ASUS GTX680-DC2T-2GD5 GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: This card is all you need. I used amd for years but finally got fed up with the heat and fan noise and stutters. No noise,no heat and every game on Ultra with this card. Outstanding!!!

Cons: None.Well the price is hard to swallow but it's worth it.

Other Thoughts: This card is huge make sure you have a big enough case and a 550W or greater quality power supply.

Pros: Very quiet under load, and runs cool considering it is the fastest 680 you can buy out the box. The quality of the card is top notch from ASUS compared to the reference design. Big fan of the dynamic vsync with a 120Hz monitor. Lower power draw then reference even OC.

Cons: My 7970 GE beats this pretty easily in 3DMark, even OC to max. But you can't play 3dMark, and Nvidia drivers are generally a better experience.

Not even close to AMD game bundles, but w/e.

Other Thoughts: Not a con, but the card is huge. You won't be SLI these unless you have a big board and case. I would guess the price of this will drop with the GTX 780/770 about to launch. Not a fan of Nvidia reference design cooling besides Titan so you may want to consider this card if it drops to GTX 770 price levels and don't want to wait for non reference 770's.

Pros: Powerful
Runs cool
Easy to overclock

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: I truly love this card. This, paired with an i5 and 16 gigs of ram, takes on just about anything you throw at it. Can easily Ultra Witcher 2, locked at sixty. Hell, outside of cut-scenes, this still manages thirty to forty frames with uber sampling. Not that I suggest playing with that. Anyway, Witcher 2, Warfighter, BF3, Planetside 2 - all of today's most demanding games - this thing will run them at sixty frames or higher. The only game that I can't keep a smooth sixty with is Metro 2033, but that one is notorious for its poor performance. Long story short, I couldn't be happier with this card. Just remember, it is a three slot, so don't buy this with thoughts of running SLI. It's not going to happen. Also make sure you have the space, because its length could be an issue with many cases as well.

Pros: Fast,Looks Amazing, Performs Amazing, Great Card For The Money, Plays all Modern Games on Ultra. This is just one of the best cards for the money. It is super quit and packs a punch. I would totally recommend it.

Cons: Takes three Slots. This isn't a performance thing but if you want to sli you will need a case like the 900d,800d, or cosmos 2

Pros: Very Very fast! And super quite.

Cons: Doesn't make me food.

Other Thoughts: Really good buy caught it while it was in stock

Pros: promises to be an elite gaming card

Cons: sporadic performance, random graphical artifacts, horrific customer service

Other Thoughts: My experience with ASUS in the past had been pleasant enough. However I purchased the last flagship model of the NVidia card (GTX 580) and it has been nothing but trouble. It took me quite a while to track the problem to the video card. Random lockups and reboots. I am not on my 3rd replacement card and each one they send me is faulty. I have replaced the card with a different card and have no issues. I have tried the GTX 580 in other machine, all of which have had the problem. So I am without a doubt 100% sure it's the card. ASUS keeps charging me to ship it back and they keep sending me faulty cards. I think they are just randomly sending out other cards that have been sent in as replacements without any repair or testing at all. Customer service takes days to weeks to respond to emails. This process has been going on for over a year and I still have no functional card. So you take the chance if you like but if you are sitting where I am next year remember that you were warned!

Manufacturer Response:

Dear MFS,

I am sorry to hear about your experience with ASUS Support. If you are still having problems please contact me at cl-jeremy@asus.com so that I can see what I can do to help. I can personally test a replacement for you so that we can get you the working card that you deserve. If there is anything that I can help you with, please don't hesitate to email.

Regards,
Jeremy
ASUS Customer Loyalty

Pros: This card is unbeatable, I'm not an overclocker so the fact that this thing comes just under 200MHz higher then the reg gtx680 really kills everything.
I usually get 65-110fps but mostly between 75-85fps in BATTLEFIELD 3 ON ULTRA
This card easly tops off at 200fps that must be the cap for BLACK OPS II. Tho COD games have always been low end in graphics.
HALF-LIFE 2 DEATHMATCH 299FPS its like there is noway to go higher haha. just thought I'd mention for you HL2:DM FANS.

Cons: NON

Pros: Upgraded from a HD6870 to this card and it is easily twice as fast. The card is capable of ripping through pretty much any game that I throw at it and it can usually keep up with my 120HZ monitor.
I average about 98Fps in Battlefield 3 whether I am playing in 3D or 2D on max settings @ 1080p. Everything is smooth as butter.
It tears through skyrim at max settings as well as Crysis 3, Bioshock Infinite, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Sid Meirs: Civilization 5, and everything else I own. I dont think I have ever seen the Framerate dip below 50Fps in anything other than the Unigine Heavan benchmark at max settings.
Card is heavy and feels extremely well built.
The card is relatively quiet for the kind of power it can put out.

Cons: I do wish it had 3 or 4Gb of VRAM instead of just 2Gb, I have just about run out playing bioshock Infinite at max settings.

I am being very knit picky here, but I do wish the fas were a little bit quieter at idle. I wish i could turn them down to 15% or so instead of the minimum 20%. I have this in my HTPC so silence is an absolute must. I was hoping that with the 3 slot design it would be quiet. It ends up being the loudest thing in my case at idle with the exception of my HDD. (like I said, real knit picky here)
It is a very large card, but I knew that going in. Make sure to measure your case to be sure. It is much taller than average as well as long. It barely fit in my case. I only had an eighth of an inch from the top of my case! (granted it is an HTPC case Silverstone LC17)

Other Thoughts: Other than slightly quieter fans and a little more RAM, I couldn't dream of anything to make this any better.

I haven't bothered overclocking it yet because to be quite honest, I cant think of any reason to do so. Its not like I am having any trouble running a game.

Pros: High ASIC - 86%/83% on both that I bought. Low power draw, quiet and cool (max 55°c on top card full load Furmark) W/ default fan profile. +nVidia features if you're into that sort of thing - Cuda, 3D Vision, PhysX, TXAA, FXAA, etc.

Going from AMD CF setup games do feel smoother and rendering times have gone down.

Cons: They are triple slot and BIG so know what you're getting into (not really a con DC2 cooler).

Other Thoughts: I'm happy but still waiting on the $40 rebate.

Pros: - FAST
- Max every game i tried so far
- Run cool and quiet
- OC well
- Max Crysis 3 with decent FPS!!!
- I finally get 60+ fps in WoW while raiding (25M)

Cons: - Big, check your pc case before buying

Other Thoughts: Get one. Worth the money. Nice build quality, GJ Asus!