280gtx or 260gtx?

Infernum · 18 Mar 2009 at 01:14

Hi, was going to put a 260gtx in my new build, but in a lot of peoples sigs it says 280gtx. So I was thinking, is it worth paying that little bit extra for a 280 or not?
Also I cant seem to find any 280 gtx for sale on this site?

alexx · 18 Mar 2009 at 01:26

280 got eked out by the 285, if you can find one cheap go for it probobly... but i just got the bfg ocx from here for £183inc vat today! think I got lucky and it clocked pretty well over its already decent clock!

My mate told me if you get a 65nm chip as opposed to the 55 but at the good speeds they come with better coolers (same as the 280s) so you can push them a bit better

Infernum · 18 Mar 2009 at 01:30

Ah, so no 280gtx for me. Thats fine, I have seen a good 260gtx elsewhere for £190 and it has 670mhz core I think

Also you said to get the 65nm core one, but I don't think the have 216 stream proccessors

six-leaf · 18 Mar 2009 at 01:40

Erm not to rock the boat but a 1GB 4870 is cheaper and faster than a 260. Well, its all give and take in terms of which games you play but its defo cheaper and clocks quite nicely.

Infernum · 18 Mar 2009 at 02:20

Aw, you just made it more difficult. I think I will stick with the Nvidia as they tend to improve their tech a lot, plus it has physx and that cuda thing which might be usefull in the future

Plus I can always OC

MrMoses · 18 Mar 2009 at 06:49

280gtx all the way

Vertigo · 18 Mar 2009 at 07:52

dmarcisz said:
Aw, you just made it more difficult. I think I will stick with the Nvidia as they tend to improve their tech a lot

LMAO! Improve their tech a lot?

This is the company that's spent the past few years recycling the same hardware again and again and again under new names because they don't have any genuinely new tech.

Winnter · 18 Mar 2009 at 08:28

dmarcisz said:
Ah, so no 280gtx for me. Thats fine, I have seen a good 260gtx elsewhere for £190 and it has 670mhz core I think
Also you said to get the 65nm core one, but I don't think the have 216 stream proccessors

My 8800GT oc has Core Clock - 675MHz

eyetrip · 18 Mar 2009 at 08:57

Now where's that facepalm when you need it?

Greebo · 18 Mar 2009 at 08:59

ffallic said:
Now where's that facepalm when you need it?

I know what you mean. Sometimes I despair at the lack of knowledge shown on these forums.

reflux · 18 Mar 2009 at 10:54

Bottom line is - the 260-216 and HD4870 1GB perform very evenly, and are within 10-20% of the performance of the GTX280.

Both companies have put out great products with good driver support, so at the end of the day, get whichever you prefer in terms of looks, bundle, warranty, etc.

michaelmk86 · 18 Mar 2009 at 11:06

six-leaf said:
Erm not to rock the boat but a 1GB 4870 is cheaper and faster than a 260. Well, its all give and take in terms of which games you play but its defo cheaper and clocks quite nicely.

O cam on ati boy the 1GB 4870 is not faster than the 260 and nvidia have better driver support

icey_haj · 18 Mar 2009 at 11:10

michaelmk86 said:
O cam on ati boy the 1GB 4870 is not faster than the 260 and nvidia have better driver support

Infernum · 18 Mar 2009 at 11:14

Thanks reflux. The gtx260 I saw elsewhere is an XFX and has high memory/core clock speeds

I hope it has enough power for a 24".

zytok · 18 Mar 2009 at 11:24

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/chart...tml?prod[2060]=on&prod[2062]=on&prod[2114]=on

seems to show that generally all three cards are pretty similar with just one or two areas (Mass Effect with AA) showing much difference.

Bear in mind that these scores are from the 512MB version so presumably the 1GB will fair a little better?

.:SAmSuNG:. · 18 Mar 2009 at 11:27

Dont bother paying extra for a slightly higher clocked card as you can do it for free yourself. Just get the cheapest 65nm 260-216 with a half decent warranty.

555BUK · 18 Mar 2009 at 11:41

Just get the 260 and overclock it. At the same core/mem speeds the 280 is only around 10% faster but costs 50% more.

Infernum · 18 Mar 2009 at 12:01

Yeah, the XFX 1 is cheap too £190 and has Far cry 2 and 3d mark vantage and mirrors edge too

sibeer · 18 Mar 2009 at 12:09

alexx said:
280 got eked out by the 285, if you can find one cheap go for it probobly... but i just got the bfg ocx from here for £183inc vat today! think I got lucky and it clocked pretty well over its already decent clock!

My mate told me if you get a 65nm chip as opposed to the 55 but at the good speeds they come with better coolers (same as the 280s) so you can push them a bit better

How did you get the BFG OCX from here for £183 Inc :confused:

Musty Pie · 18 Mar 2009 at 12:10

B-Grade maybe?