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    Re: Reviews - NVIDIA (BFG) GeForce GTX 295 - the champ is back!

    Quote Originally Posted by moogle View Post
    I know. That "someones wrong on the internet" cartoon springs to mind
    But hey if you live in the UK keep going I say. 14 more replies and you get yourself some Scan free shipping
    Canada, but close.

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    Re: Reviews - NVIDIA (BFG) GeForce GTX 295 - the champ is back!

    Quote Originally Posted by hurleybird View Post
    Canada, but close.
    Yeah, american or similiar

    Ah well. I'll see you on XS

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    Re: Reviews - NVIDIA (BFG) GeForce GTX 295 - the champ is back!

    IMO i just think hexus need to re do the bang to buck.

    you can get the 4870x2 fro around £330 and the 4850x2 (2GB) for about £250

    AND the GTX280 for around £230

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    Re: Reviews - NVIDIA (BFG) GeForce GTX 295 - the champ is back!

    Nvidia has been mouthing off for the past year and this is the best it can come up with?

    Forget the fact this card actually costs more than a PS3 (which is already very expensive for a console). There is just so little in regard of innovation here.

    Frankly, I can't wait for another player in the graphics market to come in and disrupt Nvidia's Hegemony. Intel, you will play the role of David (for a change!) to Nvidia's Goliath.

    Now make a smaller, faster, cheaper, less power-hungry, quieter graphics card. Surely it can't be that difficult?

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    Re: Reviews - NVIDIA (BFG) GeForce GTX 295 - the champ is back!

    Coming back to the entire Cat 8.12 vs. Cat 9.1 discussion, since Computebase.de benched both drivers I did the math and found out that Cat 9.1 gave an average 7.125% improvement. Now, this is an extremely crude calculation, but lets apply that improvement to Hexus' aggregate scores to get an idea of where things might be.

    Radeon:
    Actual aggregate marks at 1,920x1,200:
    430.67*1.07125 = 461.36
    Aggregate marks, normalised, at 1,920x1,200:
    335.54*1.07125 = 358.87

    Geforce:
    Actual aggregate marks at 1,920x1,20:
    471.05
    Aggregate marks, normalised, at 1,920x1,200:
    355.52

    There you have it, again, a very crude estimation, but things look pretty close.

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    Re: Reviews - NVIDIA (BFG) GeForce GTX 295 - the champ is back!

    Quote Originally Posted by SiM View Post
    Only can be used in sli or "quad sli" as it only has one connector on the card

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    Re: Reviews - NVIDIA (BFG) GeForce GTX 295 - the champ is back!

    Quote Originally Posted by moogle View Post
    Only can be used in sli or "quad sli" as it only has one connector on the card
    Its really dual sli (only 2 cards!), but the marketers call it quad

    oh well, fail at me for not doing my research, I guess I will spend the £1200 on something else then

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    Re: Reviews - NVIDIA (BFG) GeForce GTX 295 - the champ is back!

    Quote Originally Posted by SiM View Post
    Its really dual sli (only 2 cards!), but the marketers call it quad

    oh well, fail at me for not doing my research, I guess I will spend the £1200 on something else then
    Yeah, not worth spending money on this. It's a cut down 280 with the 260's ram.

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    Re: Reviews - NVIDIA (BFG) GeForce GTX 295 - the champ is back!

    What about the resource hungry game Crysis ?

    I would really love to see a comparison of my GeForce 8800 GT to the GTX 295.

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    Re: Reviews - NVIDIA (BFG) GeForce GTX 295 - the champ is back!

    Quote Originally Posted by moogle View Post
    Man that card is ugly!
    Not bad results though.

    Doesn't matter what it looks like, at all. Well, basically it doesn't. Results rool, k? Pretty obvious. ATI fans, I sometimes wonder why you bother, or why I bothered when I bought one and the driver support was awful...

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    Re: Reviews - NVIDIA (BFG) GeForce GTX 295 - the champ is back!

    Quote Originally Posted by WoLFe View Post
    Results rool, k? Pretty obvious.
    Not for me. I prefer single pcb dual slot cooler with the full size vent on the rear. Could have the best results on the planet but if things like that and power and temperatures aren't good I wouldn't get one.

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