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Geforce GTX 690.......
- Thread starter Cliotoby
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Bit slow on the thread, prices were up a week ago? 
Evo 5 RS
Still slower than 680 GTX SLi
Article here on what makes the 690 different to most of the sandwich s**t-heap dual GPU cards:
http://vr-zone.com/articles/how-the...-prime-example-of-nvidia-reshaped-/15786.html
Article here on what makes the 690 different to most of the sandwich s**t-heap dual GPU cards:
http://vr-zone.com/articles/how-the...-prime-example-of-nvidia-reshaped-/15786.html
Darren S
ClioSport Club Member
Hero spec excess.
Simply because you can. I'm so glad that kit like this exists.
D.
Simply because you can. I'm so glad that kit like this exists.
D.
Well worth the money - now we can play our Xbox conversions at 2000fps instead 1950fps.
Seriously though it is a really nice bit of kit but yeah I'd go for a single 680 or take the SLI route.
Kind of weird really; with my own money I'd never buy the 690 and if I won the lottery it still wouldn't be top of my list.
Kind of hard to see who would want it? It is bling for sure but I ain't gonna bring a bird back and start showing her inside my case and most of the people buying those won't be bringing a bird back full stop I suspect. I think the article linked above forgets that when comparing it with a Veyron!
Seriously though it is a really nice bit of kit but yeah I'd go for a single 680 or take the SLI route.
Kind of weird really; with my own money I'd never buy the 690 and if I won the lottery it still wouldn't be top of my list.
Kind of hard to see who would want it? It is bling for sure but I ain't gonna bring a bird back and start showing her inside my case and most of the people buying those won't be bringing a bird back full stop I suspect. I think the article linked above forgets that when comparing it with a Veyron!
Evo 5 RS
Besides the price the thing that is off putting is they don't scale well at all in quad SLI. So you're left with one for the hearty price or 680 SLi. On the plus side when losing a couple of frames you gain much better power consumption.
Dual GPU cards are a niche market though, always have been
Dual GPU cards are a niche market though, always have been
Darren S
ClioSport Club Member
I've ran a couple of dual cards in the past - 7950GX2 and a GTX295.
Both performed really well and suited my needs at the time. Currently slumming it with twin GTX580
Those are good cards, m8! I'm running SLi'd GTX460's at the moment still - and they are pretty good at running most things in high. The only thing that insta-killed it was with The Witcher 2 when ubersampling was enabled........ craaaaawwwwwllllll
D.
Nope, I'm still on 2x 5850's, but they perform absolutely fine at the moment so still dont see a need to change!
Evo 8 MR
How long till yours arrive?
Darren S
ClioSport Club Member
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
As much as I appreciate and enjoy the technology and advances the GTX 690 brings I think the price is ridiculous. I just hope that some sort of precedent isn't being set! What next? £1200? £1500? For the price of a 690 you can buy a half-decent PC system...
If you've got money to burn, run a multiple monitor setup (greater than 1080p) and/or have a 3D setup (such as nVidia 3D Vision) then go for it! LOL! If not, I'd hold on to the pennies for a bit longer and see what's around the corner.
If you've got money to burn, run a multiple monitor setup (greater than 1080p) and/or have a 3D setup (such as nVidia 3D Vision) then go for it! LOL! If not, I'd hold on to the pennies for a bit longer and see what's around the corner.
Evo 5 RS
Dual GPU cards are comedy
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-185-OE
Only four GTX680's in this thing. Lame.
Only four GTX680's in this thing. Lame.
Evo 5 RS
Now that is a computer
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
That's quite tasty...
I really wish I could change the graphics hardware in my current work PC. You think the GTX 690 is expensive? Check out the price of the Quadro FX... http://www.scan.co.uk/products/6gb-...-gddr5-bnc-displayport-dl-dvi-i-sdi-stereo-po
Evo 5 RS
Unless you're one of these power saving people, it's all about the proper SLI
Polo + Micra
got to love this bit, *FREE: 8GB OcUK Premium USB Drive*:rofl:
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
You may laugh... but that would clinch the deal for me! LOL!
Unless you're one of these power saving people, it's all about the proper SLI
Curiously I have seen benchmarks that showed far closer gaps and the 690 ahead in some places.
That being said I was considering the 690 based on the performance differential shown in those benchmarks you posted. The main draw being the lower volume levels.
Shop stock levels are such that I most likely will go down the true SLI route.
