So this is the second time I've posted a review for this item. I'd like to dock the card a star for the issues I had getting it to work, but the amazon and EVGA customer support are both excellent so I shan't. To cut a long story short, I was experiencing issues (post by-the-book installation) with the initialisation of windows: I'd get the 'windows is starting' screen but it'd then go black and stay black. Sadly, though other reports had been filed of similar issues on the Internet, I couldn't find an online solution. HOWEVER I did manage to solve the issue myself: as it so happens (and god only knows why) my ram had automatically decided to set itself to run at an incorrect frequency lower than that which it should. When the GPU was installed, this created a hardware conflict which disallowed windows to initialise. Went into the BIOS, fixed the issue, problaemo solved...
My gosh. It's amazing. I went from an integrated Intel HD5000 graphics (capable of running triple A titles at around 720p on a mix of low and medium-low settings) to this. Yes that's an extreme step up and yes I am astounded how good things now look. I'm primarily a PS3 gamer but have been itching to make the switch to PC for quite some time. I had the two sat next to one another and believe me the difference is HUGE, and I know you hear that a lot but you really can't appreciate playing games like BF3 on ultra settings at ~70fps without seeing it yourself!
Some benchmarks (for those interested) - all games on ultra settings, maxed out with AA enabled (and PhysX on Planetside 2):
Battlefield 3: ~70fps; 40-50fps when recording using Dxtory
Planetside 2: ~50fps; 25-40fps when recording (this is a VERY graphically demanding game on ultra settings though)
Starcraft 2 HoS: 80-90fps
Warframe: ~70fps; ~60fps when recording
Team Fortress 2: ~80fps; ~65 when recording
As you can see it's a highly capable card and (initial issues aside) I cannot recommend it more. In fact, having done further research into the matter, for anyone considering to buy this and then potentially upgrade to a GTX680/690 in the near future, it is actually better (and cheaper) to purchase two of these cards and link them in SLI. It's what I intend to do very soon (to ensure the highest frame rates when recording more graphically-demanding games like Planetside 2 as well as to better 'future-proof' my machine). I honestly cannot wait! :D
If you have any further questions, feel free to drop me a comment/message and ill see if I can help you out with my (albeit limited) source of knowledge :D
| Marque | EVGA |
|---|---|
| Numéro du modèle de l'article | 04G-P4-2673-KR |
| Garantie constructeur | Garantie Fabricant : 2 ans |
| Marque chipset graphique | NVIDIA |
| Fréquence du GPU | 967 MHz |
| Description de la carte graphique | nvidia geforce gtx |
| Mémoire vive de la carte graphique | 4 Go |
| Type de mémoire vive (carte graphique) | GDDR5 |
| Interface du matériel informatique | HDMI |
| Dimensions de l'article L x L x H | 40 x 25 x 6 centimètres |
| Poids du produit | 1000 Grammes |
| Divers | Type de périphérique : Carte graphique, Livré avec : EVGA Backplate, Dimension : 4 Go, Type de bus : PCI Express 3.0 x16, Technologie : GDDR5 SDRAM |
| Disponibilité des pièces détachées | Information indisponible sur les pièces détachées |
| Mises à jour logicielles garanties jusqu’à | Information non disponible |
