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2012/06/21 15:06:34 (permalink)
 
Here we are folks, behold the EVGA GTX 680 Classified...Woo Hoo!    
 
I'll be posting Benchmark Results in the following post soonish, but for now enjoy these Unboxing, Installation and Comparisons with the GTX 680 FTW in the mean time!


 
Unboxing:

 
Nifty red sleeved Y-Split Power Cables, that I have no need of...blah

 
Frack this GPU is huge...
     
 
Me wants a back-plate, but not available until sometime in July...blah
 
 
 
 
Comparisons with the GTX 680 FTW 4GB Model:
      
 
 
And Installation:
Filling up some of that massive amount of space I have.
 
 
Oops, smudge marks left from my fingers, wonder where that came from....hrmmm  Wiped it off...
  



 


 


 
 
 
post edited by Khalus - 2012/06/22 11:50:17


 
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    Khalus
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 15:07:42 (permalink)
     
    Heaven 3.0 & 3D Mark 11 Benchmarking Results Coming Soon...
    ~BTW, I'm using the 304.48 Drivers~
     
    3D mark 11
    Classified Stock Results:
    FTW Stock Results:
     
    Classified Overclocked Results:
    FTW Overclocked Results:
     
     
    Classified Overclocked w/ EVBot Results{Increased Voltages...}:
    These will take awhile before I get results available, so please have patience...
     
     
     
     
     
    Heaven 3.0
    Classified Stock Results: {Fan speed capped at 55% and temps never rose above 62c, not bad}
    FTW Stock Results:

     

    Classified Overclocked Results:  {131% Power Target ~ +93MHz GPU ~ +120MHz Memory} ~ As stable as I can keep it , won't go any higher!
    FTW Overclocked Results: {FTW Scores better at lower OC settings....whaaaa!?}

     

    Classified Overclocked w/ EVBot Results{Increased Voltages...}:
    These will take awhile before I get results available, so please have patience...
     
     
     
    EVGA OC Scanner:
    EVGA OC Scanner Benchmark: 
     
      
    EVGA OC Scanner Stress {ran it for over 5min stable @1345MHz}: 
     

     
    post edited by Khalus - 2012/06/21 18:01:10


     
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 15:08:46 (permalink)
     
     
    Gaming Benchmarks and OSD Specs Coming Soon...


     
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 15:13:20 (permalink)
    Looks nice can't wait till mine gets here its the only thing I need to get my system up and running.
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 15:15:52 (permalink)
    How are temps and noise?
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 15:22:34 (permalink)
    Still working on it, will have more info soon.  Surprised to see that the max fan speed is capped at 55% though...hrmmm 
     
    At idle though, temps are still 34-35c as they were with the FTW 4GB.


     
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 15:31:30 (permalink)
    What does it boost to? 
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 15:34:25 (permalink)
    Damn nice looking card and machine, Khalus!
     

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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 15:41:34 (permalink)
    Nice card. Looking forward to results with more voltage 




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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 15:41:54 (permalink)
    No backplate?

        
     
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 15:42:20 (permalink)
    gizmoman`

    What does it boost to? 

     
    1215?  Thats just idle in Heaven not in benchmark mode.



     
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 15:43:03 (permalink)
    Nice info Khalus buddy..great looking card.  Enjoy "getting to know" your card hehe.
     
    Should be interesting using Evbot..those things look cool...like a little overvolting ipod:)

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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 15:46:37 (permalink)
    Its been 39 minutes. Where are the 1400 core runs? 




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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 15:53:49 (permalink)
    Heaven Stock Results posted....gonna start working on software OCing now!  Results coming soonish...


     
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 16:37:41 (permalink)
    EVGA OC Scanner Benchmark:

     
    EVGA OC Scanner Stress {ran it for over 5min stable @1345MHz}:




     
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 16:39:06 (permalink)
    I don't really understand the "Power Target" setting. Elucidate?
     

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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 16:42:25 (permalink)
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    I don't really understand the "Power Target" setting. Elucidate?


     
    Got me too, just turn it up cause thats what I see everyone else do...rofl!


     
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 16:43:13 (permalink)
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    I don't really understand the "Power Target" setting. Elucidate?



    Got me too, just turn it up cause thats what I see everyone else do...rofl!

    Well, I figure I'll never know if I don't ask ;)


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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 17:02:04 (permalink)
    Oh ok, did a little research, kinda already knew what power target was, just didn't think about before I posted last.  Power Target runs your GPU at say 131% max power when set that high.
     
    From stuff I just read/watched, basically set it to max and then play with other settings to see what max MHz you can get...or something like that.
     
     
     
    After a bit more testing, it would seem that Heaven is being very finicky and crashes a lot with only as much as +98MHz, havn't found a stable setting yet, but with OC Scanner I can keep it stable at +130MHz...hrm
    post edited by Khalus - 2012/06/21 17:06:34


     
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 17:03:03 (permalink)
    Thanks...logical sense, but making that assumption probably would have made me wrong ;)
     

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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 17:07:48 (permalink)
    Congrats, khalus!! Now you've made drool !!! Me wants that Classy!!!

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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 17:16:10 (permalink)
    thank you for sharing with us Khalus.



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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 17:50:33 (permalink)
    Max Software OC Heaven Benchmark Results posted above^


     
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 19:00:11 (permalink)
    3D Mark 11 Max Software OC scores posted!


     
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 19:16:40 (permalink)
    Max fan speed?


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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 19:22:44 (permalink)
    Khalus

    After a bit more testing, it would seem that Heaven is being very finicky and crashes a lot with only as much as +98MHz, havn't found a stable setting yet, but with OC Scanner I can keep it stable at +130MHz...hrm

     
    Try running OC Scanner for at least half an hour in each mode (tessy and furry), with FXAA, heavy mode, and run it at your monitor's native res (fullscreen).  This will tell you if the OC is stable or not, but it's not necessary for benchmark runs.  I only do this for a max stable overclock, when benching I just run the benchmark.
     
    Your scores were lower than your FTW card because they always vary.  An unstable OC will provide a lower benchmark score.  Closing unnecessary processes and tasks helps.  I don't recommend benching for hours at a time, since your scores won't be as good as they could be.  I'll bench once, and try again later after my PC rested for a while.  Don't forget to optimize NVIDIA Control Panel/Inspector settings, for maximum performance in your benchmarks.  This is how I got my air cooled i5 rig in the top 10 GTX 480 mods rigs.
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 19:23:41 (permalink)
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    Max fan speed?

     
    55%


     
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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 19:25:35 (permalink)
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    Sajin

    Max fan speed?


    55%

    ...



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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 19:27:05 (permalink)
    Khalus,
     
    The 680 Lightning is still for sale on the egg. Can you return for a full refund? 




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    Re:My GTX 680 Classified Unboxing, Installation, Comparison & Benchmark Results... 2012/06/21 20:24:29 (permalink)
    Forgot to enable "Maximum Performance Mode" like I had used for those benches with the FTW.  Should hopefully get a slightly higher score.  Running them now!


     
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