GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 BFG OCX MaxCORE review Guru3D - Page 2

damage-_-inc · 09-16-2008, 21:55 | posts: 130

this OCX maxcore is a beast! really looking forward to/if ATI responds with nvidia's revisions. I hear Asus is making a revision to the 4870x2; nothing major, just a better heatsink supposedly and more stability. Going to be in the market in a couple of months and the GPU war continues!

Hollow27 · 09-16-2008, 22:11 | posts: 35

I love it. I gave $309 after rebate a couple months ago for my evga 260 and now i'm in the process of stepping up for $8 shipping total. Gotta love EVGA.

cowie · 09-16-2008, 22:37 | posts: 10,893 | Location: new jersey

^yup 8 buck upgrade
who says ati will put out a card to compete?....no way keep waiting....sheeez your still waiting for new ati drivers lol

MileHighMilitia · 09-16-2008, 22:40 | posts: 603 | Location: Colorado

Hmm ya its a good card i guess... but lowest on newegg is $300. I still think i lean towards the 4870 at $260... What will really stir things up is when the 4850x2 starts coming around. Now that might be truly interesting

sava700 · 09-17-2008, 01:46 | posts: 4,835 | Location: In a game world

Nice review...

question: NVIDIA ForceWare 177.39 driver was used, I didn't see support for that driver in it? Wouldn't there be a more current released within the time frame of making this review that supports this card?

smut · 09-17-2008, 07:09 | posts: 131 | Location: USA

Nice review, that 8 dollar EVGA step is pretty nice! The "customers will be confused argument" some like to use when they release a small refresh is pretty lame when we are talking about discrete mid or high end gaming cards! Anyone looking to buy a 260 is already into tech and follows these things, how else would they know what gfx card to buy if they were not. Hence, they would know what version to look for. That leaves us with an average joe at best buy who will more then likely buy a 50 dollar 8 series card. If they did for some odd reason spend 300$ on a whim and pick up a 260 that happens to be the old version, they wouldn't even know there is a newer version and thus will not know, ignorance is bliss. I just think that argument is a real reach.

I was curious about BFGs new policy. So if you do not register within 30 days, your warranty is now void? Or what is going on with that.

Gaz32 · 09-17-2008, 09:38 | posts: 5

Great review,

I am surprised at how well the BFG OCX MaxCORE keeps up with the GTX280, My self being a GTX260 owner it was a little daunting knowing there is a revision out so quick but if they drop the prices of the old ones down by a bit to get rid of them great, i will grab a second one.

The GTX280 does not look like a good buy at all now with the BFG OCX MaxCORE so close in results and way cheaper.

You got to love how cheap it is now to have a high end GFX card.

Norvekh · 09-18-2008, 04:45 | posts: 2,654 | Location: Ohio

Like I said before, Nvidia has just competed with themselves, yet again, and nullified just about any reason to go for the more expensive GTX 280. They keep doing it though so I can't say I'm surprised to see it happen.

Darcon · 09-18-2008, 05:33 | posts: 381

Whoever decided that 30-40 FPS was "very" playable is a ****ing idiot.

Nato.dbnz · 09-18-2008, 05:44 | posts: 3,255 | Location: Auckland NZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darcon

Whoever decided that 30-40 FPS was "very" playable is a ****ing idiot.

It depends entirely on which game you are playing. Making a comment like this about the guy who runs this site however...you can't be the smartest guy around.