GTX 260 216 Shaders Edition Reviews - Page 2

Thunderbolt56 · 09-19-08, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rollo

Curse them for bringing out new cards with more performance! Why oh why would they want to give users more choices at different price points!?

FX5800= Epic failure
2900XT= Epic failure
S3 Savage = Epic failure
3dfx Banshee = Epic failure

You need to look up what the words you are writing mean- this card can't be deemed an "epic failure" in any sense of the words.

He was just fishing Rollo...and you bit.

A performance bridge between the 260 and 280 with relative stepping in price is only a good thing IMO.

**XDanger** · 09-19-08, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanzagar

Does this mean nVidia will be releasing an enhanced gtx280 version soon? Seems like the competition now is too close... seems like the next logical step...

THoughts?

V

Are there any pipes or wotnot switched off in a regular/OC'd 280? If no then no.

Quick420 · 09-19-08, 02:52 PM

BFG FTW

Amaury · 09-19-08, 03:34 PM

Yep building new rig with 3 of these babies for some nice tri-sli action on an EVGA 790i mobo with 4 gig ddr3 and watercooled Q9650 o'clocked over 4ghz to enjoy these games in their full splendor!!!

CaptNKILL · 09-21-08, 10:06 PM

So what's the lowest price anyone has seen on these new 216 sp cards? I'm considering one since I could probably sell my 8800GTX on ebay and buy a 260 for LESS.

The standard 260 can be had for under $250 though, while the new one seems to be around $300-$320. The added price isn't worth it IMO. If it was more like $275 it'd be worth it over the standard 260.

mojoman0 · 09-22-08, 12:04 AM

newegg had them for only 10 bucks more than the standard. They were evga

CaptNKILL · 09-22-08, 01:39 AM

The evga 216 cards are $300 plus $8 shipping and they have a $20 mail in rebate. I don't really count MIRs since they're just as likely to not work.

The standard evga card is $270 with free shipping, plus a $40 MIR. Other brands go as low as $240 with free shipping (plus $30 MIR).

There's about a $70 difference between the cheapest standard 260 and the cheapest 216 shader version, not including MIRs.

**FastRedPonyCar** · 09-22-08, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptNKILL

The evga 216 cards are $300 plus $8 shipping and they have a $20 mail in rebate. I don't really count MIRs since they're just as likely to not work.

The standard evga card is $270 with free shipping, plus a $40 MIR. Other brands go as low as $240 with free shipping (plus $30 MIR).

There's about a $70 difference between the cheapest standard 260 and the cheapest 216 shader version, not including MIRs.

$279 after rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130398

**saturnotaku** · 09-22-08, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptNKILL

The evga 216 cards are $300 plus $8 shipping and they have a $20 mail in rebate. I don't really count MIRs since they're just as likely to not work.

I wouldn't count them for any brand except eVGA. They have a very good fulfillment house. Every MIR I've sent when buying eVGA cards has taken four weeks or less from the day I mailed in the forms to when the check was in hand.

Other companies have not been nearly as easy to deal with or as fast to process claims.

CaptNKILL · 09-22-08, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saturnotaku

I wouldn't count them for any brand except eVGA. They have a very good fulfillment house. Every MIR I've sent when buying eVGA cards has taken four weeks or less from the day I mailed in the forms to when the check was in hand.

Other companies have not been nearly as easy to deal with or as fast to process claims.

Wow that's pretty fast.

I had a few from Coolermaster that took 9 months and one from D-Link that was denied after 6 months because it supposedly didn't have the UPC (even though I have a box with the UPC cut out).

eVGA with a rebate might be the ticket then...

CaptNKILL · 09-22-08, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FastRedPonyCar

$279 after rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130398

Yeah that's the one I was referring to in my post.

aceflier · 09-22-08, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptNKILL

Yeah that's the one I was referring to in my post.

Just ordered 2 of these babies seeing as overclocked they perform nearly as good as 280 in sli. I see it as a steal at 279each.

Now who's gonna help a first time SLI buyer how I make everything work when I get these?

09-19-08, 02:52 PM	#15
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09-19-08, 03:34 PM	#16
Amaury Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 465	Re: GTX 260 216 Shaders Edition Reviews Yep building new rig with 3 of these babies for some nice tri-sli action on an EVGA 790i mobo with 4 gig ddr3 and watercooled Q9650 o'clocked over 4ghz to enjoy these games in their full splendor!!!

09-21-08, 10:06 PM	#17
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: GTX 260 216 Shaders Edition Reviews So what's the lowest price anyone has seen on these new 216 sp cards? I'm considering one since I could probably sell my 8800GTX on ebay and buy a 260 for LESS. The standard 260 can be had for under $250 though, while the new one seems to be around $300-$320. The added price isn't worth it IMO. If it was more like $275 it'd be worth it over the standard 260. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

09-22-08, 12:04 AM	#18
mojoman0 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,566	Re: GTX 260 216 Shaders Edition Reviews newegg had them for only 10 bucks more than the standard. They were evga

09-22-08, 01:39 AM	#19
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: GTX 260 216 Shaders Edition Reviews The evga 216 cards are $300 plus $8 shipping and they have a $20 mail in rebate. I don't really count MIRs since they're just as likely to not work. The standard evga card is $270 with free shipping, plus a $40 MIR. Other brands go as low as $240 with free shipping (plus $30 MIR). There's about a $70 difference between the cheapest standard 260 and the cheapest 216 shader version, not including MIRs. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

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