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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 896MB FTW Video Card
Conclusion
Everything I dislike about the GTX 280--the noise, the heat, the power draw, and the price--is fixed by the GTX 260. The one thing that I really like about the 280--its performance, crazy, never-before heard of record-setting performance--is mostly still there, actually. Because it takes a very special kind of computer to get everything out of a GTX 280. The kind where money is no object; I don't mean the cards themselves, which have dropped in price enough to make them very appealing, but everything else. You're going to need a beast of a processor, probably overclocked, crazy fast RAM, and a state-of-the-art motherboard. Not rolling VelociRaptors is a disservice to the 280. And it's just not reasonable to expect everyone to go that route with their computers. The GTX 260 is exceptionally powerful, quiet, even power-miserly. It too has dropped in price--you can find them for around $200 (!) with a rebate, anyway--although EVGA's FTW is... more. However, I believe that the price premium is totally fair with the Step-Up Program, warranty, and ridiculous overclocking potential. If the 280 is a heavyweight, then the 260 is a ninja. And everyone knows that ninjas are cooler. We love hearing your thoughts, so if you own this card or are thinking about getting one, leave a comment or user review!  The Good  9/10ths as fast as a GTX 280 Quiet and cool Relatively low power consumption Crazy overclocking on top of factory overclock Glorious EVGA digsThe Bad  Marked up a bit compared to other 260s
Page 1: Introduction, First Looks, Specifications & Test Setup
Page 2: DirectX 10 Titles Page 3: DX9, OpenGL, and Synthetics Page 4: Video, Power, and Overclocking Page 5: Conclusion 
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