Nvidia gtx 680 overclocking guide with evga precision x. We compare to a standard geforce gtx 680 and radeon hd 7970. This is why a good psu is often recommended over higherpowered psus from questionable brandsmanufactuters along with other reasons. Will my antech high current gamer 750w psu be able to power my gtx 680 ftw 4gb overclocked to 1215mhz core clock, 3152 mem clock, and a. It will freeze and stop working, forcing me to close the game using task manager. With msis proprietary afterburner overclocking software suite, you can do it all on your gtx680 lightning. Software, windows 10, windows legacy, windows 7, windows vista. It offers brand new, never before seen features that will redefine the way you think about performance graphics cards. The radeon hd 7970 card plays also at a high level, but only when you look at the lower price the card is the first choice. The first 28nm design from nvidia comes in a complete package by way of the asus gtx 680 graphics card, featuring true next generation power and allnew nvidia gpu boost frequency modulation. Gigabyte also comes with aorus graphics engine software for its highend aorus graphics cards. This software is the holy grail for the gaming community.
Any version later than that wont detect compatible hardware, however i discovered that you can modify two files in the newer drivers to allow them to. Built into the gtx 680s circuitry is a power usage monitor. At stock speeds, the gtx 680 crushes the hd 7970 in my testing, but once both cards are overclocked to their limits using stock voltage the. Physx software is widely adopted by over 150 games, is used by more than 10,000 registered users and is supported on sony playstation 3, microsoft xbox 360, nintendo wii and pc. The asus gtx 680 graphics card launches 28nm nvidia technology to new levels with exclusive asus gpu tweak overclocking and overvolting, plus nvidia adaptive vertical sync for smooth gaming. The directcu ii cooler bolted onto this asus geforce gtx 680 top variant is longer than the pcb by a few centimetres, but more imporant is how thick. Over and over, i saw it argued in the comments that the only fair way to compare a geforce gtx 680 to a radeon hd 7970 is with both cards overclocked. Might need to bump that power target up a bit to stop it from auto downclocking, mine at 1200mhz uses 115120%. I have never been able to get this combo of parts to work.
Might need to bump that power target up a bit to stop it from auto. Asus delivers the geforce gtx 680 directcu ii top, the coolest and quietest geforce gtx 680 graphics card. Same reason for the 2gb, that is what they tested with so stay with what you have tested. The gigabyte geforce gtx 680 super overclock put up.
This is a tutorial on how to overclock your amd or nvidia graphics card 7850 7870 7950 7970 gtx 660ti 670 680 690 etc. The geforce gtx 680 graphics card is outfitted with the latest gpu that not only meets pci express 3. The performance trend in 3dmark11 looks much like unigine heaven on the previous page. Modifying your gtx680 hardware for extreme overclocking. The prerequisite of this software is that you need to have nvidia graphic card, like geforce gtx titan, 600, 700, 900. Geforce gtx 650 for windows 10 64bit driver nvidia. Evga product specs evga geforce gtx 680 classified. We see how the much loved cooler goes with the new geforce gpu. The radeon hd 7970 card plays also at a high level, but only when you look at the lower price the card is.
When paired with an nvidia turing graphics card, the new evga precision x1 will unleash its full potential with a built in overclock scanner, adjustable frequency curve and rgb led control. The 680 seems to gain less performance per mhz than the 7970 does beyond stock. Review geforce gtx 680 overclock guide page 2 geforce gtx 680 overclock guide starting an overclock tweaking by hilbert hagedoorn. Hello reddit, im new to overclocking and i want to know how to do it with msi afterburner but i have no idea how much i should overclock my gpu and cpu. The gtx680 is a lot less power hungry compared to past nvidia gpus. Mar 29, 2012 it is the same principles though, however you have to take into account that it has a dynamic boost to the gpu now. Im anxious to get my claws in on the 680 oc action. This is a basic look at evgas precision x overclocking program. It is quite popular and has thousands of daily downloads. Of course when i launch any 3d aplication, or even chrome it will go to 1071mhz proplerly and then it comes down to 862mhz with two monitors. Without nvidia drivers, i can get into windows but when i install the drivers it will reboot get to the windows loading screen and reboot.
Gtx 680 wont downclock properly wit nvidia geforce forums. The geforce gtx 680 is the fastest and most power efficient gpu weve ever built. That may be due to the immaturity of drivers overclocking software thoughbut so far an 1125 7970 seems about equal to an oc 680. Jul 16, 2012 yeah, although the 680 is running cool it would have been at the design stage during the 580 overheating debacle. I have a fresh install of win7, asus gtx 680, asus 9x79x pro mobo, 1200w psu. Price is more than reference model but for long term usage, zotac is the best card ever. This overclocking utility from gigabyte supports gtx 950, gtx 960, gtx 970, gtx 980, gtx 980 ti, gtx titan, radeon rx 460, rx 470, rx 480, gtx 1050, gtx 1060, gtx 1070, gtx 1080 graphics cards. Read indepth geforce graphics card performance details, gpu benchmarks, and overclocking capabilities of the latest geforce graphics cards. Overclocking with the gpu boost feature you would be forgiven for thinking overclocking nvidia gpus yourself is a thing of the past but you would be wrong. Get to the next level with the evga geforce gtx 680. Msi geforce gtx 680 twinfrozr 2gb overclocked video card. Aug 21, 2012 the extra thermal headroom allows one to take better advantage of the gtx 680s gpu boost overclocking capability.
Jan 31, 20 the performance trend in 3dmark11 looks much like unigine heaven on the previous page. Maybe the articles i posted originally to get you started just to understand how the 680 is setup. Asus geforce gtx 680 directx 11 gtx680dc2o2gd5 2gb 256bit. Today an article dedicated on overclocking the geforce gtx 680. The geforce gtx 680 card design isnt as big as we were expecting. A week after the gtx 680 s release, gainward unveiled its elite phantom edition card, touting a reworked pcb with an upgraded power phase, factory overclocking and a massive triple slot cooler. An overclocking guide for the nvidia gtx 680 using the evga precision tool and oc scanner. Yeah, although the 680 is running cool it would have been at the design stage during the 580 overheating debacle. This card delivers truly gamechanging performance that taps into the powerful new geforce architecture to redefine smooth, seamless, lifelike gaming. Plus, most people buy more wattage than they really need.
Oct 27, 2012 i have an evga gtx 680, and im pretty annoyed because every time i play battlefield 3 or medal of honor warfighter the game will freeze crash. Msi announces geforce gtx 680 graphics card with afterburner. Physx technology will take gaming to a whole new level. I have rmad my card and tried a completely different mobo. Previous topoftheline cards have been very long were looking at you, radeon hd 4870x2 but the pcb of the gtx 680 is no bigger than the midrange amd radeon hd 7870. Jan 24, 2020 this overclocking utility from gigabyte supports gtx 950, gtx 960, gtx 970, gtx 980, gtx 980 ti, gtx titan, radeon rx 460, rx 470, rx 480, gtx 1050, gtx 1060, gtx 1070, gtx 1080 graphics cards. Asus gpu tweak helps gamers and overclockers make the most of this powerhouse card through a flexible and intuitive interface, while nvidia adaptive.
The only flaw of this overclocking software is that it is not at all compatible with amd cards. You configuration is pushing the limits of a 550w power supply. The gigabyte geforce gtx 680 super overclock put up the highest scores once again, besting the reference gtx. Msi gaming radeon rx 560 128bit 4gb gddr5 directx 12 vr ready cfx graphcis card rx 560 aero itx 4g oc 4. Gtx 680 lightning will start to throttle boost clock already around 70c. I also tried drivers from laptop2govideo with a modified. The most important is the gainward geforce gtx 680 phantom comes with factory overclocked setting 1150mhz boost clock 1084mhz base clock and 3150mhz ddr6300 memory clock. X tool and oc scanner x tool which comes with all evga geforce. Dec 26, 2012 1250mhz is already an amazing oc on a 680, anything higher would be a golden sample. Nvidia released a new variant of their kepler graphics card.
Introducing the next generation of gpu overclocking software. And ill do my overclock with that method and ill post later on with my results. I do believe i managed to get a run of heaven in, and 3dmark11 at 0mhz, but it will not last more then 30 seconds to a minute in any games like crysis 2 and bf3. Oct 11, 2012 will my antech high current gamer 750w psu be able to power my gtx 680 ftw 4gb overclocked to 1215mhz core clock, 3152 mem clock, and a gtx 260 which will posiibly also be over clocked. The gainward gtx 680 phantom, continue the elegant design of the first generation, delivers much better performance than the previous design. Built into the gtx 680 s circuitry is a power usage monitor. Review geforce gtx 680 overclock guide page 2 geforce gtx 680 overclock guide starting an overclock tweaking by hilbert hagedoorn on. With a brand new layout, completely new codebase, new features and more, the new evga precision x1 software is faster, easier and better than ever. Given that this problem occurred suddenly and wasnt triggered by a software driver change, i suspect you have some faulty hardware on your hands.
Geforce gtx 690, geforce gtx 680, geforce gtx 670, geforce gtx 660 ti, geforce gtx 660, geforce gtx 650 ti boost, geforce gtx 650 ti, geforce gtx 650, geforce gtx 645, geforce gt 640, geforce gt 635, geforce gt 630. Page 2 geforce gtx 680 overclock guide starting an overclock tweaking by hilbert hagedoorn on. It is the same principles though, however you have to take into account that it has a dynamic boost to the gpu now. Gpu boost dynamically boosts clock speed for extra performance. We take the time to overclock the brand new gtx 680 2gb and see what. Nvidia geforce gtx 680 2gb gddr5 reference version help would be much appreciated.
Discussion gtx 680 lightningpower edition overclock and bios. I have an evga gtx 680, and im pretty annoyed because every time i play battlefield 3 or medal of honor warfighter the game will freeze crash. Expect more from your graphics card that just stateoftheart features. Gtx 16 series, and geforce gtx 10 series graphics cards. Join our best pc builds competition and get on the toms hardware home page.
As described above, there is a maximum power threshold which determines what clockspeed both the memory and core can run at. The extra thermal headroom allows one to take better advantage of the gtx 680s gpu boost overclocking capability. Beginners guide to overclocking your gpu galaxy gtx 670. Mar 22, 2012 the geforce gtx 680 graphics card is outfitted with the latest gpu that not only meets pci express 3. Overclocking geforce gtx 680s with evga precision x maximize. And though we briefly touched to topic of overclocking in our reference article theres still one. And nvidia surround lets you game on three monitors from a single gpu. The evga precision x android app connects to the host pc via. The zotac geforce gtx 680 is the new number 1 singlechip graphics card. I have added helpful overclocking links below and older versions of precision that you might like better or maybe work better for your older card precision v4.
Nvidia geforce gtx 680 kepler 2gb reference video card. If youre looking to game on a very high resolution monitor or across multiple displays, its going to cost you, but. When paired with an nvidia turing graphics card, the new evga precision x1. Now the thing that caught my attention was that the temp. To do that theres only one program we used, and thats of course. Evga geforce gtx 680 ftw 4096mb gddr5, dvi, dvid, hdmi, displayport, 4way sli ready graphics card 04gp43687kr graphics cards 04gp43687kr. Dec 23, 2012 this is a tutorial on how to overclock your amd or nvidia graphics card 7850 7870 7950 7970 gtx 660ti 670 680 690 etc. Evga has their own overclocking software that you could download and try. Nvidia gtx 680 overclocking with evga precision x youtube. Can we can squeeze any more performance out of the 680 that gpu boost isnt already doing on its own. I could definitely see an excellent 650w psu powering a gtx680 sli config longterm, even after some degradation. Edition is the right choice for user who are seeking a successful cooler and quality.
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