should i buy this guys? http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=69802&vpn=N680GTX-PM2D%202GD5&manufacture=MSI%2FMicroStar&promoid=1043 its gtx 680 or should i buy a gtx 670 or radeon 7970, radeon 7970 is only 400 bucks at ncix canada 
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8/16/12 at 7:32am
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670 bro.. cost less, same 680 performance
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I agree. You can coax a 670 GTX to have the same performance as a 680 with some good old fashion overclocking. And the PCB is shorter too if you water cool making it easier to fit in small form-factor cases, which is a +1 for me.
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Originally Posted by lynnperformance 
I agree. You can coax a 670 GTX to have the same performance as a 680 with some good old fashion overclocking. And the PCB is shorter too if you water cool making it easier to fit in small form-factor cases, which is a +1 for me.
I agree. You can coax a 670 GTX to have the same performance as a 680 with some good old fashion overclocking. And the PCB is shorter too if you water cool making it easier to fit in small form-factor cases, which is a +1 for me.
But then you could always overclock the 680 and it would be MUCH faster
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But then you could always overclock the 680 and it would be MUCH faster
But then you could always overclock the 680 and it would be MUCH faster
not much in this case. few fps dont worth the extra 100$
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What if the 680 was only $470?
I actually pulled the trigger one of these MSI's a few days ago. I thought it was a great deal. I'm pretty surprised to see there's still a couple left.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007NG3WPY/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
I actually pulled the trigger one of these MSI's a few days ago. I thought it was a great deal. I'm pretty surprised to see there's still a couple left.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007NG3WPY/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
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8/20/12 at 1:26pm
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should i buy this guys? http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=69802&vpn=N680GTX-PM2D%202GD5&manufacture=MSI%2FMicroStar&promoid=1043 its gtx 680 or should i buy a gtx 670 or radeon 7970, radeon 7970 is only 400 bucks at ncix canada
should i buy this guys? http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=69802&vpn=N680GTX-PM2D%202GD5&manufacture=MSI%2FMicroStar&promoid=1043 its gtx 680 or should i buy a gtx 670 or radeon 7970, radeon 7970 is only 400 bucks at ncix canada
in belgium was it like 470 euro
but now its more its 500 euro now
i just got my second 680 from evga oc
and the prices just keep going up beause they sell here like crazy =p
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Originally Posted by TMDesign
in belgium was it like 470 euro
but now its more its 500 euro now
i just got my second 680 from evga oc
and the prices just keep going up beause they sell here like crazy =p
in belgium was it like 470 euro
but now its more its 500 euro now
i just got my second 680 from evga oc
and the prices just keep going up beause they sell here like crazy =p
Not only that, consumer electronics and games are hugely overpriced in Europe (and Belgium specifically), which is why I bought nearly all my PC hardware off of Amazon Germany, sometimes it was more than 50% cheaper to give you an idea.
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8/22/12 at 10:10am
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I agree. You can coax a 670 GTX to have the same performance as a 680 with some good old fashion overclocking. And the PCB is shorter too if you water cool making it easier to fit in small form-factor cases, which is a +1 for me.
I agree. You can coax a 670 GTX to have the same performance as a 680 with some good old fashion overclocking. And the PCB is shorter too if you water cool making it easier to fit in small form-factor cases, which is a +1 for me.
I agree with this! I would step down,overclock, and save some money.
- GTX 680 cheap price...
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