Reviewers Liked
- Excellent temps (at expense of noise, mind), Very good powerdraw figures
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Expensive, at almost £500, GTX 670 OC cost £100 less
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 Windforce 3 OC 2GB GDDR5 PCIe GV-N680OC-2GD
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