Originally posted by Karma
so your saying since gpus are able to handel double floating points way better then a cpu say as the i7-3770 that having more doesnt mean more texture fill rate and higher performance out of your application even if it does contain a lot of double float values such as say some 3d models or a texture file ? im lost in your point as there is none. buying a 680 over a 670 with current price is a no brainer and the quadro is specifically made to act like a central processing unit not a graphics card because it can handle data better and faster then the average cpu and by no means does it mean it handles all data this well thats like saying buy a 7950 over a 7970 cause their processor type doesnt matter you will not gain a performance boost from it having more processor cores. and a lot of new games and applications are being made to handle cuda cores the way they were intended to be used so ya your reply is invalid
You clearly didn't read and comprehend my message fully... You do not need a 680 based on his specs because he is already getting the best performance he can get (I'm assuming he isn't buying a 120 hz 1440p or 1600p monitor for one thing.) And my point on the quadro was referring to the use of a GPU (it is a GPU by the way) for use in a workstation because CUDA ONLY REALLY AFFECTS what I listed before. I say get a 3570k because you will be able to overclock it no problem and get more bang for your buck. And no, no new games are utilziing cuda the way you think they are. Give it 5-10 years before it can properly utilize. That's just like saying "get an i7 for hyperthreading for a gaming computer" when we both know games don't utilize it and won't for a while. So cuda is the last thing you want to buy in for a gaming computer. Get a 3570k, with a good mobo, and a hyper 212+ or w/e and overclock and be done with it.