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System Name | "Dark Wind" |
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Processor | Sandy Bridge i5 2500k @ 4.6ghz 1.336v |
Motherboard | Asus ROG Maximum Gene-Z |
Cooling | Xigmatek Dark Knight w/AS5 |
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaw X Series 1600mhz 2 x 4gig |
Video Card(s) | eVGA GTX 670 FTW 2gig |
Storage | Western Digital Black Cavier 640gig AALS/ Samsung 840 Pro 256gig |
Display(s) | Dell U2412M / Viewsonic VX2025WM |
Case | Cooler Master HAF XB |
Audio Device(s) | SB X-fi Titanium PCI-E |
Power Supply | Corsair AX860 Platinum |
Software | Windows 7 64 bit Premium Home |
Allrighty, need some suggestions on how to go about this. Lately iv'e been seeing signs that my evga GTX 670 FTW is gonna have a hard time keeping what I feel are acceptable framerates on some of my current and future games, namely Metro 2033, Skyrim visual mods, Far Cry 3 *cough* Crysis 3 and whatever comes down the road. I run at 1920x1200 with no AA In my games but even with my adaptive Vysnic, my 670 FTW is having issues maintaining 60fps at times in my games and I figured I might as well sell it and get most of my money back and put a top of the line single GPU for some more breathing room.
I've got a Corsair AX860 Platinum so power won't be an issue for whatever I choose. However, I simply cannot stomache the cost of GTX 690, so that is not an option. I also have no desire to try my luck with SLI for a few reasons:
1. Way to many horror stories of people having configuration/stability issues in games, especially F2P games like MechWarrior online which STILL doesn't have a working SLi profile
2. SLI is basically unusable nightmare from what i've heard while playing older games like BF1942, Sim City 4, Oblivion, Fallout 3 and Homeworld that I still wanna be able to play without dealing with graphics card issues.
3. I don't wanna spend the money on a second card
4. I run a mATX board which will result in hot running SLI GPU's and I need my PCI-E slot for my sound card
I'm also kinda tired of the noise and poor cooling of the reference cooler "blower" design of the 600 series, especially since I got my new HAF XB case, so I wanna get a faster GPU with a non reference fan cooler. I've tried tweaking the precision X fan profile left and right, but I just can't get the temps and the low noise that I want with it.
That being said, i'm looking into options like the EVGA Signature 2 680 and maybe even going Asus with their freaking huge and badass looking DirectCU II cards. Either way, something with some more GPU ooompfh and quieter/cooling. So whats peoples take on either of this, especially experience wise.
EVGA Superclocked, Signature 2 02G-P4-2687-KR GeF...
ASUS GTX680-DC2T-2GD5 GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit ...
I've got a Corsair AX860 Platinum so power won't be an issue for whatever I choose. However, I simply cannot stomache the cost of GTX 690, so that is not an option. I also have no desire to try my luck with SLI for a few reasons:
1. Way to many horror stories of people having configuration/stability issues in games, especially F2P games like MechWarrior online which STILL doesn't have a working SLi profile
2. SLI is basically unusable nightmare from what i've heard while playing older games like BF1942, Sim City 4, Oblivion, Fallout 3 and Homeworld that I still wanna be able to play without dealing with graphics card issues.
3. I don't wanna spend the money on a second card
4. I run a mATX board which will result in hot running SLI GPU's and I need my PCI-E slot for my sound card
I'm also kinda tired of the noise and poor cooling of the reference cooler "blower" design of the 600 series, especially since I got my new HAF XB case, so I wanna get a faster GPU with a non reference fan cooler. I've tried tweaking the precision X fan profile left and right, but I just can't get the temps and the low noise that I want with it.
That being said, i'm looking into options like the EVGA Signature 2 680 and maybe even going Asus with their freaking huge and badass looking DirectCU II cards. Either way, something with some more GPU ooompfh and quieter/cooling. So whats peoples take on either of this, especially experience wise.
EVGA Superclocked, Signature 2 02G-P4-2687-KR GeF...
ASUS GTX680-DC2T-2GD5 GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit ...