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GeForce GTX 680 Twin Frozr OC Edition Review

GeForce GTX 680 Twin Frozr OC Edition (aka as GeForce GTX 680 Twin Frozr III OC Edition) is a Special Edition of the powerful GeForce GTX 680. See the standard version for more information about it.
Compared to the standard version, GeForce GTX 680 Twin Frozr OC Edition features an increase to its core-clock, that went from 1006MHz to 1058MHz. The "Boost Clock" was also increased and can now attain some whooping 1124MHz.
The cooler TwinFrozr III has two 80 mm fans and five 8mm copper heat-pipes of nickel-plated, which according to MSI reduce the temperatures to up to 22ºC better and cause less noise than the standard design.
Though the changes are impressive, benchmarks indicate a 3% increase in performance when compared to the standard GeForce GTX 680.
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GeForce GTX 680 Twin Frozr OC Edition Performance Specification

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1058 MHz

Kepler GK104

2048 MB

1502 MHz

256 Bit

GDDR5

192.3GB/sec

28nm

128

135.424 GTexel/s

33.856 GPixel/s

1536

DX 11.1

5.0

4.2

2560x1600

195 Watts

550 Watt & 38 Amps

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No the GeForce GTX 680 Twin Frozr OC Edition graphics card is NOT a laptop and notebook GPU

Yes the GeForce GTX 680 Twin Frozr OC Edition graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Yes the GeForce GTX 680 Twin Frozr OC Edition graphics card is a dedicated GPU

No the GeForce GTX 680 Twin Frozr OC Edition graphics card is NOT an integrated GPU

Core i7-3770K 4-Core 3.5GHz

8 GB

1920 x 1080

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trivium098

00:09 Apr-07-2013

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FX-8350 oc: 5%

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Radeon HD 7850 Twin Frozr III OC oc: 25%

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would this be a worth while upgrade for me?

GameBoy27

05:10 Apr-07-2013

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Nope, buddy, I don't think so. You have a GFX with almost close to this one. If you wanna upgrade, wait for newer GPUs to come. But if you really wanna upgrade now, I'd suggest you go for HD 7970 Sapphire OC edition or something.....

trivium098

19:03 Apr-07-2013

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cheers mate i just go through phases where I think I need buy something for no reason occasionally need a mental slap to stop my self

viktanoob

17:43 Feb-27-2013

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Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz oc: 20%

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Radeon HD 7850 MSI OC 1GB Edition oc: 25%

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Is this worth an upgrade its 490€ in my country...

x1234dante

16:11 Jan-01-2013

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Core i7-3770 4-Core 3.4GHz

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Would I be able to handle this video card with my specs???
ASRock b75 pro3 motherboard,chieftec 650w PSU,core intel i7-3770k 3.4ghz,8gb ram,I currently have a msi r7870 twin frozr???

PapiFiveNine

19:53 Jan-01-2013

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Phenom II X6 1605T oc: 25%

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GeForce GTX 560 Ti Hawk Edition

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Check the amperage of your psu, chieftec is an average unit depending on the series.. Or post a link here

x1234dante

01:21 Jan-03-2013

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well its this unit [url]http://www.game-debate.com/psu/index.php?ps_id=1165&psu=Chieftec%20CTG-650C[/url]

PapiFiveNine

01:29 Jan-03-2013

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It is enough, but i'd reccomend a 670 as it performs almost as well, even on pair when OC'd for a lot less money.. I see you have a 7870? Why the need to upgrade?

x1234dante

13:55 Jan-03-2013

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I would like to move to Nvidia but now I don't know anymore as everyone keeps telling me a 7870 is enough

PapiFiveNine

16:38 Jan-03-2013

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If you don't lose out on money when selling it then you can go for it. But if you have to sell it a lot cheaper to invest in 1-2 step better cards then it's not worth it...

gmschaubert

02:44 Dec-19-2012

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Would my CPU be able to handle this video card, or would it bottleneck it?
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Stratus

03:04 Dec-19-2012

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It would handle it you could always OC your CPU which would minimize the little bottleneck there might be in some games.

gmschaubert

14:32 Feb-27-2013

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I just purchased one of these GPUs and I can't wait to install it in my desktop!

NemeHardBass

21:39 Oct-27-2012

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3% better?! How?

MrPredator003

19:47 Dec-06-2012

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probaby mistake

nobugging

12:46 Sep-03-2012

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Core i7-3960X 6-Core 3.30GHz

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I am the proud owner of this card, and let me say it just smokes anything I throw at it. Without V-sync on to steady the frame rate, I get 95 FPS on Battlefield 3, 112+ FPS on Arkham City, The Witcher 2, and Max Payne 3, and even in the high 60s on Metro 2033 with everything cranked. I might get another and go QUAD next year when the prices drop. Right now they're over $650, and the performance boost I would see with SLI is worth that much money for me .

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