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

**temeteus82** · Jul 15, 2008, 06:56 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, 07:42 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, 03:13 PM

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

Tril · Jul 18, 2008, 01:08 AM

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, 11:06 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, 11:48 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 21, 2008, 12:40 AM

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 21, 2008, 01:48 AM

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 26, 2008, 02:31 AM

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 9, 2009, 03:16 AM

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

PH3N0M · Feb 9, 2009, 05:34 PM

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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 10, 2009, 03:29 AM

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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 17, 2009, 03:49 AM

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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, 06:08 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, 10:43 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 5, 2009, 02:29 AM

Sweet man

LilRazor · Jul 10, 2009, 05:17 PM

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

OmegaRED · Jul 10, 2009, 08:33 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, 08:37 PM

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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, 08:51 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, 08:53 PM

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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, 03:43 PM

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, 03:54 PM

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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, 11:39 PM

thx

DJ BIG T · Aug 13, 2009, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by tkddan

thx

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

Jul 15, 2008, 07:42 PM	#2
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 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 __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Jul 16, 2008, 03:13 PM	#3
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 56 System Specs	I'm just too poor at the moment to afford one of those monsters __________________ HTPC/file server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom x4 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 1TB WD Black - 4 x 1TB Hitachi DeskStar in RAID 5 - ATi TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - HIS Raedon 4850 512MB - ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo - OCZ ModExtreme Pro 500W PSU GF's Gaming PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 - 500GB Western Digital GP - HIS Raedon 5770 1GB - ASUS M3A78-EM - Zalman 650W PSU Media Streamer: Win 7 Pro 64-bit - AMD Athlon x2 3200+ - 4GB SuperTalent DDR2 800 - 250GB SeaGate Barracuda - MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 - ASUS Raedon 5450 SILENT - FSP group 250W PSU

Nov 21, 2008, 12:40 AM	#7
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,624 Rep Power: 171 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. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Nov 21, 2008, 01:48 AM	#8
DJ BIG T DH FaN BoY Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ORLANDO,FL Posts: 930 Rep Power: 67 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 26, 2008, 02:31 AM	#9
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,624 Rep Power: 171 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). __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Jul 18, 2008, 01:08 AM	#4
Tril S-3D enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,674 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	This may be interesting to those that bought one from EVGA at the full MSRP : EVGA \| The EVGA Bucks Reimbursement Program!

Jul 19, 2008, 11:06 AM	#5
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	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.

Feb 9, 2009, 03:16 AM	#10
Vehicon The Cable Guy Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA IL. Posts: 466 Rep Power: 60 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, 06:08 AM	#14
GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI 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. __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LME49720NA + 2x LME49710NA > Fiio E9(OPA2111AM)> DT880 pro 250ohm

May 4, 2009, 10:43 PM	#15
DJ BIG T DH FaN BoY Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ORLANDO,FL Posts: 930 Rep Power: 67 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 5, 2009, 02:29 AM	#16
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 78 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, 05:17 PM	#17
LilRazor HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Malaysia,Kuala Lumpur Posts: 158 Rep Power: 24 System Specs	Re: The offical "I got a GTX280/260"" thread went from XFX 8800GT Standard to Galaxy gtx 260+ Trifan Overclocked ^^

Jul 10, 2009, 08:33 PM	#18
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,624 Rep Power: 171 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. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Jul 10, 2009, 08:51 PM	#20
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,624 Rep Power: 171 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. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs Last edited by OmegaRED; Jul 10, 2009 at 09:10 PM.

Aug 4, 2009, 03:43 PM	#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 03:48 PM.

Aug 12, 2009, 11:39 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