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EVGA GTX 260 $199 AR

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Microcenter has the overclocked model (majorly overclocked) for $231. Most of the competitors that have the same specs are ~$300 or more. I just picked up this card day before yesterday and it runs awesome.

Product Specifications
Features NVIDIA 2-Way & 3-Way SLI Technology Ready
API Supported OpenGL 2.1, DirectX
DirectX Support DirectX 10
Graphics Processor NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Graphics Processor (Core 216)
Core Clock Speed 675MHz Core Clock Speed
RAMDAC Clock Speed Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
Video Memory Installed 896MB GDDR3 Video Memory
Video Memory Clock Speed 1152MHz Clock, 2304MHz Effective
Video Memory Bus 448-Bit
Video Memory Bandwidth 129.02GB per second
Stream Processors 216 Stream Processors
Shader Clock 1458MHz Shader Clock
2D / 3D Features NVIDIA Lumenex Engine; Full Microsoft DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0 Support; NVIDIA PhysX Technology Ready; NVIDIA CUDA Technology; HybridPower Technology; True 128-Bit Floating Point High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Lighting; NVIDIA Unified Architecture with GigaThread Technology; NVIDIA PureVideo HD Technology; Technology; NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA); 16x Full Screen Anti-Aliasing
Video Input/Output NVIDIA TV Encoder (HDTV, S-Video, Composite)
HDCP Support Dual-Link HDCP Capable (2560x1600)
Video Acceleration MPEG-2, WMV9, VC-1, H.264
Ports and Connectors (2) Dual-Link DVI-I Connectors; (1) Video Out Port (S-Video, Composite, HDTV)
Additional Ports and Connectors (2) 6-pin PCI-E Power Connectors
Supported Windows Operating Systems Microsoft Windows XP, Media Center Edition, Vista
Interface Type PCI Express 2.0 x16 Interface
Power Supply Requirements 500 Watt Power Supply (with 36A on the +12V Rail)
Peripheral Devices DVD-ROM/CD-ROM Drive
Software Included Drivers & Utilities
Cables Included (2) DVI to VGA Adapters; (1) Component HDTV Breakout Cable
Manufacturer Warranty Lifetime Limited Warranty

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Also, if you register your EVGA card, EVGA gives you a free license key ($19.99 value) to 3dmark Vantage: http://www.futuremark.com/benc...kvantage/introduction/
 
With the introduction of the 4850 x2 these gtx 260s will have to drop a ton to stay competitive. The 4850 x2 can be had for $225 and it destroys the gtx 260.
 
yes the one for $224 FS/AR is a great deal

It even beats a gtx285, so you know it'll beat a 260.

I wish i had gotten a 4850x2, instead of a 260, but I planned to get a 2nd 260 for sli later on down the road.
 
Saying the card is 2 gb is a little misleading. Technically, even though the card has a total of 2 gb ram, each gpu only sees and uses 1 gb; likewise, the 1 gb card only has 512 mb for each processor. I don't think the 4850 processor is powerful enough to fully utilize 1 gb of ram on its own.
 
Originally posted by: jlin101
Saying the card is 2 gb is a little misleading. Technically, even though the card has a total of 2 gb ram, each gpu only sees and uses 1 gb; likewise, the 1 gb card only has 512 mb for each processor. I don't think the 4850 processor is powerful enough to fully utilize 1 gb of ram on its own.
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Reviews have shown 1GB models of the 4850 to perform better than the 512mb models. It may not make good use of ALL of the extra RAM, but every little bit helps on GPUs this good.
 
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