FTW or Vanilla differences?

[GaScooby]

Evga Geforce gtx 680

Vs

Evga Geforce GTX 680 FTW

Ya I know there's a difference in ram but any performance difference?

[EmmaLong]

The FTW cards are factory overclocked, you can overclock any 680 to FTW levels.
So paying extra for it is a waste.

[winny3141]

One has a custom PCB, and the other doesn't. This means if you ever decide to do water cooling in the future with your card, you will be unable to do so with the 680 FTW. Other than that, the FTW has more memory and higher overclockability  because of the custom PCB.

 

This information is applicable to this card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130794

 

I would probably recomend you get this one though, it is the same thing except it is at factory defualt clocks, which means that you can save a few bucks and overclock it yourself. Same everything except for EVGA factory overclocks:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130798

 

 

Hope that Helped!

 

- winny3141 :D

[winny3141]

This is the vanilla one that has the Nvidia custom PCB on it and stock clocks:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130768

 

- winny3141 :D

[winny3141]

I forgot to mention that the FTW card has the best GK104-425 silicon. And I mean this in the sense that, when gpus are made, or most silicon for that matter, it goes through this thing called a binning process. This means that some chips come out better than others. The FTW 680 costs more because it has the best version of the GK104-425 chip, so it can overclock better, have less temperatures, and better internal components. So get the FTW card.

 

- winny3141 :D

[Art Vandelay]

FTW has a better cooler than the stock card, I believe. The length of the cooler fins is increased and it lets it run a bit quieter.