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BLOWTAKKKS
Feb 14, 2008

I'm interested in getting a GTX 690 because I have no self control, and I want to give my brother one of my 570s since he's stuck on a GTS 250. Are ASUS or EVGA going to come out with anything other than reference cards? I'm considering buying one, but I want to make sure that a slightly better version isn't on the way.

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BLOWTAKKKS
Feb 14, 2008

How quiet is the ASUS 670? Would two of them be quieter than a single 690? I really wouldn't want to deal with aftermarket GPU coolers after my last experience. I usually go EVGA, but they all same to have the same loud single fan setup.

BLOWTAKKKS
Feb 14, 2008

Factory Factory posted:

Asus's DCII 670 is quieter under load than a 690 is at idle. Also, I can't help but ask why you're considering that much oomph.

Thanks for the reply. I'm feeling like upgrading because when I was playing GW2 during the one day stress test my FPS would dip below 60 at times, on medium. But I looked into it a little more and apparently people are playing it on high using pretty old hardware. I'm not really sure if it was just me, or maybe the game is more CPU-bound anyway. I don't really know at this point, I just like getting shiny new things.

BLOWTAKKKS
Feb 14, 2008

I didn't know people were getting better performance on lesser cards, I just found that out. I thought it was just a very demanding game. The rest of my computer is up to date enough so it must have been something stupid. Thanks.

BLOWTAKKKS
Feb 14, 2008

I recently bought a GTX 690 and now have two 570s laying around doing nothing. I'd like to throw one into my computer as a physx card just for the hell of it but I'm not sure if my PSU will explode. I have a Corsair HX850 which according to reviews can actually provide up to 1000w. It was running the two 570s perfectly (which drain more power than a single 690) but I'm afraid this might be pushing it over the edge.

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BLOWTAKKKS
Feb 14, 2008

Jago posted:

You could compare the stated wattage on the old stuff you had with the new. Also there are many power supply calculators on the internet.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=power+supply+calculator&l=1

I tried a few of them and some of them said I would need more power than I have just to run the setup I was having before. Oh well, I only have a P67 motherboard so if I installed a physX card I'd have to switch to 8x pcie. Not worth it I guess.

Porkchop Express posted:

Since you have two, if you are looking to sell one I might be interested! (I assume its something similar to this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130593 )

Thanks for the offer, but I don't think I'd get anything near what I paid for them since I also added some Accelero Xtreme Plus coolers to them. Also I've never sold anything online because I'm really lazy and hate mailing things.

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