Get the cheaper one, 5 bucks would make the difference between those clock speeds moot. If you get the cheaper one and it is not fast enough, pm me and i will personally show you how to overclock it.
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Im some what close, my core is at 650 (i have the shaders locked) but my memory is at SSC speeds.
My brothers does above ssc easily though (vanilla too)
Originally Posted by grunion Well every vanilla 260 I've owned has reached SSC speeds, get the vanilla. |
My brothers does above ssc easily though (vanilla too)
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I'm always willing to pay up to as much as 20 USD more for an SC version, in hopes that the good overclockers have be binned up with the SC's and SSC's etc.
Heck I sometimes pay 20 USD for second day air shipping, (just to help relieve my anxiety about it making it here intact.
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But any more than 20 bucks and I would just say go Vanilla, cause like the others said, most of the Vanilla's OC well.
Originally Posted by tweaker123 god this is complicating.. okay i was customizing a gaming pc on avadirect. and they have a broad choice of gpu's. its wierd how theres an evga gtx260/216 at 626mhz and theres a bg tech gtx260/216 ocx at 655mhz and the bfg one is only 10 dollars more... would the bfg tech one be a better choice? since its already clocked a little bit higher? |
Heck I sometimes pay 20 USD for second day air shipping, (just to help relieve my anxiety about it making it here intact.
But any more than 20 bucks and I would just say go Vanilla, cause like the others said, most of the Vanilla's OC well.
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really? my sc can't get there
Originally Posted by grunion Well every vanilla 260 I've owned has reached SSC speeds, get the vanilla. |
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All of mine did 700+, 1566 without breaking a sweat.
@ tweaker123
Have you thought about building your own system?
Originally Posted by yellowtoblerone really? my sc can't get there |
All of mine did 700+, 1566 without breaking a sweat.
@ tweaker123
Have you thought about building your own system?
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If I'm not mistaken the "Vanilla" people refer to, is just a stock clocked one, (575Mhz core, is stock I think). Confused me first time I heard it too. I don't think it will be called "Vanilla" on the websites.
Originally Posted by tweaker123 on avadirect they dont have the 'vanilla' one ... i dont even know what the 'vanilla' one is.. woul the bfg tech at 655 be fine tho for overclocking? |
If I'm not mistaken the "Vanilla" people refer to, is just a stock clocked one, (575Mhz core, is stock I think). Confused me first time I heard it too. I don't think it will be called "Vanilla" on the websites.
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It's not hard, install/connect a few things and you're done.
There are a lot of folks here that could get you a list of components, all the help you need to assemble it is right here on OCN
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Originally Posted by tweaker123 i dont have the time.. i know its cheaper but im really scared of building one anyway... |
It's not hard, install/connect a few things and you're done.
There are a lot of folks here that could get you a list of components, all the help you need to assemble it is right here on OCN
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As for the BFG costing $10 more, well its up to you, it could be a better overclocker, it has a better chance at overclocking higher id say.
I love EVGA though but BFG is also a great company. (i had a bfg card run flawless for 2 years until I sold it and so has my friend)
Originally Posted by tbates1244 If I'm not mistaken the "Vanilla" people refer to, is just a stock clocked one, (575Mhz core, is stock I think). Confused me first time I heard it too. I don't think it will be called "Vanilla" on the websites. |
As for the BFG costing $10 more, well its up to you, it could be a better overclocker, it has a better chance at overclocking higher id say.
I love EVGA though but BFG is also a great company. (i had a bfg card run flawless for 2 years until I sold it and so has my friend)
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Price?
Originally Posted by tweaker123 heres the specs ill be getting frm avadirect INTEL, Core™ 2 Quad Q9550 Quad-Core 2.83GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 12MB (2 x 6MB) L2 Cache, 45nm, 95W, EM64T EIST VT XD, Retail XIGMATEK, RED SCORPION-S1283 CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink, Socket 775/754/939/940/AM2, 120mm Fan, Aluminum, Red LED, Retail ARCTIC COOLING, MX-2 High-Performance Thermal Compound, Non-Electrical Conductive SERVICE, FREE Overclocking (Post-Holiday Special), Quad-Core CPU, 10-20% Performance Increase ASUS, P5Q Pro, LGA775, Intel® P45, 1600MHz FSB, DDR2-1200 16GB /4, PCIe x16 CF /2, SATA 3.0 Gbit/s RAID 5 /8, HDA, GbLAN, FW /2, ATX, Retail G.SKILL, 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz CL4 (4-4-4-12) SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC BFG TECH, GeForce® GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE, 655MHz, 896MB GDDR3 2250MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, DVI /2, HDTV-out, Retail SEAGATE, 320GB Barracuda 7200.11, SATA 3 Gb/s NCQ, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache RAID, No RAID, Independent HDD Drives LG ELECTRONICS, GH22NS30 Black 22x DVD±R/RW Dual-Layer Burner, SATA, OEM COOLER MASTER, Centurion 590 Black Mid-Tower Computer Case, ATX, No PSU, SECC CUSTOM WIRING, Standard Wiring with Round Cables CORSAIR, CMPSU-750TX TX Series Power Supply, 750W, 80 PLUS®, 24-pin ATX12V EPS12V, Multi-GPU Ready MICROSOFT, Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition w/ SP1, OEM SERVICE, System Binder CUSTOM GAMING PC, Silver Warranty Package (3 Year Limited Parts, 3 Year Labor Warranty) SERVICE, Standard Shipping (UPS, DHL, or Fedex) and i have a 19inch dell 1680x1050, also theres like a free overclocking specieal |
Price?
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Agreed. Need to know the price, but if it is the right price I'd say that looks like a rig I would want. Good Job.
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EDIT: yah beat me with the price post tweaker, sorry. That doesn't look too over the top price-wise, but not sure if it is the cheapest you could get it for. Let me look around for a minute BRB....
Doesn't look to be *considerably* cheaper at NewEgg, but maybe NewEgg could do a little better by giving you some savings by getting some combo deals (example CPU-Motherboard combo)
Other than that, it looks to be decent price.
Originally Posted by grunion Price? |
EDIT: yah beat me with the price post tweaker, sorry. That doesn't look too over the top price-wise, but not sure if it is the cheapest you could get it for. Let me look around for a minute BRB....
Doesn't look to be *considerably* cheaper at NewEgg, but maybe NewEgg could do a little better by giving you some savings by getting some combo deals (example CPU-Motherboard combo)
Other than that, it looks to be decent price.
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