EVGA 260 GTX Advice

[JJ91284]

I'm looking to upgrade my Evga 8800gt SSC card to an EVGA 260GTX. Now to the question, is it worth going for the 216 vs the 192 for the additional $50? Which of these cards would you guys pick and please explain why. I'm starting to think getting the cheapest card would be best, as I could potentially by a 2nd one down the road and could actually utilize my Evga 680i MB. Im going to be buying it new off ebay from Mwave as that way I can use live.com discount. I think my corsair 620hx psu should be able to handle the SLI setup if I ever choose to go in that direction.

EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB GDDR3
$269.99-25%-40 rebate = $162.49

http://cgi.ebay.com/EVGA-896-P3-126...14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

EVGA 896-P3-1262-AR GeForce GTX 260 Superclocked 896MB
289.99-25%-40 rebate = $177.59

http://cgi.ebay.com/EVGA-896-P3-126...14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318


EVGA 896-P3-1265-AR GeForce GTX260 Core 216 896MB
$299.99-25% live-20 rebate = $205

http://cgi.ebay.com/EVGA-896-P3-126...14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318


EVGA 896-P3-1267-AR GeForce GTX260 Core 216 Superclocke
$299.99-25%=$225

http://cgi.ebay.com/EVGA-896-P3-126...14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

 

[legcramp]

Check out the benchmarks, there's a nice performance increase and $50 isn't much.

Also, down the road, wouldn't it be easier to find a 216 version for SLI than the older version?

 

[JJ91284]

Check out the benchmarks, there's a nice performance increase and $50 isn't much.

Also, down the road, wouldn't it be easier to find a 216 version for SLI than the older version?

So if I go with the core 216, is it worth the extra $20 for an OC model. I've heard some people say the OC models are binned and result in better OC. Anyone know if that's actually true, or is that just an assumption.

 

[K1tty]

SLi will work even if you have a 192 and a 216. But, for $50 I would probably go with the 216 as well.

 

[retardude48]

Check with EVGA and make sure they are a legit eseller for them. Otherwise you get no lifetime warranty nor step-up.

 

[Forceman]

Normally, the factory OC'd cards don't OC any better than the vanilla cards - get whatever is cheaper unless you want the guaranteed (small) overclock.

 

[MaxTheLimit]

I wouldn't bet on the OC'd cards to be all that much better. I doubt they are binned better, but they may have different voltage settings. I can't find to much good information on it. I went with the stock clocked GTX 260 core 216.