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Old July 29, 2009, 01:35 AM
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hey guys, im all the way from australia. So you might get confused with the australia $ currency

anyways i was thinking of buying a evga or XFX gtx 260 core 216

But im left with a delimma. I dont know which on to get, stock or the superclock or the xfx
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Old July 29, 2009, 01:36 AM
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evga gtx260 core 216 stock
http://www.spotit.com.au/products/ [...] e_896.aspx

evga gtx260 core 216 superclock
http://www.spotit.com.au/products/ [...] ition.aspx

XFX gtx 260 core 216 extreme edition (with farcry 2)
http://www.spotit.com.au/products/ [...] treme.aspx
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Old July 29, 2009, 01:56 AM
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any helpers?
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Old July 29, 2009, 02:13 AM
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Every GTX 260 core 216 I have seen from EVGA is able to do 633 to 648mhz with linked shaders. Honestly, if you buy EVGA, BFG or XFX I don't think you can go wrong. EVGA and (I think) XFX allow you to remove the heatsink whereas BFG does not.

I've been extremely happy with BFG's warranty in the past though, so it's hard to rule them out

I wouldn't really worry what version you buy. The OC versions aren't really going to give you that much more, but really, they don't cost that much more either.
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Old July 29, 2009, 02:14 AM
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Cheapest one. Eventually look for one with more warranty period.
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Old July 29, 2009, 02:26 AM
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so i should go with the xfx gtx260 extreme edition as it comes with a free game. i dont think the evga come with any free game because it doesnt say so... though ive heard that you do get a free game....
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Old July 29, 2009, 03:56 AM
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I'd go for the XFX given your linked choices.
Same price as the EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR @ 576mhz but the XFX GX-260N-ADEF is @ 621mhz and has FarCry2 included.
They are both 55nm 216 core gpu's so chances are they would overclock similarily (still luck of the draw there).
btw, I've had XLNT service from XFX as well as EVGA.
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Old July 29, 2009, 05:13 AM
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i say XFX b/c of the DOuble Lifetime warranty, so you can sell the card for a higher price in the future :)
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Go with whichever Brand you'll get the best support in Oz for.....some maybe better support in North America / Oz then others...
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get 1 with a lifetime warranty is all that matters so they cant screw you later in life
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