gtx 285 or 295?

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white_dove

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Hi ,what videocard would you recommand for a 24 " monitor,for high settings ,on games ? gtx 285 or 295? I play just FPS,single player,and very very rare,some racing. Would be a good idea if i go for GTX 285,and in the future SLI ? If you recommend ,please tell me which ones would be the best : Asus,EVGA,XFX ... ?Thanks
 
I picked up the XFX 285 when on sale from newegg. It was cheaper than the others and has a lifetime warranty on parts and labor. I chose this because of the warranty and power restrictions on my comp. I play on a 22" monitor and play all my games on high settings, including GTA4. I'm very happy with it.
 
if you have a board that supports sli, that would probably be the way to go for a 19x12 or 19x10 display. 1 gtx285, that is. evga.
 
The 295 could run into more issues due to SLI. Since the stuff I do isn't heavily optimized for multiple GPUs, I went with the 285.

As for SLIing in the future, it's probably a waste of money if you're not planning on doing it soon. In a year, there will be new cards out that are better than SLIed 285's. As the 285 gets older, the price may even go up as they become more rare. You might end up paying almost as much for a second 285, just to get lower performance, less efficiency, and more hassles with SLI (compared to buying a single new card).

Then again, part of my justification for going X58 was that it supports CrossFire and tri-SLI. Even though I've never had an ATI 3D card or an SLI setup...

As for brands, my new 285 and mobo are eVGA. I've heard nothing but good about them, though my minor paperwork issue is bugging me a bit. My last few cards were XFX. The transferrable lifetime warranty is a nice feature if you want to sell the card when you're done. I haven't had any issues with my XFX products though, so I can't actually comment on their support.
 
I went with the 285 in my Step-Up because:
- the 295 is in short supply
- There have been a lot of failures reported
- Sandvich'ed cards historically aren't that great
- Gimped bus, gimped memory.

Also have the others have stated, if you have an SLi board, go with that as SLi or Cross-Fire onboard always is hit and miss.
 
I think I've had one or two of every recent GPU except the 295.

I have settled on two GTX 285s and couldn't be happier.
SLI is a very solid platform now, and the performance is exceptional.
Actually, the only reason I went to 285s was I had a Trade-Up window closing at BFG from my 280s (which were great,too.)

I have not been impressed with two GPU cards. I had issues with my 4870 X2s, and I never felt Crossfire was as solid as SLI. Although the people that have 295s seem to like them.....I admit I have no experience.

If you can do it, get the 285, and plan to SLI in a couple months.....there will be plenty of cards to choose from, and you can always pick up a good used card for SLI.

My brand of choice.......BFG all the way.:D
 
Actuelly, i just try to build a new pc. It's very hard to choice for a motherboard ,or video card and cpu. I would go for Asus P6T ,or Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5,both with socket 1366. Asus is about 35 euro cheaper than Gigabyte. What would you advice me? Is that worth to go for Intel 7 920 and DDR 3 ? .What about the new AMD X4 ? Much slower than Intel 7,on gaming ? Are they okay for gaming and multimedia ?What about the temperatures,on AMD ? Intel 7 920 it's pretty expensive,compared with the AMD X 4 ,and the mobos as well. ( AM3 and socket 1366 ones ) Please help me to take a decision. My budget is ... about 1200 euro ( about 1550-1600 USD ) without monitor and other peripherals. I NEED YOUR ADVICES. PLEASE. Thanks in advance. PS : I have a hard disk WD 3200 AAKS,and a DVD RW ,so i don't need more harddisks or dvd rw.
 
Unless you need the card right now, hold off for three weeks. ATi's RV790 is supposed to release which could mean price cuts on nvidia's part.
 
I've got a 295 and it rips everything I want to play from COD4/GTA4 to the pig of all pigs Crysis (which oddly I just played for the first time on my 295). Fastest card I've ever had - I love it and with BFG branding on it meaning a great warranty I couldn't be happier.
 
I'd go with the 285. I think it's always a bad idea to spend a lot on a video card considering how quickly they get obsoleted. With the exception of Crysis maybe, there aren't many games that you couldn't max out on the 285 even at 1920x1200.
 
Kelby said:
I picked up the XFX 285 when on sale from newegg. It was cheaper than the others and has a lifetime warranty on parts and labor. I chose this because of the warranty and power restrictions on my comp. I play on a 22" monitor and play all my games on high settings, including GTA4. I'm very happy with it.
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+1 I did the same except I have a 26" at 1920x1200 with every maxed and it works great.
 
i was thinking about buying a faster card (i have a 260 196) for my 1920x1200 monitor. i am looking towards the 285.
 
ar09 said:
i was thinking about buying a faster card (i have a 260 196) for my 1920x1200 monitor. i am looking towards the 285.
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I thought about that too but the jump just isnt worth the money. even I after I sell my gtx260 I will probably be out over 200 bucks for a 25-30% increase. heck my card will easily do 710/1458/2450 so that makes the gap even even smaller. also Clear Sky is the only game that needs a big jump to max it out and the gtx285 really wont help enough. I guess I will be waiting for the new cards.
 
white_dove said:
Hi ,what videocard would you recommand for a 24 " monitor,for high settings ,on games ? gtx 285 or 295? I play just FPS,single player,and very very rare,some racing. Would be a good idea if i go for GTX 285,and in the future SLI ? If you recommend ,please tell me which ones would be the best : Asus,EVGA,XFX ... ?Thanks
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I would go with the 285 because of the driver support. From the [H} reviews have been reading there are enough games not liking the 295 that I would go with a 285 and save money for some other part.
 
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