GTX 260 Core 216SC - UnBoxed

[haroonshaikh]

congrats dude.
by the way how much did the cards cost? where did u buy from? and how much was shipping charges?

 

[devilhimselff]

Well bro the card cost me about 450$ both.
Got it off eBay, and that dude also has offered and confirmed RMA (Return Material Authorization) available from EVGA too , in case in the future IF needed, I asked him to register the cards. SO they have warranty from evga.
I have a USA Address with Aramex known as Shop and Ship. And shipping to Oman cost me around45Rial Omani, with Tax etc. Both costing 45,000/= Pak Rs.
Each 22,500/= GREAT For Superclocked Evga versions with warranty

 

[devilhimselff]

3Dmark Score in SLi Updated. (First Post)

 

[devilhimselff]

Update FINALLY IN SLi (2t)
On 650W Antec PSU

 

[devilhimselff]

Crysis Benchmarks;

 

[Sarmad]

Congrats Bro. Awesome cards!

 

[MrJayPlays]

Awesom bechmarks bro.Try crysis warhead and you would get more higher frames.\
Also dont forget to bechmark Fallout3 and also post some screens of new games..

 

[VehsheeBanda]

Beautifull simply beautifull!!!!!!
Buhat aalaa congrats!!

 

[devilhimselff]

Thanks guys
Well I tried Fallout 3 - Is there a Cap of 60 Frames? cause mm its static 60 FPS with FRAPS.
Will test more. Waiting for Mirror's edge too.

 

[devilhimselff]

3DMark Vantage

Hey guys here's 3DMark Vantage score, default setting;

 

[opethian]

excellent bro i love simply love ur setup ...
plz check this thread of mine! i dnt think ur 260gtx should give anything less than 20k
<THREAD: POWER OF TWO>

 

[mave3]

this is ur score...
on a SLi setup...
just 17k....
not that good.....
ur CPU is limiting the cards really bad!!!

 

[opethian]

@mave i think his sm2 n sm3 scores r just OK!!! ...
but then again!!! i saw on a site (might be xtremesystem) a guy did 8800gt sli and he touched 20k plus with an E8xxx
here is the detail!!!
Hor$eman - 20491 marks - 2x GeForce 8800 GT 512 Mb @ 718/1004mhz - 2x 8800GT SC Akimbo @ 718/1004/1895 - E8400 @ 4500 MHz- Patriot Viper Pin PC9600 @ 1000 MHz 4-4-4-12 - Striker II Formula - on Air

how come his cpu wud be limiting his gpu??? cause i cant buy this fact tat two 260gtx would perform this bad!!! his sm2 n sm3 score should have been better!!!
see this!!!
15. HeavyH20 - 26519 marks - 2x GeForce GTX 260 216SP @ 735/1190mhz - no description
10. MassiveOverkill - 17966 marks - GeForce GTX 260 @ 750/1567mhz - Q9450 @ 3.6 Ghz - GTX260 @ 750/1567/1250 - all on air



for more scores check this out!!!

 

[Slayer]

Excellent setup bro and you can stil make it better:

1. i think that your core 2 duo is bottlenecking the Sli setup. Go for a core 2 quad. It will definetly increase the performance.
2. Go for a better casing with a good airflow and plenty of space. Whats the temps on your cards in this case??? i would suggest CM 690: i too have one and i have the same card (Non-Sli) on a 780i and Q6600.
I get avg 25 - 32 FPS on very high settings 4x AA nad 1440 x 900 res.

 

[devilhimselff]

More BenchMarks

Hey Mates, THANKS
Well I think that 3DMark06 is not doing well with the GTX cards, read some review. I dont know how they got that high score with it.

Vantage is nice, and Crysis Benchmarks as you saw were really awesome.

I will try Crysis Warhead and Mirror's edge soon too.

I tried Witcher and its giving me Gorgeous frames, in dungeons around 120 and in the Towns around 80-90 FPS.

Fear Benchies are here; I think there is a cap on Frames;

Casing definitely next upgrade , mm before Corei7

 

[opethian]

plz check this thread of mine! i dnt think ur 260gtx should give anything less than 20k
<THREAD: POWER OF TWO>

 

[Bluff Master]

I think 3d mark is just a bench mark if card doesnt perform good it doesnt mean its a bad card i have seen guys claimed to have touched mark of 30k wd i7 [email protected] n 4870 cf n v seen i7 940 wd 4870 x2 reaching 23.5k anyway such a nice setup a gamer dreams

 

[opethian]

the fact is not tat 260gtx or any other gtx r bad ... but they perform dnt gud in sli setup! ... n at the end ... 3dmark06 etc is not the core standard to measure the performance ... cause it all matters in real world gaming ... no benchmarks!

 

[devilhimselff]

Yes I agree with you guys. 3DMark is said to be SYNTHETIC BENCMARK TOOL. Games are where the real stuff is I think that the Crysis benchies surprised me , with everything on HIGH.

 

[devilhimselff]

More Update and FINALLY DONE!

PHEW!!! Got it all in and all DONE! SWEET!!!!

This Power Supply Upgrade, is courtesy of gesherbrum,
THANKS MATE (bow)
Replaces my Antec 650W Trio.

ALL DONE YIPEEEE!!!
The Hard disk fitting into CD drive bay gave me good space.

My Cool Viking Thumb Screws for the Casing;