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Which GTX 260 should I get?
Name: Ed R Date: October 29, 2008 at 15:39:24 Pacific OS: Vista Ultimate x64 CPU/Ram: E6600/2GB Product: Self Built
Comment:
Hi there,
So I was wondering if anyone could give me some insight about which version of the gtx 260 I should get?
Currently I'm looking at three:
XFX GTX 260 for £169 BFG GTX 260 OC for £204 and BFG GTX 260 OC Maxcore for £218
Basically Im wondering is the extra money worth it for extra performance? How many more FPS can I expect with the OC Maxcore over standard for instance?
Any problems with overheating with the OC versions?
I've tried googling it but cant find any comparisons between the different versions.
Name: adz929 Date: October 30, 2008 at 01:16:58 Pacific
Reply:
The stock XFX, or BFG, GTX 260 are both rev 1.0 boards running @ 576/1998 with 192 stream processors.
The BFG GTX 260 OC is again a rev 1.0 board running at 590/1998 with 192 stream processors.
The BFG GTX 260 OC Maxcore is a rev 2.0 board running at 590/1998 with 216 stream processors.
With all that in mind, the price difference between the stock GTX 260 and the GTX 260 OC is not justified as you could easily overclock the stock version to the same OC specs yourself. If is was my cash, i'd buy the stock version and overclock it.
MOS 6510 rockin @ 1MHz!!!
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Response Number 2
Name: UpAndComing Date: October 30, 2008 at 12:48:08 Pacific
Reply:
i've made this mistake before - don't assume just because something is factory overclocked that it is stable.
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