Quick question

[yh125d]

I'm wondering if this is the older 65nm GTX or the newer version. I can't find anything on the XFX site/google

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814150329

 

[toyota]

is it even a 216sp card because if its not then its 65nm for sure. if it is a 216sp card then gpu-z should tell you if its 55nm or 65nm. gpu-z can be wrong sometimes though because it actually reported some cards being 216sp when in fact they were just 192sp cards.

 

[yh125d]

ctrl + V has failed me! Link added to OP

 

[toyota]

the 55nm versions dont have any memory chips on the bottom but it looks like bottom is covered in the newegg pics. I think the cooler is slightly different than on the 65nm version too. just run gpu-z and see what that tells you.

 

[yh125d]

Originally posted by: toyota
the 55nm versions dont have any memory chips on the bottom but it looks like bottom is covered in the newegg pics. I think the cooler is slightly different than on the 65nm version too. just run gpu-z and see what that tells you.

That would kind of involve me buying it first, and I'd rather find out before that

 

[Painman]

All there really is to go on is the photo, but if it's accurate then the card is 65nm. 55nm cards have no backplate.

BTW, you might want to consider the OC'd Black Edition which is about the same pricewise as the vanilla version, after taking the $25 MIR and free shipping into account.

Same thing there, though... only photos to go on, but if they're correct it's also a 65nm.

 

[yh125d]

Yeah I was also looking at the OC version, but as a rule I never count on rebates. I've filed about 10 over the last few years and gotten one back :\

 

[Soulkeeper]

they have both versions of the EVGA ones on the newegg site, if you do a search for 216 SPs and EVGA you'll see the ones with all the reviews are the 55nm versions
apparently nobody is buying the 65nm ones, i don't blame them

also outdated software will tell you they are 65 when they are really 55

dunno about the xfx tho, i'd call newegg or XFX

btw the pictures on the EVGA ones are all 65 so i wouldn't go by the pics

 

[Painman]

The 65nm cards still have some popularity with the watercooling crowd, since none of the full cover blocks or UniSinks designed for the original cards will work properly with the redesigned 55nm card. I don't think there's much of any WC gear on the market yet for the 55nm.

 

[yh125d]

So is the no backplate a definitive way to tell that it is a 55nm card? Or just a coincidence on most 55nm cards?

 

[Painman]

Originally posted by: yh125d
So is the no backplate a definitive way to tell that it is a 55nm card? Or just a coincidence on most 55nm cards?

There's no RAM to cool on the backside of a 55nm card, so a backplate is completely unnecessary. I suppose some makers might decide to put one there for bling, but that just adds to the cost of the card...

 

[yh125d]

Gah, I was about to buy one, but I think I'll stick to the 55nm cards. Or maybe a 48701gb, I haven't decided yet

 

[toyota]

Originally posted by: yh125d

Originally posted by: toyota
the 55nm versions dont have any memory chips on the bottom but it looks like bottom is covered in the newegg pics. I think the cooler is slightly different than on the 65nm version too. just run gpu-z and see what that tells you.

That would kind of involve me buying it first, and I'd rather find out before that

I thought you already bought it. I see that you do have a gtx260 in your sig so I hope you arent really spending all this money for such a minuscule upgrade.

 

[Extelleron]

Originally posted by: yh125d
Gah, I was about to buy one, but I think I'll stick to the 55nm cards. Or maybe a 48701gb, I haven't decided yet

The 55nm GTX 260s are not any better than the 65nm cards. They don't consume less power; sometimes they consume 5W less, sometimes they consume 5W more. They don't overclock any better. The GPU gets as hot or hotter than the 65nm GPU because of the cheapened heatsink. There is no reason to get a 55nm GTX 260-216 over the 65nm version. The only advantage of the 55nm card is that the GPU is around ~470mm^2 in size, versus 576mm^2 for the 65nm chip - aka it is cheaper for nVidia to build, along with nVidia using cheaper power reg / HSF for the card.

As toyota says I'm wondering why you are looking at GTX 260-216s when you already have a GTX 260......

 

[yh125d]

I sold that older 192 shader to my brother after christmas on the cheap, now I'm just contemplating my options

 

[Extelleron]

Well then here are some decent options:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/app...pNo=4369730&CatId=3585

-EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 (55nm), $221.99 after rebate, 10% MS cashback, + $2.99 shipping

http://www.tigerdirect.com/app...pNo=3941228&CatId=3669

-EVGA GTX 280 Superclocked, $276.99 after rebate, 10% MS cashback, + $2.99 shipping