The offical "I got a GTX280/260"" thread

**temeteus82** · Jul 15, 2008, 12:56 PM

Now the GTX280 and 260 have been out for some time now. Share your thoughts if you have one, two or three of those cards. Happy? Disappointed? Discuss !

CDsDontBurn · Jul 15, 2008, 01:42 PM

all i can say, is not yet. the 260 is very tempting for my next build though. but i said the same thing about the 8800GTX

. if anything, one of my two sisters will probably end up with one of these cards before i do

procupine14 · Jul 16, 2008, 09:13 AM

I'm just too poor at the moment to afford one of those monsters

Tril · Jul 17, 2008, 07:08 PM

This may be interesting to those that bought one from EVGA at the full MSRP : EVGA | The EVGA Bucks Reimbursement Program!

Necrosis · Jul 19, 2008, 05:06 AM

Very happy owner. My load temp is 81c which is 1 degree higher than the 4850's idle temp I had while my Step Up was processed.

CDsDontBurn · Jul 19, 2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Necrosis

Very happy owner. My load temp is 81c which is 1 degree higher than the 4850's idle temp I had while my Step Up was processed.

wow, that's incredibly low! i keep hearing that people's average load temp is right around 95C

OmegaRED · Nov 20, 2008, 06:40 PM

I was going to wait until December for the 55nm refresh of 216 Geforce 260GTX but Ncix (Canadian side) had a sale on the EVGA 260 GTX Superclocked (192 SP) for $249! I couldn't resist and ordered one immediately. It was limited supplies but I think I got one. Hopefully by next week I'll be the proud owner of a 260 GTX

That's the lowest price I've seen an EVGA 260 and with the Canadian dollar plummeting no better time to get a deal like that. I might even "Step Up" to the 280 or 260GX2 depending on what's released in the next 90 days.

DJ BIG T · Nov 20, 2008, 07:48 PM

my pops just got one...he loves it so i might just get one or 2 for christmas..go buy them for myself for christmas...

OmegaRED · Nov 25, 2008, 08:31 PM

Finally got my EVGA 260 GTX Superclocked! Not only that, but I managed to squeeze it into my Antec Sonata case (had to remove the 120mm hard drive fan) and it actually runs on this 500watt PSU which has exactly enough 12V rail to run it. I was prepared for it to not run at all and I'd just set the card aside while I built a new system but at least now I can play games maxed out until a new rig is fully assembled

I ran a bunch of benchmarks in Crysis, Far Cry2, Vantage, Call of Juarez DX10 and World in Conflict so far it's pretty fast but I'm very much held back by this cpu and ram (maybe even the PSU if I try to overclock further).

Vehicon · Feb 8, 2009, 09:16 PM

I went from SLI 9800 GTX's, to SLI 280GTX's!!

PH3N0M · Feb 9, 2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Vehicon

I went from SLI 9800 GTX's, to SLI 280GTX's!!

Why didn't you go for the GTX 285 instead of the 280?

Lowfat · Feb 9, 2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by PH3N0M

Why didn't you go for the GTX 285 instead of the 280?

Maybe he was one of the lucky ones who were able to grab the 280's for $200 a couple of weeks back.

Vehicon · Feb 16, 2009, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Lowfat

Maybe he was one of the lucky ones who were able to grab the 280's for $200 a couple of weeks back.

Pretty dayum close. Got one for 250, and the other for 225. 285's would have been nice, but the 280's work just fine.

GeneralClaymore · Apr 10, 2009, 12:08 AM

I enjoying mine, I just got after I sold some stuff along with my Two 8800GT's. I in up grabing the 55nm GTX260 core216. Right when I got it I started to overclocking it and decided to try 725/1230(2460) off the back =D.

DJ BIG T · May 4, 2009, 04:43 PM

well guys i got me a 280 yesterday and feel in love with it..i also got a Corsair TX850W with 4GB of Corsair Xtreme xms2 ram take pics later...i was so excited that i installed everything when i got home...

Mac Daddy · May 4, 2009, 08:29 PM

Sweet man

LilRazor · Jul 10, 2009, 11:17 AM

went from XFX 8800GT Standard to Galaxy gtx 260+ Trifan Overclocked ^^

OmegaRED · Jul 10, 2009, 02:33 PM

I added another 260GTX from EVGA about 8 months after getting the first one. First time I ever used SLI and it barely fit in my motherboard but it seems to be worth it; I don't game as much as I used to but it's nice to be able to just crank up games to highest settings and not have to worry about tweaking it. I think I will upgrade in the Fall if a really powerful GPU comes out.

PH3N0M · Jul 10, 2009, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmegaRED

I added another 260GTX from EVGA about 8 months after getting the first one. First time I ever used SLI and it barely fit in my motherboard but it seems to be worth it; I don't game as much as I used to but it's nice to be able to just crank up games to highest settings and not have to worry about tweaking it. I think I will upgrade in the Fall if a really powerful GPU comes out.

When you decide you'd like to upgrade this fall, I'll sell my GTX 285's for $450. They are just now 6 months old.

OmegaRED · Jul 10, 2009, 02:51 PM

Haha, nah if I'm gonna upgrade I want a single gpu that wipes the floor with the Nvidia 200 series...otherwise it won't be worth it. I will probably sell one of my 260's and give one to my sis cause even though she only plays Sims 3 and Warcraft they look like crap on her integrated graphics, the hardcore gamer in me cannot abide that.

PH3N0M · Jul 10, 2009, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmegaRED

Haha, nah if I'm gonna upgrade I want a single gpu that wipes the floor with the Nvidia 200 series...otherwise it won't be worth it. I will probably sell one of my 260's and give one to my sis cause even though she only plays Sims 3 and Warcraft they look like crap on her integrated graphics, the hardcore gamer in my cannot abide that.

Alright then, be that way!! lol

tkddan · Aug 4, 2009, 09:43 AM

i just upgraded from 2 non sli 8600gt's to a 260GTX(216 core) its amazing! i get 51-62fps at max settings on a 1680x1050 screen, full load dosnt go over 72c but i have an abnormaly high amount of airflow in my case. got it off of newegg for $170. this thing takes whatever i throw at it and just laughs (albeit im not a huge gamer) GRID, Audiosurf, Folding@Home, BOINC, Physx.

DJ BIG T · Aug 4, 2009, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkddan

i just upgraded from 2 non sli 8600gt's to a 260GTX(216 core) its amazing! i get 51-62fps at max settings on a 1680x1050 screen, full load dosnt go over 72c but i have an abnormaly high amount of airflow in my case. got it off of newegg for $170. this thing takes whatever i throw at it and just laughs (albeit im not a huge gamer) GRID, Audiosurf, Folding@Home, BOINC, Physx.

grats on your new 260..

tkddan · Aug 12, 2009, 05:39 PM

thx

DJ BIG T · Aug 12, 2009, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by tkddan

thx

so hows the card treating you? im sure it got you hooked...

Jul 15, 2008, 01:42 PM	#2
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 21,849 Rep Power: 133 System Specs	all i can say, is not yet. the 260 is very tempting for my next build though. but i said the same thing about the 8800GTX . if anything, one of my two sisters will probably end up with one of these cards before i do __________________ CD's Corner // Her first day // A year later // RX-8 Club 3Dmark06 - 4176 // 3Dmark05 - 7459 // 3Dmark03 - 14289 // PCmark05 - 4453 // PCmark04 - 6297

Jul 16, 2008, 09:13 AM	#3
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,207 Rep Power: 27 System Specs	I'm just too poor at the moment to afford one of those monsters __________________ Laptop: HP dv6000 - Vista Ultimate (32-bit) - AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60(2.0GHz) - NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200 256MB - 4GB Kingston DDR2 667 - 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive HTPC: Vista Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Athlon 5200+ x2 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 - 250GB Seagate Barracuda - Samsung EcoGreen 1TB - Hauppauge single tuner HD - ASUS Radeon HD4550 512MB - ECS RS485M-M mobo - Creative X-fi soundcard Other PC: Vista Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Athlon 4200+ X2 - 4GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 - 250GB Seagate Barracuda - XFX 8600GT XXX - DFI Infinity NF570 SLI-M2/G

Nov 20, 2008, 06:40 PM	#7
OmegaRED In Fedor We Trust Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 4,787 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	Re: The offical "I got a GTX280/260"" thread I was going to wait until December for the 55nm refresh of 216 Geforce 260GTX but Ncix (Canadian side) had a sale on the EVGA 260 GTX Superclocked (192 SP) for $249! I couldn't resist and ordered one immediately. It was limited supplies but I think I got one. Hopefully by next week I'll be the proud owner of a 260 GTX That's the lowest price I've seen an EVGA 260 and with the Canadian dollar plummeting no better time to get a deal like that. I might even "Step Up" to the 280 or 260GX2 depending on what's released in the next 90 days. __________________

Nov 20, 2008, 07:48 PM	#8
DJ BIG T DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ORLANDO,FL Posts: 693 Rep Power: 36 System Specs	Re: The offical "I got a GTX280/260"" thread my pops just got one...he loves it so i might just get one or 2 for christmas..go buy them for myself for christmas... __________________

Nov 25, 2008, 08:31 PM	#9
OmegaRED In Fedor We Trust Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 4,787 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	Re: The offical "I got a GTX280/260"" thread Finally got my EVGA 260 GTX Superclocked! Not only that, but I managed to squeeze it into my Antec Sonata case (had to remove the 120mm hard drive fan) and it actually runs on this 500watt PSU which has exactly enough 12V rail to run it. I was prepared for it to not run at all and I'd just set the card aside while I built a new system but at least now I can play games maxed out until a new rig is fully assembled I ran a bunch of benchmarks in Crysis, Far Cry2, Vantage, Call of Juarez DX10 and World in Conflict so far it's pretty fast but I'm very much held back by this cpu and ram (maybe even the PSU if I try to overclock further). __________________

Jul 17, 2008, 07:08 PM	#4
Tril S-3D enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,561 Rep Power: 39 System Specs	This may be interesting to those that bought one from EVGA at the full MSRP : EVGA \| The EVGA Bucks Reimbursement Program!

Feb 8, 2009, 09:16 PM	#10
Vehicon The Cable Guy Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA IL. Posts: 454 Rep Power: 44 System Specs	Re: The offical "I got a GTX280/260"" thread I went from SLI 9800 GTX's, to SLI 280GTX's!! __________________

Apr 10, 2009, 12:08 AM	#14
GeneralClaymore DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 431 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: The offical "I got a GTX280/260"" thread I enjoying mine, I just got after I sold some stuff along with my Two 8800GT's. I in up grabing the 55nm GTX260 core216. Right when I got it I started to overclocking it and decided to try 725/1230(2460) off the back =D. __________________

May 4, 2009, 04:43 PM	#15
DJ BIG T DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ORLANDO,FL Posts: 693 Rep Power: 36 System Specs	Re: The offical "I got a GTX280/260"" thread well guys i got me a 280 yesterday and feel in love with it..i also got a Corsair TX850W with 4GB of Corsair Xtreme xms2 ram take pics later...i was so excited that i installed everything when i got home... __________________

May 4, 2009, 08:29 PM	#16
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Re: The offical "I got a GTX280/260"" thread Sweet man __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jul 10, 2009, 11:17 AM	#17
LilRazor DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Malaysia,Kuala Lumpur Posts: 151 Rep Power: 11 System Specs	Re: The offical "I got a GTX280/260"" thread went from XFX 8800GT Standard to Galaxy gtx 260+ Trifan Overclocked ^^ __________________ Current Rig: Processor : Core2Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.2Ghz Motherboard : Asus P5KPL/1600 Ram : 1 + 2 GB Kingston 800Mhz Ram Graphics Card : Galaxy GTX260+ Tri Fan 896 MB GDDR3 OverClocked Edition PowerSupply : Corsair TX 850w CPU Cooler : Coolermaster Hyper N620 Case : Silverstone Raven RV01 Case Fan : Stock Atm

Jul 10, 2009, 02:33 PM	#18
OmegaRED In Fedor We Trust Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 4,787 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	Re: The offical "I got a GTX280/260"" thread I added another 260GTX from EVGA about 8 months after getting the first one. First time I ever used SLI and it barely fit in my motherboard but it seems to be worth it; I don't game as much as I used to but it's nice to be able to just crank up games to highest settings and not have to worry about tweaking it. I think I will upgrade in the Fall if a really powerful GPU comes out. __________________

Jul 10, 2009, 02:51 PM	#20
OmegaRED In Fedor We Trust Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 4,787 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	Re: The offical "I got a GTX280/260"" thread Haha, nah if I'm gonna upgrade I want a single gpu that wipes the floor with the Nvidia 200 series...otherwise it won't be worth it. I will probably sell one of my 260's and give one to my sis cause even though she only plays Sims 3 and Warcraft they look like crap on her integrated graphics, the hardcore gamer in me cannot abide that. __________________ Last edited by OmegaRED; Jul 10, 2009 at 03:10 PM.

Aug 4, 2009, 09:43 AM	#22
tkddan DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CT Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: The offical "I got a GTX280/260"" thread i just upgraded from 2 non sli 8600gt's to a 260GTX(216 core) its amazing! i get 51-62fps at max settings on a 1680x1050 screen, full load dosnt go over 72c but i have an abnormaly high amount of airflow in my case. got it off of newegg for $170. this thing takes whatever i throw at it and just laughs (albeit im not a huge gamer) GRID, Audiosurf, Folding@Home, BOINC, Physx. Last edited by tkddan; Aug 4, 2009 at 09:48 AM.

Aug 12, 2009, 05:39 PM	#24
tkddan DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CT Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: The offical "I got a GTX280/260"" thread thx

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