Thursday, November 8th 2012
ASUS Intros GeForce GTX 680 4GB with Dual-Slot DirectCU II Cooler
ASUS slipped in a new high end GeForce GTX 680 graphics card, the GTX680-DC2-4GD5, which features a dual-slot DirectCU II cooler, and 4 GB of memory. The company's DirectCU series lineup for the GTX 680, till date, only included triple-slot cooling solutions. The dual-slot cooler has been extensively used by ASUS on several performance-segment GPUs. The card ships with NVIDIA-reference clock speeds of 1006 MHz base, 1058 MHz GPU Boost, and 6008 MHz (GDDR5-effective) memory. The card features memory chips on either sides of the PCB, and so an aluminum back-plate comes pre-installed. Expect the card to be priced around US $520. A variant called GTX680-DC2G-4GD5 is available, which packs a game bundle that includes Assassin's Creed III, I Am Alive, R.U.S.E, Splinter Cell: Conviction, and Rainbow Six Vegas 2. Its price is unknown.
30 Comments on ASUS Intros GeForce GTX 680 4GB with Dual-Slot DirectCU II Cooler
AnandTech Forums: Nvidia Response to 600-series overvolingThe conclusion I come to here is that MSI and EVGA were offering out-of-spec overvolting on their Lightning and Classified lines, and they wanted NVIDIA to still handle RMAs on those cards; or conversely, MSI and EVGA aren't willing to put their money behind their products.
MSI GTX680 Lightening have LN2 BIOS too but I'm not sure it's same like voltage increase with EVBoot.
I don't know voltage limit on both cards. My thinking is best possible options is solder new
GTX680 4GB Classified with new memory. With boot increase EVGA try to compensate maybe voltage limit. If something like that is possibile.
Bigger boost on Kepler is everything I think.
But mix of that two will be perfect.
GTX680 is for me better than HD7970. But GTX580 Classified is model what I like.
No doubt not only now, last two-three years Classified/Lightening models are far better than other, special Fermi Lightening Extreme, Classified.
But I like closed cards.
Well, NVIDIA is the one who decide stuff about their own chips. No one can argue with them about it.
If NVIDIA say that all kepler chips will include the stupid turbo boost - they all will
Same goes for a cap of 1.175v on Vcore. MSI Lightning had the option to go even beyond 1.4v but nope, NVIDIA didn't want that to happend so they capped it in later revisions.
Thanks a bunch NVIDIA, for really respecting your AIB's and users.
If someone pull 2100MHz from Kepler Classified GK104 can't be bad overclocker.
It's almost double shaders during overclocking on LN2. Amazing.
I like balance between good OC and double memory on card, double phases and card must be similar to stock.