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11/4/12 at 6:25pm
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Is this the fastest GTX 680 right out of the box?, it says boost clock up to 1176 and it's the highest I've been able to find.

Was trying to see if any of these hit 1200 out of the box but they all on newegg are in the 1100's.
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post #2 of 11
11/4/12 at 6:34pm
Every card is different and cards from different venders will hit this or higher. It's the luck of the draw no matter, however this particular card should do as advertised, as they hand pick winners in this case.
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11/4/12 at 6:34pm
for a factory card i am pretty sure that it is the fastest one out there until the Mars III ofc tongue.gif
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11/5/12 at 5:08pm
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Well I jumped the gun and went ahead and spent the money I had saved up was going to wait til the next generation came out but decided just to go for it now or I will always be waiting.



Along with

16GB (4 x 4GB) @ 1600.

I know a few will say bad choice I certainly don't feel that way completely happy with this purchase now just the waiting game!thumb.gif
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post #5 of 11
11/5/12 at 5:12pm
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Is this the fastest GTX 680 right out of the box?, it says boost clock up to 1176 and it's the highest I've been able to find.
Was trying to see if any of these hit 1200 out of the box but they all on newegg are in the 1100's.

Yes it hits about 1202 out of the box. These are the fastest Keplers once overclocked and the only Keplers with true voltage control.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kuruptx View Post

Well I jumped the gun and went ahead and spent the money I had saved up was going to wait til the next generation came out but decided just to go for it now or I will always be waiting.

Along with
16GB (4 x 4GB) @ 1600.
I know a few will say bad choice I certainly don't feel that way completely happy with this purchase now just the waiting game!thumb.gif

As long as you get what you want nothing is a bad choice, if you start asking opinions everyone interjects what they believe are important features that they value.

A 680 is a completely monster still, I might value a 670 more but that's my personal choice, and if you wanted a 680 you bought the best one. thumb.gif


Just don't ask on how it compares to the other high end cards in bang for buck department. tongue.gif
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11/7/12 at 12:43pm
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Is this the fastest GTX 680 right out of the box?, it says boost clock up to 1176 and it's the highest I've been able to find.
Was trying to see if any of these hit 1200 out of the box but they all on newegg are in the 1100's.

Mine boosts to 1215 MHz out of the box, and overclocks on air to 1340 Mhz with LN2 BIos air. so yes pretty much the fastest as of today's
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11/10/12 at 3:10am
Good choice and you have bought the best 680 IMO. I liked it so much, I swapped out my reference EVGA 680 and dropped in another LTG smile.gif
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11/10/12 at 3:37am
Have heard nothing but good things about this card as everyone has said. Congrats
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11/10/12 at 4:14am
Best card out there. Good purchase indeed thumb.gif
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