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Gtx260 Graphics Card Reviewed |
 Nov 5 2008, 03:47 AM
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 Will Fold 4 Food  Posts: 6,106 Joined: 10-May 04 From: Franklin, TN Member No.: 10,039  |
We're back with another review - this time ccokeman looks at the XFX GTX260 Black Edition - http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/xfx_gtx260_black/
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Nov 5 2008, 04:02 AM
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Nice review there ccokeman - thanks
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Nov 5 2008, 04:43 AM
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When is this card coming out?
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Nov 5 2008, 05:35 AM
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Damn, those are some really nice scores when overclocked.
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Nov 5 2008, 01:03 PM
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 King of the Autobahn Posts: 9,851 Joined: 4-November 05 From: Hannover, Germany Member No.: 17,834 |
Black PCB FTW! *drools all over laptop*
Good stuff there Frank  Now git 'r folding 
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Nov 5 2008, 01:35 PM
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 Posting Nut Posts: 7,220 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Pennsauken, NJ Member No.: 20,152 |
this may single handedly cause me to buy an nvidia again, it even beats the 280 when overclocked, what a beautiful card!!! I want one of these that's the best price for performance
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Nov 5 2008, 02:25 PM
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 Certified Geek Posts: 1,374 Joined: 4-June 06 From: Streets of DIY Member No.: 32,259 |
Yah no kidding - Think there was only two games where the 4870X2 demolished this card. Some games definitely favor Nvidia more and some definitely favor ATI more.
Is this the first review of a 216 core 260 that OCC has done? If so, can future reviews distinguish it with 260/216 please? |
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Nov 5 2008, 09:39 PM
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 The more i teach the dumber i get! Posts: 7,394 Joined: 10-August 03 Member No.: 5,490 |
Thought I had that in the intro... goes to check..... yup got it there.
 The GTX280 it was beating on was an overclocked card , when you look at the performance against a stock GTX280 then you can see just how special this one is.QUOTE (Harima @ Nov 5 2008, 07:43 AM)  When is this card coming out? Should be out now. -------------------- Processor Intel Core I7 920 x2, I7 965 and more
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Nov 5 2008, 09:48 PM
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 Member Posts: 332 Joined: 26-October 08 From: London, ON Member No.: 64,574 |
QUOTE (ccokeman @ Nov 6 2008, 12:39 AM) Should be out now. It's not on NewEgg  -On another note, my EVGA Core 216 (Stock Edition) could only reach 724Mhz on the GPU core 
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Nov 5 2008, 10:49 PM
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Member Posts: 61 Joined: 2-November 08 Member No.: 64,665 |
QUOTE (ccokeman @ Nov 5 2008, 10:39 PM) Thought I had that in the intro... goes to check..... yup got it there. The GTX280 it was beating on was an overclocked card , when you look at the performance against a stock GTX280 then you can see just how special this one is.Should be out now. I googled everywhere and checked the xfx site for anything and I couldn't find it. I'm so glad you reviewed this, I was on the verge of getting the EVGA 260 GTX FTW, but since this is much cheaper and has slightly better performance I can't wait to find it and buy it! Go Christmas! 
This post has been edited by Harima: Nov 5 2008, 10:56 PM -------------------- I've decided that instead of updating my current rig I'm going to build a new one!
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Nov 5 2008, 11:36 PM
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Posting Nut Posts: 7,220 Joined: 15-March 07 From: Pennsauken, NJ Member No.: 20,152 |
Yeah I can't find this anywhere, not one online retailer has them. Was this a limited edition that we missed out on or something?? I really want one of these!
and XFX's website is horrible, they DO list two black editions but dont have any detailed specs on them, I wouldn't want to get stuck with a core 192 yuck! (and they also claim they are out in stores but they aren't) This post has been edited by IVIYTH0S: Nov 5 2008, 11:37 PM -------------------- Mobo: Gigabyte EP45 EXTREME | Processor: Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 4ghz 24/hr stable!
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Nov 6 2008, 08:11 AM
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Certified Geek Posts: 1,374 Joined: 4-June 06 From: Streets of DIY Member No.: 32,259 |
QUOTE (ccokeman @ Nov 5 2008, 10:39 PM) Thought I had that in the intro... goes to check..... yup got it there. The GTX280 it was beating on was an overclocked card , when you look at the performance against a stock GTX280 then you can see just how special this one is.I did say _future_ reviews. This review was perfect, just a humble request for upcomming reviews. And definitely agree, this is a beast of a card. |
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