• Selling two 580s. Go 670/680 or go 690?
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I am transferring my computer into a Mini-ITX build. So I will no longer need two 580s and will sell them while I still can. Obviously I will be only able to use one GPU, so I am having a hard time trying to decide on what to do. Going under the assumption I sell both 580s for $500-600, what GPU should I go for? I have enough funds coming in to easily get a 690, and I also have a $130 on amazon to discount any of these cards.
If you're going to do an ITX build with a card like the GTX680/690, you need to take into account power requirements. You'll only be able to get something like that to work if you get one of the few cases that allow a full sized ATX power supplies, because ITX/uATX PSUs don't have the wattage output required. You're going to need at least a 650W PSU if not more. Other factors are going to be space (the 690 is LONG) and airflow (many ITX cases have crap airflow to the card cage.
a 690 is bigger than a mini itx board. even an EATX would have some 690 hanging over the edge
I am getting a Bitfenix Prodigy, which will have no problem housing a 690. I also already have a AX850 so no power problems (It fits, don't worry).
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The 680 performs only 5% faster than the 670 and the 690 is the fastest gaming card at the moment. If you have the funds and don't mind spending the ludicrous amount of money then I say go for the 690.
A 680 already nets you enough performance to play any current game on the highest settings at 1080p. If that's the resolution you game at, it's not worth it to get a 690.
personally if I were building a gaming rig right now and had unlimited income I'd go with triple 670s but obviously that's not going to happen on a mini itx
[QUOTE=Kasuga Ayumu;39050876]personally if I were building a gaming rig right now and had unlimited income I'd go with triple 670s but obviously that's not going to happen on a mini itx[/QUOTE] Triple SLI anything is silly imo. Most games can't properly utilize it. I believe in single card setups is always the best answer.
[QUOTE=Tudd;39051532]Triple SLI anything is silly imo. Most games can't properly utilize it. I believe in single card setups is always the best answer.[/QUOTE] it doesn't always scale great but when it does it scales fantastically besides, a lot of games are getting better at supporting multi-GPU setups lately
If you want a single card and money's not an object, then yeah, get a 690.
[QUOTE=HolyCrapAWalrus;39050400]A 680 already nets you enough performance to play any current game on the highest settings at 1080p. If that's the resolution you game at, it's not worth it to get a 690.[/QUOTE] If you get a 680 for 1080p somethings wrong.
I've got a 590 and I kick the shit out of pretty much anything I play(except Planetside 2, I only do pretty good there)
[QUOTE=Del91;39101500]I've got a 590 and I kick the shit out of pretty much anything I play(except Planetside 2, I only do pretty good there)[/QUOTE] PS2 is very CPU intensive. If you have a great gpu the true ultra .ini fix can net you some more FPS on a mediocre CPU though.
i7-965? I've got it unparked and everything, and it's still around 30-50 fps depending where I'm at.
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