It's your power supply not understanding people here if you go out buy parts for your computer you gotta make sure. It will work lol required watts for one 690gtx is 650 right off the top. So that leaves you 200 watts for your motherboard, cpu, memory and your case fans to run off it... then you said that you are overclocking your cpu and memory lol you don't have enough power to overclock your stuff.. your 7970 used 500 watts if want your stuff to work right you need bigger power supply, then you will be able to overclock your stuff. Just fine and i bet you that your video card won't run as hot as it does now.. plus you said something of sli?? If so you should of known that 850watt power supply wouldn't of handle it..

Right well keep overclocking it because it helps the problem lol... and your card draws 414 at full load.. so whats left for overclocking?? But yeah I don't know what im talking about.

mojman2001

Right well keep overclocking it because it helps the problem lol... and your card draws 414 at full load.. so whats left for overclocking?? But yeah I don't know what im talking about.

 
400 if you're running FurMark perhaps, not normal load. That still leaves me with more than enough for the rest of my system in any case. It's not the issue ...
 

ty_ger07

It's pretty normal for objects to jump into view at medium distances and for objects to change clarity, color, or lighting at close distances. It is a performance optimization used in most games called render distance and level of detail which makes objects morph at various distances.

What I am saying is that this might not necessarily be a problem at all.
Which games are you playing?

 
I'm aware of what pop in is - this isn't the same. I wish I could link to the video I uploaded that demonstrates it but somebody else will have to. Look up 'aislephive' on youtube and there will be a video titled "Deus Ex Graphics Glitch." If somebody could link that here it would be much appreciated.
 
Set the video to 1080p and pay close attention in the beginning to the bangs of the woman as I walk back and forth. When I approach her, her hair pops in, and when I back away, it disappears. That shouldn't happen ever, and yet I can replicate it every time. The rest of the video is more subtle. Even 1080p can only show so much. It's much, much more obvious in person. Look for the clothing on the NPCs and how they awkwardly change textures and lighting as I approach. It's definitely not intended to be that way. Most other games give me this problem since getting the 690, including games like Far Cry 3, Max Payne 3, Mafia 2, and Hitman Absolution. Probably others as well. Believe me when I tell you that with my 7970 I did not have these issues, and would have noticed immediately if they were present.

What your seeing is the switch between models/textures
This is how game engines handle objects as you move closer to them....
 
If you have been making changes in the NVCP...
I suggest opening the NVCP/Manage 3D settings "Global" tab and hitting the "RESTORE" button then "APPLY"
*Do the same in the "Program Settings" tab for each game -if- you have also made changes there.
 
Forcing AA modes or non default quality settings in the NVCP can make "pop up" issues appear worse or even create them
 
Most games are designed to work "best" when the NVCP is left at -defaults- and settings changes are ONLY made in a games -in-game- settings panel 
 
 

 
Because you have a dual GPU card...
NVCP settings can have a very pronounced effect on texture handling and in AA in the frame buffer..
Thats why I suggested running the NVCP at defaults
System config issues can also have a strong effect on such a card.
 
As for your other comments, they appear to show a lack of historical experience with game engines and object/texture handling, and how different cards, differing Vram and drivers/settings can produce such effects.
 
You are now using a 2gig Vram dual GPU vs a single GPU with 3gigs.... with completely different drivers.
Also, the CPU overhead cost for a GTX 690 is much higher than 7970 and your Quad is non-HT             
 
Between the lower Vram, your CPU overhead with the stronger card and known dual GPU issues...
   
I would suggest running the NVCP at defaults
Make sure that PhysX is set to AUTO
Only test with your GTX 680 running at STOCK default clocks
Check that your system RAM settings are at factory timings and voltage
Check your current MB BIOS setting for PCIE (either 3.0 or 2.0) and test with the other one.
Check your videocard Vram loading status at boot -and- again while running each game           
And check your CPU core loading at boot -and- again when games with issues are running
And check the temps and delta of your GPU cores while under load
*You might also want to perform a USB loading test for polling issues-->with everything closed on the desktop hit Ctrl/Alt/Del and bring up the TaskManager/Processes Tab, then move your mouse pointer continuously in a 5in circle while looking at your CPU use percentage. Any Jumps above 4 or 5% from the base could cause serious issues. 
 
The Unigine Valley benchmark has a few sections that are great for observing LOD/object texture handling, and for determining what changes produce the best effects
*be aware that each game will have its own issues to be addressed based on the in-game settings used, known driver issues and game engine limitations/bugs. 
 
 
 
 
 

maniacvvv

 
Because you have a dual GPU card...
NVCP settings can have a very pronounced effect on texture handling and in AA in the frame buffer..
Thats why I suggested running the NVCP at defaults
System config issues can also have a strong effect on such a card.

 
I never changed the default settings in the NVCP. I set it to default just to make sure and none of my settings changed, nor did anything in-game.
 

As for your other comments, they appear to show a lack of historical experience with game engines and object/texture handling, and how different cards, differing Vram and drivers/settings can produce such effects.

You are now using a 2gig Vram dual GPU vs a single GPU with 3gigs.... with completely different drivers.
Also, the CPU overhead cost for a GTX 690 is much higher than 7970 and your Quad is non-HT             

Between the lower Vram, your CPU overhead with the stronger card and known dual GPU issues...

 
I'm not sure what you're trying to say here exactly. They are very different cards obviously, but there's no good reason why these issues should crop up when switching cards. I've never heard one complaint regarding textures with the GTX 690 and I did a ton of research before I purchased the card.

I would suggest running the NVCP at defaults
Make sure that PhysX is set to AUTO
Only test with your GTX 680 running at STOCK default clocks
Check that your system RAM settings are at factory timings and voltage
Check your current MB BIOS setting for PCIE (either 3.0 or 2.0) and test with the other one.
Check your videocard Vram loading status at boot -and- again while running each game           
And check your CPU core loading at boot -and- again when games with issues are running
And check the temps and delta of your GPU cores while under load
*You might also want to perform a USB loading test for polling issues-->with everything closed on the desktop hit Ctrl/Alt/Del and bring up the TaskManager/Processes Tab, then move your mouse pointer continuously in a 5in circle while looking at your CPU use percentage. Any Jumps above 4 or 5% from the base could cause serious issues. 

The Unigine Valley benchmark has a few sections that are great for observing LOD/object texture handling, and for determining what changes produce the best effects
*be aware that each game will have its own issues to be addressed based on the in-game settings used, known driver issues and game engine limitations/bugs. 

 
Tried all of these - no dice. Sigh.
 

ty_ger07
We are trying to give you clues, but you aren't listening.

 
If you're talking about the Nvidia Control panel tweaks, again I never touched them from the start, and if I did it would have been one of the first things I checked.
 
Unfortunately I don't know anybody who has a rig that I could test the card in. I might end up buying the 780 soon and see if that fixes the issue, and at that point I can RMA the card and sell the one I recieve from EVGA. I think I'd rather stick with a single GPU card from now on.

Looking at the video it looks like the game engine, i seen this a lot of games Shogun 2 is a prime example when watching a unit coming into screen they have no faces and very little detail and then magically pops in when up close. Pretty sure its the game engine but i could be wrong.