Official "I just got my GeForce GTX 275, 285 or 295" thread - Page 9

jolle · 01-31-09, 12:52 PM

Got my GTX 285 yesterday, and apparantly, its a squeeler.
Checking with Gainward if I should RMA it, if there is even a point seing how a replacement would have the same type of components and capacitors, which I understand is the source of the noise.
Doesnt do it all the time, comes and goes with the loading bar in some games, and sometimes in game aswell.

Performance is awesome though and the fan is quiet enough.
Playing WOW @ 1920x1080 with 2x2 (4x) Supersampling atm, good stuff.

walterman · 01-31-09, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jolle

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Playing WOW @ 1920x1080 with 2x2 (4x) Supersampling atm, good stuff.

Super Sampling rocks !

jolle · 01-31-09, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by walterman

Super Sampling rocks !

Sure does.
for some reason this seems to give better performance then 16x with TSAA. (could be that it does almost as much work in certain alpha texture heavy areas, and MSAA ontop of that, perhaps)
And obviously more concistant framerates.

$n][pErMan · 01-31-09, 02:50 PM

I was looking to see if a local store had the GTX285 (to save me some shipping time) and they did not... but they had the eVGA GTX295 on sale for $439!!!

To bad they sold out

So it looks like I will just get the GTX285 online

MaxFX · 01-31-09, 04:41 PM

I noticed that if you enable Supersampling Transparancy in Mirrors Edge then even my GTX 285 starts to choke out, it crawls.

I never use SSAA Transparancy but nice that you can do something to make those new beast of cards tap out

$n][pErMan · 02-01-09, 01:35 PM

Just ordered an eVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC Edition for $409 on the egg!

Came with Call of Duty World at War too. I usually never buy the pre-OC'ed cards because I can do it myself and save money, but I decided this time to be garunteed an OC and see how much further I can take it

A little pricey but not bad for a top of the line video card! This should kick some ass in my system... and in a few months when I get a new mobo and CPU I will still be set!

Can't wait to play with it next weekend! I just meet the minimum PSU requirements for 650W... but I have 54A on my 12V rail so I should be good.

walterman · 02-01-09, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by $n][pErMan

... I just meet the minimum PSU requirements for 650W... but I have 54A on my 12V rail so I should be good.

I only have 36A, and it's working.

MaxFX · 02-01-09, 04:40 PM

And I only have a Corsair 520W HX and it seems that it actually can power my GTX285 and 8800GT 512Mb + Q6600@3.4Ghz so it must be a very very good PSU

Heres hoping it will hold on as I guess it must stress it at near max and maybe over sometimes so who knows maybe I will sit here soon with a fried comp

$n][pErMan · 02-01-09, 04:55 PM

I am thinking about using my 8800GTX as a physix card... but not sure if I want to stress my PSU that much

MaxFX · 02-01-09, 05:47 PM

Dont know if your PSU is as good as Corsairs but mine 520W seems to do the trick, amazing I think so I just hope it will work. and yours is speced higher so of course you have to try it out, it will probably work out fine

Mirrors Edge fly on a GTX 285 and coupled with a nice PhysX card it's almost to good

Kowan · 02-02-09, 11:05 PM

I added a EVGA 285 to my main box to fold along side my 280s.

SVTF_Pat · 02-03-09, 11:08 PM

I bought a EVGA GTX 285 from a private party today. It is supposedly brand new and has never been installed in a computer. I should get it this Friday 02/06, I`m stoked.

01-31-09, 12:52 PM	#97
jolle Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,804	Re: Sticky: Official "I just got my GeForce GTX 285 or GTX 295" thread Got my GTX 285 yesterday, and apparantly, its a squeeler. Checking with Gainward if I should RMA it, if there is even a point seing how a replacement would have the same type of components and capacitors, which I understand is the source of the noise. Doesnt do it all the time, comes and goes with the loading bar in some games, and sometimes in game aswell. Performance is awesome though and the fan is quiet enough. Playing WOW @ 1920x1080 with 2x2 (4x) Supersampling atm, good stuff. __________________ Q6700, Abit X38 QuadGT, 8Gb (4x 2GB) OCZ Reaper DDR2 1066MHz, Gainward GTX 285 1Gb, X-Fi XtremeMusic

01-31-09, 02:50 PM	#100
$n][pErMan GTX 285 SSC Goodness! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,719	Re: Sticky: Official "I just got my GeForce GTX 285 or GTX 295" thread I was looking to see if a local store had the GTX285 (to save me some shipping time) and they did not... but they had the eVGA GTX295 on sale for $439!!! To bad they sold out So it looks like I will just get the GTX285 online __________________ Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3.51GHz (390 x 9 / 1.39v) \| ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel P965 (1236 BIOS) \| OCZ GOLD 4GB (2GB x 2) DDR2 PC2-8500 Dual Channel (4-4-4-12 780Mhz/1.95V 1:1 Ratio) \| EVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 (Currently @ 720MHz Core / 2750MHz Memory) \| Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS \| Zalman CNPS9700 LED Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler \| 5 Western Digital 500GB SATA II 7200RPM w/32MB Buffer \| Acer X241W 24in Widescreen LCD 1920 x 1200 32bit \| Samsung DVD-RW-DL 18x Burner w/ lightscribe\| SILVERSTONE OP650 ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply \| AOpen 5.1 Surround sound system \| Windows Vista Business 64-Bit 3dMarkVantage: P16103 3dMark06: 17606 SuperPi 1M: 14s 100% Orthos Stable!

01-31-09, 04:41 PM	#101
MaxFX BANNED Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 580	Re: Sticky: Official "I just got my GeForce GTX 285 or GTX 295" thread I noticed that if you enable Supersampling Transparancy in Mirrors Edge then even my GTX 285 starts to choke out, it crawls. I never use SSAA Transparancy but nice that you can do something to make those new beast of cards tap out

02-01-09, 01:35 PM	#102
$n][pErMan GTX 285 SSC Goodness! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,719	Re: Sticky: Official "I just got my GeForce GTX 285 or GTX 295" thread Just ordered an eVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC Edition for $409 on the egg! Came with Call of Duty World at War too. I usually never buy the pre-OC'ed cards because I can do it myself and save money, but I decided this time to be garunteed an OC and see how much further I can take it A little pricey but not bad for a top of the line video card! This should kick some ass in my system... and in a few months when I get a new mobo and CPU I will still be set! Can't wait to play with it next weekend! I just meet the minimum PSU requirements for 650W... but I have 54A on my 12V rail so I should be good. __________________ Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3.51GHz (390 x 9 / 1.39v) \| ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel P965 (1236 BIOS) \| OCZ GOLD 4GB (2GB x 2) DDR2 PC2-8500 Dual Channel (4-4-4-12 780Mhz/1.95V 1:1 Ratio) \| EVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 (Currently @ 720MHz Core / 2750MHz Memory) \| Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS \| Zalman CNPS9700 LED Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler \| 5 Western Digital 500GB SATA II 7200RPM w/32MB Buffer \| Acer X241W 24in Widescreen LCD 1920 x 1200 32bit \| Samsung DVD-RW-DL 18x Burner w/ lightscribe\| SILVERSTONE OP650 ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply \| AOpen 5.1 Surround sound system \| Windows Vista Business 64-Bit 3dMarkVantage: P16103 3dMark06: 17606 SuperPi 1M: 14s 100% Orthos Stable!

02-01-09, 04:40 PM	#104
MaxFX BANNED Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 580	Re: Sticky: Official "I just got my GeForce GTX 285 or GTX 295" thread And I only have a Corsair 520W HX and it seems that it actually can power my GTX285 and 8800GT 512Mb + Q6600@3.4Ghz so it must be a very very good PSU Heres hoping it will hold on as I guess it must stress it at near max and maybe over sometimes so who knows maybe I will sit here soon with a fried comp

02-01-09, 04:55 PM	#105
$n][pErMan GTX 285 SSC Goodness! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,719	Re: Sticky: Official "I just got my GeForce GTX 285 or GTX 295" thread I am thinking about using my 8800GTX as a physix card... but not sure if I want to stress my PSU that much __________________ Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3.51GHz (390 x 9 / 1.39v) \| ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel P965 (1236 BIOS) \| OCZ GOLD 4GB (2GB x 2) DDR2 PC2-8500 Dual Channel (4-4-4-12 780Mhz/1.95V 1:1 Ratio) \| EVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 (Currently @ 720MHz Core / 2750MHz Memory) \| Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS \| Zalman CNPS9700 LED Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler \| 5 Western Digital 500GB SATA II 7200RPM w/32MB Buffer \| Acer X241W 24in Widescreen LCD 1920 x 1200 32bit \| Samsung DVD-RW-DL 18x Burner w/ lightscribe\| SILVERSTONE OP650 ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply \| AOpen 5.1 Surround sound system \| Windows Vista Business 64-Bit 3dMarkVantage: P16103 3dMark06: 17606 SuperPi 1M: 14s 100% Orthos Stable!

02-01-09, 05:47 PM	#106
MaxFX BANNED Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 580	Re: Sticky: Official "I just got my GeForce GTX 285 or GTX 295" thread Dont know if your PSU is as good as Corsairs but mine 520W seems to do the trick, amazing I think so I just hope it will work. and yours is speced higher so of course you have to try it out, it will probably work out fine Mirrors Edge fly on a GTX 285 and coupled with a nice PhysX card it's almost to good

02-02-09, 11:05 PM	#107
Kowan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 26	Re: Sticky: Official "I just got my GeForce GTX 285 or GTX 295" thread I added a EVGA 285 to my main box to fold along side my 280s. __________________ EVGA X58 SLI \| i7 920 / ThermalRight Ultra-120 Extreme \| 6GB(3x2) Corsair Dominator 1600 DDR3 \| EVGA's GTX285 SLI 2 WD VelociRaptor 300GB/WD Caviar Black 1TB \| X-Fi XtremeGamer \| Logitech Z-5500 Antec 1200 \| Thermaltake W0133RU 1200w \| Dell 3008WFP/2407WFP \| Logitech G15/G5 \| Vista 64bit Ultimate \| APC BACK-UPS RS 1500VA LCD

02-03-09, 11:08 PM	#108
SVTF_Pat Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 23	Re: Sticky: Official "I just got my GeForce GTX 285 or GTX 295" thread I bought a EVGA GTX 285 from a private party today. It is supposedly brand new and has never been installed in a computer. I should get it this Friday 02/06, I`m stoked. __________________ Dell XPS 730: 790i Ultra SLI, QX9770, 8 GB Mushkin DDR3, GTX 470, Dell Ultra Sharp 2709W

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