GTX 285 or 295 - Page 3

Mr Bigman · 07-19-09, 10:09 PM

Im more patient now about what choices are out their too.

I run both those bastards idle at 45 46c and about 79 to 86c max which i thouight was weird but folks say it fine.

This is like the 5th time with sli and this time its ah good.

Thunderbolt56 · 07-20-09, 07:57 AM

I tried it twice (sli that is) in a couple different configurations. First setup was a pair of 6800 Ultras. It was "ok", but there weren't enough high-end games to really take advantage of it and the ROI just wasn't worth it.

My second effort was as an early adopter of the 7950GX2...big mistake. It cranked some serious frames in a few games, but required so much effin tweaking and never really got stable drivers so I ditched it for a single 8800GTS (G92).

Now I run a single GTX285 1GB card and that works fine. I'm fortunate to have a good job and the assets to direct towards the improvement of my pc/gaming hobby, but sli just doesn't have the performance in the few games I play to warrant it...right now anyway.

TB

**john19055** · 07-24-09, 01:10 AM

I think SLI is the way to go ,I have had many setups with SLI from the 6800 ,7800GT,7800GTX ,7900GT,7900GTX 8800GTS,9800GTX to the GTX 280 setup that I am running now ,I have never had problems with micro-studder or any other problems .True there are some older games that SLI does'nt help ,but then I can always turn SLI off,and with the older games one GTX 280 is more then fast enough to play what ever game I am playing with more then enough framerates.There are more games that SLI helps then it's hurts. (IMO) I like ATI cards ,but I have had trouble with cross-fire,IMO I think SLI is a better solution.

g-a-m-e · 08-13-09, 01:56 AM

I first had sli with my previous 8800GTX cards.

I was so impressed that when it was time to upgrade i just bought 2 285's right away.
Performance increase is i think always between 50 and 95 % . Never have to tweak sh^t really.
And in the odd chance that sli won't work in a 10 year old game or so, you can just turn it off.

Also i did not understand bigman's question really. I mean 2 x 285 is faster than 1 x 295 .

AND cheaper (in his case since he already has a 285 ) . Faster + cheaper. Why even ask what to do lol ??

07-19-09, 10:09 PM	#25
Mr Bigman Strongest Man On Earth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,943	Re: GTX 285 or 295 Im more patient now about what choices are out their too. I run both those bastards idle at 45 46c and about 79 to 86c max which i thouight was weird but folks say it fine. This is like the 5th time with sli and this time its ah good. __________________ EVGA X58 Tri SLI Core I 7 3.7Ghz 12 gb corsair DDR3 1600 Three EVGA 285 SLI Antec 1200 Corsiar 1000 HX Power Supply 2 OCZ SSD Hard Drives 4 wd black edition raid 2 setups for 4TB _____________________________ having good looks and a good body is hard work.

07-20-09, 07:57 AM	#26
Thunderbolt56 Gladiusdoctori Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Daytona Beach Posts: 198	Re: GTX 285 or 295 I tried it twice (sli that is) in a couple different configurations. First setup was a pair of 6800 Ultras. It was "ok", but there weren't enough high-end games to really take advantage of it and the ROI just wasn't worth it. My second effort was as an early adopter of the 7950GX2...big mistake. It cranked some serious frames in a few games, but required so much effin tweaking and never really got stable drivers so I ditched it for a single 8800GTS (G92). Now I run a single GTX285 1GB card and that works fine. I'm fortunate to have a good job and the assets to direct towards the improvement of my pc/gaming hobby, but sli just doesn't have the performance in the few games I play to warrant it...right now anyway. TB __________________ Core i7 920 @ 3.8ghz w/ Thermalright TRUE copper and dual 120mm fans \| P6T Deluxe V2 \| 6GB Corsair Dominator 1600mhz @ 1523mhz \| WD VRaptor 300GB \| Seagate 500GB 32mb cache \| X-Fi-Titanium Fatal1ty Champion \| XFX GTX285 Black Edition 1GB \| CoolerMaster Stacker 830 silver \| Dell 2707WFP 27" \| Windows Vista HP x64 sp2

07-24-09, 01:10 AM	#27
john19055 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: GREENVILLE,TX Posts: 3,851	Re: GTX 285 or 295 I think SLI is the way to go ,I have had many setups with SLI from the 6800 ,7800GT,7800GTX ,7900GT,7900GTX 8800GTS,9800GTX to the GTX 280 setup that I am running now ,I have never had problems with micro-studder or any other problems .True there are some older games that SLI does'nt help ,but then I can always turn SLI off,and with the older games one GTX 280 is more then fast enough to play what ever game I am playing with more then enough framerates.There are more games that SLI helps then it's hurts. (IMO) I like ATI cards ,but I have had trouble with cross-fire,IMO I think SLI is a better solution. __________________ Intel i7-3820+Corsair H-100+ASROCK X79-Extreme4+16gigs G.Skill PC1600DDR3+2-ASUS DirectCU II GTX-670 in SLI+Crucial 256g-SSD+2- Samsung 1-TB+2-WesternDigtial 640g+LG-12x Blu-Ray Burner+1100w CoolerMaster+Antec-P280 case+50" Plasma PM6700+Logitech Mouse+Keyboard+Pioneer VSX-1020+Polk Audio Speakers

08-13-09, 01:56 AM	#28
g-a-m-e BANNED Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 351	Re: GTX 285 or 295 I first had sli with my previous 8800GTX cards. I was so impressed that when it was time to upgrade i just bought 2 285's right away. Performance increase is i think always between 50 and 95 % . Never have to tweak sh^t really. And in the odd chance that sli won't work in a 10 year old game or so, you can just turn it off. Also i did not understand bigman's question really. I mean 2 x 285 is faster than 1 x 295 . AND cheaper (in his case since he already has a 285 ) . Faster + cheaper. Why even ask what to do lol ??