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[Mirik]

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814125423

Out of the ones I have seen I like this one stated above the Gigabyte GV-N670OC is there a better one out there that you can suggest?

If you suggest another one please state why you believe it to be better with Cons and Pros please.

[okuRaku]

I was already eyeing the Gigabyte after Free recommended it on ToT, but after reading the below comment on Amazon it sealed the deal. I watched newegg for a week and finally it was in stock for under an hour and I got it. It's supposed to arrive tomorrow!

Spoiler

When I first saw the 680 PCB, I figured nVidia would use it for a 670 as well, maybe cutting a power phase to save on cost. I was wrong, way wrong. I laughed when I saw the reference 670 PCB. It may work, but it's not for me. Gigabyte's not only using a 680 PCB, they beefed up power delivery with an additional phase and 8-pin connector. Top it with an exceptional cooler and sell it at a reference design price, now that's my speed.

Regarding fan noise, one user posted that fans are loud past 60%. In a good case with adequate air flow, fans are not likely to ramp past 50%, even under load with moderate overclocking. Most people are not looking to push a card to its limits, thus most people will not have a need to manually adjust fans past 60%. With proper case design and normal use, this cooler is one of the quietest available.

I'd like to close by focusing on the thermal interface material (TIM) Gigabyte is using. It's some of the best I've seen in my 10+ years of tearing coolers off to rework low grade TIM. A good cooling solution starts with quality TIM and good contact with critical components. The WindForce 3 cooler contacts the GPU, memory, and PWM components; many solutions don't contact memory or PWM components. Search for "hitechlegion" to find their website and check out their review of this card. Pay particular attention to the disassembly pics. You'll see the quality. Gigabyte scores big with this card..

[Lacha]

Not sold out at tigerdirect (atm), http://www.tigerdire...5856&CatId=3669

Thanks for the info about this card oku. I have a 480gtx atm that is fine but that 670 is my next card soon™

[Freelancer]

I just installed my 670 EVGA 10 minutes ago.... it's amazing. Will be overclocking it soon.

[Wayfarer]

I just installed my 670 EVGA 10 minutes ago.... it's amazing. Will be overclocking it soon.

I'm curious, did you go with EVGA over Gigabyte because of plans for water cooling?

[Chev]

I am curious why the three fan setup? More is not necessarily better.

Let's do the math. If you have three fans running a modest 50 cfm or 1,440 cubic inches per second. Multiply that by three and You have 4320 cubic inches of air coming in and leaving your video card every second.

This gets concerning when you look at the exhaust on the video card. You have perhaps three square inches of exhaust port (this is being REAL generous). The air coming out of the exhaust port has to travel at 1440 inches per second, or 81 miles per hour.

So, why not stick with one well designed fan?

[Mirik]

Are you really trying to make an argument that the single fan EVGA has better cooling stock then the GIGABYTE does are you?

It not just the tri-fans its also the heatsinks and copper tubing as well that makes it cool and able to overclock higher then an EVGA right out of the box.

Now before you all get your panties in a bunch over what i said remember i said better cooling STOCK not after you strap on your water cooling or take the shroud off and put your own tri-fan on.

http://hothardware.c...igabyte/?page=3 <--Reference

[Chev]

Now before you all get your panties in a bunch over what i said remember........

Easy boy!

No one has their panties in a wad here.

I just threw out some math.

I like math. I am a mechanical engineer, so I will do that from time to time.

Take it or leave it. No matter to me.

[Mirik]

Easy boy!

No one has their panties in a wad here.

LOL i was making this in reference of all the ppl there were going to bash what I was going to say that they could get way more overclocking by just adding water cooling or changing this or that. When i was merely talking about buying both of them stock without changing anything.

But if you do refer to the article i posted the clearly show that the Gigabyte has better cooling overall. From what I know though most non-reference cards like the Gigabyte you are unable to strap water cooling on though.