BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE (216SP) 896MB Video Card Review

A Closer Look at the BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE

Once you have seen one 10.5” long GTX 200-series you have seen them all but BFG has decided to add some exceptionally cool graphics to their card. As with all of the GTX 260 versions we have seen to date, the MAXCORE uses a full-length heatsink which is coupled with a reasonably large intake fan. We have always loved BFG’s understated cards; they don’t need loud colors and atomic frogs (sorry Palit) or scantily-clad vixens (sorry Gigabyte) to sell us on a card.


While the BFG card has the usual sticker applied to the top side, the underside is mysteriously devoid of any branding as seen on other GTX 200-series cards. That being said, this design actually play up this card’s understated appearance.


The only part of the MAXCORE that carries the OCX name is the fan hub but other than that, everything else stays true to the BFG vision of style with strategically-based stickers.

As with all of the other GTX 260s on the market, the OCX MAXCORE uses a pair of 6-pin PCI-E connectors on its side. Additionally, there is a covered S/PDIF connector that can be used in conjunction with the included cable to pass high def audio through the GTX 260.


The SLI connectors are completely hidden behind a rubber flap on the side of the heatsink assembly as is par for the course with all of Nvidia’s current generation of cards. The backplate shows us the usually assortment of connectors: two DVI and one TV-Out. I would have personally preferred to have seen something a little different like a HDMI output on BFG’s high-end offering but that wasn’t meant to be.