So I've been out of town for the last 5 days, and last night I came home to this waiting for me
I didn't bother taking pictures of what's in the box... pretty much just the graphics card and a driver disc
The new 680 on the left, the "old" 6950 (I've only been using one of them for a few months now)
I know my cable management looks kinda messy, but it doesn't mess with the airflow
Heaven 2.5 benchmark results vs crossfire 6950's (again, for the past few months I've only been using a single card because I got tired of the drawbacks to multi-GPU gaming, but I didn't think to run the benchmark again with the single card) ... even though the score is "technically" lower, I'd say the 680 wins based on the minimum FPS
Oh and I tested BF3 in Operation Metro with the settings on the "Ultra" preset, and it ran at 55-60 FPS (I <3 adaptive V-sync, I don't notice the framerate drops nearly as much anymore)
The system specs to clarify:
Case = Fractal Design Define XL
Mobo = ASUS P8P67 Pro
CPU = Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.6GHz
Cooler = Noctua NH-D14 w/Gentle Typhoon AP14's
RAM = G.Skill Ripjaws X series 2x4GB 1600MHz DDR3 1.35V
GPU = Gigabyte GTX 680
SSD's = 64GB Crucial M4 (boot) + 180GB Mushkin Chronos (games)
HDD's = 2x 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 in software RAID0 (Fraps recording) + 1TB WD Caviar Black (storage)
Sound Card = ASUS Xonar DX
Monitor = ASUS VH236H 23"
Speakers = Creative GigaWorks T20 Series II
"Headset" = Audio-Technica ATH-AD700 w/Zalman Clip on mic
Keyboard = Corsair K60
Mouse = Logitech G500
Mousepad = Razer Vespula