Well, the decision made, the order placed

Dreamweavernoob · 02-19-09, 06:17 AM

Thats right, after countless boring threads, which lead im sure to much exasperation, I have finally just stfu'ed and brought a card.

I literally was changing my order every 2 mins, but finally insanity ruled over.

I have purchased.

-------------------------------------------Zotac 1792mb GTX 295----------------------

*claps*

EciDemon · 02-19-09, 06:21 AM

I always try to go best bang for the buck. If another card is 5% faster but cost 25% more then I go for the cheaper card as you can always over clock

Koko56 · 02-19-09, 07:19 AM

Should be awwwright!

Dreamweavernoob · 02-19-09, 09:12 AM

Bollox, im like a woman with clothes.

Ive been reading some really crap reviews about Zotac and how their cards appear to be ****ed.

Add into the equation that I can now get a sealed BFG card (GTX 285 OCX) for only £290 vs the Zotacs £370 and suddenly my mind has changed.

Looks like ill be getting a GTX 285 then

EciDemon · 02-19-09, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dreamweavernoob

Bollox, im like a woman with clothes.

Yep your 10000 upgrade posts is a testament to that

Dreamweavernoob · 02-19-09, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EciDemon

Yep your 10000 upgrade posts is a testament to that

Im like keira knightly

hiding nothing with a load of rubbish

Koko56 · 02-19-09, 02:50 PM

Zotac? They seem okay from what I've gathered... :S

Bee_Dee_3_Dee · 02-19-09, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dreamweavernoob

Bollox, im like a woman with clothes.

Ive been reading some really crap reviews about Zotac and how their cards appear to be ****ed.

Add into the equation that I can now get a sealed BFG card (GTX 285 OCX) for only £290 vs the Zotacs £370 and suddenly my mind has changed.

Looks like ill be getting a GTX 285 then

Are you eligible to Trade up in 100 days DreamWeavernoob?

If the answer is no. You'll be sorry!

Why?

Because if I set "Multi-GPU performance mode" to "Single GPU" on my GTX295, I bet even an OCed GTX285 is hardly distinguishably from my performance except @ 2560x1600 because of the vRAM. (You don't have a 30' monitor do you?) But when I change back "Multi-GPU performance mode" to "normal" or "NVIDIA recamended" my GTX295 is as indistinguishable as Night and Day from a GTX285 OCed! (Or Smoking is to a dowsed flame.

)

See, that's what the extra £80 would get you.

Another way to look at it is, just get another GTX285 OCed and you'll be hardly distinguishably from my performance except @ 2560x1600 because of the vRAM. But at least you will have the performance too. (Compared to one GTX285 which sucks in comparison to a GTX295.)

And 2xGTX285 has a few more perks. One card goes down and ur cool for example.

But I hear that 2xGTX295 is the best bang for ur money!

Koko56 · 02-19-09, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bee_Dee_3_Dee

Are you eligible to Trade up in 100 days DreamWeavernoob?

If the answer is no. You'll be sorry!

Why?

Because if I set "Multi-GPU performance mode" to "Single GPU" on my GTX295, I bet even an OCed GTX285 is hardly distinguishably from my performance except @ 2560x1600 because of the vRAM. (You don't have a 30' monitor do you?) But when I change back "Multi-GPU performance mode" to "normal" or "NVIDIA recamended" my GTX295 is as indistinguishable as Night and Day from a GTX285 OCed! (Or Smoking is to a dowsed flame.

)

See, that's what the extra £80 would get you.

Another way to look at it is, just get another GTX285 OCed and you'll be hardly distinguishably from my performance except @ 2560x1600 because of the vRAM. But at least you will have the performance too. (Compared to one GTX285 which sucks in comparison to a GTX295.)

And 2xGTX285 has a few more perks. One card goes down and ur cool for example.

But I hear that 2xGTX295 is the best bang for ur money!

Hmmm Quad SLI, value? Same sentence?

I might see what you mean though - for 30-inch monitors - possibly.

$n][pErMan · 02-19-09, 04:53 PM

m-m-m-m-m-i-i-i-i-c-c-c-c-r-r-r-r-o-o-o-o S-t-t-t-t-u-u-u-t-t-e-e-r-r-r-r-r....

A Single GTX285 would beat a single GTX295 (if it was one card). A GTX295 as is will perform better in most cases than a GTX285 (drive issues will cause the GTX285 to win in Crysis at last check). 2 GTX285's will beat a single GTX295. 2 GTX295's will beat 2 GTX285's. 3 GTX285's will beat 2 GTX295's.

Dreamweavernoob · 02-19-09, 04:55 PM

mmmmmonster kill?

brothers?

Koko56 · 02-20-09, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by $n][pErMan

m-m-m-m-m-i-i-i-i-c-c-c-c-r-r-r-r-o-o-o-o S-t-t-t-t-u-u-u-t-t-e-e-r-r-r-r-r....

A Single GTX285 would beat a single GTX295 (if it was one card). A GTX295 as is will perform better in most cases than a GTX285 (drive issues will cause the GTX285 to win in Crysis at last check). 2 GTX285's will beat a single GTX295. 2 GTX295's will beat 2 GTX285's. 3 GTX285's will beat 2 GTX295's.

Apparently that is micro stutter problem is gone now...

And the 295 at a glance appear to offer more per money.

02-19-09, 06:17 AM	#1
Dreamweavernoob Desperate code Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 790	Well, the decision made, the order placed Thats right, after countless boring threads, which lead im sure to much exasperation, I have finally just stfu'ed and brought a card. I literally was changing my order every 2 mins, but finally insanity ruled over. I have purchased. -------------------------------------------Zotac 1792mb GTX 295---------------------- claps __________________ If you attack a prostitute, is it rape or merely shoplifting?

02-19-09, 06:21 AM	#2
EciDemon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,423	Re: Well, the decision made, the order placed I always try to go best bang for the buck. If another card is 5% faster but cost 25% more then I go for the cheaper card as you can always over clock

02-19-09, 07:19 AM	#3
Koko56 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,970	Re: Well, the decision made, the order placed Should be awwwright! __________________ I want a rig that can play Crysis the way I can play Far Cry now.

02-19-09, 09:12 AM	#4
Dreamweavernoob Desperate code Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 790	Re: Well, the decision made, the order placed Bollox, im like a woman with clothes. Ive been reading some really crap reviews about Zotac and how their cards appear to be ****ed. Add into the equation that I can now get a sealed BFG card (GTX 285 OCX) for only £290 vs the Zotacs £370 and suddenly my mind has changed. Looks like ill be getting a GTX 285 then __________________ If you attack a prostitute, is it rape or merely shoplifting?

02-19-09, 02:50 PM	#7
Koko56 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,970	Re: Well, the decision made, the order placed Zotac? They seem okay from what I've gathered... :S __________________ I want a rig that can play Crysis the way I can play Far Cry now.

02-19-09, 04:53 PM	#10
$n][pErMan GTX 285 SSC Goodness! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,719	Re: Well, the decision made, the order placed m-m-m-m-m-i-i-i-i-c-c-c-c-r-r-r-r-o-o-o-o S-t-t-t-t-u-u-u-t-t-e-e-r-r-r-r-r.... A Single GTX285 would beat a single GTX295 (if it was one card). A GTX295 as is will perform better in most cases than a GTX285 (drive issues will cause the GTX285 to win in Crysis at last check). 2 GTX285's will beat a single GTX295. 2 GTX295's will beat 2 GTX285's. 3 GTX285's will beat 2 GTX295's. __________________ 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!

02-19-09, 04:55 PM	#11
Dreamweavernoob Desperate code Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 790	Re: Well, the decision made, the order placed mmmmmonster kill? brothers? __________________ If you attack a prostitute, is it rape or merely shoplifting?

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