[AB12]

Hope it is 690.

[Zulithe]

Oh joy... 690 already and they can't even keep up with the 680 demand? Oy...

[demigod]

Wouldn't it more likely be the 670X etc? Why are we assuming 690 so soon? As I recall, "late April, May" was the rumor for the salvage GK104's.

yep

[Lord-Audie]

What i really want is the 4gb 680.

Bring that first, then the 690 ;)

[_woLf]

What i really want is the 4gb 680. Bring that first, then the 690 ;)

Agreed, or perhaps the 690 WILL be the 4GB 680 with some slightly better specs?

[Smokey]

highly doubt its the 690.

probably 670

[Shambles]

Wouldn't it more likely be the 670X etc? Why are we assuming 690 so soon? As I recall, "late April, May" was the rumor for the salvage GK104's.

The word "It's" as in a single GPU would lead me to believe it's the GTX 690. I would expect the salvage 670s and 660s to come out at the same time. Of course this is all speculation.

[Futurevoid]

MSI Twin Frozr 680 arrived and it's all installed. The temperatures this thing maintains compared to the 580 is killer. Loving it thus far. Nice boost in some of the more intensive games out there. I haven't done anything outside of the stock OC, but that will come this weekend when I have more time to play.

[mclaren777]

What i really want is the 4gb 680.

You people are crazy.

[Izayoi]

Wouldn't it more likely be the 670X etc? Why are we assuming 690 so soon?

Why would they hype up a low-end part?

[Sethos]

You people are crazy.

Why :P

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...postcount=6846

[Vulcano's assistant]

Do you guys think that seeing 680's demand they will release the 690 at an obscene price?
That is, if this is the 690 of course.

[Mystery]

2) What I came to post was this - EVGA SC Signature+ with backplate. This cooler was pictured on the 4GB version awhile back, but it looks like they're putting it on something else sooner. Only difference with this one that I can see is that it is 6+2 Pin and a 6 pin, rather than dual 6 pin. Supposedly can take more volts. Most importantly though, is that it is freaking gorgeous. Auto-notify enabled. Yes I do realize that being enticed by card with a more fashionable design, different color scheme, and backplate is the tech equivalent of 'Dress Me Up Barbie'. I'm okay with that. Fixed parts are bolded.

Where did you hear it was supposed to be able to handle more voltage? Jacob, the EVGA product manager is running 2 in SLI, and he seems to be capped at around 1254 mhz, which is where most users on reference cards start seeing crashes.

http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?&m=1548478&mpage=1

[Trickster]

Just got a full refund for my GTX 570 that never worked. Now I really want them to announce the GTX 670 asap :D

[theignoramus]

I feel like I'm running ancient tech with my 580. I NEED a 680. But if a 690 is slated to come out in November, I'd hold out for it.

[dave_m123]

I feel like I'm running ancient tech with my 580. I NEED a 680. But if a 690 is slated to come out in November, I'd hold out for it.

Think thats bad I'm rocking a GTX275!! I want to play crysis 1 on full settings :( lol

[Fox the Sly]

Still rocking an 8800GT, so quit yer belly-achin'! :p

[pestul]

I'm not sure they'd hype with the whole 'It's coming' for just the 670. Probably the 690. Having said that, Nvidia really wants that 660/670 combo breaker out fast, since they make a lot more money in that range.

[td_rules]

I feel like the only person waiting around for an equivalent 600 series that is the price range of my GTX260 when I bought it a few years ago...

[RomanticHeroX]

I'm already feeling pretty limited by my 560Ti, but there's no way I could reasonably justify getting a 680. I'd have a lot easier time swallowing something in the $250-300 range, so I'd like to see a 660/70 soon.

[larvi]

I feel like the only person waiting around for an equivalent 600 series that is the price range of my GTX260 when I bought it a few years ago...

I'm in the same boat, I keep hoping for some an announcement of some lower priced cards from either nvidia or ATI, or some of the older models to drop in price. I used to be able spend between 100-150 on a card every year or 2 and get a decent upgrade from what I had. But since buying my 5850 there hasn't been anything better in that price range.

[mclaren777]

Why :P http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...postcount=6846

Anybody who buys $300+ video cards always seems crazy to me. That will probably never change.

[S. L.]

Still rocking an 8800GT, so quit yer belly-achin'! :p

Hi5

[LumpOfCole]

Anybody who buys $300+ video cards always seems crazy to me. That will probably never change.

A lot of people have hobbies that they go "all out" on, and from that perspective PCs are relatively cheap unless you do system overhauls every 6 months.

The 680 has so many CUDA cores that even the Quadro line is left in the dust. I cannot even fathom how fast rendering is in Adobe Premiere CS5/CS6 with the Mercury Playback Engine enabled.

[ParityBit]

I am part of the F5 community with auto notifies for a 680. I am rocking a 8800 myself .... my new rig parts can't come soon enough! Although waiting to buy a 680 and IB is going to be a long wait if they do not start supplying!

[rhfb]

Hope that tease on nVidia's Facebook page is for the 670. Would have liked to see the 680 priced a bit better, but when nVidia's lesser offering is clearly better than AMDs high end stuff I guess they deserve to price it at $500. GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER AMD!

I just don't see the point in dropping that much on a card unless I want to jump in and then start updating every cycle, selling the old cards for a small loss.

[Sethos]

"NVIDIA to Launch GeForce GTX 690 Before May 5"

http://www.techpowerup.com/164488/NV...ore-May-5.html

[scogoth]

"NVIDIA to Launch GeForce GTX 690 Before May 5" http://www.techpowerup.com/164488/NV...ore-May-5.html

Sweet birthday is may 3rd, maybe I should pick 2 of these up

[sk3tch]

"NVIDIA to Launch GeForce GTX 690 Before May 5" http://www.techpowerup.com/164488/NV...ore-May-5.html

That's amazing! Wow. Really surprised it is dropping so soon. This thing will be selling for $900+ on the aftermarket, easy. Anyone want to guess at price? Would have to be at least $749.99...I wouldn't be surprised at $799.99.

[IblisGinjo]

Hopefully 680's will be widely available when the 690's hit.

[Sethos]

You're probably still better off buying 2 x 680, cheaper, better performance, less heat.

These layer cake cards always tend to be throttled down.

But AMD tend to be quick with these cards, guess Nvidia wanted to show AMD who's boss.

[rhfb]

690? Booooooooo

Where are the midrange cards?

[Iadien]

690? Booooooooo Where are the midrange cards?

no idea, I wish they would hurry up and come out, been waiting for them.

[Smokey]

I'm guessing $800

Wouldn't be shocked at $850

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Is the 690 meant to be a dual card again or a more powerful single card? Or do we have no idea?

[Sethos]

Is the 690 meant to be a dual card again or a more powerful single card? Or do we have no idea?

It's a dual card, you can even see by the specs it's 680 x 2

[LabouredSubterfuge]

It's a dual card, you can even see by the specs it's 680 x 2

Gotcha. Gonna wait until the next gen comes out in that case.

[faceless007]

Fuck I JUST WANT SOMETHING UNDER $350

[bomb]

2 690s FTW!!!!!!!

[abunai]

Uuugh need a 670 for my new rig at the end of may, cmon nvidia.

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Twice as good for less than twice the price.

What a steal.

[LumpOfCole]

Will I be able to Quad SLI four 690s? Maybe I'll finally hit 30 fps in Saints Row 2.

[Sethos]

Will I be able to Quad SLI four 690s? Maybe I'll finally hit 30 fps in Saints Row 2.

690 is a dual core GPU, so 2 of them would be quad SLI theoretically.

[sk3tch]

Will I be able to Quad SLI four 690s? Maybe I'll finally hit 30 fps in Saints Row 2.

I wish!

[scogoth]

Will I be able to Quad SLI four 690s? Maybe I'll finally hit 30 fps in Saints Row 2.

nope, 2 of them = quad sli. There is no octo SLI.

[Corky]

Will I be able to Quad SLI four 690s? Maybe I'll finally hit 30 fps in Saints Row 2.

Don't be silly.


No one get's 30.

[mercenar1e]

i said earlier that the 670 won't be coming out anytime soon.. i still believe it

[specialguy]

690? Booooooooo Where are the midrange cards?

This. And how bout 680 actually being available before you introduce new stuff?

Nvidia 28nm yields must just be horrendous, why do they always lag AMD yields with their designs?

By the way I'm not talking out my ass, Nvidia consistently complains/mentions bad yield problems in their financial conference calls. Although they were claiming 28nm wasn't as horrible as 40nm for them, that doesn't appear to be the case...

[specialguy]

i said earlier that the 670 won't be coming out anytime soon.. i still believe it

I think they were supposed to, but then got delayed. I read that on some rumor site somewhere, guess it was true.

Guess I'll just get a 7850 if anything.

The thing is Nvidia only has Gk104 Kepler based chips coming for the near future, they have no smaller Pitcairn segment chip like AMD, at least anytime soon.

So all they'll be releasing is GK104 salvage parts, which kinda doesn't make sense when there are no GK104 available.

I'm guessing like, June now for the Pitcairn competitor, if they even have one, and the GK104 salvage.

Regardless AMD must be cleaning up in the lower segments with a top to bottom 28nm lineup fully available right now.

[Horse Armour]

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