260 core 192 & 216??

gamerguy127 · Sep 23, 2009, 07:16 PM

a while back i bought an evga gtx 260 core 192 in the hopes of later on getting another, but now all the 260 range have 216 cores, can i run the two in sli??

**kris23** · Sep 23, 2009, 10:30 PM

i dont think so..... different cores probably making it impossible....

isaak · Sep 24, 2009, 01:47 AM

I think it may actually be possible...I can't remember exactly who but a member had a core 216 and core 192 in sli but he sold one of them for a GTX285 if I recall correctly...

[hobo]eclipse · Sep 24, 2009, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by isaak

I think it may actually be possible...I can't remember exactly who but a member had a core 216 and core 192 in sli but he sold one of them for a GTX285 if I recall correctly...

that would be omega red

isaak · Sep 24, 2009, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [hobo]eclipse

that would be omega red

Yeah

Tipstaff · Sep 24, 2009, 07:39 AM

Actually, what Omega Red said was that it did work at first, but now it won't. HERE is the original post.

isaak · Sep 24, 2009, 08:14 AM

I wouldn't take the risk if that happened to Omega Red...even though it may have been a board issue, the problem occrued so best to stay clear of his predicament. I would try searching around a bit on maybe lesser known retailers. You might get a good deal on a core 192. you never know

**temeteus82** · Sep 24, 2009, 07:36 PM

Thread moved to proper parts of the forums.

Tipstaff · Sep 25, 2009, 01:59 AM

Just thought I'd mention this as it's being talked about a lot lately, and that is that with a board like MSIs Big Bang, a P55 board with an integrated Lucid Hydra 200 chip, that board would allow you to use both of those cards.

'Course, that means buying a new CPU, new RAM, and new motherboard, but hey... that's the joy of "having to" upgrade.

OmegaRED · Sep 25, 2009, 02:05 AM

It will work perfectly. There's almost no difference in SLI with a 192 & 216 paired together compared to a couple of 216's. We're talking 2-3 fps at most...when you're already getting 90-100fps that doesn't matter. The only factors you will have to take notice of is that both cards will run at 192sp and I believe the same clockspeed.

The issues I had with my 260's were motherboard related and not due to mixing them. I sold the cards and they are being used in SLI once again.

isaak · Sep 25, 2009, 03:35 AM

there you go gamerguy

enjoy the second card....

gamerguy127 · Sep 25, 2009, 01:45 PM

thanks for ur help omega red thats a great releif, i was worried i was going to have to sell mine and then buy two others, in sli what could i run crysis on??

OmegaRED · Sep 26, 2009, 01:31 AM

For Crysis you'll probably run Gamer settings but really it depends on what resolution and AA you decide to use in SLI. SLI is best for high resolutions and when you have AA/AF maxed out. I think I ran a mix of Gamer and Enthusiast settings at 1920x1200 thanks to Crysis CCC program which tweaks the game for you. There's also custom cfgs for Warhead which you might want to look for.

You planning to upgrade your monitor too? SLI doesn't really become an advantage until you hit the high resolutions when a single GPU would struggle.

gamerguy127 · Sep 26, 2009, 09:04 AM

no not planning to upgrade moniter yet having spent all my money on upgrading to i7, and with christmas coming up soon i dont think i will, but maybe next year, thanks for all the help!

gamerguy127 · Oct 4, 2009, 03:46 AM

after looking all over the net ive finally found a gtx 260 and just wanted to be sure it will work with mine as it looks different, here it is

896-P3-1255-ER EVGA GeForce GTX260 (216 Core) SLI 896MB DDR3 55nm TV-Out/Dual DVI PCI Express - Retail ** With FREE Batman Arkham Asylum and Terminator Salvation ** 576MHz Core, 1242MHz Shader, 896MB 1998MHz GDDR3 Memory, 216 Stream Processors, SLi R

isaak · Oct 4, 2009, 06:24 AM

looks good. enjoy the second card and batman and terminator!

gamerguy127 · Oct 4, 2009, 06:55 AM

thanks, i think i'll probably go with batman!

OmegaRED · Oct 4, 2009, 08:45 AM

Comes with Batman and 3D glasses, how cool is that

gamerguy127 · Oct 4, 2009, 11:01 AM

its really cool although i thought you had to have some sort of special nvidia certified samsung screen to use nvidias 3d games??

OmegaRED · Oct 4, 2009, 12:48 PM

You do, no idea why they are giving 3D glasses...maybe just for the hell of it?

gamerguy127 · Oct 4, 2009, 04:31 PM

or maybe they think if you have the graphics card, game and 3d glasses but cant use 3d it will make you want to buy the new screen, kinda like if someone bought you a blue-ray player and loads of blue-ray dvd's but no hd telly to watch them on!

isaak · Oct 5, 2009, 03:05 AM

I think the special samsung screen is 120hz model, because the glasses "split" the screen which halves the refresh rate to 60hz...

gamerguy127 · Nov 4, 2009, 06:58 PM

as it turns out it's pretty impossible to get another evga gtx 260 core 192 or 216, however i can get a core 216 ssc will this work in sli with my card??

OmegaRED · Nov 4, 2009, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamerguy127

as it turns out it's pretty impossible to get another evga gtx 260 core 192 or 216, however i can get a core 216 ssc will this work in sli with my card??

I see them being sold used all the time but yes a SSC model will work.

gamerguy127 · Nov 5, 2009, 07:15 AM

thats great then, i have seen gtx 260's but they have been around £200, this is way too much wearas i can pick up a 260 ssc for about £140 so i will get one of those, thanks for the help :-)

gamerguy127 · Nov 14, 2009, 10:36 AM

WOHOO!! got my second 260 (found a new core 216 on ebay!!) sli is awesome, system gets 22,503 on 3dmark 06 and i can play crysis on
1400x1050-very high(all)-4xAA with about 40fps average- 75 max- 29 minimum!!!!!!!! it's awesome and i get 8000 on fluidmark (its not exactly 8000 it's more but i cant remeber the exact number)

isaak · Nov 14, 2009, 06:57 PM

That's great man! hope you push your system to the limits and enjoy it

Tyrsonswood · Nov 14, 2009, 07:47 PM

Right on! Have fun with that man!

DJ BIG T · Nov 14, 2009, 08:09 PM

enjoy happy to hear you got it working..

Sep 23, 2009, 07:16 PM	#1
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isaak DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 920 Rep Power: 23 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? I think it may actually be possible...I can't remember exactly who but a member had a core 216 and core 192 in sli but he sold one of them for a GTX285 if I recall correctly... __________________

Sep 24, 2009, 07:39 AM	#6
Tipstaff DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Toronto Posts: 5,531 Rep Power: 95 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? Actually, what Omega Red said was that it did work at first, but now it won't. HERE is the original post. __________________ >><<

Sep 24, 2009, 08:14 AM	#7
isaak DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 920 Rep Power: 23 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? I wouldn't take the risk if that happened to Omega Red...even though it may have been a board issue, the problem occrued so best to stay clear of his predicament. I would try searching around a bit on maybe lesser known retailers. You might get a good deal on a core 192. you never know __________________

Sep 25, 2009, 01:59 AM	#9
Tipstaff DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Toronto Posts: 5,531 Rep Power: 95 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? Just thought I'd mention this as it's being talked about a lot lately, and that is that with a board like MSIs Big Bang, a P55 board with an integrated Lucid Hydra 200 chip, that board would allow you to use both of those cards. 'Course, that means buying a new CPU, new RAM, and new motherboard, but hey... that's the joy of "having to" upgrade. __________________ >><<

Sep 25, 2009, 02:05 AM	#10
OmegaRED In Fedor We Trust Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 4,788 Rep Power: 85 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? It will work perfectly. There's almost no difference in SLI with a 192 & 216 paired together compared to a couple of 216's. We're talking 2-3 fps at most...when you're already getting 90-100fps that doesn't matter. The only factors you will have to take notice of is that both cards will run at 192sp and I believe the same clockspeed. The issues I had with my 260's were motherboard related and not due to mixing them. I sold the cards and they are being used in SLI once again. __________________

Sep 25, 2009, 03:35 AM	#11
isaak DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 920 Rep Power: 23 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? there you go gamerguy enjoy the second card.... __________________

Sep 25, 2009, 01:45 PM	#12
gamerguy127 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 106 Rep Power: 10 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? thanks for ur help omega red thats a great releif, i was worried i was going to have to sell mine and then buy two others, in sli what could i run crysis on?? __________________

Sep 26, 2009, 01:31 AM	#13
OmegaRED In Fedor We Trust Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 4,788 Rep Power: 85 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? For Crysis you'll probably run Gamer settings but really it depends on what resolution and AA you decide to use in SLI. SLI is best for high resolutions and when you have AA/AF maxed out. I think I ran a mix of Gamer and Enthusiast settings at 1920x1200 thanks to Crysis CCC program which tweaks the game for you. There's also custom cfgs for Warhead which you might want to look for. You planning to upgrade your monitor too? SLI doesn't really become an advantage until you hit the high resolutions when a single GPU would struggle. __________________

Sep 26, 2009, 09:04 AM	#14
gamerguy127 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 106 Rep Power: 10 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? no not planning to upgrade moniter yet having spent all my money on upgrading to i7, and with christmas coming up soon i dont think i will, but maybe next year, thanks for all the help! __________________

Oct 4, 2009, 03:46 AM	#15
gamerguy127 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 106 Rep Power: 10 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? after looking all over the net ive finally found a gtx 260 and just wanted to be sure it will work with mine as it looks different, here it is 896-P3-1255-ER EVGA GeForce GTX260 (216 Core) SLI 896MB DDR3 55nm TV-Out/Dual DVI PCI Express - Retail With FREE Batman Arkham Asylum and Terminator Salvation 576MHz Core, 1242MHz Shader, 896MB 1998MHz GDDR3 Memory, 216 Stream Processors, SLi R __________________

Oct 4, 2009, 06:24 AM	#16
isaak DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 920 Rep Power: 23 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? looks good. enjoy the second card and batman and terminator! __________________

Oct 4, 2009, 06:55 AM	#17
gamerguy127 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 106 Rep Power: 10 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? thanks, i think i'll probably go with batman! __________________

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OmegaRED In Fedor We Trust Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 4,788 Rep Power: 85 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? Comes with Batman and 3D glasses, how cool is that __________________

Oct 4, 2009, 11:01 AM	#19
gamerguy127 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 106 Rep Power: 10 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? its really cool although i thought you had to have some sort of special nvidia certified samsung screen to use nvidias 3d games?? __________________

Oct 4, 2009, 12:48 PM	#20
OmegaRED In Fedor We Trust Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 4,788 Rep Power: 85 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? You do, no idea why they are giving 3D glasses...maybe just for the hell of it? __________________

Oct 4, 2009, 04:31 PM	#21
gamerguy127 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 106 Rep Power: 10 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? or maybe they think if you have the graphics card, game and 3d glasses but cant use 3d it will make you want to buy the new screen, kinda like if someone bought you a blue-ray player and loads of blue-ray dvd's but no hd telly to watch them on! __________________

Oct 5, 2009, 03:05 AM	#22
isaak DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 920 Rep Power: 23 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? I think the special samsung screen is 120hz model, because the glasses "split" the screen which halves the refresh rate to 60hz... __________________

Nov 4, 2009, 06:58 PM	#23
gamerguy127 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 106 Rep Power: 10 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? as it turns out it's pretty impossible to get another evga gtx 260 core 192 or 216, however i can get a core 216 ssc will this work in sli with my card?? __________________

Nov 5, 2009, 07:15 AM	#25
gamerguy127 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 106 Rep Power: 10 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? thats great then, i have seen gtx 260's but they have been around £200, this is way too much wearas i can pick up a 260 ssc for about £140 so i will get one of those, thanks for the help :-) __________________

Nov 14, 2009, 10:36 AM	#26
gamerguy127 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 106 Rep Power: 10 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? WOHOO!! got my second 260 (found a new core 216 on ebay!!) sli is awesome, system gets 22,503 on 3dmark 06 and i can play crysis on 1400x1050-very high(all)-4xAA with about 40fps average- 75 max- 29 minimum!!!!!!!! it's awesome and i get 8000 on fluidmark (its not exactly 8000 it's more but i cant remeber the exact number) __________________

Nov 14, 2009, 06:57 PM	#27
isaak DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 920 Rep Power: 23 System Specs	Re: 260 core 192 & 216?? That's great man! hope you push your system to the limits and enjoy it __________________

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