Length of Card?

My Nvidia 8800GTX has just given up the ghost after 3 years hard enjoyable gaming.

I could replace like with like but I thought time for an upgrade, I have a budget of £200 ish, and I would kindave like to stick with Nvidia, loads of cards that look good spec wise in that price range, as my 8800GTX just fits my case for length I need to be careful that I do not buy a card that is to long, where can I find the size of a card it for sure does not seem to be in the spec.

Any help or information that will help me make up my mind will be appreciated.

The GTX260 and GTX280 are 10.5" long according to Nvidia:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product...tx_260_us.html

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product...tx_280_us.html

Seems that the GTX260 is the same length:

http://forums.overclockersclub.com/?showtopic=157473

For your budget a GTX260 216 shader version will be the best bet:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=gtx+260

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?sort=pr...imit=10&page=1

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/d...s=gtx%20260&d=

There are two versions - the slower 192 shader version and the faster 216 shader version.

Novatech have the 216 shader version with two games(FarCry2 and Mirrors Edge) and free postage from £161 onwards:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...tml?XFX-GTX265

Of course if you want a longer warranty then there is this BFG one for £169.99 delivered:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150342

The slower 192 shader version is between £130 to £140.

However in the next few weeks there is supposed to be a GTX275 being launched as well:

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...12565&Itemid=1

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Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH

However in the next few weeks there is supposed to be a GTX275 being launched as well:

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...12565&Itemid=1

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But that will probably be hugely expensive, like the 285 is

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Originally Posted by Will404

But that will probably be hugely expensive, like the 285 is

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It depends on how much the HD4890 will be. If it is priced around £200 then this will be the price of the GTX275.

Thank you cat-the-fifth, I just purchased from Ebuyer: - BFG GTX260 OC Maxcore Edition 896MB Dual DVI HDTV Out PhysX and Cuda ready PCI-E Graphics Card - BFG GTX260 OC Maxcore Edition 896MB Dual DVI HDTV Out PhysX and Cuda ready PCI-E Graphics Card

Cat you are a GFX card guru :D

Thank you again peeps, new card in PC running :thumbsup: , and it is a good bit better than me old 8800GTX :D