Re: NVidia Kepler series

[W1nTry]

I predict many a system poping up on the forum with this boss card!

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[captainchris]

hating cuz nvidia prices starting to get out of hand

total ballz

the 660 supposed to be in the affordable range just like they have done in the past..

however..nvidia wants to dominate so bad..they didnt think about users with shallow pockets....



arcman boy.. soon i wont even have any more 680s
i`m fedup of them already... time for something new

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-690-4GB-DDR5-PCI-E-Graphic-Video-Card-NEW-04G-P4-2690-KR-/190709660457?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item2c672e7b29

[VirtueTT]

Considering the card's predecessor i.e. the 560 ti, is STILL $220 - 250 USD there about, I dont think Nvidia's concern was about dominating but puttin forward a contender to the HD 7800 cards.

I think the 660 ti is well priced given the price range its contending. The HD 7870 is within a 5-10% range higher in performance other the 660 and is priced right at $300 USD. Ideally it should sell for less but the Nvidia fan boys would take the green over red no? I would just based on driver issues to be quite honest although AMD has stepped up their game about the drivers, for now at least.

The 670 on the other hand could do with a price slash

[captainchris]

nope

dont agree with you

the 670 is well priced based on performance......

not the 660..


then again, thats just my opinion eh

[W1nTry]

I recall something along the lines of the 670 is at most 25% more performance at 35% more price... or something such, trick is ALL the cards regardless of manufacturer seemed priced right (when compared against each other and themselves) in terms of their relative performance. I would LOVE to get a 670, however that 400USD+ pricetag is just too bitter for me to swallow even though I rather 1 fast card vs. 2 slower cards in xfire/SLI. I am atm debating the 7870 vs the 660 as they are both within spitting distance of each other in terms of performance and whats important to me isn't their best performances but rather their performance at the level I would game at. 1920x1080 is the res monitor I have at present and that isn't going to change too soon unless LED monitors come down in prices (something else that isn't moving atm). So once I can get 60+ frames on the titles I am interested in consistently on 1080p, I really couldn't care if its 10 or 25% faster, definitely not at 35% more in price. It's dollars and SENSE.

[Arcmanov]

The GTX 660s are out, and the prices are nice.

[Vengeance]

The GTX 660s are out, and the prices are nice.

From reviews, the Asus model seems to be one of the better choices. A few fps behind the 660Ti cards at half the power draw (theoretically considering the 660's use 1 6 pin supplemental only as opposed to the Ti versions' dual 6 pin).

Very good buy imho.

The GTX 650 is a big disappointment though, seems that is the budget line.

[MessiaaH]

Nvidia come rel good this rounds boy.
Kepler series of GPUs are awesome.

Good hardware, Good software.

Adaptive VSync is brilliant and works as advertised. One of my best features of kepler thus far.

And EVGA Precision X is ah boss of ah program too.

Nvidia Adaptive VSync Review:

[W1nTry]

Not bad at all, makes sense and is a welcome addition to the improve by quality not just quantity idea. I wonder what AMD will come up with to match this feature...

[MessiaaH]

I wondering d same thing, because playing rage that was a big issue for me. Because rage had massive tearing, so i HAD to put on vsycn, but never understood why d heck my fps drop was so huge on such a powerful machine. That review explained exactly why. So now i'm in-love with Adaptive Vsycn.
AMD betters implement a comparable feature in their driver set and soon.

[W1nTry]

Interestingly enough I went 'googling' right after I read that article and it appears triple buffering used natively with xfire and SLI is supposed to make this a non-issue... (I guess save if the drivers for that particular game aren't optimized)

[MessiaaH]

What you mean by "natively", provide d link to that article.