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The most amazing thing with GTX 670 is the PCB. Come on, it is the size of my old X800XT and yet competes with HD 7970. Add a small cooler to it and you have killer card for HTPC / SFF build.

EVGA GTX 670 + http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/vga/4 … tml?c=2182 for example.

E: The reference cooler is much longer than the PCB itself. And PCB looks like this

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2012-05-09 10:36:53)

Oh wow, I think I found my next card(s).

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS … II/33.html

<3% clock to clock difference to GTX 680 and the DCII TOP model from Asus is faster than stock 680 and does it dead silent. Also cheaper than 680 of course.

sexy looking 4 GB version, love  the white/black thing

Beduin wrote:

sexy looking 4 GB version, love  the white/black thing

looks good, I still prefer Gainwards Phantom series looks wise:

I've been noticing a lot of 120gb ssd's on for ~$100 the last couple days.

Regarding these 670's, is there some part code or some such to ensure you are getting a fullsize PCB version?  Do you think the 4GB versions are overkill, for someone like me who'll go triple screen?  And maybe even 4 screens.

i think my video card died.  I woke up this morning and had no display on my comp.  I powered off and then on, my monitor showed the windows loading screen (and heard the vid card fan going), but then less than 5 minutes later there was nothing.  I don't have an extra vid card to check if this is the problem.  Any suggestions?  If it is the card I'll probably RMA the old one and also buy a new one, but I don't want to buy a new one if it's some other issue.

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

..there was nothing...

explain plz

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

Just video card fan. Beduin, by nothing'I mean the monitor shows 'no signal' but the computer is still on

try safe-mode,  you can roll back to a restore point...this will exclude problems with corrupted files/drivers.
if it goes black, u will need for some spareparts to test with

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

Just video card fan. Beduin, by nothing'I mean the monitor shows 'no signal' but the computer is still on

Multi-monitor setup?  Mutlitple sources feeding into monitor?  Bent pin?  Lose cable?   Grab a $24 graphics card from Fry's or Microcenter to test?

Ilocano wrote:

Regarding these 670's, is there some part code or some such to ensure you are getting a fullsize PCB version?  Do you think the 4GB versions are overkill, for someone like me who'll go triple screen?  And maybe even 4 screens.

All reference cards have small PCB. Pretty much all custom cards have full-size PCB.

Camm wrote:

RTHKI wrote:

Camm wrote:

http://www.scan.co.uk/shops/nvidia/gtx670?utm_campaign=NVIDIA+GTX670&utm_source=scanshot&utm_medium=email

So fucking tempted with my tax return. But I'm pretty sure my girlfriend would KILL me for spending it all on a graphics card. That EVGA 4GB Superclocked is tempting.

No Cameron. NO!

you waste a lot of money

Do I?

I couldn't figure out which part he ment, girlfriend or the card.

Pretty sure there's a pin bent on my mobo causing it to only recognize 4/6 DIMMs