ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti DC II 1024 MB

W1zzard · Oct 8, 2012, 10:38 AM

To read this review go to: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/A..._Direct_Cu_II/

TheLostSwede · Oct 9, 2012, 01:01 PM

"The DisplayPort outputs are version 1.2, enabling the use of hubs and Multi-Stream Transport."

Time to check your copy/paste's

Sasqui · Oct 9, 2012, 01:39 PM

I haven't been paying attention to the temperature of the 6xx cards, but this one runs damn cool. Seems it would be good candidate for a passive cooling solution.

Assimilator · Oct 9, 2012, 03:27 PM

That is a VERY bare PCB.

Animalpak · Oct 9, 2012, 03:38 PM

try to replcate the GTX670 CU2 TOP... Well made card and great success.

EarthDog · Oct 9, 2012, 03:40 PM

That cooler on this type of card, LOL.

Frick · Oct 9, 2012, 03:46 PM

The power consumtion is AWESOME.

chimonow · Oct 9, 2012, 03:54 PM

Wow! This is not that great of a card! AMD all the way for the sub-$200 market! There's No Sli support!? And at the price range its at you can get a way faster HD 7850 1 gb or dual 7750's in Crossfire with comparative performance towards a HD 7870! Nvidia's Terrible in their lower end GPU's and always have been!

PopcornMachine · Oct 9, 2012, 03:54 PM

Not sure I understand rating both new cards 9.2.

As you point out, they are for 1680x1050 while the 7850 can easily do 1920x1080. And you point out the small price difference.

So why such a positive rating?

PsiAmp · Oct 9, 2012, 04:07 PM

Wow, that price bites! HD 7850 price starts from $165 and is one level ahead in terms of performance and overclocks like hell!

SIGSEGV · Oct 9, 2012, 04:31 PM

Quote:

NVIDIA's GTX 650 Ti reference boards will retail around $150. We expect the ASUS GTX 650 Ti DC II TOP to retail around $165

SAPPHIRE 100355-1GOCL Radeon HD 7850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card OC Version

Was: $189.99
Now: $179.99
$169.99 with Rebate

is this card ( i mean asus gtx 650ti) become overpriced?

Sah7d · Oct 9, 2012, 05:36 PM

This card is not a good option in the -$200 segment
I rather spent my money in a HD7770 with better temps and power consumption.

It is rated too high for such a few improvements and expensive like any other user
can watch except for the fanboys of course.

I dont know, there is nothing new in this card, if I would have a 560 there is no point
in an update and the next card de 660 is over-rated too.

Hard times for mid-users in the side of Nvidia.

Delta6326 · Oct 9, 2012, 05:41 PM

Great review W1zz I like the new benches I just installed F1 2012 like 11 hours ago was sent all the way from UK. Looks like my 2x 4850's get the same FPS as the GTX 650 so if I went for this it would give me about 30% upgrade and cost the same as one of my 4850's lol. And save me big on power!

leonard · Oct 9, 2012, 11:18 PM

The sub 1280MB cards cannot handle Max Payne 3 in 1080p with 4X MSAA.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/..._card_review/3

BlackOmega · Oct 10, 2012, 12:19 AM

No SLI support?! O.o WTH? That in and of itself would make it so I would never buy this card.

xorbe · Oct 10, 2012, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackOmega

No SLI support?! O.o WTH? That in and of itself would make it so I would never buy this card.

And it's not even the bottom rung GTX card, lol. Indeed the 550Ti did have SLI support.

Melvis · Oct 10, 2012, 01:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sah7d

This card is not a good option in the -$200 segment
I rather spent my money in a HD7770 with better temps and power consumption.

Dude, read the review the GTX 650 Ti is actually better on both power and heat.... the price is a bit high but apart from that, its a good card i think.

bim27142 · Oct 10, 2012, 03:04 AM

This card is butt ugly... Asus seems to have been recycling all their 670 DC2 type coolers and forced using them on shorter PCBs in turn making it look like crap... Oh well, just the looks anyhow, performance should still be excellent...

p.s.

They must have some kind of oversupply to this type of cooler or they just maybe don't want to re-tool from their manufacturing line...

damric · Oct 10, 2012, 04:54 AM

Glad they didn't overkill on the cooler

doive1231 · Oct 10, 2012, 05:58 PM

As long as the performance per dollar of the 7850 is better than the 650Ti , then I don't think it's a good deal. May as well get a 7850.

Jack1n · Oct 14, 2012, 03:20 PM

Although this card isent that fast,the low power consumption,low heat and low noise makes it ideal for some users,most people here are gamers that why they dont understand that.

PopcornMachine · Oct 14, 2012, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack1n

Although this card isent that fast,the low power consumption,low heat and low noise makes it ideal for some users,most people here are gamers that why they dont understand that.

Because even if it is the most efficient and quietest card ever, if it can't handle even 1080p resolution what's the point?

Artas1984 · Oct 24, 2012, 05:28 AM

These cards look like deliberately made for below 1600X1200 gaming; i mean ~ not with such crippled memory bandwidth and pixel fillrate would you put these cards anywhere near GTX560 Ti or HD6950 levels, but for the price range the less chopped GTX 650 Ti looks very competitive. GTX 650, however, is piece of trash, if it can not beat HD5770, it surely has got nothing on HD7770 for the same price.

boulard83 · Dec 27, 2012, 05:01 PM

Just buyed this card for ~130$ canadian. My HTPC gona love it, will fold on this card

Oct 8, 2012, 10:38 AM	#1
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Oct 9, 2012, 03:54 PM	#8
chimonow Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 21 (0.03/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Go AMD! Wow! This is not that great of a card! AMD all the way for the sub-$200 market! There's No Sli support!? And at the price range its at you can get a way faster HD 7850 1 gb or dual 7750's in Crossfire with comparative performance towards a HD 7870! Nvidia's Terrible in their lower end GPU's and always have been!

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PopcornMachine Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles/Orange County CA Posts: 1,144 (0.82/day) Thanks: 2,027 Thanked 383 Times in 308 Posts System Specs	Not sure I understand rating both new cards 9.2. As you point out, they are for 1680x1050 while the 7850 can easily do 1920x1080. And you point out the small price difference. So why such a positive rating?

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Oct 9, 2012, 04:07 PM	#10
PsiAmp Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 3 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wow, that price bites! HD 7850 price starts from $165 and is one level ahead in terms of performance and overclocks like hell!

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Sah7d Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 14 (0.03/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	This card is not a good option in the -$200 segment I rather spent my money in a HD7770 with better temps and power consumption. It is rated too high for such a few improvements and expensive like any other user can watch except for the fanboys of course. I dont know, there is nothing new in this card, if I would have a 560 there is no point in an update and the next card de 660 is over-rated too. Hard times for mid-users in the side of Nvidia.

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Delta6326 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 3,360 (1.81/day) Thanks: 569 Thanked 616 Times in 451 Posts System Specs	Great review W1zz I like the new benches I just installed F1 2012 like 11 hours ago was sent all the way from UK. Looks like my 2x 4850's get the same FPS as the GTX 650 so if I went for this it would give me about 30% upgrade and cost the same as one of my 4850's lol. And save me big on power! __________________ Diablo III- Delta6326#1894 TechPowerUp WCG Forum Skyrim Skill Perks By Delta6326

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leonard Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 4 (0.01/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The sub 1280MB cards cannot handle Max Payne 3 in 1080p with 4X MSAA. http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/..._card_review/3

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Oct 10, 2012, 04:54 AM	#19
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Oct 10, 2012, 05:58 PM	#20
doive1231 Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 5 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	. As long as the performance per dollar of the 7850 is better than the 650Ti , then I don't think it's a good deal. May as well get a 7850.

Oct 14, 2012, 03:20 PM	#21
Jack1n Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Israel Posts: 667 (2.63/day) Thanks: 41 Thanked 138 Times in 131 Posts System Specs	Although this card isent that fast,the low power consumption,low heat and low noise makes it ideal for some users,most people here are gamers that why they dont understand that.

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Oct 24, 2012, 05:28 AM	#23
Artas1984 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: nowhere and everywhere Posts: 188 (0.12/day) Thanks: 9 Thanked 75 Times in 27 Posts System Specs	These cards look like deliberately made for below 1600X1200 gaming; i mean ~ not with such crippled memory bandwidth and pixel fillrate would you put these cards anywhere near GTX560 Ti or HD6950 levels, but for the price range the less chopped GTX 650 Ti looks very competitive. GTX 650, however, is piece of trash, if it can not beat HD5770, it surely has got nothing on HD7770 for the same price.