Saturday November 7 2009

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New gfx card :o

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So I'll be getting my new Nvidia GeForce 280 GTX OC within a week, and I didn't realize how big it was lol, Might have to get a new case just to make it fit... But thought I would share, bcuz I can =/

http://www.maximumpc.com/files/u7/bfg-gef..
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should've got a GTX 295. =D
e8600@4.3 | evga 790i ftw | gtx260c216 | 4gb DDR3 | 2x 250gig SG raid 0 | 1200w CoolMax |
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Well you know the second you buy a new computer part theres always something better lol
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it happens. what kind of case do you have?

also, BFG makes the best looking card covers.
#highhopes
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I have a thermaltake tenor
http://www.teschke.de/cms/gfx/articles/te..

it's a nice case, but not real space friendly (inside)
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yeah its not very wide at all. i guess just try it first? it'll be pretty apparent whether it fits or not
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ya when i got my 9800 i had to bend my case just a little to get it in ahahah
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same thing for me #7 when i got my 9800gtx+ i had to move my harddrive, and diskdrive
its about 10-11 inches so just measure your case to make sure it fits, and im pretty sure the 9800gtx and the gtx 280 are the same size

This comment was edited at 01/14/2009 8:48 AM
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hope you know the GTX 295 competes w/ the 280 in SLI. The SLI over powers the single card about 10 fps avg on high end grahpics games (example warhead,fallout,farcry). And remember they're are physically two cards for SLI and this single card has just slightly a lower fps performance. Id recommend just saving up and going with a 295.

This comment was edited at 01/14/2009 3:33 PM
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#9 by the time you've save up enough to buy one, there will be another card thats that much better than the 295
#highhopes
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My dad already bought the card cuz I was on vacation, so he already has it
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tloft....really are you that ignorant, new end graphic cards are released every 6 months or so, if it takes one 6 months to save about $80 then they're probably just as sad as you are.

This comment was edited at 01/14/2009 8:19 PM
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Well whatever my new 280 GTX OC is better than the 7900 I have right now lol
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dude your card will be great, the 280 is a fantastic card. Have fun =D
e8600@4.3 | evga 790i ftw | gtx260c216 | 4gb DDR3 | 2x 250gig SG raid 0 | 1200w CoolMax |
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oh ya your card will rape face but I "personally" would just saved up for the 295 but ya its still a top of the line graphics card
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#12 a new family is released every 6 months, but new cards come out much faster than that. how long has the 280 been out and now the 295 is already out? not all that long.

i'm not sure where you get $80 from, most cards come out ~$500 or more, so you could easily be 150-200 short of the top of the line card. and most people that work have other things to do with their money than just spend it on graphics cards
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Well its a BFG 280 GTX OC to be exact and I also got a Core 2 duo 3ghz processor, but that reminds me of when i bought my XFX 780i SLi board and the next week the 790 came out, but oh well what can u do.

This comment was edited at 01/14/2009 10:07 PM
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but i think nvidia will release down graded cards, some chips running between the 260 and 280, but the 295 is probably the fastest card their gonna release right now and new grahpics cards are around about 500 USD not including tax

This comment was edited at 01/15/2009 1:31 AM

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