Galaxy 260
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Re: Galaxy 260
Lovely, I wish more and more vendors would stay away from reference designs and put something like this, saves the money to buy a better cooler as all you need is a better fan!TheAtomicKid wrote:http://www.geeks3d.com/?p=3277
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Re: Galaxy 260
That card seems not to exist in Galaxy's current lineup: which model exactly is it?
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this is like 99% ati sponsorship here it seems so good luck.
people are more interested in silencing an exceedingly hot 4850 or higher card it seems. I almost wont go nvidia just on account of the small amount of experience this group has on silencing higher end nvidias.
a 260 gtx is probably the most optimal card out too in many regards.
Nvidia kinda rocks it
Best idle, best max, most frames, works in linux, best warranties.
shrug??
Zotac is a cool brand too. I am going to get an nvidia this summer for the first time.
people are more interested in silencing an exceedingly hot 4850 or higher card it seems. I almost wont go nvidia just on account of the small amount of experience this group has on silencing higher end nvidias.
a 260 gtx is probably the most optimal card out too in many regards.
Nvidia kinda rocks it
Best idle, best max, most frames, works in linux, best warranties.
shrug??
Zotac is a cool brand too. I am going to get an nvidia this summer for the first time.
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i've got a 55nm version and it is a great card. running it full core 24/7. nice acoustics at idle (hard to hear at all under the desk at my feet). runs cooler than the 65nm version that i had (see folding forums for more details). i want to bring the acoustics down even more, though, which is why i posted. i'll work on the shell once i'm over the hump in about two weeks.
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maybe the ati cards have more aftermarket cooling options/slightly better game performance/a reputation for being more low power? The ppd in folding did it for me, but if i was just focused on games i might have gone ati with my most recent purchase. with folding, though, i've become more interested in wattage and power use than i used to be, so if i stopped folding now i'd still go with the 260 based on the reasons you listed rather than maybe a few more frames in a game that i wouldn't notice anyway.~El~Jefe~ wrote:people are more interested in silencing an exceedingly hot 4850 or higher card it seems.
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