Asus Fuses Together 2 GeForce GTX 285's

[830hobbes]

But can it run Crysis?

 

[zendax]

[citation][nom]maddogoo9[/nom](GTX 285)2+heat sync = top of the line($449.99)2+ 80~ = 978~i think we will see a single chip gpu out late this year, hope we find out soon[/citation]

You haven't looked at prices lately. You can get a basic, no frills (i.e: stock speed) GTX 285 for about $330. Look for something more in the $700 range.

They should definitely offer a version pre-fitted with a water block between the two card.

 

[sassan]

[citation][nom]neon neophyte[/nom]im surprised they named it the gtx 295 still. especially considering they want to avoid being slapped down by nvidia for not making the "gtx 295" reference. they should have named it something else. like... "gtx 285x2" haha, im sure ati wouldnt mind toooo much.[/citation]

You know the GTX 295 is two Gtx260's right?

 

[zendax]

[citation][nom]sassan[/nom]You know the GTX 295 is two Gtx260's right?[/citation]

Actually, it's two GTX 275's, aside from clock speed. The GTX 275 has a core clock speed 66 Mhz higher and a 270 Mhz higher memory clock (assuming non-OC models).

 

[Gin Fushicho]

[citation][nom]830hobbes[/nom]But can it run Crysis?[/citation]

You had to say it didnt you? of course it can F**king run Crysis.

 

[Gin Fushicho]

[citation][nom]zendax[/nom]Actually, it's two GTX 275's, aside from clock speed. The GTX 275 has a core clock speed 66 Mhz higher and a 270 Mhz higher memory clock (assuming non-OC models).[/citation]

You would be correct. =3

 

[avericia]

The gtx 295 also is made of 2 gtx 275s not 260s because the 275 has 240 cores like the gtx 285 instead of 216 cores like the gtx 260 core 216 or less like the older gtx 260 192.

The only difference between the 275 and the 285 is 896mb of ddr3 instead of 1g and the memory bus is 448 instead of 512. Aside from the clock settings that is, and some new special edition 2g versions, heh alot of models to keep tract of 😛

 

[Regulas]

This is overkill, I had hard enough time just barely fitting in my XFX GTX 285 into a Lian Li case without having to modify something. It is coupled with a Q9650 CPU and it crushes Crysis and Farcry 2 at 1920 x 1200. You don't need two, it's a waist in my book.
These Video cards are getting so big and the MOBOs are shrinking.
I wonder what the Power requirements are?

 

[neon neophyte]

and the difference between the gtx 275 and the gtx 285 (aside from quality of coolers) is *drum roll* the memory interface! the gtx 275 (and thus, the 295) use the memory interface of the gtx 260. 446 bit (er i think, i cant recall the exact number off the top of my head.) whereas a gtx 285 uses a memory interface of 512 bit. thus giving it more memory bandwidth.

 

[Regected]

I wonder where this would stand in CUDA performance as compared to a Tesla card.

 

[neon neophyte]

the 285 has a better cooler on it too.

the 275 coolers are junk. (tho quiet)

 

[bstm300]

[citation][nom]maddogoo9[/nom]I didn't know they still made VHS taps.[/citation]

Hahahaha! I think I laughed for 2 minutes straight after I finally realized this asus card does look like a vhs tape. Your joke made my day, so kudos to you.

 

[cybot_x1024]

the official "kick in the nuts" for ATI,courtesy of ASUS

 

[stry8993]

Quad SLi, now that'd be a scary feat.

 

[warezme]

Fail.

A single 295GTX can easily OC to 285GTX + speeds, why pay extra???

 

[maddogoo9]

[citation][nom]warezme[/nom]single 295GTX can easily OC to 285GTX + speeds[/citation]

285GTX > 295GTX (clock)

Saying 295GTX OC can easily = 285GTX clock speeds is like comparing apples to oranges.

295GTX OC would be hardly = a 285GTX OC card

 

[rooket]

heh, wait about a year or so and there will be a single chip gpu that will clobber this product. plus never rely on asus' warranty it is bottom of the barrel. might as well just rely on the 30-day you get from your vendor. and i just love how asus fans fail on their graphics cards prematurely.