I believe there are one or two heatpipes missing on the 55nm and has less copper in the heatsink. That being said, people are making too much out of it, both the 65nm and the 55nm heatsinks work just fine and run about the same temps. The fact that a smaller die size runs the same temp is a bad thing. It should be cooler and more efficient.

Depends on games. Microstuttering almost doesn't exist for games above 70fps.
Most monitors comes with a refresh rate of 60 or 70Hz, meaning u would need 70 or 80fps to eliminate microstuttering

Same chip with gtx295, one of the gpus.
Core 650mhz, mem 1100mHz
10% faster than gtx260

Depends on the chip and cooling dude.

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Added on March 14, 2009, 11:01 amThe difference is just around RM20
Comparison here: http://www.goldfries.com/computing/nvidia-...nother-9800gtx/

Always use google
http://www.google.com.my/search?hl=en&q=gt...nG=Search&meta=

This post has been edited by owikh84: Mar 14 2009, 11:03 AM

Uninstall the current driver. Remove any remaining files/registry using Driver Cleaner Pro.
Reinstall driver and see how.

This post has been edited by owikh84: Mar 14 2009, 07:13 PM

ask or answer? tanjung rambutan?

Depends on brand. Some brands allow users to change the cooler i.e. Gigabyte, Asus
Gainward/Palit don't allow, look at the warranty stickers at the back of their cards.

Galaxy Non-reference GTX260 VGA Card With 1792MB Memory



Source: expreview

lolz.. gtx285 is almost like an oced edition of gtx280, the same 1gb ram (not speed=mhz)

1gb gives smoother gaming on high resolution screen ie. 1920x1200.

I grab this chart from AceCombat for gtx280. AFAIK gtx280 and gtx285 use the same stock cooler.
But in this case, we just wanna see the improvement over stock cooler.

GTS250 = 9800GTX+ plus

This one I highly recommend

ASUS ENGTS250 TOP Dark Knight 512MB



- Overclocked to 120% Gaming Performance

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=5DKj...7b8P&templete=2

This post has been edited by owikh84: Mar 24 2009, 07:34 PM

Single-PCB GeForce GTX 295 in the Works

Traditionally, NVIDIA designs dual-GPU accelerators with two PCBs holding a GPU system each. With the GeForce GTX 295 and its competitive pricing, NVIDIA found itself in a difficult position, as it faces direct competition from ATI with its now competitively priced Radeon HD 4870 X2. On the one hand, escalating manufacturing costs due to extreme competition with the sub-$300 graphics card market, is making it difficult for NVIDIA to keep up with GTX 295 stocks, on the other its repercussions that include bad press and losses due to not being able to keep up with demand, have pushed NVIDIA to rethink a way to make the GeForce GTX 295.

Enter innovation. The company is reportedly redesigning the GeForce GTX 295, this time on a single PCB design, which ATI has been using for its dual-GPU accelerators. Both GPU systems of the GTX 295 will be placed on a single PCB. This is expected to significantly bring down manufacturing costs, allowing the company to keep up with demands and competitive pricing. Expreview sourced the drawings of one of the prototypes, which shows a long single PCB card, with a central fan. You will also observe that there is a back-plate in place. It shows that a number of memory chips will be populated on the back, and both GPU systems on the front. It will be an engineering challenge, to populate five major heat-producing components (two G200b GPUs, two NVIO2 processors, and one BR-03 bridge chip), 28 GDDR3 memory chips, and the VRM area to power it all. The new redesigned card may surface internally in April, and may enter production by May.



Source: Expreview

Idle temp is nothing. What about at load and under stress?

Gigabyte, Asus, and Zotac are more expensive cos their warranty periods are longer.
Palit is making OEM for other brands, hence it's cheaper. But the red board is really looked ugly for some.

Aiyo, ngam ngam ler.

@ Ace meimei mind to tell me (seriously) where can i get this cooler.

My Zotac gtx285 AMP! died today.
Less than 1 week of usage. Two gtx200 series gc died recently.
Dunno what to say liao...

List of gc died on me.
Gigabyte 8800GT - took 5 months for RMA (record), actual usage 7days
Gigabyte GTX280 - still under RMA, nearly 2 months liao, actual usage 5days
Zotac GTX285 AMP!- RIP today, actual usage 5days


Ironically, ATI has never failed me.
Powercolor 4850 - 3months then sell
Gainward 4870GS - 4months then sell
Asus 4870x2 Tri-fan - 2months til now



This post has been edited by owikh84: Mar 28 2009, 10:01 PM

No display suddenly. Previously it was normal and I happy playing GRID with it.

Bad experience with nVidia i can say.
None of them stay with me at least 1 month.
I tot this gtx285 amp! can be my spare gc if 4870x2 kaboom. But now....
Looks like i hv to stay with ATI liao...

I changed mobo frequently.
shouldn't hv prob with pcie thingy. tried on all 3 pcie on my mobo.
fortunately stil got 4870x2 to substitute this spare gtx285 amp.
now 'it is meant to be RMAed"
so sien RMA nvidia gcs