NVIDIA killing the GTX 295?

Pixelsmack · 04-22-09, 05:50 PM

It's NO STOCK almost everywhere. And what is in stock are the higher priced water cooled versions.

MWAVE....Outpost....NEWEGG...Amazon are all coming up no stock for the $499 price point versions. Hell Outpost had then for $479 when they were in stock.

04-22-09, 05:55 PM

THey might be switching production over to the single-pcb version.

Dazz · 04-24-09, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by methimpikehoses

THey might be switching production over to the single-pcb version.

Thats right they are clearing their inventory of the dual PCB cards ready for the single PCB cards. With the single PCB people can add watercooling and still only take one slot up

ChrisRay · 04-24-09, 09:19 AM

Yet I'm willing to bet. Dual PCB stock cooler will run cooler. Even with a fan that has a larger surface area.

Dazz · 04-24-09, 09:27 AM

Dual PCB cards are hard to attach the watercooling too. Still a GTX295 i can not afford but also should be cheaper as you only need one rather then 2, maybe 15-20% cheaper.

ChrisRay · 04-24-09, 08:09 PM

The problem with single PCB is cores share heat amongst themselves, and the PCB must also support the weight of the cooler. In the case of dual PCb cards. The cores do not transfer heat via the PCB too each other. And both transfer heat towards the middle ((IE the heatsink)). Plus instead of having the PCB support the large heatsink. The Heatsink is supporting the PCBs, causing no strain to the PCB itself.

Yes it might be cheaper for Nvidia produce. But for the AVG consumer the dual PCB solution really is the bees knees of thermals.

Thunderbolt56 · 04-25-09, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Dazz

Dual PCB cards are hard to attach the watercooling too. Still a GTX295 i can not afford but also should be cheaper as you only need one rather then 2, maybe 15-20% cheaper.

Considering the 295 uses the 260 cores and not the 285 cores, it definitely would be cheaper than dual 285's. Maybe even more than 15-20%. But you'll likely get 15% less performance as well. All I know is since all my hardships with the first dual GPU card (the infamous 7950GX2) I seriously doubt I'll ever go that route again.

04-22-09, 05:50 PM	#1
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04-22-09, 05:55 PM	#2
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04-24-09, 09:19 AM	#4
ChrisRay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tulsa Posts: 5,101	Re: NVIDIA killing the GTX 295? Yet I'm willing to bet. Dual PCB stock cooler will run cooler. Even with a fan that has a larger surface area. __________________ \|CPU: Intel I7 Lynnfield @ 3.0 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer \|Memory:8 Gigs DDR3 1333\|Video:Geforce GTX 295 Quad SLI\|Monitor:Samsung Syncmaster 1680x1080 3D Vision\/Olevia 27 Inch Widescreen HDTV 1920x1080 \|CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition @ 2.5 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus M3n HT Deluxe Nforce 780A\|Memory: 4 gigs DDR2 800\| Video: Geforce GTX 280x2 SLI Nzone SLI Forum Administrator NVIDIA User Group Members receive free software and/or hardware from NVIDIA from time to time to facilitate the evaluation of NVIDIA products. However, the opinions expressed are solely those of the members

04-24-09, 09:27 AM	#5
Dazz "TOON ARMY!" Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Newcastle, United Kingdom Posts: 5,138	Re: NVIDIA killing the GTX 295? Dual PCB cards are hard to attach the watercooling too. Still a GTX295 i can not afford but also should be cheaper as you only need one rather then 2, maybe 15-20% cheaper. __________________ "Never interupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition @ 4.25GHz Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Graphics: ASUS ENGTX470 Memory: 4GB Kingston HyperX Blu PC12800 DDR3 Monitor: LG E2260V-PN Full HD WLED 22" & DELL 20" 2005FPW, Power: Coolermaster Silent Pro Modular 850w PSU Sound: Logitech Z5500 Digital. Cooling: Thermalright Silver Arrow. 1st Storage: Kingston V100 SSDNow128GB SSD 2nd Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB

04-24-09, 08:09 PM	#6
ChrisRay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tulsa Posts: 5,101	Re: NVIDIA killing the GTX 295? The problem with single PCB is cores share heat amongst themselves, and the PCB must also support the weight of the cooler. In the case of dual PCb cards. The cores do not transfer heat via the PCB too each other. And both transfer heat towards the middle ((IE the heatsink)). Plus instead of having the PCB support the large heatsink. The Heatsink is supporting the PCBs, causing no strain to the PCB itself. Yes it might be cheaper for Nvidia produce. But for the AVG consumer the dual PCB solution really is the bees knees of thermals. __________________ \|CPU: Intel I7 Lynnfield @ 3.0 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer \|Memory:8 Gigs DDR3 1333\|Video:Geforce GTX 295 Quad SLI\|Monitor:Samsung Syncmaster 1680x1080 3D Vision\/Olevia 27 Inch Widescreen HDTV 1920x1080 \|CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition @ 2.5 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus M3n HT Deluxe Nforce 780A\|Memory: 4 gigs DDR2 800\| Video: Geforce GTX 280x2 SLI Nzone SLI Forum Administrator NVIDIA User Group Members receive free software and/or hardware from NVIDIA from time to time to facilitate the evaluation of NVIDIA products. However, the opinions expressed are solely those of the members

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