GTX 260 216 Question

[smackababy]

The question is, is the 65nm super clocked edition worth $5 premium over the 55nm vanilla edition? Bother free shipping, both eVGA. Is there any significant reduction in heat / power consumption between the two? I have an Antec 1200 with 2 fans directly on GPU so is it worth the extra $5 to no O/C the card myself? And are there any benifits to actually O/C a GPU?

 

[masteryoda34]

For only $5 difference I would probably go with the overclocked model. If the difference were any more than $5 then I would just buy the vanilla model and OC it myself. Yes, OC'ing a video card can have a performance boost, especially since the GTX 260's generally OC to around 700MHz Core, 1400-1500 shaders. That can be a 20% boost.

 

[Jephph]

If you're going to OC yourself, then definitely go with the 55nm, especially since it's cheaper. Unless the Superclock 65nm has a better heatsink or something, the 55nm will consume less heat/power, and likely be able to overclock higher than its 65nm counterpart.

 

[exar333]

OC it yourself; the shaders clock better on the 55nm anyway. Power usage is negligable between the two (I have used both).

 

[toyota]

Originally posted by: Jephph
If you're going to OC yourself, then definitely go with the 55nm, especially since it's cheaper. Unless the Superclock 65nm has a better heatsink or something, the 55nm will consume less heat/power, and likely be able to overclock higher than its 65nm counterpart.

the 55nm gtx260 doesnt overclock any better than the 65 model. that being sad I would still go with the 55nm version and just oc it a little.

 

[Ryland]

It looks like the heat sink on the 55nm 260's has less contact area than the heatsink on the 65nm version. This could limit OC'ing due to reduced heat dissipation.