Galaxy GeForce GTX 285 2GB Tri-Fan Review
April 20, 2009 by Cabro · Leave a Comment
It’s good to see that not long after the launch of a new high-end product a company has come out and mixed it up a bit. While it’s not uncommon for us to see higher end ATI cards make this transition quickly, it seems that NVIDIA partners tend to take longer or sometimes not even bother at all.
Of course, it doesn’t help with the obscure PCB design on some of their cards like the GTX 295; fingers crossed that the rumors of a new single PCB dual GPU card is true.
We’re not here to talk about that today, however. What we have with us is a GTX 285 which in the looks department manages to stand out from the pack. If that wasn’t enough, Galaxy thought they would also take the time to strap on 2GB of memory.
In our normal style, before we get into the card and find out exactly what Galaxy has done, we’ll have a quick look at the package and bundle to see if there’s anything that stands out there first.
Sphere: Related ContentGalaxy GeForce GTX 275 Overclocked Tri-Fan Video Card Review
April 14, 2009 by Cabro · Leave a Comment
It hasn’t taken long for NVIDIA partners to start spicing up the GTX 275. Come launch day we already saw that Gainward had opted for aftermarket cooling. Galaxy has kicked up a notch, though; this not only by including a pretty mean cooling setup on the card, but also taking the time to increase the core and memory clock.
While the card was designed to compete directly against the HD 4890, what we’re seeing is that in the retail channel the GTX 275 is slightly more expensive. While this might be a bad thing considering the fact that the GTX 275 is designed to compete head to head with the HD 4890, it isn’t really, as that little bit of extra cost carries with it that little bit of extra performance.
Today we’ll see if Galaxy can make the gap between the HD 4890 and GTX 275 even larger with the help of an increase in clock speeds. So, let’s have a quick look at the package before we take a closer look at the card along with its cooler and clock speeds.
