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John Williams

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Wait for Kepler or buy Evga superclocked GTX 580?

February 19, 2012 10:20 AM PST · Flag · 3 answers

They keep pushing Kepler back! Starting to wonder if we'll even get it by Q3. Suggestions? Thanks!

Weste E.

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EVGA GeForce GTX 580

Introducing the fastest DirectX 11 GPU, the EVGA GeForce GTX 580. This card rips through the latest DirectX 11 games with up to 8x the tessellation performance over competing GPUs, and runs quieter than the previous generation. Experience a whol... read more...

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Make sure you get the one that rocks 3GB ram!!!

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1 points posted by John Williams

Thanks man!

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Zake Tesera

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EVGA GeForce GTX 580 Superclocked

Introducing the fastest DirectX 11 GPU, the EVGA GeForce GTX 580. This card rips through the latest DirectX 11 games with up to 8x the tessellation performance over competing GPUs, and runs quieter than the previous generation. Experience a whole ... read more...

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I'd have to agree with Becca, the GTX 580 is a much more proven videocard than the Kepler. If you've got the airflow to support a superclocked GTX 580, I'd go for it.

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1 points posted by John Williams

How do you know it's proven if it's not out...

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2 points posted by Zake Tesera

That's exactly what I'm saying. The Kepler hasn't actually been out, so you can't pragmatically prove how great it is. On paper, the Kepler may sound amazing, but so do other products that are currently out that suck in actuality.

Since it is not out, we don't know how good it "actually" is, as compared to the GTX 580.

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1 points posted by John Williams

Ok. Thanks for your input!

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2 points posted by Doug Salgado

I agree with you, Zack. While the Kepler does look impressive, we won't actually know until it comes out and is proven to be a good one. Especially if you are in a hurry to get one, (and it might not be out for a while...) go with one the already solid 580 :)

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1 points posted by John Williams

Thanks!

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Becca Hansen

Specialist I

I think you would be safe to buy the GTX 580. I don't know about the Kepler but the 580 gives you great power and performance. It's pretty sweet and makes a beautiful picture.