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5/25/12 at 1:06pm

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I'm getting two MSI 680s as a part of a deal here on OCN. My question to you guys is I should keep the 680s and use them in my new rig I'm building or if I should sell them and buy 670s and have some extra money for something else. Suggestions as to which 670s would be nice too if you think I should go that route.

This is the GFX card I'm getting.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127671

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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Seagate Barracuda LP 1.5TB	Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200 RPM	Samsung SN-208BB DVD/CD Writer	XSPC Raystorm
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
EK-FC7970 Lightning - Acetal+Nickel Blocks	EK-FC Bridge QUAD Semi-Parallel Bridge	XSPC RX480 Radiator	XSPC RX240 Radiator
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
XSPC RX240 Radiator	Scythe Gentle Typhoon	Dual MCP35X Pumps	Swiftech Maelstrom 5-1/4" Dual Bay Reservoir
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
XSPC Compression Fittings Black Chrome	EK 45 degree rotary adapters	EK 90 degree rotary adapters	PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Black Onyx
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Bgears Blasters 140mm 1800rpm	Phobya HeGrease Extreme Thermal Paste	Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra	XSPC 120x25mm 2000rpm
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Professional 64bit	Auria EQ276W	Steelseries Merc Stealth Black	Lepa G1600
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Other
MAGNUM STH10	R.A.T. 7 Black	OCN Mousepad	Corsair AX1200
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Seagate Barracuda LP 1.5TB	Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200 RPM	Samsung SN-208BB DVD/CD Writer	XSPC Raystorm
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EK-FC7970 Lightning - Acetal+Nickel Blocks	EK-FC Bridge QUAD Semi-Parallel Bridge	XSPC RX480 Radiator	XSPC RX240 Radiator
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
XSPC RX240 Radiator	Scythe Gentle Typhoon	Dual MCP35X Pumps	Swiftech Maelstrom 5-1/4" Dual Bay Reservoir
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
XSPC Compression Fittings Black Chrome	EK 45 degree rotary adapters	EK 90 degree rotary adapters	PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Black Onyx
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
Bgears Blasters 140mm 1800rpm	Phobya HeGrease Extreme Thermal Paste	Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra	XSPC 120x25mm 2000rpm
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Windows 7 Professional 64bit	Auria EQ276W	Steelseries Merc Stealth Black	Lepa G1600
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5/25/12 at 1:07pm

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What resolution are you playing at?

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5/25/12 at 1:37pm

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1920 x 1080. I'm not a fan of surround. I might use a second monitor but that's not surround.

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Seagate Barracuda LP 1.5TB	Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200 RPM	Samsung SN-208BB DVD/CD Writer	XSPC Raystorm
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
EK-FC7970 Lightning - Acetal+Nickel Blocks	EK-FC Bridge QUAD Semi-Parallel Bridge	XSPC RX480 Radiator	XSPC RX240 Radiator
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
XSPC RX240 Radiator	Scythe Gentle Typhoon	Dual MCP35X Pumps	Swiftech Maelstrom 5-1/4" Dual Bay Reservoir
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
XSPC Compression Fittings Black Chrome	EK 45 degree rotary adapters	EK 90 degree rotary adapters	PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Black Onyx
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Seagate Barracuda LP 1.5TB	Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200 RPM	Samsung SN-208BB DVD/CD Writer	XSPC Raystorm
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
EK-FC7970 Lightning - Acetal+Nickel Blocks	EK-FC Bridge QUAD Semi-Parallel Bridge	XSPC RX480 Radiator	XSPC RX240 Radiator
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
XSPC RX240 Radiator	Scythe Gentle Typhoon	Dual MCP35X Pumps	Swiftech Maelstrom 5-1/4" Dual Bay Reservoir
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5/25/12 at 1:38pm

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Not worth switching to 670's You can't sell your 680's at retail price. Heck, you probablly only need one 680.

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5/25/12 at 1:41pm

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For gaming at 1920x1080 I would keep one 680 and sell one. I don't see any reason to run two cards, even if they were 670's. I can tell you that my galaxy 680 handles everything I can throw at it on ultra at a steady 60fps with vsync on running at 1920x1200. I may drop to 55fps on BF3 occasionally but that isn't exactly noticeable.

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5/25/12 at 1:55pm

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Like previously stated a single 680 will be more then enough at that resolution. Sell one of the 680s and hit the bars.

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5/25/12 at 2:49pm

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If I decide to go surround, two 680s would be ideal, correct?

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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Seagate Barracuda LP 1.5TB	Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200 RPM	Samsung SN-208BB DVD/CD Writer	XSPC Raystorm
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
EK-FC7970 Lightning - Acetal+Nickel Blocks	EK-FC Bridge QUAD Semi-Parallel Bridge	XSPC RX480 Radiator	XSPC RX240 Radiator
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
XSPC RX240 Radiator	Scythe Gentle Typhoon	Dual MCP35X Pumps	Swiftech Maelstrom 5-1/4" Dual Bay Reservoir
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
XSPC Compression Fittings Black Chrome	EK 45 degree rotary adapters	EK 90 degree rotary adapters	PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Black Onyx
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Bgears Blasters 140mm 1800rpm	Phobya HeGrease Extreme Thermal Paste	Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra	XSPC 120x25mm 2000rpm
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Seagate Barracuda LP 1.5TB	Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200 RPM	Samsung SN-208BB DVD/CD Writer	XSPC Raystorm
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
EK-FC7970 Lightning - Acetal+Nickel Blocks	EK-FC Bridge QUAD Semi-Parallel Bridge	XSPC RX480 Radiator	XSPC RX240 Radiator
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
XSPC RX240 Radiator	Scythe Gentle Typhoon	Dual MCP35X Pumps	Swiftech Maelstrom 5-1/4" Dual Bay Reservoir
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
XSPC Compression Fittings Black Chrome	EK 45 degree rotary adapters	EK 90 degree rotary adapters	PrimoFlex Advanced LRT Black Onyx
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Bgears Blasters 140mm 1800rpm	Phobya HeGrease Extreme Thermal Paste	Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra	XSPC 120x25mm 2000rpm
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5/25/12 at 5:27pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Shion314

If I decide to go surround, two 680s would be ideal, correct?

If you're going for surround you may want to go with 4gb versions since you're going to need a bit extra VRAM.

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5/25/12 at 5:31pm

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If you aren't going surround anytime soon, sell one of those 680s. Either way, don't sell a 680 to buy a 670. Makes no sense really. You could sell them both and buy a 4gb version. 4gb is what you will want for surround.

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Maxtor Diamondmax 10 250gb	Samsung 840 Pro 256gb	Windows 7 64 bit Professional	Samsung 27" S27A350H LED Monitor
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G15 v2	Corsair HX-850	HAF 932 Advanced	Logitech G5
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Razor Gaming	Creative Sound Blaster Z
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5/25/12 at 5:35pm

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2GB versions hold up pretty damn fine at high resolutions/surround.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
3570k	P8Z77-v DELUXE	GTX 680	Samsung 30nm 2x4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Crucial M4 256GB SSD	Crucial M4 512GB SSD	1TB Samsung HDD	Cheapo LG DVD drive
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
H100	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	BenQ 2420T	Yamakasi Catleap
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
WASD Keyboard V1	Silverstone Strider Plus 850W	Thermaltake Level 10 GT	Steelseries Kana
Audio	Audio	Audio
Titanium HD	ATH-AD900	Swan M200MKIII
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
3570k	P8Z77-v DELUXE	GTX 680	Samsung 30nm 2x4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Crucial M4 256GB SSD	Crucial M4 512GB SSD	1TB Samsung HDD	Cheapo LG DVD drive
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
H100	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	BenQ 2420T	Yamakasi Catleap
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
WASD Keyboard V1	Silverstone Strider Plus 850W	Thermaltake Level 10 GT	Steelseries Kana
Audio	Audio	Audio
Titanium HD	ATH-AD900	Swan M200MKIII
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