What about performance? I identical with gtx+? Can it beat hd4850? 512mb for rm 477 is a bargain.

Want to ask, Is GTS250 going to perform better than 9800GTX+?

Since GTS250 is here, by right the price of 9800GTX+ should drop right?

The performance is benchmark against HD4850 right?

Will the new gts250 require lower power than gtx+ does? Moreover gts250 needs only one 6 pin power plug.

But i prefer leadtek than Palit, heard a few drawback of palit from distributor. Especially Palit HD4850 Sonic, even the fan is running, you can smell burnt smell

One more thing, XFX is using 8 layer PCB, i might be wrong... but is a very good brand.

Nope. Is brand new. Kev_neville show it to me. He even experience artifact during gameplay.

but the problem is, not one piece. Is like 3 to 4 pcs out of 10 pcs sold.

Aren't fan speed almost max might reduce it,s lifespan? I just set 65% most of time unless gaming will be 80%

Get Galaxy GTX260+ 216SP for only rm 690 from rockrock. Recommended and the cheapest can find. Although is 65nm but overclocking is better.

what casing you're using?

For me, idle roughly 44celcius when auto downclock. During gaming around 66celcius max.

My idle fan speed set to 65%

Btw no aircond environment.

My casing is on the table side. Besides CM690 lets you mount a fan at the bottom, i choose 14cm silent Blue LED fan. CFM is kinda low but it blow cool air to the galaxy reference fan. If i use 12cm, i had to remove the screw to clean the mesh while 14cm is just remove the retention plastic clip.

40% seems like no air, 65% performs better air flow.

I only hear buzzing sound when i set 80percent. I wonder why my casing not noisy at all when i have 8 fans running.

So guys, safest temp. for GTX260+ should be? 65c or max 75c?

Currently testing vantage only reach 55c, but when gaming will hit roughly 65c.

Btw, now benchmarking at core702/shader1400/memory1100.

Well you can't compare Palit GTX260 Sonic and Galaxy GTX260 cause both are using different board. Palit choose to strip down the production cost by using alternative voltage controller chip and cheaper quality PCB board. Reference board is black colour and uses reliable voltage controller.

If Palit GTX260 Sonic vs Galaxy GTX260+ OC tri fan, i would happily take the galaxy even is no longer being a reference board but pack with a very good third party cooler.

Everybody praise Palit for being very cheap, but the market price gap has close so tight that Palit is not really a good choice to get it with cutting cost materials.

The lowest and reliable is still Galaxy GTX260+ from robycom at RM 690 which uses reference board and cooling, easily hit 700mhz core like previous owner piumiu mention before.

Since your specification is not much different from mine. Click here http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/893153/+520#

Your Galaxy GTX260+ is reference board. very good in overclocking

My next target hitting core at 740mhz, 745mhz cause BSOD.....

Is recommended to run furmark in 640x480 in stability mode while tuning your card. At least on the spot you can detect your gpu any flaw aka artifacts appearing. That's how i found my hd4890 limit to 910mhz, when hit 920 the fur starts to show dots. Somehow gtx260 gate the best overclocking from 576 to 730.

then i assume is based on luck too on purchasing galaxy GTX260+, found Leadtek Extreme+ GTX260 LE version manage to hit 745mhz.

From 576 to 700 consider very good. Daily i'm using 700 to pushing to the max. It's sheer of fun overclocking. Did you set the fan at least 80 percent during gaming. Just to be safe cooling.

I manage to tune the rivatuner work on 185.85

http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=3125112&postcount=9

But im reverting back to 182.52 since is not really up to my taste...

9500gt at least. you can enjoy some game title but not high setting.

I'll wait for rivatuner release version 2.25 to support this new driver.

I've manage to use rivatuner 2.24 but not fully compatible with it