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trivium nate
03-12-09, 04:47 AM
I just submitted my request to EVGa to step up from my 9800GT 512MB to a GTX 260 896MB!!!

does this card have any problems?
hows it run crysis?

um anything i should know about i know i have to up my psu
crainger
04-06-09, 06:39 AM
Got my two gainward Golden Sample 260GTX SP216s today. Pretty good 300AUD a pop. Installed and running without a problem. Tight squeeze with 2nd card and X-Fi. May end up pulling the X-Fi if it runs two hot.

Installing patching Crysis now.
slaWter
04-06-09, 07:13 AM
Nice! What did you use before these?
coldpower27
04-06-09, 03:14 PM
Just got a BFG GeForce GTX 280... no more 2560x1600 resolution problems:P 330 CND with Free COD:WaW!!
crainger
04-06-09, 04:19 PM
Nice! What did you use before these?

1x 8800GTX

Little step up.

Crysis runs perfectly. Stock, no special configs. 1680x1050 4AA. So good. Best 3sum ever!
Muppet
04-07-09, 07:05 AM
1x 8800GTX

Little step up.

Crysis runs perfectly. Stock, no special configs. 1680x1050 4AA. So good. Best 3sum ever!

What motherboard are you using for SLI ?
crainger
04-07-09, 07:54 AM
Abit nforce 650i board. Not flash, but it's been a good cheap backbone.
Muppet
04-07-09, 07:59 AM
Abit nforce 650i board. Not flash, but it's been a good cheap backbone.

Nothing wrong with Abit. Bloody shame they aren't still around.
crainger
04-07-09, 04:40 PM
::(:

I know. No more bios updates, harder to find drivers too now...
trivium nate
04-07-09, 11:44 PM
so is their a lot of issues with the evga gtx 260 core 216 55nm?
crainger
04-08-09, 03:46 AM
Shouldn't be. I'm using Gainward Golden Samples myself and they seem great so far. Have a longer warranty than what EVGA do in Australia (2 years vs 1 year), though they are very loud when the fan hits 60% and above. Thankfully they rarely get that hot. ::): They use a twin fan cooler, so with SLI that's 4 of the buggers!
Muppet
04-08-09, 05:05 AM
Shouldn't be. I'm using Gainward Golden Samples myself and they seem great so far. Have a longer warranty than what EVGA do in Australia (2 years vs 1 year), though they are very loud when the fan hits 60% and above. Thankfully they rarely get that hot. ::): They use a twin fan cooler, so with SLI that's 4 of the buggers!

I haven't seen the Gainward cards. You should post some pics.
crainger
04-08-09, 07:21 AM
I will. It's in the Stacker right now. I have it inverted so they up top and hidden under the X-Fi, so I might have to pull them out. Too much Crysis for that now. ::D:

I would have liked perhaps an EVGA or XFX card, but they are at least 100 more expensive. ::(: Not worth the premium when there is no lifetime warranties involved. Still my first 3D card was a Gainward VooDoo. ::jumping:: They were the big guys then, along with Orchid and Diamond.
newparad1gm
04-14-09, 12:50 PM
Just got my 2nd GTX 280 and finally joined the SLI club. Nice to see the performance boosts, but then I get weird artifacts and bugginess when I try to run SLI with certain games along with 3D Vision (Empire - Total War for one), which is disheartening because that is why I upgraded to SLI in the first place (a single GTX 280 can still play most games very well normally at 1680x1050 resolution that I'm running at). Crossing my fingers at better driver support as time goes on.
Zips
04-16-09, 11:03 PM
Just received my EVGA GTX260 from Newegg yesterday. It replaces an 8800GTS 320MB that started to really go south on me. Lovely card so far :).
crainger
04-20-09, 05:26 PM
Get another!
methimpikehoses
04-20-09, 05:28 PM
Post pics or it didn't happen.

/nekros illegal lizard
trivium nate
04-20-09, 09:23 PM
heres mine!!!!


http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/natej315/2.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/natej315/l_6a10005ca52c483092ef8aa1c13b0542.jpg
crainger
04-21-09, 01:19 AM
Place in PC kthnx...
trivium nate
04-21-09, 01:43 AM
lol crainger its in their
bob saget
04-21-09, 01:45 AM
hawt pics triv :D
trivium nate
04-21-09, 01:52 AM
lol thanks bob
methimpikehoses
04-21-09, 02:01 AM
:eek2:
trivium nate
04-21-09, 02:38 AM
image removed :D
Zips
05-02-09, 09:59 PM
Get another!

I'd like to, but my budget is severely limited ATM. May make use of EVGA's step-up in a month or two though to a 275.

Post pics or it didn't happen.

/nekros illegal lizard

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/DigitalZips/th_Computer025.jpg (http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/DigitalZips/?action=view&current=Computer025.jpg)