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- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): Lifetime
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NVIDIA's 200 series of graphics cards combines cutting edge technology and advanced capabilities for best-in-class performance. The GTX280 boasts a 2nd Generation NVIDIA Unified Architecture solution for all your most demanding graphic needs. It’s Microsoft Vista ready and equipped with a PCI-Express 2.0 interface. The GTX280 supports 3-way SLI to seriously crank your performance options by using up to three graphics cards for insane flow rates.
The card's core clock runs at 615MHz, relieving your CPU of pixel crunching duty. Data surges through the GTX280's 240 stream processors fed by 1GB of 512-bit 2214MHz GDDR3 memory. Twin dual-linked DVI and 400 MHz RAMDAC lets you display 2560 x 1600 resolution video and graphics on even the largest monitors. Support for DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.1, NVIDIA's PureVideoHD, CUDA and PhysX-ready are built in to render even the most intense environmental effects or HD DVD video with brilliant clarity.
The GTX280 delivers fluid frame rates and HD video with solid performance. If your motherboard can take it, the GTX280 can dish it out.
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Very Nice Card, A bit Overpriced Still
- Pros: 1. Excellent in game performance for current Generation games at 1900 x 1200. I am able to play almost all my games at max or near max settings. This card offers signficantly better framerates that my 8800 GTX
2. Down Clocks in 2d mode. This keeps the temps even in a well vented case down while doing office tasks or internet browsing and does not stress the power supply as much.
3. BFG makes a well made product and included all adaptors and connectors you could possibly imagine. (6 pin to 8 pin, molex to 6 pin, DVI to HDMI, HDMI Cable.) Well done by BFG.
- Cons: 1. Card is huge and thick (b/c of the cooling). Make sure you measure before purchasing this card. I thought my 8800 GTX was large but this thing makes it look small.
2. Price. I still feel the entire 2** serier is overpriced for the perfromance it provides.
3. ATI offers a competitve product at i think i better price point particularly with the 4870 1GB edition. It should have put more downward pressure on the Nvidia line than it did. The 280 serier should be starting around 330 now based on the performance comparisons.
- Other Thoughts: I am happy with my purchase. I chose to overpay a bit because of my personal comfort level with Nvidia. I have owned a 6800GT, 2x7800GT, 8800GTX and now a 280GTX. This was the first time I struggled to pull the triggger on a Nviida product. If i did not have a comfort level with the brand i would not have bought this product but i do expect more down the line from them If the next time i am in the market for a new card has the same type of choices i think i'm going to give ATI a shot becasue they have been much more aggressive with their pricing. Starting this card at 650.00 was an insult to the consumers and took advantage of thier hardcore customer. I won't stand for it again and this may be my last Nvidia purchase. We'll see.
Great Card
- Pros: I recently bought two of these cards and I'm very impressed. The overclocking ability of these cards is great too. I'm currently running with the following settings and the cards are doing great without stability issues, artifacting and without a noticable heat increase while overclocked.
Core: 675Mhz Memory: 1325Mhz Shader: 1425Mhz
- Cons: The cards do run pretty warm normally and they require a pretty hefty power supply to SLI these.
- Other Thoughts: They are large, hot and power hungry cards but I guess that's the price for this kind of performance. All in all, I'm quite impressed.
| Model | BFGEGTX2801024OCE |
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| Chipset Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 280 |
| Stream Processors | 240 Processor Cores |
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Fast enough for awhile
- Pros: Upgraded to this from an 8800GTX. Solid upgrade, but wasn't as epic as going from an X1900XT to the 8800GTX. Runs Crysis Warhead well with a mix of Medium/High/Very High @ 1920x1200. Runs pretty much every other game maxed, including CoH, CoD 5, Fallout3, L4D, UT3, FEAR 2, GTA 4 (only with a quad core cpu). Accelerates Adobe CS4 Apps. Lifetime warranty.
- Cons: Noisy when fan spins up all the way, like most high-end cards with stock coolers. Not as wow-inducing as the 8800GTX was when it came out. Might be better off buying a 4890 @ 900/4000 now.
- Other Thoughts: I'm running a Q9550 @ 3.6, Gigabye P45, 4gb OCZ SLI-ready, Velociraptor, Thermaltake ToughPower 750w, Antec P182, Dell 2407WFP.
I got it for only $350 way back in August via Live Cashback @ TD.
Killer Card--A Must Buy!!
- Pros: Faster than the GTX 260 Core 216 It replaced.
Purchase price of $269.00 Brand New
Not a game I can;t max out--@ 1920X1080
Crysis,FC2,COD 4, GTA 4 ..Nothing
Crysis VERY HIGH setting with no AA runs flawless!!
GTA 4 all very high textures with 26 View distance
- Cons: Very Hot!! Runs @ 85 c when @ full load--Fan spins @ 100% on Auto
MY GTX 260 Core 216 55nm wads much quieter and cooler running.
- Other Thoughts: For the price I paid there is no better deal!!! I found it for $269.99 at a local retailer!! Sorry EGG --I still buy from you most of the time.
Good Card Bad Trade up
- Pros: Great performance on this card. The GTX 280 owns all of the console Ports (2560x1600 at various levels of AA).
- Cons: High power requirements, my older BFG 550 watt PSU didn't cut it, I had to get a PC Power & Cooling 650watt (the stated minimum 12volt Rail Amperage is no joke). Huge card (got full server case, but still..) covered up 2 SATA connectors.
- Other Thoughts: The trade up with BFG is a joke. If you are a hardware enthusiast like me, you are on the edge of your seat everytime you hear a diesel engine (expecting another package via UPS from newegg). This is where NewEgg shines, because they deliver so quickly (next day!) I put in for a Trade up on March 13th from BFG's site. As of today, April 8th, they are still checking into inventory for the card. In the meantime, bfgstore shows the card in stock shipping the same day for the past month (gtx 285). I've used EVGA in the past for their step-up, and from when I initiated the step-up to when I had my card in hand was little under 2 weeks. BFG has a good reputation for quality tech support, I would be wrong to deny that. However if you are planning on trading up your card in 100 days, look elsewhere ( towards EVGA ).
The best part was when I called and complained about how long it was taking, they said, "oh you can cancel your order if you want"... yea thanks, I didn't realize that...
| Model |
| Brand |
BFG Tech |
| Model |
BFGEGTX2801024OCE |
| Interface |
| Interface |
PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| Chipset |
| Chipset Manufacturer |
NVIDIA |
| GPU |
GeForce GTX 280 |
| Core Clock |
615MHz |
| Stream Processors |
240 Processor Cores |
| Memory |
| Memory Clock |
2214MHz |
| Memory Size |
1GB |
| Memory Interface |
512-bit |
| Memory Type |
GDDR3 |
| 3D API |
| DirectX |
DirectX 10 |
| OpenGL |
OpenGL 2.1 |
| Ports |
| DVI |
2 x DVI |
| TV-Out |
HDTV / S-Video Out |
| General |
| RAMDAC |
400 MHz |
| Max Resolution |
2560 x 1600 |
| SLI Supported |
Yes |
| Cooler |
With Fan |
| System Requirements |
575W PCI Express-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 42A or more*
*Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor |
| Power Connector |
6 pin / 8 pin |
| Dual-Link DVI Supported |
Yes |
| HDCP Ready |
Yes |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
Lifetime limited |
| Labor |
Lifetime limited |
Introduction
NVIDIA's 200 series of graphics cards combines cutting edge technology and advanced capabilities for best-in-class performance. The GTX280 boasts a 2nd Generation NVIDIA Unified Architecture solution for all your most demanding graphic needs. It’s Microsoft Vista ready and equipped with a PCI-Express 2.0 interface. The GTX280 supports 3-way SLI to seriously crank your performance options by using up to three graphics cards for insane flow rates.
The card's core clock runs at 615MHz, relieving your CPU of pixel crunching duty. Data surges through the GTX280's 240 stream processors fed by 1GB of 512-bit 2214MHz GDDR3 memory. Twin dual-linked DVI and 400 MHz RAMDAC lets you display 2560 x 1600 resolution video and graphics on even the largest monitors. Support for DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.1, NVIDIA's PureVideoHD, CUDA and PhysX-ready are built in to render even the most intense environmental effects or HD DVD video with brilliant clarity.
The GTX280 delivers fluid frame rates and HD video with solid performance. If your motherboard can take it, the GTX280 can dish it out.
Highlights
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2nd Generation NVIDIA Unified Architecture
Second generation architecture features enhanced processor cores that provide incredible shading horsepower, cranking out 50% more gaming performance over the previous generation.
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NVIDIA PhysX-Ready
With NVIDIA’s PhysX physics engine, the GeForce GTX280 creates the most compelling physical effects that mimic the real word, making your gaming experience a truly immersive one.
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3-way NVIDIA SLI Technology
By implementing 3-way AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering), 3-way NVIDIA SLI technology brings up to 2.8X performance increase over a single GPU configuration, taking extreme gaming to a whole new level.
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NVIDIA CUDA Technology
CUDA technology unlocks the processing power of the GeForce GTX280 to solve the most demanding computer-intensive tasks - such as video encoding - in a fraction of the time required on a CPU, so you can work and play at full speed.
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NVIDIA PureVideo HD Technology
The combination of high-definition video decoding acceleration and post-processing delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color and precise image scaling for all video content, especially movies.
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NVIDIA HybridPower Technology
Designed for PC enthusiasts and hard-core gamers, HybridPower Technology switches graphics processing from the GeForce GTX280 graphics card to your motherboard GeForce GPU when running less graphics-intensive applications for reduced energy consumption, quieter operation, and less heat generation.
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Quick Specs
| Brand | BFG Tech |
| Chipset Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| DirectX | DirectX 10 |
| DVI | 2 x DVI |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 280 |
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| Memory Interface | 512-bit |
| Memory Size | 1GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 |
| Max Resolution | 2560 x 1600 |
| OpenGL | OpenGL 2.1 |
| Stream Processors | 240 Processor Cores |
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Reviewed By: Spree on 10/8/2008
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
