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2 690s or 3 680s?

Post Date: 2012-05-17
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    Posted: 17 May 2012 at 11:33am
Hey folks.

Finish the last touches (on paper) of what I want.

Opinion - should I go with 2 690s or 3 680s?
Prob gonna go with a single monitor - pretty sold on the Dell Ultrasharp but im always open to suggestions for awesome monitors.

Also anything in your opinions I should wait on that might be coming down the pipe?

Seen anything really awesome I should throw in?
Thanks for reading!

Xii!
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For a single monitor.....If its a 23/24" at 1920x1080  then 2x gtx 670 for $400 cheaper than 2x 680 would do it.  For a 30" monitor i would think 3x gtx670 or 680.
 
The 670's are only 5-10% less in fps and cost alot less than 680 but all depends on your needs.
 
Just my thoughts.
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Yea i was just curious over the actually difference between 2 690s and 3 680s.

Ill go no lower then 3 680s.


By the way they need to put me down for the first DS VR suit. :D :D
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Two gtx 690's is actually four gtx 680's with just a little down tick in clock speed.      Each 690 has 2 680 gpu chips onboard with a radial fan in between the 2 heatsinks.   The heat from one heatsink goes out the back of the case and the other heatsink heat goes into the case.
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Two GTX 690's in Quad-SLI is faster than three GTX 680's/
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We able to LC those 690s?
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just go to frozencpu and see if any brand is offering waterblocks for the 690 yet, this will give you a good idea if DS can LC it yet, or ask lol 
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I would not want the 690s unless they could be LC.

Lets see, two 690s are $2000 and that gives you two sets of 680 GPUs. If one 680 fails it will cost $1000 to replace it.

Now, three 680s cost $1500 and if one fails it cost $500 to replace it. Duh, whats the question?

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Posts: 975 		  Quote xii Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 18 May 2012 at 6:50am
Man monday cannot come fast enough. So what you are saying is - I should get 3 680s? :D


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