XFX 260 Black Edition Vs GTX 285

Simple question.. Which is better?

Usage: Gaming at 1600x1050 Resolution.

Options to choose between:

EVGA GTX285 : http://www.evga.com/products/moreI [...] s%20Family

XFX GTX 260 Black Edition: http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/prod [...] 0GTX.aspx#

single gtx285 is far better than single gtx260. gtx260 is always a gtx260 whether it's xfx black edition or not. but i have absolutely no idea about gtx260 sli.

Actually for that resolution, I would say the GTX285 is an overkill...and the 260SLI is out of question...

If you have no plans of changing you monitor for atleast an year or so, get the 260...Even a regular 260(core 216) would be enough for that resolution...

hm, interesting stuff... but here are further things that wud clear up a little more things:

1- I dont plan to sli, because the cost of the 850w psu and the second card combined wud be over my budget, and, that i personally think that with that price, i might even get a newer card and sell of the old one...

2- Im actually getting a new monitor... but i still cant decide what size to get. the 20"or 22" . Keeping the price apart, both have the same max res (1680x1050). Does theextra 2" make a difference in performance or in general ? I reckon at the same res, both will perform the same....

3- As for benching, i dont consider crysis the standard (thats just me.. coz i think its a piece of crap programming... but no discussion over this... opinions vary). And hence i dont care if 1 card maxes crysis, and other doesnt... im more interested in general gaming performance and keeping the card for arnd two odd years, hence future proofing.

@gkay09.. m8, what if i get the card now, and if ther is a worthy deal next month or so, i swap accordingly... Besides, ive got a gaming league coming up, and i need the new pc anyway hence the card....

or one more thing.. i agree that the 285 wud be an overkill, but lateron in the year, or maybe start of next, will the 285 have any edge over the BE? Because right now, the BE is at-Par with the 280 in all benchies, and 285 will be a litttttle above it..

FUTUREPROOFING - GET THE BEST CARD YOU CAN WITH YOUR BUDGET

again - its all BS about "best card for x res" - next gen games wont have the same requirements.

A vanilla card can overclock as high or higher than the BE and here in the US cost's $75 less, which would go a long way towards a new psu or CPU.
Please tell me you don't want to pair a GTX260 up with the Athlon X2 3800 in your member config.

I know you said no SLI, but having just gone through this, I will share my thought process:

My decision was 2x 260BEs in SLI vs. 1 285. Using the 260BE/$200 and 285BE/$380 pricing I decided that it made more sense for my usage (light gaming @ 1920x1200 with a good amount of futureproofness) to get the better performing setup for roughly the same cost, and when 285s are ~$200 a pop, upgrade (or reeval the market).

Alternatively, I could have sacrificed some (small amnt) of performance now and gone with the 285 and then added an a second card in sli in the future when the prices came down.

The option I went with may cost more in the long run, but I think gives a better average of performance and cost over the lifetime of the computer.

I <3 my XFX GTX260 Black Edition