Product ReviewsMSI GeForce GTX 680 Lightning 1176MHZ 2GB 6.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card
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 Rating: Review Date: 02/28/13  |
Cons: None
Pros: Best 680 not jokes 680!! =P |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/23/13 |
Cons: Large, Very Expensive.
Pros: Very fast, Very cool while still being fairly silent. Comment:
Purchased to replace an AMD 6950 2GB, awesome power and cooling especially for air, only problem I've had was with the colour profiles in nvidia drivers resetting in fullscreen games, fixed by using windows to adjust instead. |
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Rating: Review Date: 11/27/12 |
Cons: Nvidia has clamped down on the voltage tweaking so MSI now ships these cards with a locked BIOS which doesn't allow you to unlock the voltage even though they still advertise "Unlocked Voltage". Read the summary for more info on how unlock it again.
Pros: Excellent overclocker (after you put in a bit of work), runs very cool, quiet, great build quality, looks awesome. Comment:
The BIOS can be flashed to an older version which allows all the overclocking ability these cards were originally designed for.http://www.overclock.net/t/1280007/official-msi-gtx-680-lightning-owners-clubThis thread shows you all the steps to take to unlock this card's potential. I've done this and I can say Im getting very good OC numbers (1320 mhz core 7000 mhz memory) and I've never gone over 59c with voltage maxed under full load. This card is a beauty. Taking away 1 star because it doesn't work the way it should out of the box. To be fair, it's not MSI's fault. |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/27/12 |
Cons: Thicker than most due to slot on sideWider than most cards
Pros: Extremely high performance cardgreat cooling, as expected of MSI Comment:
This card is a beast. I bought 2 and placed them in SLI and it laughs at every game I throw at it, and I haven't even turned MSI afterburner on yetThe primary downsides are the card's size. There's a small MSI plastic shell on the side which is where reactor card attachment can go, and because of this it is as thick as a three card slot (its possible this can be removed I believe). This is a minor gripe however as this card is designed to provide maximum air cooling to the card, and as such you shouldn't be stacking it against anything anyways. I have an MSI z77 BIG BANG MPOWER motherboard, and space is provided between the cards for coolingAlso the cards are so wide and long that it made using the Cooler Master HAF X ducted fan cowlings impossible. However they have excellent cooling on their own so this was a minor issue |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/22/12 |
Cons: -Noisy on startupAnd nothing else so far
Pros: -Quiet-Removes dust on startup-2 slots-Blue LEDs and a blackplate-Runs cool-Powerfull card Comment:
I bought a GTX 570 DirectCU II a year ago and loved it just LOVED it. I got another one to SLI but in SLI with no spacing it was ridiculous and I just hated my system after that. I couldn't play the demanding games I wanted because of the heat and noise. So recently I sold them for about the price of a GTX 680. I did some research to find wich card would be as good as a DirectCU II one but without using 3 slots and this one is the answer. It looks really great with the backplate and the LEDs (you can remove the blue reactor if you don't like it), it's really quiet on idle, but a bit more noisy than a single DirectCU II on load. I just got it a few hours ago and I only tested Battlefield 3 until now. I am installing Crysis 2 in a moment to test it. I can say that previously I think I had about 80 fps in ultra settings with my 570s and now with this card in a 64 players game I get 90-110 fps on utra. The lowest I got was 61 wich is great. I did not test the adaptive v-sync and the TXAA yet, but I will. I will also test the card on a surround setup, but I know this card can run Battlefield 3 ultra with no msAA at 50ish fps on 3 monitors. This card is just great. Until now in BF3 the card got to 44% fan speed, 66C and 1300mb used (full load). 1300mb used in 1080p leaves a bit of space for surround gaming I guess. Get this card, it's worth it. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/17/12 |
Cons: Very wide card. May not fit in some smaller cases.
Pros: Plays all games at highest settings without breaking a sweat. Comment:
An absolutely top-of-the-line graphics card for your high-end computer rig. Totally destroys all graphics cards on the market and would not hesitate to buy another card for an SLI setup. Very happy with this purchase and would recommend highly to others. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/13/12 |
Cons: That i could only afford to purchase 1
Pros: Amazing Build QualityEasy to OverclockDual BIOS(Flashable)Very Quiet Comment:
I've had this card for a few days now and i'm extremely happy with it. Everything game i try it just lol's at it the lowest FPS i saw so far was like 56 FPS in Arkham City with every maxed. BF3 i don't think has ever gone below 60 to be honest. The Card itself is a beauty to look at i think i stared at it for a good 10 minutes before it caught me looking :P. I am not sure if this is the best GPU out there minus the GTX 690 but i do know that i won't have to buy a graphics card for a long time and i havn't even spent much time overclocking yet. MSI's Afterburner is so simple to use. I wanted a GPU that will last me a while and i'm sure this will do the trick. |
This gts680 has a large performance increase and the lighting edition is a overclocked out of the box. Its very quiet with its two 100mm fans featuring twin frozer IV..Excellent GPU overclocking potential and provide a software voltage control & monitoring at low temperatures. =)