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QOTW: Has NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 680 tickled your fancy?

by Parm Mann on 23 March 2012, 16:35

Tags: NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

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You've read our review, you've had the chance to win one, and now it's time for the inevitable Question of the Week: has NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 680 tickled your fancy?

Our in-depth analysis states that "NVIDIA has the best GPU for gamers who crave the utmost performance," but there are a few provisos to consider - the card isn't cheap at £400, frame buffer limitations can come into play at crazy-high resolutions, and if you're gaming at anything less than 1080p, the GeForce GTX 680 could be deemed overkill.

But enough of what we think - we've had page after page of that already - now it's time for you, the consumers, to have your say. Has NVIDIA's revamped Kepler architecture done enough to entice you into making a purchase? Were you hoping for more? Are you still leaning toward the rival Radeon? Or are you waiting for something cheaper in the GeForce 600-series line? Let us know in the comments below.



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My fancy is tickled, but It's not enough of a jump up from my 480's to be tempted to jump. That may change when I see the folding figures….
Yep! Wasn't going to as was going to see If it pushed other cards down but I took the plunge anyway! Very excited.

EDIT : I voted yes I bought one but it doesn't show :S
Absolutely. Sat on an ATI 4870 512MB at the mo. Definitely going to get either a 680 or, depending on how fast the midrange versions come out, a 670/660. I'm waiting for Ivy Bridge anyway, and I game on a single 24“ 1920x1200 monitor rather than a multi screen setup (3 screens, but the others are only 19” and permanently run IM clients and such), so waiting a bit longer for a midrange card and then freeing up some cash for a better SSD or similar makes sense.
It's going to replace my 285, assuming its supported in my PCIe 2.0 motherboard.
BUT if anyone doesnt use a resolution as high as 1920x1200 then the 285 GTX is very much capable for the forseeable future on modern games.
I'm tempted, but I'm also tempted with the 7970, If i get the 7970 I can use it straight away but if I go 680 direction I will have to wait for my new CPU and mobo, ooo decisions decisions…