Graphic card difference
May 9th, 2017
except the price, name and release date…
ASUS GTX680-DC2-4GD5
ASUS GTX680-DC2G-4GD5
I don’t like Asus DCII cards, they often lack VRM cooling which makes things toasty and unstable.
I don't like Asus DCII cards, they often lack VRM cooling which makes things toasty and unstable.
So in your experience you would not chose that card.
Should i then go after let’s say a eVGA or Gainward?
Do research on the models you can get, if there aren’t bad things discussed on forums, its worth a buy.
Asus is only good at marketing, poor manufacturing is off the roof in RMA.
I like reference coolers as they usually have the modules covered with the heatsink.
Do research on the models you can get, if there aren't bad things discussed on forums, its worth a buy.
Asus is only good at marketing, poor manufacturing is off the roof in RMA.
Hmm i had several Asus products over the years and i never had problems with them. Have a Sabertooth Z77 Motherboard and it works wonderfull.
They also use their own “Super Alloy Power” for the VRM’s which causes them to run cooler anyway.
If you google anything youll find people complaining about it on some forum so thats not very good advice at all. : \
If you have some sort of real statistical info about ASUS’s RMA rate compared to competing brands I would be curious to see it since I would definitely change my own buying practices based on it.
They also their own "Super Alloy Power" for the VRM's which causes them to run cooler anyway.
never mind
going GTX680? try to consider ZOTAC/EVGA/MSI
they are great on aftermarket cooling
Can any one tell me what the difference is between these two Graphics cards?
except the price, name and release date...
ASUS GTX680-DC2-4GD5
ASUS GTX680-DC2G-4GD5
The difference is that the DC2G model comes bundled with a game.
Personally when buying graphics cards, I usually tend to stick with eVGA. Different manufacturers tend to have different warranties / prices / overclocks / cooling etc etc.
For me, eVGA cards have always been my choice, they haven’t ever let me down, even when overclocking them slightly (which usually isn’t needed anyway).
It’s up to you which one you want to go for. Do some research, look at the things that I mentioned above – and compare them against other manufactures, and see which one looks like the best choice for you.
They also use their own "Super Alloy Power" for the VRM's which causes them to run cooler anyway.
If you google anything youll find people complaining about it on some forum so thats not very good advice at all. : \
If you have some sort of real statistical info about ASUS's RMA rate compared to competing brands I would be curious to see it since I would definitely change my own buying practices based on it.
Statistics?, your beyond what you can find normally, you can’t get statistics normally unless you work in a computer shop, one of the biggest.
Marketing is what super alloy power is, nothing more.
Hm? I like the DCII models from Asus. Using a Radeon HD6950 DCII and it works wonderfully, cool and quiet. Don’t know if the nvidia DCII models are worse then?
We’re going pretty far off-topic here.
The difference between them is that the ASUS GTX680-DC2G-4GD5 comes with Assassin’s Creed 3 along with the card.
And to add along the off-topicness: The DirectCu II is still very well reviewed despite the lack of VRM cooling. I haven’t had any issues with a previous overclocked 7970 DCII Top, nor my current 7970 Matrix Platinum related to temperatures despite pumping a lot more voltage than the GTX 680’s 1.1875V limit.
We're going pretty far off-topic here.
The difference between them is that the ASUS GTX680-DC2G-4GD5 comes with Assassin's Creed 3 along with the card.
And to add along the off-topicness: The DirectCu II is still very well reviewed despite the lack of VRM cooling. I haven't had any issues with a previous overclocked 7970 DCII Top, nor my current 7970 Matrix Platinum related to temperatures despite pumping a lot more voltage than the GTX 680's 1.1875V limit.
thanks for the straight answer.
We're going pretty far off-topic here.
The difference between them is that the ASUS GTX680-DC2G-4GD5 comes with Assassin's Creed 3 along with the card.
And to add along the off-topicness: The DirectCu II is still very well reviewed despite the lack of VRM cooling. I haven't had any issues with a previous overclocked 7970 DCII Top, nor my current 7970 Matrix Platinum related to temperatures despite pumping a lot more voltage than the GTX 680's 1.1875V limit.
It pays to get off topic if it can save a mans hassle. Well with the cards you have and from the sounds of your budget, you wouldn’t give a damn about durability. Your just lucky that your one isn’t starting to fizzle or hasn’t shown. The Matrix series is beyond DCII, so using that for comparision isn’t ideal. With some dust buildup and time, it will get nasty.
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We're going pretty far off-topic here.
The difference between them is that the ASUS GTX680-DC2G-4GD5 comes with Assassin's Creed 3 along with the card.
And to add along the off-topicness: The DirectCu II is still very well reviewed despite the lack of VRM cooling. I haven't had any issues with a previous overclocked 7970 DCII Top, nor my current 7970 Matrix Platinum related to temperatures despite pumping a lot more voltage than the GTX 680's 1.1875V limit.
It pays to get off topic if it can save a mans hassle. Well with the cards you have and from the sounds of your budget, you wouldn't give a damn about durability. Your just lucky that your one isn't starting to fizzle or hasn't shown. The Matrix series is beyond DCII, so using that for comparision isn't ideal. With some dust buildup and time, it will get nasty.
Well i went with a eVGA gtx 680 2G instead looked at some benchmarks and there was 2-4 frames difference from a 2G to 4G so not worth the extra money…