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Motherboard | ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z // ASUS NCCH-DL Socket 604 |
Cooling | Corsair H60 // 2x Thermaltake Full Copper Blocks |
Memory | 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair // 1.5GB of Kingston and Corsair @ 400MHZ |
Video Card(s) | ASUS GTX570 DCII // ASUS X800XT 256MB |
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Hey guys, looking for some advice regarding the 670 from Nvidia.
I'm planning to upgrade my old 570 at the end of the month and I have my eyes set on the GTX670. There are tons of versions, but the ones that drew my attention are:
ASUS GTX670 DCII TOP (http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/310942/asus-gtx670-dc2t-2gd5/specificaties/)
EVGA GTX670 FTW (http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/324132/evga-geforce-gtx-670-ftw-sig2/specificaties/)
I have read on several sight that the overclocked TOP 670 performs nearly on the same levels as a stock 680, not sure if this is to be taken lightly though. The problem with the 670 TOP is that its pretty hard to come by here in the Netherlands. Delivery expectancy is around 10-14 days. I'm selling my old 570 to finance the card so that would leave me without a functional PC for 2 weeks, not exactly something I'm looking forward to, but will do if the pro's outweigh the con's.
Another thing to take into account is my step towards SLI in the upcoming months past this one, definetly going to 2 cards, but if the gains are big enough 3-way SLI is also considered.
So what do you guys think and recommend? Are there any other cards I should consider? Preferably within the €400 / $500 range. I rather not have a stock cooler on my card, so anything aftermarket and silent would be considered a big plus.
I'm planning to upgrade my old 570 at the end of the month and I have my eyes set on the GTX670. There are tons of versions, but the ones that drew my attention are:
ASUS GTX670 DCII TOP (http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/310942/asus-gtx670-dc2t-2gd5/specificaties/)
EVGA GTX670 FTW (http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/324132/evga-geforce-gtx-670-ftw-sig2/specificaties/)
I have read on several sight that the overclocked TOP 670 performs nearly on the same levels as a stock 680, not sure if this is to be taken lightly though. The problem with the 670 TOP is that its pretty hard to come by here in the Netherlands. Delivery expectancy is around 10-14 days. I'm selling my old 570 to finance the card so that would leave me without a functional PC for 2 weeks, not exactly something I'm looking forward to, but will do if the pro's outweigh the con's.
Another thing to take into account is my step towards SLI in the upcoming months past this one, definetly going to 2 cards, but if the gains are big enough 3-way SLI is also considered.
So what do you guys think and recommend? Are there any other cards I should consider? Preferably within the €400 / $500 range. I rather not have a stock cooler on my card, so anything aftermarket and silent would be considered a big plus.