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MSI GeForce GTX 260 N260GTX-Lightning Black Edition 1792MB 448-Bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
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- 1792MB 448-Bit DDR3
- Core Clock 655MHz ( vs Std. 576Mhz )
- 1 x DVI 1 x HDMI
- 216 CUDA Cores
- PCI Express 2.0 x16
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Overview
Specs
Reviews
NVIDIA's 200 series of graphics cards combines cutting edge technology and advanced capabilities together to provide best-in-class performance. The GTX260 boasts 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 GTX260 supports 3-way SLI to seriously crank your performance options by using up to three graphics cards to for insane flow rates.
The card's core clock runs at 655MHz, relieving your CPU of pixel crunching duty. Data surges through the GTX260's 216 stream processors fed by 1792MB of 448-bit 2100MHz 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, or output to your home HDTV via the HDMI connectors (DVI-to-HDMI adapter is included) for maximum flexibility. Built-in support for DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.1, NVIDIA's PureVideoHD, CUDA and PhysX-ready renders even the most intense environmental effects or HD DVD video with brilliant clarity.
The GTX260 delivers fluid frame rates and HD video with solid performance. If your motherboard can take it, the GTX260 can dish it out.
2nd Generation NVIDIA Unified ArchitectureSecond generation architecture features enhanced processor cores that provide incredible shading horsepower, cranking out 50% more gaming performance over the previous generation.
NVIDIA PhysX-ReadyWith NVIDIA’s PhysX physics engine, the GeForce GTX260 creates the most compelling physical effects that mimic the real word, making your gaming experience a truly immersive one.
Full Microsoft DirectX 10 SupportThe DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects.
3-way NVIDIA SLI TechnologyBy 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.
NVIDIA CUDA TechnologyCUDA technology unlocks the processing power of the GeForce GTX260 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.
NVIDIA PureVideo HD TechnologyThe 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.
Warranty & Returns
Warranty, Returns, And Additional Information
Warranty
- Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
- Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years
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Return Policies
- Return for refund within: 30 days
- Return for replacement within: 30 days
- This item is covered by Newegg.com's Standard Return Policy
Manufacturer Contact Info
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- Support Phone: 1-626-581-3001
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Pros: The card comes in a special “mimic sniper rifle case” packaging as MSI calls it. Well thought out, it’s a wrapped heavy cardboard box with a lid that opens to reveal their newest weapon. The box is lined in thick, die-cut rubberized foam. The pullout tray on the bottom has folded compartment lids for your manuals, driver disk, and connectors/adaptors. It is above and beyond what you’d expect, but once the card is installed, the case is just clutter. The card is just top quality and a beautiful component that is heavy, but has a very solid feeling. With plenty of milled aluminum and two onboard fans, it does feel like “military class product.” Fire it up and there is nothing but fast, amazing detail, that is so smooth, and straight out of the box with no over clocking of any component. The way a graphics card should run in the first place or it’s not worth getting.
Cons: What happened with the “Air Force” Panel? “Redefine the standard of top quality” is what it says. Panel is a flimsy piece of plastic with the worst designed mounting system. Can go on a desktop, but the extremely lightweight panel will slide away from you every time you touch it. Its’ unsightly USB cable sticks straight out of the top, instead of out of the back of the unit. Mounting the panel, first fight several minutes connecting the tiny connector on the internal cable, to an inside opening of the same size, in the back of the panel. Remove the cheap clear plastic screws from the plastic bracket and install it into the bay. I have a Tt Armor+ case with tool less bays, that won’t accept the bracket because it doesn’t slide in like a CD/DVD drive. Push the panel onto a little tiny catch piece that locks it in. Touch the panel to adjust settings, the catch lets go, and the panel falls out. Aggravated by this junk design, I can’t say if it works, but it fails in design.
Overall Review: The card does what it’s supposed too and for less than the latest and greatest gadget prices. Save a few dollars and don’t get the Black Edition Version. You’re really just paying for a fancy cardboard box that should be made out of metal, or maybe plastic, but usable for other things after the graphics card is removed if, it is really to be “special packaging”. Also, the panel could not have cost much in R&D to create. Lastly, MSI should send out an apology and offer to take back these “Air Force” panels, and then send back out a better designed unit. Mounted to an aluminum skeletal frame with metal screws or some other internal mounting system, is needed so it can just slide into a tool less bay or affixed by metal screws. Also, affix the external USB connector to the back of the unit instead, make the internal cable a little easier to connect, or have one connection point for either to use on the back.