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Vigilante · 01-16-2009, 08:57 PM

You're gonna love the hardware

Sorry I haven't been able to help lately. My boss has me backlogged for several days in helpdesk work, so when I get home I can't do any more support LOL. I gotta take a break 0_o

The XFX is slower. I wouldn't get it. If you can handle the rebate, the evga will be slightly faster and no need to mess with overclocking to get there - they already did it for you

XFX:
GPU GeForce GTX 260
Core clock 576MHz
Stream Processors 216 processing cores
Memory Clock 2000MHz
Memory Size 896MB
Memory Interface 448-bit
Memory Type GDDR3

evga:
GPU GeForce GTX 260
Core clock 626MHz
Stream Processors 216 processing cores
Memory Clock 2106MHz
Memory Size 896MB
Memory Interface 448-bit
Memory Type GDDR3

I'll add that I buy evga only, but mainly because XFX didn't have the wide-coverage warranty that evga does back when I started buying from them. They should be a good company, but not sure on their overclocking and heatsink removal policies. I can do anything but solder on my evga cards. I know evga has my back, no clue on XFX.

01-16-2009, 08:57 PM	#41 (permalink)
Vigilante Broken Arrow Location: US	You're gonna love the hardware Sorry I haven't been able to help lately. My boss has me backlogged for several days in helpdesk work, so when I get home I can't do any more support LOL. I gotta take a break 0_o The XFX is slower. I wouldn't get it. If you can handle the rebate, the evga will be slightly faster and no need to mess with overclocking to get there - they already did it for you XFX: GPU GeForce GTX 260 Core clock 576MHz Stream Processors 216 processing cores Memory Clock 2000MHz Memory Size 896MB Memory Interface 448-bit Memory Type GDDR3 evga: GPU GeForce GTX 260 Core clock 626MHz Stream Processors 216 processing cores Memory Clock 2106MHz Memory Size 896MB Memory Interface 448-bit Memory Type GDDR3 I'll add that I buy evga only, but mainly because XFX didn't have the wide-coverage warranty that evga does back when I started buying from them. They should be a good company, but not sure on their overclocking and heatsink removal policies. I can do anything but solder on my evga cards. I know evga has my back, no clue on XFX. __________________ We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. -Winston Churchill Last edited by Vigilante; 01-16-2009 at 09:00 PM..