Which GTX280?

[ATIorNvidia]

Use x64 and you have 4GB

Also go with BFG, the lifetime warantee (considering it is overclocked) is worth it - you void your warantee on the others if you overclock.

I was under the impression they cant tell if you've overclocked or not, as you do it via profile.

 

[REAPERUK]

EVGA didnt OcUK did - check competitors or the bay if you want to see a good price for EVGA cards.

nice tip jesus what a price differance

 

[TheCenturion]

nice tip jesus what a price differance

but then again ocuk have a 280 for £240 which is very good

 

[V|per]

hmmmm..... XP - 3gb? noob

*yawns* i have 8gb in xp... it's called 64bit...

I'm after a gtx280 too, leadtek @ £240 = only option... unless you plan to keep itfor longer than 2 yaers, then get the cheapest model with longer warranty...

 

[f1racer]

Also go with BFG, the lifetime warantee (considering it is overclocked) is worth it - you void your warantee on the others if you overclock.

How do they know its been OC'ed?

 

[Mark A]

Hi there

Nope, they all come from same factory, choose the one with best warranty or the sexiest box.

Phiew glad to hear you say that. I went for the Leadtec as it had 2 years warranty for #5 more than the ocuk branded one or the Gigabyte one. You only get the bare essentials with it and a game called neverwinter nights 2.

 

[REAPERUK]

How do they know its been OC'ed?

download and run GPU Z or if you run everst try that

 

[REAPERUK]

Phiew glad to hear you say that. I went for the Leadtec as it had 2 years warranty for #5 more than the ocuk branded one or the Gigabyte one. You only get the bare essentials with it and a game called neverwinter nights 2.

i use to have a leadtek ultra . is that card fine i here there support is crap if problems happen

 

[Kyo Daikun]

but then again ocuk have a 280 for £240 which is very good

I got a brand new BFG 280 off the bay for that much the other day, definetly worth constantly checking on there for good deals

 

[Reality|Bites]

Do you think anyone had bought the eVGA GTX280 SSC edition for £411 when you can ge a stock clocked card for £240?

 

[REAPERUK]

one of them eVGA GTX280 SSC has just been sold for 289 new sealed

 

[Reality|Bites]

I take it you mean from another shop?

 

[REAPERUK]

I take it you mean from another shop?

fleebay

 

[LoadsaMoney]

sound cheers you have just saved me a lot of money =)

Could save even more by getting a 4870, its not much slower, even beats the GTX 280 at high res with 4xAA/8xAA in some, 280's not worth the extra £70 odd over it.

so what 4870's/260's/280's come with these illusive 6-8 pin adapter? I refuse to buy a new psu for a g card.

4870 doesn't as it doesn't use an 8x Pin, 2x 6 Pins those.

 

[Hollywood]

For the majority of 3d applications out there, even a 4870 is a bit much, especially considering that people still run at 1280 or 1440 resolution so often.

What the 280 will garuntee, is that ever so important extra texture RAM, and, exceptionally better minimum frame rates, something which the 4870 is not capable of.

However, if one would require something as at least potent as a 4870, the 260 is better value, and one card that does return nice results from a simple overclock.

 

[Reality|Bites]

IS the evga GTX280 *** edition the same as the SSC edition?

 

[REAPERUK]

IS the evga GTX280 *** edition the same as the SSC edition?

there is a faster one than the ssc

http://www.evga.com/products/prodlist.asp

edtions

 

[REAPERUK]

who has the leadtek 280 ? seeing there the cheapest . i use to have the 5950 ultra that was fine (best cooler) never had trouble with that