burningrave101
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When priced right (i.e $1000 not $1200), the 690s are a pretty solid deal, it's only $200 more expensive than dual 670s while being more powerful and only using 1 PCI-E slot which is very important for some people (pretty sure it uses less power too).
I can't see 'em being sold for less than $700-800 used in a year unless the new GPUs totally destroy it in terms of price to performance ratio.
Not really more powerful when you take into account stock clock speeds. Both dual 670's and a 690 can be overclocked however. I also don't think anyone looking at a $1000 video card is too concerned with using only one PCI-E slot. Just saying. Its a pretty card, but its hard to understand the real value in it other than saving one PCI-E slot which anyone that buys one has a motherboard with two slots available.
They are if they're doing smaller mATX and ITX builds where the cases might support two cards in SLI but it's a tight fit and leaves little room for airflow.
LOL, those people can probably be counted on one hand. C'mon the justification for this card is nothing more than "I got one and you don't", nothing more. Meanwhile the dual 670 guys are going, "yea, and...".
Not really, running 2 cards in a system takes a lot more space than one, it's not just as simple as "1 less PCI-E slot" to worry about. Then there are people who think about running Quad SLI with dual 690s and that's a lot less messy than 4 cards in 1 case.
You might not value case airflow, cooling and efficiency, but other people do and for $200 they'd get that + better performance out of the box vs SLI 670s.
You might not value case airflow, cooling and efficiency, but other people do and for $200 they'd get that + better performance out of the box vs SLI 670s.
Dude, it's not a matter of whether one can or can't run 2 cards on their motherboard, it's a matter of preference.
You might not value case airflow, cooling and efficiency, but other people do and for $200 they'd get that + better performance out of the box vs SLI 670s.
How exactly are you getting better performance out of the box vs SLI 670's when the 690 comes clocked lower than most non-reference 670's. You get a few extra shaders which don't amount to much of anything.
LOL, those people can probably be counted on one hand. C'mon the justification for this card is nothing more than "I got one and you don't", nothing more. Meanwhile the dual 670 guys are going, "yea, and...".
So why do you pop in every thread about other products evangelizing the 670? 7970 threads, 680 threads, and now a 690 thread...come on. Your 670 shtick is getting really old. You've turned up in 7970 threads to tell AMD users how much better the 670 is, and now you're doing it in a 690 thread.
This thread is just a heads up for people who want to buy a 690, i'm sure they're well aware of other options. Just FYI, my 690 clocked at 1100+ out of the box. No one is reporting clocks of the advertised 915, all 690s i've heard of clock considerably higher out of the box - and the samsung ram on the 690 overclocks on my card to 7000mhz. 17k 3dmark11 out of the box as well. Don't bother refuting this with more nonsense about how great the 670 is. Again, the incessant touting of the 670 in UNRELATED thraeds is getting REALLY old.
Consider the title of this thread, and then realize that what you are doing with your 670 evangelism is borderline trolling. Shut up about your 670 already and stop shitting 7970 and 680/690 threads with it.
BITCHSLAPPED!! QFT!
Man you sure are sensitive, is it because I put you in your place in that other thread where you stepped over the line? I think I'm just repeating what everyone already knows that the 670's are a better value. I don't think anyone disagrees with this. I stated my OPINION that I don't understand why too many people would consider this card. My OPINION is just as valid as yours and if you don't like opinions, maybe you should stay away from the internet, keyboard warrior.
People that can afford a GTX 690 are not looking for better value. End of story. No one cares how close you can get a GTX 670 to for less money. It will never be a GTX 690. Let it go.
Grow up, seriously.
OK I came to my senses and canceled the 690 signature edition order. Including taxes and shipping it was going to run me $1133 In the end the total cost of switching to a 690 from 670SLI (including RMA restocking and shipping fees) would have been a shocking $450. Hell I could buy a 3rd 670 for that money. I guess I'll just have to live with not having the absolute best thing money can buy.
For those richer than me there's now a single 690 in stock at NewEgg. Jump on it fast
I've heard that these 690s are rock solid. I think nvidia learned from that little mistake.
I don't know if I would call that a little mistake... Seems like you could find youtube videos of them on fire everywhere . Its good the 690s are rock solid though. I bet the 590 issues hurt them although I wonder how many they really sold compared to SLI 580s or 570s...
I don't see how two 670's are better value. For what, clocks? There are more factors when buying a video card than how fast it can go. The 690 is built better than any 670, uses better components, has a better cooling system ( against reference 670s) as far as I know, doesnt have the coil whine issue.. I haven't heard of one 690 not being able to overclock, it produces less heat, and is quieter at full load.. not to mention what everyone else knows, uses less power, takes up less space and will probably have better resell value and if you're talking fps and numbers, stock vs stock, a 690 is faste than stock 670 sli. I think the 690 honestly has better value, if you can afford it and if you can afford a good 850w power supply and 2 670s, than I'm sure you can afford a $999 690. Just to let you know, this is coming from someone who owned two 670's before I went back to my 680..
The 670 is a fantastic card, don't get me wrong, but saying it's better value without taking into account everything else besides clock speeds, is ridiculous.