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    Quote Originally Posted by Endonyx View Post
    I will go with epeen lol there is nothing that requires you too have SLI 690 atm
    Yep, dual GTX 690 will run anything effortless, on max with frame rates of 60+ on three screens at 5760*1080.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nocturnus View Post
    Yep, dual GTX 690 will run anything effortless, on max with frame rates of 60+ on three screens at 5760*1080.
    well my 2 gtx680's do that
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    Quote Originally Posted by nocturnus View Post
    Yep, dual GTX 690 will run anything effortless, on max with frame rates of 60+ on three screens at 5760*1080.
    Don't understand the people SLI'ing 690's, not to mention a single 690 can run games just fine, two of them together will run into massive VRAM confinements before the cores become an issue. Unlike the 4GB 680 I picked up, which will run into core issues before the VRAM is anywhere close to be filled (and can just be remedied by adding more core power - as in another 4GB 680), the dual 690's will have to be swapped out completely at that stage as you can't upgrade VRAM no matter how many cards you have!

    Of course - if you only play a select few games, I'm sure that's not an issue, but my Skyrim can reach 2.6GB VRAM usage on its own,that's almost 3GB of memory usage just on the GPU!
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    Just because it doesn't conform to your uses, doesn't mean everyone use their computers the same way you do. Keep an open mind.
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by nocturnus View Post
    Yep, dual GTX 690 will run anything effortless, on max with frame rates of 60+ on three screens at 5760*1080.
    You can probebly add 3 more schreens and have no problem at all.. Maybe the VRAM though.. So in that sense 4x 4GB 680 might be better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tetrisGOAT View Post
    Just because it doesn't conform to your uses, doesn't mean everyone use their computers the same way you do. Keep an open mind.
    I understand that, hence the statement at the end, you do bite sometimes don't you

    I'm merely stating facts. The facts are that in the case of SLI 690, you will run short on VRAM before core power (unless of course the drivers are particularly bad). Something that cannot be upgraded and therefore requiring you to swap out both cards.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Holo View Post
    You can probebly add 3 more schreens and have no problem at all.. Maybe the VRAM though.. So in that sense 4x 4GB 680 might be better.
    You won't be able to use all of that VRAM if the GPUs are in SLI, which mind you, 690s are.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DeltrusDisc View Post
    You won't be able to use all of that VRAM if the GPUs are in SLI, which mind you, 690s are.
    It would effectively be quad SLI with 2x 690's. I do wish they'd have made them with the 4GB each, can imagine it's a lot to fit on a card though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DeltrusDisc View Post
    You won't be able to use all of that VRAM if the GPUs are in SLI, which mind you, 690s are.
    Doesn't it still only add up to 2GB usable VRAM with dual 690s? And with four 680s wouldn't you have 4GB?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crusader Cronus View Post
    Doesn't it still only add up to 2GB usable VRAM with dual 690s?
    It does indeed, they may state it as a '4GB' model, but each core can only access 2GB. Due to the multiple cores processing alternate frames, each core must then store almost a complete replicate of the other core's memory.
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  12. #8152
    Quote Originally Posted by Fierae View Post
    It does indeed, they may state it as a '4GB' model, but each core can only access 2GB. Due to the multiple cores processing alternate frames, each core must then store almost a complete replicate of the other core's memory.
    There are apparently exceptions to the rule, but then it's no longer being used in any conventional way, lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crusader Cronus View Post
    Doesn't it still only add up to 2GB usable VRAM with dual 690s? And with four 680s wouldn't you have 4GB?
    It all depends on what the main card has. If you have 2GB VRAM 680s, then you'll get a total of 2GB of VRAM, even if you have 3 680s backing it up. If it has 4GB, then you'll have 4GB.

    Same thing with the 690s however instead of it being all the VRAM on the PCB itself, it's only the amount they give per 680 chip on the PCB, thus if a 690 is listed as 4GB, you should do some digging, it is probably 2GB per chip, thus effectively 2GB of VRAM total.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alwayzdead View Post
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    Yes, it is very shady and I don't like it.
    Indeed, it can be very misleading.
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  15. #8155
    I guess dual-GPU cards are so uncommonly produced and niche that there really isn't enough dissatisfaction to fuel any sort of campaign against it. Well, that and the fact that the people dropping $1000 on a GPU are probably knowledgeable enough on the topic to know exactly what they'll be getting.

  16. #8156
    Quote Originally Posted by Crusader Cronus View Post
    the fact that the people dropping $1000 on a GPU are probably knowledgeable enough on the topic to know exactly what they'll be getting.
    Plenty of people who just buy the most expensive product because they associate a big price-tag to high quality. Ignorance, yes.

  17. #8157
    True. I suppose it has that appeal of being the highest performing (and most expensive) single card on the market, which attracts a lot of amateur builders with more money than sense who just want something that's "the best there is" and not what's best for them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crusader Cronus View Post
    True. I suppose it has that appeal of being the highest performing (and most expensive) single card on the market, which attracts a lot of amateur builders with more money than sense who just want something that's "the best there is" and not what's best for them.
    Lets not pretend we know the reasons people buy what they do and frankly it's their own damn business. I'm not a moderator but I'd say this thread has gone massively off-topic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Notarget View Post
    I'm not a moderator but I'd say this thread has gone massively off-topic.
    Indeed. If you want to chat, please use the Computer Chat thread (link my sig) or make a new thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Notarget View Post
    Lets not pretend we know the reasons people buy what they do and frankly it's their own damn business. I'm not a moderator but I'd say this thread has gone massively off-topic.
    I think you're misunderstanding me. I never said that everyone who buys a 690 fits into the category of more money than sense, just that it's a card that's more likely to attract some people who want what they perceive as the best without doing a lot of research when compared to its lower-end brothers. Of course it's a great card, and there are plenty of people who buy it as an informed purchase. I'm not making sweeping statements that everyone, or even most, who buy a 690 are ignorant, just that it can be an attractive option for some who are. Just clarifying my point, sorry for this last off-topic post.

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