http://gigabyte.zercom.eu/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=190799
Just do it. You'll have it tomorrow. You know you want to.
Just put in a 670 DCII TOP, still waiting for my SSD to arrive tomorrow.
Tried Crysis 2 and BF3 completely maxed out and both run awesome, especially BF3. Can't wait to play Max Payne 3 and see how the 670 handles 3D Vision in it.
Has their been some kind of patch or user fix? It gets Not Recommended in the latest driver release. There aren't many games that are so spectacularly broken to get "Not Recommended".
God darnit, ASUS keeps confusing me.
http://www.microbytes.com/product_i...41044&osCsid=1b4321f93f4ed92465afe1613c4c6882
http://www.microbytes.com/product_i...41045&osCsid=1b4321f93f4ed92465afe1613c4c6882
Is there two models for the ASUS TOP? One DCT and DCT2? I'm guessing that the DCT is the stock clocks and the DCT2 is OC?
Just put in a 670 DCII TOP, still waiting for my SSD to arrive tomorrow.
Tried Crysis 2 and BF3 completely maxed out and both run awesome, especially BF3. Can't wait to play Max Payne 3 and see how the 670 handles 3D Vision in it.
I just installed the same card yesterday, BF3 seems to run great, but Crysis 2 and Arkham City didn't have much of an improvement. I may be somewhat bottlenecked by my CPU (i5 760 oc @ 3.8ghz). I also may be doing something wrong with my 670 settings...i've been trying to oc it, but it isn't quite as simple as the GTX 460 that i had before. I need to run some more tests, but i was getting like 90fps and above in BF3 on Ultra settings at 1080p.
God darnit, ASUS keeps confusing me.
http://www.microbytes.com/product_i...41044&osCsid=1b4321f93f4ed92465afe1613c4c6882
http://www.microbytes.com/product_i...41045&osCsid=1b4321f93f4ed92465afe1613c4c6882
Is there two models for the ASUS TOP? One DCT and DCT2? I'm guessing that the DCT is the stock clocks and the DCT2 is OC?
I just installed the same card yesterday, BF3 seems to run great, but Crysis 2 and Arkham City didn't have much of an improvement. I may be somewhat bottlenecked by my CPU (i5 760 oc @ 3.8ghz). I also may be doing something wrong with my 670 settings...i've been trying to oc it, but it isn't quite as simple as the GTX 460 that i had before. I need to run some more tests, but i was getting like 90fps and above in BF3 on Ultra settings at 1080p.
I got a nice improvement in Crysis 2 relative to my 5850, but Arkham City is running like garbage for me. I mean, it's a hot mess. I hope it's simply a driver issue.
Everything else is going as expected. My processor is a bit of a bottleneck (i7 860), but I'm still getting good performance in most games in 1080p at the highest settings.
My Asus card should show up today, can't wait to get home and install it. Is there a consensus as to which driver is the best to be using right now?
Arkham City runs fine for me but the problem is the environment streaming (stuttering when gliding or grappling around the city). It'll be interesting to see what putting it on an SSD does tomorrow (if it arrives).I got a nice improvement in Crysis 2 relative to my 5850, but Arkham City is running like garbage for me. I mean, it's a hot mess. I hope it's simply a driver issue.
Everything else is going as expected. My processor is a bit of a bottleneck (i7 860), but I'm still getting good performance in most games in 1080p at the highest settings.
I need to log my average but when playing B2K maps I was getting mostly 100-120fps on Ultra with a 2500K. The highest drop that I noticed was down to 70fps when looking over the whole map in Karkand. Very happy with the BF3 performance.
So you drove 240 km and paid 20 more than Zercom just to have it a day earlier? Even for you that's pretty bad.Already done.
Picked it up at 4launch in goddamn Eindhoven. Couldn't wait any longer .
Yay, got my card! Damn this thing is big and heavy! Also, kinda let down by the packaged contents, but whatever, as long as the card kicks ass it won't be a biggie. Sucks that I won't be able to really spend too much time with it tonight Good thing the weekend is almost here though.
So you drove 240 km and paid 20€ more than Zercom just to have it a day earlier? Even for you that's pretty bad.
You should see the DCII GTX 580 or 680 if you think that's heavy lol.
Wow teiresias, your stock boost is damn high. Mine is 1229 and it won't even boost past 1250 without crashing. You're also running it at 1920x1200 instead of 1080. My best was 49.3 FPS.
An i7 860 really shouldn't be a bottleneck, either at stock or overclcoked.
i can't seem to oc my Asus TOP 670 worth a damn...as in, not at all. It literally crashes out of Heaven if i bump the core up 20mhz which puts it at a mere 1079 w/ 1157 boost. Hearing others getting so much more out of their cards is making me consider sending it back.
what is meant by Stock Boost? I've been using either GPU Tweak or MSI Afterburner.
Returned a gigabyte because of coil whine and picked up an Asus 670 instead. Downloading the heaven benchmark to see how it goes. Got the non-TOP.
Keep us posted.
anyone upgrading from a gtx570? I know I probably shouldn't but I've been chugging frames in diablo 3 4player mode. Just curious if you saw a huge performance upgrade from the previous gen on games like d3 and bf3.
I did.anyone upgrading from a gtx570? I know I probably shouldn't but I've been chugging frames in diablo 3 4player mode. Just curious if you saw a huge performance upgrade from the previous gen on games like d3 and bf3.
i can't seem to oc my Asus TOP 670 worth a damn...as in, not at all. It literally crashes out of Heaven if i bump the core up 20mhz which puts it at a mere 1079 w/ 1157 boost. Hearing others getting so much more out of their cards is making me consider sending it back.
what is meant by Stock Boost? I've been using either GPU Tweak or MSI Afterburner.
I was getting 1240 without any OC with my top. Try upping the voltage to the max 1.75. If that doesn't help send it back. Uninstall GPU Tweak.
MSI Afterburner or eVGA Precision. Have the fan ramp up to as fast as you can tolerate normally.My 670 installed just fine, hit 78C during my first benchmark (will post it in a bit) so I might be needing an exhaust fan. Cooled down pretty well after I stopped it. What should I be using for fan speed control and overclocking?
My 670 installed just fine, hit 78C during my first benchmark (will post it in a bit) so I might be needing an exhaust fan. Cooled down pretty well after I stopped it. What should I be using for fan speed control and overclocking?
Damn Smokey, you really can't help yourself can you?After much holding out and trying to resist...I caved and will be joining the Kepler family. Ordered a Evga Signature 690 and a Dell U3011 monitor. Both should be here by Monday at the latest. I tried to resist but I've been drawn to the 690 since it was announced and finally scooped one up. Still going to keep my 120hz monitor and I'll now be able to do a direct comparison between 1600p and 120hz with my own eyes.
I know OC is different with the 600 series, but I haven't really paid too much attention to how it works. May need yall to help a brotha out!
After much holding out and trying to resist...I caved and will be joining the Kepler family. Ordered a Evga Signature 690 and a Dell U3011 monitor. Both should be here by Monday at the latest. I tried to resist but I've been drawn to the 690 since it was announced and finally scooped one up. Still going to keep my 120hz monitor and I'll now be able to do a direct comparison between 1600p and 120hz with my own eyes.
I know OC is different with the 600 series, but I haven't really paid too much attention to how it works. May need yall to help a brotha out!
Damn Smokey, you really can't help yourself can you?
Might need to buy a second one
Boost is basically adding to the OC, but it varys depending on the load. So if your base is 1000. It will BOOST on it's own to 1200 in Crysis, 1231 in 3DM11, 1246 in Vantage, 1185 in Metro. OC'ing it to +30 boost just approximately adds that to each of those clocks.
No problem Smokey. It is easy as it get's to OC a Kepler. You just have to keep an eye on the temp and try to keep it below 70c as much as you can. Download Precision X from Evga. There is also a neat utility in the Evga Forums where Evga made a program that you can tweak the led light on the 690. It is pretty cool and a free utility.
Heh. Took me weeks of sitting at my machine waiting for the google notification from evga that they were in. Damn near fell out of my chair when I saw the popup.
OC sounds easy enough. No voltage adjustments though right?
So is there still a chance of the 690 burning up like the 590 when people tried to OC that?
Set up a fan profile. Like Haz said, you can test it by setting the fan speed manually to see what the loudest acceptable noise level is for you. When it comes to GPU's and keeping them cool, I generally sacrafice some noise to keep them cool. Kepler's begin a small downclock when they hit 70c and a bit more as it gets hotter. However, if you set up a good fan profile you can keep them under 70c.
If you need any help or ideas on a fan profile, just ask. Several of us here have done this and it can be very effective.