BFG GeForce GTX 260 896MB Video Card Review

A Closer Look at the BFG GTX 260

When looking at the GTX 260 the first time you will probably be stunned by its resemblance to the more powerful GTX 280. It has the same heatsink, is 10.5” long and in this case is clad in BFG’s usual kick ass color scheme. We must say that BFG really knows how to keep things wonderfully simple without any dancing pixies or overblown graphics one their decals.


One of the ways to differentiate this card from the GTX 280 is the fact that it has a pair of 6-pin PCI-E power connectors instead of the 280’s 6-pin and 8-pin. Nvidia was able to get away with this configuration since this card is rated to consume a whopping 54W less than its bit brother. Next to the power connectors is a small audio cover which hides the SPDIF connector on the card.

BFG has added a few additional stickers on the exterior of their GTX 260 but not enough of them to be considered tasteless or gaudy. The one we have pictured above will be right-side up when the card is installed into a standard ATX case.


Since there are ram modules on the back of the GTX 260 that need cooling, Nvidia has designed the heatsink so it wraps around both the top and the bottom of the card. Unlike some other GTX –series cards on the market, BFG has taken the path less travelled by not putting a decal on the backside of the card.

There is also a small cover on the side of the heatsink which can be removed to expose the dual SLI connector. With less-expensive cards there will be a single SLI connector which will allow you to link up to two cards together for increased performance but with the GTX 260, you are able to daisy-chain put to three cards together on supporting motherboards.


The fan on the BFG GTX 260 is a large, 80mm affair which is designed to suck in cool air and blow it over the internal heatsink assembly while being exhausted out the back. It also has a small opening at the back in order to keep the exposed capacitors from overheating.


The backplate is no different from many other cards we have seen in the past since it has the usual two DIV connectors, a single TV-out connector and an exhaust grille for the hot air generated by the core.