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Can I step up from a Gtx 670 vanilla to the FTW version?

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Saturday, August 11, 2012 11:27 PM (permalink)
Is it possible?
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    EVGATech_GabrielT
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    Re:Can I step up from a Gtx 670 vanilla to the FTW version? Saturday, August 11, 2012 11:37 PM (permalink)
    Unfortunately typically only reference design cards are available for step up. This is the case for cards that are currently in production.
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    Re:Can I step up from a Gtx 670 vanilla to the FTW version? Monday, August 13, 2012 2:03 AM (permalink)
    I'm really bummed about this now that it's possible to software unlock voltages. The short PCB and other limitations of the vanilla make it so there's very little additional core speed increase possible even after bumping the voltage to 1.212v from 1.175v. Increasing my voltages only gave me an extra 10 MHz or so of core speed increase whereas most people with full length PCB's are getting significant performance increases with the extra voltage.
     
    You guys should do a "pay up" program. I'd pay 20-40 bucks to trade my vanilla 670 in for a full length PCB one.
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    Re:Can I step up from a Gtx 670 vanilla to the FTW version? Monday, August 13, 2012 2:06 AM (permalink)
    have you thought about stepping up to the 680 2gb reference version card you should be able to do that

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    Re:Can I step up from a Gtx 670 vanilla to the FTW version? Monday, August 13, 2012 2:08 AM (permalink)
    Oh, well maybe I'll try and do that.
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    Re:Can I step up from a Gtx 670 vanilla to the FTW version? Monday, August 13, 2012 2:14 AM (permalink)
    Oh. I can't because I didn't buy the extended warranty.
     
    I registered and uploaded the invoice and my vanilla still works? Why can't I just pay the 20 bucks + difference in price now? 
     
    This was my first EVGA purchase. Guess I did it wrong :(
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    Re:Can I step up from a Gtx 670 vanilla to the FTW version? Monday, August 13, 2012 6:25 AM (permalink)
    Keep tweaking the card or try and return it for hopes of getting a better one. Im running a reference 670 also with some pretty decent scores! Check out my thread "Gtx 670 on water, 680's beware"! Best of luck!
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    Re:Can I step up from a Gtx 670 vanilla to the FTW version? Monday, August 13, 2012 6:44 AM (permalink)
    Wutangrza

    I'm really bummed about this now that it's possible to software unlock voltages. The short PCB and other limitations of the vanilla make it so there's very little additional core speed increase possible even after bumping the voltage to 1.212v from 1.175v. Increasing my voltages only gave me an extra 10 MHz or so of core speed increase whereas most people with full length PCB's are getting significant performance increases with the extra voltage.

    You guys should do a "pay up" program. I'd pay 20-40 bucks to trade my vanilla 670 in for a full length PCB one.

     
    Software unlocked voltages?
    I did see they are getting 1.21 volts through the bios on the cards now but where are they through software...
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    Re:Can I step up from a Gtx 670 vanilla to the FTW version? Monday, August 13, 2012 2:43 PM (permalink)
    Sorry, that's what I meant. Flashing new BIOS, but at least you don't have to do any hardware modifications.
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    Re:Can I step up from a Gtx 670 vanilla to the FTW version? Monday, August 13, 2012 3:45 PM (permalink)
    NVIDIA BIOS Editor is what we need and they are working on it, I hate waiting...

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    Re:Can I step up from a Gtx 670 vanilla to the FTW version? Monday, August 13, 2012 11:03 PM (permalink)
    Post your 670 for sale or trade to someone who wanna down grade...which I doubt, unless it's the 4Gb to the 2Gb since some people don't need that much VRAM.

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