(GTX 260)
DirectX 10
New power management enhancements
CUDA parallel processing
GeForce PhysX
Note the Highlighted points above. That will really upset those who spends 399 USD(priced 399$ when my friend boght) just to get the transistors count reduced when compared with lesser priced GTX280.
My opinion
But PhysX performance is better than GTX280, in game physics such as vector objects representation and their movements, lightning effects are very well represented.
In terms of appearance this card gives much a sort of a "Beasty" appearance than 9800 GTX. Its appearance is like its ready to take any game thrown to it, set at thier highest quality. But It really doesnt perform so and it explicitely shows that Appearances are deceiving.
Though this card performs good, its not better than its "Big ...
nishanthl21111987 05.11.2008 (06.11.2008)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of XFX GeForce GTX 260
Advantages: Plays most games. Disadvantages: Can overheat a bit and blocks PCI slots
I have had this graphics card now for roughly two years. It has been able to run most games that have come out in those years on full settings, excluding very graphics hungry games like Crysis and Grid; but will still play them. The fact that it comes overclocked by BFG was a big selling point for me, as I knew if I tried to do it manually I would probably break it. However, there are some issues with this graphics card. The first fact is that it gets hot. Not ridiculously, but a lot of graphics cards at the same price have much better cooling systems. Number two is the installation of the card. It is very big, and therefore blocks up pci slots, so if you have lots of additional pci cards (for networking or for USB slots) you may be in trouble. With the £80 price tag I think you could easiley get better value for money if you look into ...
Product: Graphics Card
Make: NVIDIA, GeForce
Version: GTX 295
Price: Varied
The GeForce 295 GTX is the fastest graphic card to date, it holds 1,792MHz RAM of memory, and the resolution size is 2,560 x 1,600, now that is massive. This is an incredibly fast card; so you?re going to need a really big screen in order to get the most out of it, and its twin-GPU prowess. The GTX is powerful, hungry and exactly what you?d expect from a cutting-edge slice of computing, and believe me when I say this, it sure isn?t cheap. This pro-gaming kit needs specific hardware to really make it shine. The great thing I like about this, the performance takes over from the NVIDIA make. NVIDIA is a top brand, I always find it?s the fastest, and more reliable make, it also upgrades AMD?s successful 4870 X2 brand. Who ever processed this one ...
Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
HDCP compatible
Yes
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces
2 x DVI-I (dual link) - 29 pin combined DVI
1 x HDTV output ( on supplied cable )
1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ( with adapter )
1 x HDMI - 19 pin HDMI Type A ( with adapter )
Compatible Slots
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories
6 pin power cable, 8 pin power cable, 2 x Molex to PCIe power adapter
Cables Included
1 x DVI-VGA adapter
1 x HDMI-DVI adapter
1 x S/PDIF cable - 30 cm
1 x HDMI cable - 1.8 m
1 x component video cable
Compliant Standards
CE, CSA, VCCI, FCC, RoHS
Package Type
Retail
Software / system requirements
Software Included
Drivers & Utilities
OS Required
Microsoft Windows Vista / XP
Recommended Power Supply
575 W
Peripheral / Interface Devices
CD-ROM, additional power connector
System Requirements Details
Windows XP/Vista - RAM 1 GB - HD 100 MB
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Manufacturer's product description
Backed by free 24/7/365 world-class tech support in the industry, the BFG GeForce GTX 280 OC2 graphics card is overclocked out-of-the-box, saving you the risk and hassle of doing it yourself. In addition to ripping through DirectX 10 games at blazing fast frame rates and enabling realistic physical motion and massively destructible environments with NVIDIA's PhysX technology, the BFG GeForce GTX 280 OC2 graphics card gives your system the power of up to 240 multi-threaded processor cores, offloading the most intensive processing tasks from your CPU to your Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). Whether gaming, transcoding HD videos, or running Folding@home in the background while surfing the web, the BFG GeForce GTX 280 graphics card delivers performance improvements of up to 7x your traditional CPU, enabling truly endless computing possibilities.
