- 1536 CUDA Cores
- 4GB 256-bit GDDR5
- PCI Express 3.0 x16
Great card for WGC computing
12/14/2012
This review is from: EVGA 04G-P4-3687-KR GeForce GTX 680 FTW+ w/Backplate 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Pros:
Card is a beast for crunching World Community Grid work units.
It cut the time in half to process a work unit compared to the previous card I owned which was a Nvidia GTX-285
Not as loud as expected after reading reviews form other users.
I don't really use for gaming, but more for virtual machines and graphic / video editing.
It seems like the colors are a little bit better on my monitor??? Or could be a placebo effect.
Everything draws and pops almost instantly onto the screen when launching programs and browsers with 15-20 tabs. Launching both Chrome and Firefox at the same time.
Cons:
None so far!
Overall Review:
The stock cooling fan is a little bit louder than 3 enermax 120 cooling fans I have installed for my water loop. It really doesn't bother me when listening to music.
Since not really a gamer, this card should last well into the future.
Have adequate airflow thru the case and that will help to minimize the speed of the default fan running at max speed on the graphics card.
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- Carlton H.
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