690 - Yes or no

[Honeydiddle]

Hey all,

 

May be able to get a 690 off a mate for about the same price as a 780. i can get a 7990 for a bit more but though this might be a good deal.

 

Opinions?

[Levent]

if you are just planning to game : yes and no depends how much you gotta pay more for an 7990

if you are doing cuda related stuff yes

[Samdb]

I would get a 780 to be honest, GPU Boost 2.0 which would push it a lot further than the 690. As for the 7990 I wouldn't buy one, it is more preferable to have a single GPU graphics card, due to heat output and power consumption.

[joelthezombie15]

no, they are hot, expensive and well just not that great. Get either a titan, 780 or 2, or a 7990

[Air tree]

7990. free games yo.

[whatthe_fuzz]

did anyone read the OP? hes getting it for the same price as the 780. 7990 is more.

id say grab it. its a good card imo

[CoolBeans]

7990 or wait for 9XXX series.

[Godlygamer23]

GTX 780.

[Guest]

It's all dependent on what resolution you're playing at. The 690 while it has decent power behind it, for a dual GPU card with that power it has very little RAM in comparison to what it should. 1080P x 1 = 690. 3 screens or higher res then I would go with the 780. 

[Godlygamer23]

Instead of just comparing what would give you better performance, you should see if games you play work well with SLI. The minute you play a game that doesn't like SLI, you're stuck with effectively an underclocked 680. Which would be crushed by a single 780.

[FluffyNuggets]

7990 just because it has more VRAM and is $300 cheaper. 

[Honeydiddle]

I can get it cheaper than the 7990 and 780. I want it to last 2 years with ultra settings. Single screen but might go from 1080 to 1440 p if it becomes cheaper

[LapX]

Get a 780. Period. 780 is as awesome as blueberries.

[KneesWeak]

heat output and power consumption shouldn't  bother you too much as long as you got a beefy psu and a room with good airflow(ha) you should be fine the biggest thing with dual gpu cards is microstuttering and driver issues but a 690 should be fine with nvidias current drivers.  I say go for it, if you are still hesitant maybe ask him to try it out for a little bit if he is your mate.

[KneesWeak]

7990 just because it has more VRAM and is $300 cheaper. 

can you read

[KneesWeak]

Also this is how I'd think about it, all demanding AAA games will have support for a 690 no problem but weird indie games or older dx9 titles might not take full advantage of the card, buutttttttt dx9 and indie games will run on anything anyway so I say go for it especially if you want it to last 2 years.  It will outperform the 780 in things where performance is a concern but it may fall behind in minesweeper and madden '02

[Honeydiddle]

Hmm.. i may look into the 780, i would take the 7990 but i like physx

[FluffyNuggets]

can you read

Meh, still right about the VRAM. 2GB GPU is a horrible idea, especially if he wants to play at 1440p and have it last 2 years. 

[Honeydiddle]

decided to say no anyway. thanks all

[KneesWeak]

Meh, still right about the VRAM. 2GB GPU is a horrible idea, especially if he wants to play at 1440p and have it last 2 years. 

no, sorry I should of been more specific, he can get a 690 for less than a 7990

[FluffyNuggets]

no, sorry I should of been more specific, he can get a 690 for less than a 7990

 

I know that's what you were talking about. I didn't catch what he said about that when I posted it originally. Went back and reread what he said! Personally, I still think the 7990 is the better idea since 2GB of VRAM is not future proof whatsoever.