Got my 690 in, did some Heaven 3.0 benchmarking:
690 @ 1920x1080 = 81.5 fps
690 @ 2560x1600 = 54.7fps
I have the 690 at stock right now. Need to change the airflow in my 500r. Right now there are 2 intake fans in the front, and that pushes right into the exhaust at one end of the 690. I get temps in the 70s with the stock clocks, and I'm pretty sure that has something to do with it. MKeynon mentioned he made those fans exhausts and the fans at the top of the case intakes and that really helped his temps.
For now though I'm cool with the stock. The Dell U3011 is 60hz anyway, unlike my previous 120hz monitor where I wanted to get as close to 120fps as possible and OC was necessary. The 690 runs every game I've thrown at it at 60fps at 2560x1600.
690 can suck it
ASUS Mars III with 8gb of RAM
http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-...RAM?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Please be $1000 or less, I would love to find one of these
0% chance of this happening. The 690 is $1000, I'd put the Mars card at $1,700 at the cheapest. Remember the price of the Mars II card versus the 590.
Well, I'm back on the 690 wait train. I can't see any difference between the EVGA 690 standard and the EVGA 690 signature though, is there a difference in the actual hardware or is it mostly about the pack-ins (t-shirt etc.) you get with the signature edition?
I just got the signature edition, here's what the extra $50 gets you:
<--mousepad
You also get a poster. Other than that stuff the card is the exact same. Shirt is pretty cool though.