Gigabyte Windforce Nvidia GTX 670 OC Version (User Review) & Owners' Thread

[Termie]

FYI, new drivers were released today by nVidia: http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/44967

This is 301.42 (WHQL).

 

[guskline]

FYI, new drivers were released today by nVidia: http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/44967

This is 301.42 (WHQL).

Yes sir. I installed them and they are running well.

 

[RussianSensation]

I am so tired of waiting to buy this card at $399.

Superbiiz has it for $430 - $15 off with coupon code "TRIBUTE" = $415.

Not bad.

 

[Valkyrie23]

This card is in stock @Amazon right now
better get a move on!
http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GV-N6...5HC0WKPMB13PCX

 

[N4n45h1]

Whoo! I got my GTX 670 Windforce yesterday. Is the EVGA precision tool effective for overclocking? and what would most consider to be a comfortable overclock on this card?

 

[Destiny]

Whoo! I got my GTX 670 Windforce yesterday. Is the EVGA precision tool effective for overclocking? and what would most consider to be a comfortable overclock on this card?

From what I read yes...

Also about overclocking it all depends on your card - as you can see on the first page the out of the box actual boost clock and user overclock is all over the place... Most people when they overclock it is just under 1300MHz but some people have been able to get stable over 1300Mhz... basically it is just the lottery of the silicon...

 

[Zanovar]

Ive noticed the mem overclocks seem to be all over the place for this card,not sure if its one persons 1 game stable vs another persons multitude of games stable,but seems erratic.
luck of the draw i guess.

 

[Pneumothorax]

Currently have a galaxy ref gtx 670. Annoying whine when idle and really annoying vacuum cleaner sound when playing BF3. Is this Gigabyte card really quiet when gaming? Does it ever get loud? BTW, my system is really quiet otherwise as virtue of the CX1000 power supply and H100 with fans set really low.

 

[Destiny]

Currently have a galaxy ref gtx 670. Annoying whine when idle and really annoying vacuum cleaner sound when playing BF3. Is this Gigabyte card really quiet when gaming? Does it ever get loud? BTW, my system is really quiet otherwise as virtue of the CX1000 power supply and H100 with fans set really low.

Yes... it is quiet... I have three case fans that also helps keep the PC case well ventilated... the Gigabyte card never have to go above 45% fan speed even when under heavy load = and it is still quieter than my case fans...

 

[anonymouscrayon]

My Gigabyte 670 OC gets 1189mhz out-of-the-box turbo core clock (Running Heaven DX11 maxed out). I think I did pretty good in the silicon lottery.

Thing is, it idles at 38-40c. Is that normal?

EDIT: I just noticed my MAX:1202mhz. That sounds really great if it's real. Will double check.

Turbo is 1202mhz, before it hits 70C. At 70C, the voltage drops from 1.1750v down to 1.162v or 1.150v. When it drops, the clock drops back down to 1189mhz. Proof:

Not bad at all.

Stable at core 1342mhz. Memory untouched. Never hit 70C.

 

[guskline]

Is anyone on this thread running 3 monitors on a GTX 670?

 

[Destiny]

Is anyone on this thread running 3 monitors on a GTX 670?

Give me two weeks and I will!
I just paid off a $400 speeding ticket that I got in Las Vegas during CES 2012...

But I am having a hard time finding a good Displayport 1.2 cable...D:

 

[caboob]

I have three windforce 670s in Tri-SLI and get an out-of-box boost of 1189,1189,1150. Max stable overclock: 1295, 1290, 1298. Sometimes I can go a whole 30 minutes of BF3 with all 3 a shade over 1300. BF3 just flies on my 3 120Hz displays (Low settings, FXAA high).

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

Superbiiz has it for $430 - $15 off with coupon code "TRIBUTE" = $415.

Not bad.

Yeah but the ~$15 shipping kills it.

 

[Destiny]

I have three windforce 670s in Tri-SLI and get an out-of-box boost of 1189,1189,1150. Max stable overclock: 1295, 1290, 1298. Sometimes I can go a whole 30 minutes of BF3 with all 3 a shade over 1300. BF3 just flies on my 3 120Hz displays (Low settings, FXAA high).

That's pretty cool! Was it hard to get them to fit in SLI on the MOBO/Case? I heard the fans may get the way or the heat from the airflow gets re-circulated into the other cards - how are your temps?

 

[Destiny]

My Gigabyte 670 OC gets 1189mhz out-of-the-box turbo core clock (Running Heaven DX11 maxed out). I think I did pretty good in the silicon lottery.

Thing is, it idles at 38-40c. Is that normal?

EDIT: I just noticed my MAX:1202mhz. That sounds really great if it's real. Will double check.

Turbo is 1202mhz, before it hits 70C. At 70C, the voltage drops from 1.1750v down to 1.162v or 1.150v. When it drops, the clock drops back down to 1189mhz. Proof:

Not bad at all.

Stable at core 1342mhz. Memory untouched. Never hit 70C.

That is pretty sick!! 1342MHz
How far of an OC did you go or try to get that before you knew what was stable and unstable?

So far I have the lowest performing Windforce card out of the box...:'(

It's cool... it does what I need it to do so far...

 

[poohbear]

so are hard to find in stock nowadays yea? I'm planning on upgrading in August, will they be readily available then?

 

[tviceman]

Superbiiz has it for $430 - $15 off with coupon code "TRIBUTE" = $415.

Not bad.

God I almost did it last night. I put it in the cart, completed the purchase, but then talked myself out of it and canceled the order.

 

[Zanovar]

God I almost did it last night. I put it in the cart, completed the purchase, but then talked myself out of it and canceled the order.

Erm,why?,thought you wanted one of these cards?anyways just to add bought one from scan £351 next day delivery,woohoo.Ebuyer uk can fuck off,excuse my french

 

[tviceman]

Erm,why?,thought you wanted one of these cards?anyways just to add bought one from scan £351 next day delivery,wohoo.Ebuyer uk can fuck off,excuse my french

I do, but I've got a gtx570 now and it's doing just fine for me. I want to wait for the high quality AIB custom cards to drop to MSRP levels for reference versions, and I also want to wait it out to see if any cards will come with unlocked or better-than-reference vrm's. I think the gtx680 is being held back intentionally by it's board components, and that we might see a gtx685 (faster core clocks, faster vram, and more overclocking capabilities) a month or so after AMD's supposed hd7970-ghz edition launches. Also, after stocks reach reasonable inventory levels and when summer officially hits I'm betting Nvidia will start throwing in game bundles to keep sales strong.

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

I do, but I've got a gtx570 now and it's doing just fine for me. I want to wait for the high quality AIB custom cards to drop to MSRP levels for reference versions, and I also want to wait it out to see if any cards will come with unlocked or better-than-reference vrm's. I think the gtx680 is being held back intentionally by it's board components, and that we might see a gtx685 (faster core clocks, faster vram, and more overclocking capabilities) a month or so after AMD's supposed hd7970-ghz edition launches. Also, after stocks reach reasonable inventory levels and when summer officially hits I'm betting Nvidia will start throwing in game bundles to keep sales strong.

Why would you upgrade from a 570? If you don't need extra performance, why waste money?

 

[RussianSensation]

I do, but I've got a gtx570 now and it's doing just fine for me.

GTAV is rumored to be delayed to March 2013. Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite, Metro 2034 have all been officially delayed to 2013. If you aren't in a rush to upgrade, doesn't hurt to wait since hardware gets cheaper and/or faster over time .

 

[tviceman]

GTAV is rumored to be delayed to March 2013. Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite, Metro 2034 have all been officially delayed to 2013. If you aren't in a rush to upgrade, doesn't hurt to wait since hardware gets cheaper and/or faster over time .

Exactly. Although Alan Wake doesn't run all that well on Nvidia hardware and it's what I'm playing now. I thought for sure we would have gotten some driver improvements for that game by now.

Also, I'm thinking about getting a catleap relatively soon. Another thing I thought about after my purchasing and cancelling shenanigans is that I'd rather get that before the new video card, and if I have to play at 1080p until I get a new card, then that is fine.

 

[anonymouscrayon]

That is pretty sick!! 1342MHz
How far of an OC did you go or try to get that before you knew what was stable and unstable?

So far I have the lowest performing Windforce card out of the box...:'(

It's cool... it does what I need it to do so far...

I started at an offset of +50, which gave me 1252mhz. I stopped there. (First time overclocking, first time with a discrete GPU actually.)

Next day, I felt adventurous and went all the way up to +200. Nope. Backed down to +175, worked for about 5 seconds. Backed down again to +150, no errors during the HeavenDX11 bench.

Played BF3 with +140 (Gave me 1342mhz), no errors no artifacts. I could probably push it a little more, but I felt 1342 was already a great overclock. I don't think I even need it yet, I still run it on stock.

 

[caboob]

That's pretty cool! Was it hard to get them to fit in SLI on the MOBO/Case? I heard the fans may get the way or the heat from the airflow gets re-circulated into the other cards - how are your temps?

While not ideal, I got all three cards stacked in there with adequate spacing. I have an AC unit blowing into the card stack and the temps are in the mid 50s. When I had two cards with generous spacing my load temps were low 40s. I wish there were flexible tri-SLI bridges that would allow me to space these guys out from the master card.