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Originally Posted by CubicleGeek
Whether the flagship 7series ends up coming close to the Titan is moot. There's really only a few reasons to buy a Titan that I can think of:
- Quad SLI running 4x680 or 2x690 isn't fast enough and you plan to run 3-way or 4-way SLI Titans.
- Power/noise/thermo matters - maybe you're trying to stuff that thing into a mini-ATX/ITX case.
- Bragging rights <-- Nothing wrong with that btw
The thing costs twice as much as a 680 for 50% better performance and the 690 outperforms the thing by about 20% for the same price.
I'm actually eyeing the Titan for bullet 2. I've always wanted an HTPC that can run all the games I play with gamepad at max settings, 1920x1080 without breaking a sweat - I want the thing locked at 60+ fps. The problem has always been noise. I'm currently running 3x6970's on my main rig and it sounds like an aircraft when it is pushed - I would not want that thing in my living room. |
that's actually not entirely accurate. the 690 offers higher peak FPS in some games, after Nvidia works on SLI profiles for them. but the Titan offers a more consistent, smoother framerate and will always outperform dual-GPU cards on newly released games that don't have SLI profiles created. that's exactly why i'm eying it, i have dual 460's right now and SLI just isn't worth it