Monday, April 9th 2012
MSI GeForce GTX 680 Twin Frozr III Graphics Card Pictured
Here are the first pictures of MSI's non-reference design GeForce GTX 680 Twin Frozr III graphics card (model: N680GTX Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC). The card features an NVIDIA reference design PCB, augmented with MSI's signature Twin Frozr III cooling solution, which has been used on several high-end GPUs till date, including the Radeon HD 7900 series, and previous-generation GeForce GTX 500 series.
The cooler appears to be tailored to fit the length of the PCB perfectly. It uses a large aluminum fin array, to which heat is fed by five 8 mm-thick nickel-plated copper heat pipes, ventilated by two 70 mm fans. The card comes with out of the box clock speeds of 1058 MHz (core base), 1124 MHz (core boost), and 1502 MHz (6.00 GHz GDDR5 effective) memory, so while the memory clock remains untouched, the core (base/boost) have been upped from 1006/1058 MHz (reference). The card uses 6+6 pin PCIe power inputs, and has display output layout identical to that of the reference design.
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The cooler appears to be tailored to fit the length of the PCB perfectly. It uses a large aluminum fin array, to which heat is fed by five 8 mm-thick nickel-plated copper heat pipes, ventilated by two 70 mm fans. The card comes with out of the box clock speeds of 1058 MHz (core base), 1124 MHz (core boost), and 1502 MHz (6.00 GHz GDDR5 effective) memory, so while the memory clock remains untouched, the core (base/boost) have been upped from 1006/1058 MHz (reference). The card uses 6+6 pin PCIe power inputs, and has display output layout identical to that of the reference design.
32 Comments on MSI GeForce GTX 680 Twin Frozr III Graphics Card Pictured
Should be a good card for having to drop $550.
I happened to check the website at the right time and picked up two of these today, but had to pay $84.94 each for three day delivery! That was the cheapest option offered. That's $169.88 to deliver two cards! Want 2 day service? That's $187.58 EACH! How about overnight? Well, sir, bend over cause that will be $200.88 EACH! What a crock! You wait forever for the cards to come out, then get mugged in the checkout line. I guess I sholud be happy I managed to get them, but this is highway robbery. I'll not buy anything else there....
Here's the order confirmation for the second card:
Dear Anthony XXXXXX,
Thank you for shopping at Newegg.com
We're delighted we had what you were looking for!
Your order should be processed and ready to be shipped within 24-48 hours. * Below is your order confirmation. Please keep a copy for your records.
* If you opted to pick up this order using our Will Call Service, you will receive another confirmation e-mail when your order is ready to be picked up. Generally, if an order is placed and verified between 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, it will be available for pickup the same day.
Check your order status.
Order Summary
Sales Order Number: XXXXXXXX
Sales Order Date: 4/12/2012 12:32:16 PM
Shipping Method: UPS 3 DAYS
1 x ($539.99) MSI N680GTX Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$539.99
Subtotal: $539.99
Tax: $0.00
Shipping and Handling: $84.94
Total Amount: $624.93
Here's the order conf for the first card. Oh yea, they have this thing where they automatically put a bundle offer in your cart that you have to deselect if you don't want it. If you're in a hurry trying to get two orders in fast before the cards sell out you can very easily miss it as I did. If I wanted Photoshop I would have put it in the cart. That took the shipping for the second card up to $94.94 as you can see below. Oh yea, you can't return it either...:mad:
Dear Anthony XXXXXX,
We're delighted we had what you were looking for!
Your order should be processed and ready to be shipped within 24-48 hours. * Below is your order confirmation. Please keep a copy for your records.
* If you opted to pick up this order using our Will Call Service, you will receive another confirmation e-mail when your order is ready to be picked up. Generally, if an order is placed and verified between 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, it will be available for pickup the same day.
Check your order status.
Order Summary
Sales Order Number: XXXXXXXXX
Sales Order Date: 4/12/2012 12:29:12 PM
Shipping Method: UPS 3 DAYS
1 x ($539.99) MSI N680GTX Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$539.99
1 x ($129.99) Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 & Premiere Elements 10 for Windows & Mac - Full Bundle Version
$129.99
1 x ($-60.00) DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #XXXXXX
$-60.00
Subtotal: $609.98
Tax: $0.00
Shipping and Handling: $94.94
Total Amount: $704.92
I have TFIII with 80mm fans and they can get loud beyond 62-65%, i bet 70mm will scream at that speed lol:pimp: