Kepler

Drowningshrimp · Feb 6, 2012, 10:12 PM

Today, the supposed specs of the Nvidia Kepler line has been leaked.

http://en.expreview.com/2012/02/06/e...hed/20836.html

It details cost, core clocks, memory and more. As far as I'm concerned, these are only the desktop versions. Does anyone know anything about the laptop versions or when they will be released?

UPDATE: Sorry, not today but rather last week or so. The link is also not the original, but still the same charts.

Takaharu · Feb 7, 2012, 12:30 AM

Isn't this bordering on HH's NDA?

bloodyjj · Feb 7, 2012, 02:25 AM

This is gonna kill AMD cards lol, well too expensive at this point, and is there a game that MUST require these cards?

Drowningshrimp · Feb 7, 2012, 02:38 AM

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This is gonna kill AMD cards lol, well too expensive at this point, and is there a game that MUST require these cards?

The specs don't add up after you analyze them. The prices vary greatly from $200 to $1000.BF3 on extreme detail.

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Isn't this bordering on HH's NDA?

I wouldn't even consider this to be in the approite topic. More news related than anything.
And if it is, my bad that part.
Question is, is April the date we must wait for Ivy Bridge and 600m?

blibbax · Feb 9, 2012, 09:52 PM

That naming system is even more retarded than usual. What happened to calling cards of the same chip the same number, and using letters to differentiate? It made massivley more sense. (So the GTX680, 670 and 660Ti should be the GTX680, GTS680 and GT680 respectivley.)

Personally, however, I'd consider this a rumour until Nvidia or a reputable review site actually confirm anything.

***Veridian3*** · Feb 9, 2012, 10:15 PM

Pretty much anything you read about the new NV cards at the moment is based on guesswork and a bit of imagination. The only people who know exact details about the card are those under NDA really and none of those people want to get sued or lose the ability to keep getting future products early.

Liqourice · Feb 10, 2012, 12:23 AM

You only need to look at the claimed 45% overhead on the 7970 to know it's just wishful thinking by someone. I don't doubt it will be faster but seriously, I can't imagine they will beat it by that much.

It's just like it is everytime something new is around the corner. When the cards are out and they show perhaps a 5% overhead at best everyone will deny ever knowing about these speculations.

Drowningshrimp · Feb 10, 2012, 01:31 AM

The 580m is still king of the hill. I think the only big name companies that offer the 580m in their laptops are Alienware and MSI in the states. Do you guys know of any other brands? I really would like an Alienware, but the majority of reviews complain about the BSOD and such. What would you reccomend?

I guess we won't know until April for sure what Nvidia will release. We will know one thing; it will be better and faster than AMD.

blibbax · Feb 10, 2012, 02:16 AM

I'm sorry if this sounds obvious, but if you're thinking of dropping enough money on a laptop that you're in 580m territory, are you sure you want a laptop?

A desktop that will perform similarly to a 580m powered laptop can be well under the £500 mark ($750, but probably less as parts are cheaper in the U.S.) leaving plenty spare for a solid laptop with a lesser GPU.

If you really must spend so much on a laptop that you could have bought a very nice used car, put down a sizable chunk of a desposit on a house or pay your living costs for a substansial length of time, yes the 580m is still of the hill, but that isn't going to be the case for much longer. Furthermore, the primary advantage of the new generation of GPUs is lower power usage, and that's far more relevant in the mobile space.

Drowningshrimp · Feb 10, 2012, 03:21 AM

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I'm sorry if this sounds obvious, but if you're thinking of dropping enough money on a laptop that you're in 580m territory, are you sure you want a laptop?

A desktop that will perform similarly to a 580m powered laptop can be well under the £500 mark ($750, but probably less as parts are cheaper in the U.S.) leaving plenty spare for a solid laptop with a lesser GPU.

If you really must spend so much on a laptop that you could have bought a very nice used car, put down a sizable chunk of a desposit on a house or pay your living costs for a substansial length of time, yes the 580m is still of the hill, but that isn't going to be the case for much longer. Furthermore, the primary advantage of the new generation of GPUs is lower power usage, and that's far more relevant in the mobile space.

This is true. I just got caught up in all the features that it had. (I.E. WiHD, lighting.)
I would really like to build. I just dont want to have to worry about RMA'ing parts that don't work.

I've started this 3 times. This will be my last. What is the best possible motherboard for socket LGA 1155? Budget is $2000, give or take. GTX 580 or Radeon 7970?

blibbax · Feb 10, 2012, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Drowningshrimp

This is true. I just got caught up in all the features that it had. (I.E. WiHD, lighting.)
I would really like to build. I just dont want to have to worry about RMA'ing parts that don't work.

I've started this 3 times. This will be my last. What is the best possible motherboard for socket LGA 1155? Budget is $2000, give or take. GTX 580 or Radeon 7970?

Why don't you read around a bit, then get together a build that you like, then start a thread with a (cropped) screenshot of the Newegg basket. Then we can say how we might like to change it.

***Veridian3*** · Feb 10, 2012, 04:04 PM

And while you are at it...with that budget go X79 and the new i7-3930K. And yes, 7970 (unless you want to game in 3D).

blibbax · Feb 10, 2012, 06:58 PM

Depends. With a budget like that, I'd be tempted to stay P67/Z68 and put the extra into monitors, a desk, or an amazing storage subsystem.

Drowningshrimp · Feb 10, 2012, 09:31 PM

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Depends. With a budget like that, I'd be tempted to stay P67/Z68 and put the extra into monitors, a desk, or an amazing storage subsystem.

I've already got built in desks that are vacant right now, with enough storage to hide/put ANYTHING.

We are just moving in so everything works out perfectly, desk right next to gameroom and media room.

Drowningshrimp · Feb 10, 2012, 10:15 PM

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And while you are at it...with that budget go X79 and the new i7-3930K. And yes, 7970 (unless you want to game in 3D).

I need some money for a monitor, and I would rather spend more money on the graphics card than the CPU.

blibbax · Feb 11, 2012, 01:31 AM

To clarify, by storage subsytem, I meant SSDs and the like :P

Drowningshrimp · Feb 11, 2012, 02:06 AM

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To clarify, by storage subsytem, I meant SSDs and the like :P

Ahh, thought that was storage within more storage. Weird...Ha

What's a good 200 GB SSD? Post in the new thread if possible.

Feb 6, 2012, 10:12 PM	#1
Drowningshrimp HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lousiania, U.S Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	Kepler Today, the supposed specs of the Nvidia Kepler line has been leaked. http://en.expreview.com/2012/02/06/e...hed/20836.html It details cost, core clocks, memory and more. As far as I'm concerned, these are only the desktop versions. Does anyone know anything about the laptop versions or when they will be released? UPDATE: Sorry, not today but rather last week or so. The link is also not the original, but still the same charts. Last edited by Drowningshrimp; Feb 6, 2012 at 10:30 PM.

Feb 7, 2012, 12:30 AM	#2
Takaharu I can fart in 7 languages Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England, UK Posts: 1,850 Rep Power: 113 System Specs	Re: Kepler Isn't this bordering on HH's NDA? __________________ I don't get paid to know the answer, therefore I'm far more likely to give you a straight and honest answer. Mods Rig, Box Mods Rig, Folding details

Feb 7, 2012, 02:25 AM	#3
bloodyjj HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 4	Re: Kepler This is gonna kill AMD cards lol, well too expensive at this point, and is there a game that MUST require these cards?

Feb 9, 2012, 09:52 PM	#5
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,231 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Kepler That naming system is even more retarded than usual. What happened to calling cards of the same chip the same number, and using letters to differentiate? It made massivley more sense. (So the GTX680, 670 and 660Ti should be the GTX680, GTS680 and GT680 respectivley.) Personally, however, I'd consider this a rumour until Nvidia or a reputable review site actually confirm anything. __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

Feb 9, 2012, 10:15 PM	#6
*Veridian3* Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cloaked Posts: 5,028 Rep Power: 181	Re: Kepler Pretty much anything you read about the new NV cards at the moment is based on guesswork and a bit of imagination. The only people who know exact details about the card are those under NDA really and none of those people want to get sued or lose the ability to keep getting future products early.

Feb 10, 2012, 12:23 AM	#7
Liqourice HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stockholm Posts: 1,702 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	Re: Kepler You only need to look at the claimed 45% overhead on the 7970 to know it's just wishful thinking by someone. I don't doubt it will be faster but seriously, I can't imagine they will beat it by that much. It's just like it is everytime something new is around the corner. When the cards are out and they show perhaps a 5% overhead at best everyone will deny ever knowing about these speculations.

Feb 10, 2012, 01:31 AM	Thread Starter #8
Drowningshrimp HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lousiania, U.S Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	Re: Kepler The 580m is still king of the hill. I think the only big name companies that offer the 580m in their laptops are Alienware and MSI in the states. Do you guys know of any other brands? I really would like an Alienware, but the majority of reviews complain about the BSOD and such. What would you reccomend? I guess we won't know until April for sure what Nvidia will release. We will know one thing; it will be better and faster than AMD.

Feb 10, 2012, 02:16 AM	#9
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,231 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Kepler I'm sorry if this sounds obvious, but if you're thinking of dropping enough money on a laptop that you're in 580m territory, are you sure you want a laptop? A desktop that will perform similarly to a 580m powered laptop can be well under the £500 mark ($750, but probably less as parts are cheaper in the U.S.) leaving plenty spare for a solid laptop with a lesser GPU. If you really must spend so much on a laptop that you could have bought a very nice used car, put down a sizable chunk of a desposit on a house or pay your living costs for a substansial length of time, yes the 580m is still of the hill, but that isn't going to be the case for much longer. Furthermore, the primary advantage of the new generation of GPUs is lower power usage, and that's far more relevant in the mobile space. __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

Feb 10, 2012, 04:04 PM	#12
*Veridian3* Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cloaked Posts: 5,028 Rep Power: 181	Re: Kepler And while you are at it...with that budget go X79 and the new i7-3930K. And yes, 7970 (unless you want to game in 3D).

Feb 10, 2012, 06:58 PM	#13
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,231 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Kepler Depends. With a budget like that, I'd be tempted to stay P67/Z68 and put the extra into monitors, a desk, or an amazing storage subsystem. __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

Feb 11, 2012, 01:31 AM	#16
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,231 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Kepler To clarify, by storage subsytem, I meant SSDs and the like :P __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!