EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked
Manufacturer: EVGA Part number: 896-P3-1257-AR
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- We don't think most gamers shopping for a midrange 3D card are looking for power efficiency, but for those conscientious few, the EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked is the card for you. Otherwise, you can get noticeably more performance and capability from an only slightly more expensive ATI card.
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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked price range: $210.00 - $297.75
- Reviewed by: Rich Brown
- Reviewed on: 02/06/2009
- Released on: 09/22/2008
The good: The EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked is the most power-efficient card in its category; $40 less than its primary competition.
The bad: Slowest performance among its peers.
The bottom line: We don't think most gamers shopping for a midrange 3D card are looking for power efficiency, but for those conscientious few, the EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked is the card for you. Otherwise, you can get noticeably more performance and capability from an only slightly more expensive ATI card.
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10 stars
Awesome card
by Krattle456 on July 24, 2010
Pros: Runs cool
Runs fast
Plays Crysis on Very High settings easily
DX10 rocks
Cons: Huge card but that's not really a drawback now is it?
Summary: I have heard so many user reviews knocking this card for its temperature. I have no clue what they're talking about. My old card, a 8800 GTS 512 ran ...
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Summary: I have heard so many user reviews knocking this card for its temperature. I have no clue what they're talking about. My old card, a 8800 GTS 512 ran at 54 degrees C at idle and 70 degrees C at full load. The GTX 260 Core 216 SC runs at 36 degrees C at idle, and at full load it runs at 60 degrees C. Admittedly I have a really well ventilated case (Antec 1200 with 7 fans).
Yes, the card is huge and so I wouldn't recommend it unless you have a fullsize tower. But that's not really a drawback now is it? You should know going into the purchase that it's huge and you'd be stupid to try to fit it into a mini-tower.
It runs super fast. I can play Crysis on Very High settings, and even add some AA and AF and still get very good FPS. I can also run Crysis Warhead, UT3, and Alien vs. Predator on max settings without a hitch. I don't own Fallout 2 or other very demanding games but I have no doubt I could handle them easily.
In short, this card is awesome. Get it.
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- Manufacturer: EVGA
- Part number: 896-P3-1257-AR
- Description: PRODUCT FEATURES: NVIDIA unified architecture with GigaThread technology True 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR) Active heatsink DVI-I output Dual slot design 2nd generation Unified Shader Architecture NVIDIA CUDA support NVIDIA PhysX-ready 2-way SLI support 3-way SLI support NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology NVIDIA Hybrid Power technology 65nm technology
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type Graphics card
- Bus Type PCI Express 2.0 x16
- Vista Capability This is a modern video card capable of running all the new features in Windows Vista, including the upcoming DirectX 10.
- Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
- Core Clock 626 MHz
- RAMDAC 400 MHz
- Max Resolution 2560 x 1600
- Max Resolution Details DVI: 2560 x 1600 / VGA: 2048 x 1536
- Interfaces 2 x DVI-I (dual link),
HDTV-out,
2 x VGA - With adapter - API Supported DirectX 10,
OpenGL 3.0,
OpenGL 2.1 - Features Nvidia HybridPower Technology , Yes,
Nvidia PureVideo HD technology,
Nvidia CUDA technology,
Nvidia SLI Multi-GPU Technology,
Nvidia PhysX-Ready,
Digital Vibrance Control (DVC) Technology Memory
- Video Memory Installed 896 MB
- Technology GDDR3 SDRAM
- Effective Clock Speed 2.106 GHz
- Bus Width 448-bit
- Access Time 1 ns
System Requirements
- Required Power Supply 500 Watt
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories 6 pin power cable
- Cables Included 2 x DVI-VGA adapter,
1 x A/V cable - Software Included Driver
- Width 4.4 in
- Depth 10.5 in
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