Are you a GTX 260 owner?? if you are then post your stories or experience..

i post this topic because obviously i am one of the proud owner of this card.

" SO SHARE SOME STORIES OR OTHER STUFF OABOUT THIS CARD SO WHEN SOMEONE WANTS TO BUY A NEW VIDEO CARD THEY MIGHT CHOOSE THIS ONE "

massive card but its great.

here is a rig i built for a friend with it

i7 920.6gb ram,haf 932. blu ray drive

I used to have one, it was a fine card. It now resides in my wifes PC and is totally redundant since the most demanding game she plays is Farmville on Facebook!! :shock:

huys i have a question for you.. why my GTX 260 216sp has no back plate?/ but the orginal version of GTX 260 has one.. ?? can anybody tell me that is it natural or factory defect??

Are you a GTX 260 owner??

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Yep, I own a XFX GTX 260, 216 Core Black Edition. I know a few people that has had problems with Black edition cards but Luckily mine run Fantastic and no problems the whole time I've owned it.

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Don't mind the dusty Heat sink.:P

My GTX260 on top and my old 8800GT as my Dedicated Physx Card.

It's a little cramped in their:P, But ironically the Air flow is actually great this way and the cards run cooler then they would alone.:lol:

INB4DALOCK

I owned one for a little while, it never gave me any problems, not that I ever have any problems. *knocks on wood*

i like your OCZ ramavenido

Fits nicely, plays nicely. click the link in my description if you allready havent. i made videos of me playing w/ it

So far it's eatin up EVERYTHING I've thrown at it. Except Oblivion. But Im just starting to think oblivions engine just sucks.

shes a hog plain n simple drives hard but takes up alot of space.

So far it's eatin up EVERYTHING I've thrown at it. Except Oblivion. But Im just starting to think oblivions engine just sucks.

McHAMMAH

its not bad it just ati friendly (strange concept i know)

I have the card. I got no problems with it. I play all current games on Max. Though, Crysis doesn't run so well on Ultra.

So far it's eatin up EVERYTHING I've thrown at it. Except Oblivion. But Im just starting to think oblivions engine just sucks.

McHAMMAH

Really? That's surprising considering my 9800GTX+ handles it just fine :?

I just got this card last night. It's pretty damn big, but seems to perform great so far. My CPU might be bottlenecking it though (Core 2 Duo @ 2.4) but I don't mind.

So far it's eatin up EVERYTHING I've thrown at it. Except Oblivion. But Im just starting to think oblivions engine just sucks.

McHAMMAH

since installing my gtx 295 oblivion now runs at roughly 5-10 fps on my vista 64 boot and not at all on my xp boot :cry:

and it ran as smooth as butter with my old 8800gtx

I have the card. I got no problems with it. I play all current games on Max. Though, Crysis doesn't run so well on Ultra.

Berserker1_5

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I have the card. I got no problems with it. I play all current games on Max. Though, Crysis doesn't run so well on Ultra.

somegtalover

What resolution? I altry try with 16AA, and Vsync.

Also, my CPU might not be good enough

Runs everything I throw at it!

Yip,it's a very very big card.I have gainward GS GTX260 216 in SLI.Had problems with SLI at first but an update on my MB bios fixed that,drivers are hit and miss in regards to scaling in games but all in all im happy.

My GTX 260 seems to have overheating problems. It is an XFX black edition. I have it in a Antec 900 so airflow can't be the problem. I've done a little research and discovered quite a number of people who are experiencing the same problems I have. What happens is that during a graphic intensive game like crysis. My card will go over 70 degrees and I will freeze then get a completly green or pink checkerboard pattern over my entire screen, which forces me to restart. If I had to do it all over again I would have never bought a factory overclocked card. I've bought a factory overclocked card years ago and had similiar overheating problems. However let me tell that my GTX 260, when it's working, absolutely destroys any game I've thrown at it. I get around 30 FPS on Crysis with ultra settings no AA.

I've got one. the thing is MASSIVE

but its a great card, plays virtually everything maxed or near maxed. it tends to make weird noises at times though, and it used to scare the hell outta me, but i'm used to it by now.

I think mine blew up or something, weird images on the screen since last week. I bought it from some guy at the local market so waranty is gone i'm afraid :(

My GTX 260 seems to have overheating problems. It is an XFX black edition.

DJ419

My story:

*Bought the 192 edition for a great price ($150 USD after rebate). I was torn up between this one and ATI HD 4870.

*Was stunned by the performance difference from my previous 8800 GTS 320MB

*Had heat issues when fan controller wasn't working properly. I kept my card in very dangerous temperatures for a while, before I took notice. After cleaning out my system of Nvidia drivers and reinstalling them, the issue was resolved.

*I noticed that the fan can be unexpectedly loud when it speeds up.

*I now have a bit of regret for not buying the 216 edition or the HD 4870. Then again, they were a little more expensive and I don't feel like I'm suffering from inferior performance or anything. It's just the feeling you always get as a PC gamer - your hardware is hardly ever as good as it could be. The only sane way to go about it is figuring out if your favorite games run well enough. And by that definition, this card is excellent for my needs.

Note: I run my games @1680x1050 at high settings. Anti-Aliasing in all but the most demanding games.

i love this card. it has so much bang for buck and can run nearly anything i throw at it (except fallout 3 for some reason, but i suspect that the engine is to blame not card) and at the resolution i play at (1280 X 1024) i probably wont have to upgrade for a long time

Are you a GTX 260 owner??

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Yep, I own a XFX GTX 260, 216 Core Black Edition. I know a few people that has had problems with Black edition cards but Luckily mine run Fantastic and no problems the whole time I've owned it.

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Don't mind the dusty Heat sink.:P

My GTX260 on top and my old 8800GT as my Dedicated Physx Card.

It's a little cramped in their:P, But ironically the Air flow is actually great this way and the cards run cooler then they would alone.:lol:

Krayzie_3334

What kind of CPU cooler is that?

Frigging I bought a Geforce 4 and it sucked compared to the Ati card and then I bought a Geforce 5 and it sucked balls. So I decided to move to ATI with the 9800pro which was just an amazing card that everyone owned. Then I decided to buy a 6 series Geforce and it had bad drivers so I got a x800 which had no problems. I bought a 7900 and it died so I got another one and it died so I got x1950xtx and never had a problem with it. I got a 3870 next and it has been great with no problems and then I decided to upgrade to a 260 and frigging it made a high pitched noise and then died. I now own a 5870 and it's just amazing, specially seeing how cheap it is.

Never had a single problem with ATI but endless problems with Nvidia since the 4 series. I mean their 2 series owned and that was the last time I owned a good Geforce card cause 3 sucked too.

Frigging it's weird cause some people have non stop problems with ATI cards... just luck of the draw I guess but I'm an ATI guy now.

[QUOTE="McHAMMAH"]

So far it's eatin up EVERYTHING I've thrown at it. Except Oblivion. But Im just starting to think oblivions engine just sucks.

broken_bass_bin

Really? That's surprising considering my 9800GTX+ handles it just fine :?

Oblivion is rather cpu dependant and a little,whiny,egotistical biker men from mars onion rings when it comes to overclocks.I noticed the same with Fallout 3 personally.Check those overclocks! if you get sudden fps dips then it's either cpu speed vs gpu,unstable overclock(for oblivion only,not any other games hmmm) gpu drivers or the very last hurdle realtek drivers.Oblivion hates them too for some reason.My last pc build needed different realtek drivers.

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Are you a GTX 260 owner??

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Yep, I own a XFX GTX 260, 216 Core Black Edition. I know a few people that has had problems with Black edition cards but Luckily mine run Fantastic and no problems the whole time I've owned it.

-

Don't mind the dusty Heat sink.:P

My GTX260 on top and my old 8800GT as my Dedicated Physx Card.

It's a little cramped in their:P, But ironically the Air flow is actually great this way and the cards run cooler then they would alone.:lol:

giant11

What kind of CPU cooler is that?

I have the card. I got no problems with it. I play all current games on Max. Though, Crysis doesn't run so well on Ultra.

Berserker1_5

Are you a GTX 260 owner??

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Yep, I own a XFX GTX 260, 216 Core Black Edition. I know a few people that has had problems with Black edition cards but Luckily mine run Fantastic and no problems the whole time I've owned it.

-

Don't mind the dusty Heat sink.:P

My GTX260 on top and my old 8800GT as my Dedicated Physx Card.

It's a little cramped in their:P, But ironically the Air flow is actually great this way and the cards run cooler then they would alone.:lol:

Tuniq Tower. I have the same one, except mine has lights inside, and it's not dirty. =)Blind0bj3ct

That thing is a beast! And the price is surprisingly reasonable.

[QUOTE="Krayzie_3334"]04dcarraher

Yes, COOLER MASTER Centurion 5, A Cheap but Damn good Case, Defiantly one of the best I've owned.

[QUOTE="Blind0bj3ct"] Tuniq Tower. I have the same one, except mine has lights inside, and it's not dirty. =)giant11

That thing is a beast! And the price is surprisingly reasonable.

I love it, Even on the lowest speed the fan can go My Q9550 @3.5 sets at high 20c's to Low-Mid 30c's Idle and Low 40c's Full Load on games like SupCom,Crysis,X³ .etc

with 70-80F room temp.

And I'd Clean mine but I'm out of Thermal paste at the moment. :P

My GTX 260 seems to have overheating problems. It is an XFX black edition. I have it in a Antec 900 so airflow can't be the problem. I've done a little research and discovered quite a number of people who are experiencing the same problems I have. What happens is that during a graphic intensive game like crysis. My card will go over 70 degrees and I will freeze then get a completly green or pink checkerboard pattern over my entire screen, which forces me to restart. If I had to do it all over again I would have never bought a factory overclocked card. I've bought a factory overclocked card years ago and had similiar overheating problems. However let me tell that my GTX 260, when it's working, absolutely destroys any game I've thrown at it. I get around 30 FPS on Crysis with ultra settings no AA.

DJ419

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3632856&postcount=1, this is what we used this is mainly to rise Voltage but you can also Lower it as well, PM me if you need any help.

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I agree though I try to avoid factory overclocks but the Price My GTX 260 was simply unbeatable at the time I bought mine I just had to buy it.:P

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[QUOTE="McHAMMAH"]

So far it's eatin up EVERYTHING I've thrown at it. Except Oblivion. But Im just starting to think oblivions engine just sucks.

DragonfireXZ95

Really? That's surprising considering my 9800GTX+ handles it just fine :?

I have a GTX 260 in my laptop if you want to include those versions in your "celebration" as well. I game primarily on my desktop, but so far the laptop has run everything very well that I've thrown at it. Definitely pleased.