EVGA GTX 680 graffix card - anyone using it???

[Newbeeee™]

Hi all - building another PC.

We currently run GTX480 graffix cards with no real issues, but that's sooooooooooo last week now, as it's been replaced by the GTX680.

Anyone using one of these - good, bad or ugly???

TIA

[Rocketmachinist]

How much gaming do you plan on doing?

[Allan]

I have had no issues with the Nvidia GTX cards, best to get one that has a 192 bit memory bus like a 1.5Gb or 3Gb version of the GTX

 

 

Allan

[mkd]

gtx 690

go big or go home

 

but seriously, a gtx580 works great. you could get one used for $250

[Newbeeee™]

How much gaming do you plan on doing?

Everyday's a playday

 

Thanks for the replies

[RayD]

I have a few customers who use them, they are.. ok. Drivers are not optimized for workstation type programs.

 

IMO.......If you are building a new workstation use a workstation card, less heat, comparable price (a bit more expensive) and drivers build spacificaly for a 3d Cad/CAM environment.

[Newbeeee™]

Ray - what card do you recomend (obviously a quadro, but which one)?

Thanks

[cadman2112]

The 600 is an entry level card, the 2000 is a "good" mid-range card

 

Always avoid the NVS series

 

http://www.nvidia.com/object/workstation-solutions.html

[RayD]

I have no issues with the 2000M in my laptop but... 4000 is better.. anything more you wont see much increase in Mcam as we don't deal with surface textures that 3D animators use.

 

680 $460-$580ish

2000 $470ish

4000 $800ish

[Rotary Ninja]

Definitely go with a Professional card. You will see a noticeable difference. We have the Quadro 2000. It does pretty good. If you can spring for a 4000 here's something to think about... Looking at the specs, for the money, dual 2000's would probably be better than one 4000 card. That is if you can spend just a little more.

 

As mentioned, the professional cards don't run as hot, and they don't require the huge power supply like the gaming cards do.

[JAMMAN]

I'm running a quadro 2000 also, so far it has not disappointed me. Of course the i7 and 16G of ram do help.

[Thoob]

I run an 8800GT, lol. It runs fine for what I need it for. I had 500 series cards at home and they just use too much damn power and a lot of heat. Don't go that route as someone mentioned. I have GTX670's at home and they use a hell of a lot less power than the 500 series cards and also produce less heat. To the original question, I think for the price of a GTX680 vs a workstation 2000 card, you are better off with the workstation card. These big 5xx and 6xx cards/drivers are more directed to gaming, not cad.

[Jayson Kramer]

I tell my customer min of the Quadro 2000 is best. I would at lest get that and not worry.

[Rotary Ninja]

We have the 2000 and it slows down quite a bit when verifying a rotary operation when the quality is turned all the way up. At the medium setting it does fine though. I am putting one in my next PC build at home, and may add two later on if I need it.