BFG GTX 285 OCX 1GB Video Card Review

Overclocking

Considering the amazing clocks we achieved with the EVGA GTX 285 SSC (751 / 1694 / 3008) I had some high expectations for the OCX. Let’s see how it did.

Maximum Stable Overclocks

Core: 724Mhz
Shaders: 1647Mhz
Memory: 2986Mhz (DDR)

All in all these overclocks are extremely good considering the clock speeds of a stock GTX 285. As we saw in the past, the memory on these GTX 285 cards can overclock like a crack addict on Red Bull with speeds flirting just shy of the 3Ghz mark. It is also apparent how close BFG was cutting things when they spec’d out their original 712Mhz clock speed for the OCX considering we had to fight with this card to get above 720Mhz. There is no worse feeling when a pre-overclocked card hits an overclocking wall a few Mhz above its clock speeds since that is a telltale indication the manufacturer may be pushing things a bit too far. Thus, we are glad BFG decided to back the stock clocks for their flagship GTX 285 to a more reasonable 702Mhz.

It should be mentioned that EVGA reps have hinted that they have a “little something” going for their SSC Edition that other manufacturers didn’t latch onto. By looking at the results attained by the OCX, I’d have to say that isn’t an idle boast.