Vonduck Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Chaps -now to spend the tax refund on something worthy (this is the story the family need to hear ... ) Have copied below the card i am thinking of ... within the budget ... have scoured the forum and am still a tad confused hence the question ... In Aussie dollars this would be about $494.00 ... comments? BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX280 PLUS FACTORY OC Brand new item * Start price: $610.00 * No reserve No reserve * Closes: Mon 20 Jul, 8:18 pm * Listing #: 230004348 Starting bid: $ Place Bid Auto-bid Auto-bid site help. Buy Now: $615.00 Buy Now Photo Photo 1 of ViewView full size photo Advertisement BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX280 OC 1GB PCIe 2.0 Core Clock 630MHz (vs. 602MHz standard) Memory Data Rate 2240MHz (vs. 2214MHz standard) the BFG GeForce GTX 280 OC graphics card is overclocked to the highest stable level, saving you the risk and hassle of doing it yourself. the BFG GeForce GTX 280 OC graphics card gives your system the power of up to 240 multi-threaded processor cores, offloading the most intensive processing tasks from your CPU to your Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) GAMING Extremely Overclocked to unlock the full performance potential of the GeForce GTX 280 and provide the best-in-class gaming experience (compared to standard clocked models) PureVideo HD technology provides the ultimate interactive Blu-ray DVD movie experience with full hardware acceleration of HD movies and picture-in-picture content Performance GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 Core Clock 630MHz (vs. 602MHz standard) Shader Model 4.0 Texture Fill Rate 53.2 Billion/sec. Processor Cores 240 Memory Video Memory 1GB (1024MB) Memory Type GDDR3 Memory Data Rate 2240MHz (vs. 2214MHz standard) Memory Interface 512-bit Memory Bandwidth 153.6GB/sec. Connections Bus Type PCI Express 2.0 (Backward compatible with PCI Express) Display Connectors 2 Dual-Link DVI-I, HDTV + TV Out RAMDACs Dual 400MHz Multiple Monitor Support Yes HDCP Capable Yes, Dual link (Requires other compatible components which are HDCP capable. Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays) HDMI Capable Yes NVIDIA SLI Support Yes, 2-Way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennyson Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I think you'll find that general concencus (recently) was that the 285GTX is the best bang for buck. When I checked at the NVIDIA site recently, it certainly confirmed that. I'm sure someone else will chime in here and confirm or deny that. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boeingqa Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 GTX285 is around $480, and l think thats the gigabyte.. l would go with the 285.. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolter van der Spoel Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I have the EVGA GeForce GTX 285 FTW 1 Gb , I can say that I'm chuffed to bits with it, also be aware that there are 2 Gb versions wich are in fact 2 x 1 Gb cards bolted in to one so they are SLI, fsX does not support SLI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heiko Glatthorn Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I have a water cooled BFG 8800 GTX and a water cooled EVGA 280 GTX. Both are excellent cards and clock MUCH higher than the factory overclock. If i would buy a GPU now it would be a BFG or EVGA 285. I tend slightly towards BFG but their 280 wasn't available the time i needed one. Now i am waiting for the 300 series which will find a spot in my next main rig. Maybe end of the year (i wish). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonduck Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 As always ... a wealth of info info that has helped in the decision! ... The family will be happy! Many thanks chaps Regards Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennyson Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Doug, I looked on the distributor sites I buy from and that card doesn't even rate a mention anymore. I got a feeling it's been superceded. I'm with Mango on this one, I'll probably wait for the 300 series before I retire my 9800GX2's, Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonduck Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Yikes! ... always a good sign if the item is no longer available!!! Thanks for the heads up Frank -appreciate that ... back to scouring the shops! Regards Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
))i7((SLI-Fire Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 I think you may want to watch this video on the EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 Video Card 2GB. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuwzO0ObVs4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennyson Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Wow, that's one fine vid. Boy, can that guy talk fast. Sounds like all of the gains in the future will revolve around having the right power supply, right cables (especially that 7.1 dongle), quite apart from the card itself. I gotta admit that if that card is reasonably priced, I'm gonna take a look at it myself. Thanx for the info, Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
))i7((SLI-Fire Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 You can get them in Australia for $625.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennyson Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 I just checked and I can get it for around $500 from my local distributor. Having said that I just did the comparison at the NVIDIA site and apart from the 2Gb of memory, it doesn't stack up as good as my current card, so not much point paying 500 bucks for a card that has a slower processor core but more ram. I'll hold off or the 300's. It pays to compare, though. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heiko Glatthorn Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 I wonder how much Bufferpool you can crank with a 2 GB card... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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