FYI, a reference Leadtek GTX 670 costs around RM1129 only, so i'm not sure how much the Galaxy costs compared to this one?

Close to the SRP that you see today. Yes, i've also briefly used an Asus before. Some of my comments and summary:

Asus
1. Quitest fans. Load temp at 76C.
2. Relatively high boost clock at 1137MHz, even though the default clock speed is only at 915MHz (reference speed).
3. Solid build, with backplate.

MSI
1. Overclocked out of the box, performance on par/close to a stock 680. Boost clock observed at 1175MHz.
2. Better temps compared to Asus. Load temp at BF3 only 69C.
3. More expensive compared to Asus 670 DCUII (non TOP).
4. Fans have blue bling-bling, not too bright though.
5. Quite loud at startup, due to the "dust removal technology". Other than that, the fans are very quiet during idle or even at load temps.

Overall, i would say both are excellent cards. I just prefer the MSI PE slightly due to the overclocked out of the box experience. I'm not one who likes to OC the card anyway.

Hahaha, yes. It's best to see them for yourself. No, i bought the 670 from Garage Sales (idealtech). The BJ shop only has Asus and Gigabyte 670 last i checked.

Can't really find MSI cards in Penang, except for PC Depot only. But they don't have PE edition. Why not you consider Leadtek GTX 670? You can get it from either boonykun, lingloong, zhen^wei/yoongkeen in Garage Sales. It's the best-bang-for-buck GTX 670. You shouldn't worry too much about power consumption. Your 700W PSU seems plentiful for that purpose.

Yup, i also didn't know about that at first. But the bling-bling consider very "mild" only la. You can see this photo. For the OC, hard to say for certain. In Techpowerup, they coudn't push the PE that far. Turned out the Palit has the highest overclock. But Guru3D is able to get about 1120 MHz (boost to 1300MHz), so i guess it also depends on luck and how overclockable the GPU is.

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Added on August 23, 2012, 4:10 pmPM them for the best price. But know that PE is among one of the more expensive 670s around.

Just use that as a guideline only, 700W is sufficient for your needs.

This post has been edited by rav3n82: Aug 23 2012, 04:10 PM

Yup, i can second this. Really confirm his price was RM1400 last week.

Hahaha, just fork out the extra RM30 for the PE. No need to watch movie for 1 week with awek. I foresee this model will be one of the hot cakes for 670.

Hard to say. But the Asus definitely got demand cos it's one of the most sought after 670, and i understand there are some shortages also.

Yup, that's a good idea but our friend here doesn't want a reference design. So kita kasi PE poison sama dia.

You don't need to OC the card also can match stock 680 already.

It means something like below. But so far, i have not heard anyone facing this problem.

Example:

Card A - Factory OC, clock speed = 1020MHz ==> but running at only 915MHz
Card B - Default, clock speed = 915MHz ==> running at 915MHz

Not necessarily. From their statement, they might "default to and run at lower clocks".

Try to read through this thread if it helps.

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=2445471&hl=RSOD

Even a 2 generation old mid-end card GTX 460 still can play most of the latest games fine. Of cos we might probably need to lower the eye candies settings (AA, AF). I believe a 670 should serve you well couple of years down the road.

You can just go with the Leadtek GTX 670, RM1129. The best-bang-for-buck 670 out there.

Ya, it's still quite expensive. I guess maybe you can also wait for the prices of GTX 660 Ti to go down first? The Leadtek one also seems cheaper.

Nope, it only happened with my stock Galaxy GTX 680.

LOL, i've never figured what it does anyway. Simple rule, if you don't miss it, means the software is not needed at all.

Welcome and enjoy your brand new toy. Just crank up those AA / AF settings in your games and enjoy. The GTX 670 is plenty powerful and should allow you to max out most of the games in 1080p resolution. Also, what are your other system specs?

Pretty solid specs you've got there. Usually i apply the settings in game.