MSI N280GTX-T2D1G OC GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

All it's cracked up to be and more!

Reviewed By: Felizuno on 1/6/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Pros: As others have said, mine came OC'd despite what it is advertised at, it is for sure over factory spec.
I had a hard time getting some of my games to drop below 60 FPS on a 60 hz monitor.

Cons: Didn't come with a case sticker! What the heck is that? Lucky for me I have one from my old MSI board which lasted forever.

Other Thoughts: If you can't visualize how long this card is try putting a ruler in your case to see if it will fit because it is every bit as large as people say. If your case isn't 20 inches long then you're out of luck on this card without some hard work.

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Reviewed By: Furious_G on 1/3/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: See other thoughts

Cons: Big, I had to mod my hard drive bay to allow the card to use the space.

Other Thoughts: I bought the card prior to my new board which is on the way, im only running a p4 single core ATM so I'm excited to see how it runs on my new board.

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Still the best single video card solution

Reviewed By: sfmdff on 12/24/2008

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Still the fastest true single video card solution. No scaling or driver issues. Runs almost every game at 1920x1200 maxed out with 4xAA and 16xAF. I can't even communicate how much I love this card. It is just that amazing.

Cons: It likes a lot of processing power? I have an E8600 at 4.5ghz and it still wants more. I guess this isn't really a con though because it doesn't need that fast of a processor, it just runs faster up until just under 5ghz.

Other Thoughts: This card is slower than a 4870 X2 or any other high end multiple video card solution in most games. But the GTX 280 does not have scaling or driver issues. I switched to this card from an SLI 8800GT OC setup and all my driver and scaling issues went away. I will never use a multiple video card solution again unless I see some serious driver improvements. When a game does not have good driver support for multiple video cards, a single slower card of the setup simply cannot handle high resolutions. Switching to this card also eliminated all stuttering and hitching that occurs when running a multiple video card setup.

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