I have been playing way too much Skyrim lately with HQ texture mods and it has been burning through my VRAM. I currently have a GTX 560 TI and not enough VRAM. I'm planning to upgrade to a 670 GTX. I'm looking at two specific cards and both are the same price. I don't plan to OC the video card. Which one should I get? 1.) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130824 Keypoints: Core Clock 1006MHz Boost Clock 1084MHz Memory Size 4GB 2.) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130785 Keypoints: Core Clock 967MHz Boost Clock 1046MHz Memory Size 4GB Backplate Included Choice 1 has slightly better clock speeds but choice 2 has a backplate but at lower clock speeds.
The backplate version would be a plus if you plan to overclock it yourself, all it adds is an extra heatsink on the back. Get the superclocked version, it should run beautifully on stock settings and has no need for a backplate with no OC'ing done.
The FTW+ model looks to have a backplate on it as well though. And I am pretty sure the FTW models are higher binned so it should overclock better.
get the FTW, like enigma said i think its binned higher and will likely OC to at least the clock speeds, if its really that important to you. to bad skyrim doesnt support physx
First card. That card wasn't out when I got the 2nd one. It was just being talked about. As long as the price is the same go for the FTW model I would say. Check overclocking forums for those cards results when OC'd. You'll find a lot of people that mention those cards play skyrim as it is one of the only games I can think of that could possibly eat through 4 Gb of VRAM on a single monitor, and, it is totally worth it. Skyrim is fucking gorgeous with every possible high res texture mod you can find. It appears as though the FTW model comes with a backplate. Just looking around quickly it appears as though the FTW model is quite the OCer compared to the regular model.
Thanks for all the input. I placed my order last night and I can't wait to get it! I'm looking forward to loading as many HQ texture mods as possible in Skyrim once I get my new video card. :drool: