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Alright, here we have the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 OC Windforce edition. Overall a nice looking card. Let's look at the card from several different viewpoints. The GTX 680 card is quite good looking with the black colored monitor connectors and then that triple fan Windforce cooler.
The card is equipped with the GK104 GPU that harbors the new Kepler architecture which we'll talk about in a minute. You get the basics like the graphics card, PEG converter cables, manual and a demo and driver CD, though bundles will vary with AIB/AIC partners.
The card will come with 2 GB of graphics memory, that's definitely enough if you are a hardcore gamer with a monitor resolution of 1920x1200. If you plan to game on triple monitors then later on a 4 GB model might become an option as well, that would definitely help you out in the uber high resolutions and hefty AA combinations.
Here we have the PCB itself is based on a 4-phase power design with two added phases for the memory subsystem thus that's a 4+2 phase design. The card is PCIe gen 3.0 compatible. Going from PCIe Gen 2 to Gen 3 doubles the bandwidth available to the add-on cards installed, from 500 MB/s per lane to 1 GB/s per lane.
The GeForce GTX 680 from Gigabyte is a good looking card though the blue PCB seems to be a little out of date to use as a color on a high-end graphics card. The card is 27 cm in length by the way.