Gigabyte Geforce GTX 260 Super OverClock Video Card Review

jmke · 12th January 2010, 13:20

We have seen many factory-overclocked cards from different vendors, but most of these cards just push the GPU/MEM clocks using reference design hardware. Once in a while, a cards pop up like this Gigabyte SOC card which deviates from the group and packs a whole lot more punch then what other vendors can offer.

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=981

Gamer · 12th January 2010, 19:41

And another review from empty head

Nice one !!!

13th January 2010, 03:48

Nice review, those are good numbers. I'm glad you actually mentioned that a 4890 is better bang for your buck. Most review sites will never do that. Its the main reason I picked up a 4870 over a 260 GTX, $80 less (at the time) for the same or better performance.

BTW, Madshrimps is the first site I visit every morning for the past 3 years. Keep up the good work.

jmke · 13th January 2010, 10:58

Hey KMM, welcome to the forums

, thank you for your feedback.

Some people prefer NVIDIA hardware , either for driver support in other OS (linux) or CUDA, in such cases this GTX 260 offers a good deal.
if however you run Windows and don't care about CUDA or what brand/make your VGA card is, then 4890 will offer you better performance for the buck. Now all we needs is HD 4890 SOC edition, but I think our prayers are answered with HD 5830 set to be released soon, DX11 features, cheaper than 4890, same/higher performance

leeghoofd · 13th January 2010, 18:00

me want one

Got the MSI board here with integrated GPU from MM to test, might be nice to see how the crossfire actually works out...

15th January 2010, 00:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmke

Hey KMM, welcome to the forums

, thank you for your feedback.

Some people prefer NVIDIA hardware , either for driver support in other OS (linux) or CUDA, in such cases this GTX 260 offers a good deal.
if however you run Windows and don't care about CUDA or what brand/make your VGA card is, then 4890 will offer you better performance for the buck. Now all we needs is HD 4890 SOC edition, but I think our prayers are answered with HD 5830 set to be released soon, DX11 features, cheaper than 4890, same/higher performance

I agree. Ya that 5830 sounds exciting, can't wait to find out more about it.

leeghoofd · 15th January 2010, 08:07

early suggested launch price is a bit over the top for me, 239 dollars... it has to be darn good then !!

jmke · 15th January 2010, 10:05

239 U.S. dollars = 165.661607 Euros
:-)

leeghoofd · 15th January 2010, 11:30

if only it would be that simple to calculate the real euro price

jmke · 15th January 2010, 12:13

since HD 5850 is priced at €220-230 it would be quite impossible for HD 5830 to be more expensive or priced the same

12th January 2010, 13:20	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,010	Gigabyte Geforce GTX 260 Super OverClock Video Card Review We have seen many factory-overclocked cards from different vendors, but most of these cards just push the GPU/MEM clocks using reference design hardware. Once in a while, a cards pop up like this Gigabyte SOC card which deviates from the group and packs a whole lot more punch then what other vendors can offer. http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=981 __________________

12th January 2010, 19:41	#2
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	And another review from empty head Nice one !!! __________________

13th January 2010, 10:58	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,010	Hey KMM, welcome to the forums , thank you for your feedback. Some people prefer NVIDIA hardware , either for driver support in other OS (linux) or CUDA, in such cases this GTX 260 offers a good deal. if however you run Windows and don't care about CUDA or what brand/make your VGA card is, then 4890 will offer you better performance for the buck. Now all we needs is HD 4890 SOC edition, but I think our prayers are answered with HD 5830 set to be released soon, DX11 features, cheaper than 4890, same/higher performance __________________

13th January 2010, 18:00	#5
leeghoofd [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,209	me want one Got the MSI board here with integrated GPU from MM to test, might be nice to see how the crossfire actually works out... __________________

15th January 2010, 08:07	#7
leeghoofd [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,209	early suggested launch price is a bit over the top for me, 239 dollars... it has to be darn good then !! __________________

13th January 2010, 03:48	#3
KMM Posts: n/a	Nice review, those are good numbers. I'm glad you actually mentioned that a 4890 is better bang for your buck. Most review sites will never do that. Its the main reason I picked up a 4870 over a 260 GTX, $80 less (at the time) for the same or better performance. BTW, Madshrimps is the first site I visit every morning for the past 3 years. Keep up the good work.

15th January 2010, 10:05	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,010	239 U.S. dollars = 165.661607 Euros :-) __________________

15th January 2010, 11:30	#9
leeghoofd [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,209	if only it would be that simple to calculate the real euro price __________________

15th January 2010, 12:13	#10
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,010	since HD 5850 is priced at €220-230 it would be quite impossible for HD 5830 to be more expensive or priced the same __________________

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