Do not get stock cooling 680s. Reason i am holding on.
already desgned and rolling out soon:
Palit Jetstream
Zotac Extreme
Evga Signature

Hopefully coming out:
Asus DC2T which i really really want 7970's DC2T on 680 - perfect card.

[fourpixel]

I'm planning to get the Palit Jetstream

[HALVET]

Zotac Extreme.

[Jace007]

EVGA comes with 3 yrs warranty and you can extend it to 10 yrs. Zotac After support really sucks! not worth the trouble. I've ordered the normal 680 GTX EVGA why spend extra £30+ For overclocking when the card already kicks a55? I disagree with Civildrone about the stock cooling as its one of the best ones out there in a long time. Just read the reviews on Anadtech or even Hexus. Most 680 are out of stock, the ones that are in stock Gainward or Zotac, PNY are the ones nobody wants to buy. Stick to EVGA, Asus but make sure you shop around Overclockers seem to have some nice offers.

Check out http://forums.hexus.net/graphics-car...ally-look.html

[nicolman92]

The graphics card would not get put out for sale if it failed on overheating. Grab one with a good warranty because they are not cheap.

[pooley]

I would go for the one with the best warranty.

[sawyen]

No longer sure if UK still stocks Inno3D but I've got one here in China and its dirt cheap..

Going for about £330 ish including all the wishy washy costs you have to bear for the shop blokes here to get it...

I'm just guessing that Inno3D going to be cheaper as when i asked about their Asus model here in Beijing, its going for about £400+ which sounds about the same...

*Edit product name... my bad*

[dilson]

I'd decide on things such as the warranty offered etc.

[Spartan18]

I would personnaly wait for the Asus Direct CUII cooler edition....Their PCB design is solid and the cooling is excellent...only downside is that it is a 3 slot card, but I don't mind that.

[killermillergb]

Which ever comes to be the cheapest with the bigger warranty

[RKalker]

all the release cards were reference designs, all the same just a different sticker.

gives you more options for watercooling down the road.

generally all the cards near enough the same, some chip binning goes on so they can get overclocks on the pre OC cards.

go with the cheapest with a good warranty from a good etailer, I got my two from Scan

[DLUK]

Which ever comes to be the cheapest with the bigger warranty

+1, I grabbed a Msi 680 as it had a 3 year warrenty and I have a Silvestone Fortress 2 case which keeps a ref GTX 680 as cool as some of the more exotic models with 2-3 coolers do, in less 'good 'air-cooling cases. It runs cold and makes no noise. To my shock and horror even early drivers have been error free (something of a first for me in 30 years of using PCs, that a early or launch driver is not a buggy mess).

If you don't have a exceptional air cooling case the 'extra cooling' models do make sense. Just remeber if you go for tri slot model, to make sure your case will support the gpu and you will have room to reach another PCIE slot if you want to sli! I know a few people in last 2 years who didn't do that and had to buy new mobo's or cases.