Steping Up. With NO cash limit! 285 or 275?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
dekleining

dekleining

Distinguished
Mar 8, 2009
82
0
18,630
I currently have 2 EVGA GTX 260 core 216s in SLI, but am going to step up to either 2 GTX 275s or 285s. The cost difference is considerable, but I'm willing to spend the money.

Is the 512-bit of the 285 better than the 448-bit of the 275?
And is 1024MB that much better than 896MB?
Which one has more overclocking potential?
Which one will perform better with future games (not considering DX11)?

What do you think?

I will be running at 1920x1080. I have read all of the reviews, now I'm just looking for your thoughts and opinions! Thanks in advanced for any input!
 
T

tony543

Distinguished
Apr 15, 2009
34
0
18,530
To be honest bro iv'e never thought or noticed a difference with the MBS in a card, its not a big difference, i really would go with the 275, either way these cards are amazing and can run high demanding games ;),
 
K

killerzuchini

Distinguished
Jan 20, 2009
53
0
18,630
I just stepped up to the 285 a week before the 275 came out, and I honestly have to say I'm a little peeved. Although the 285 is better than the 275, the 275 is $100 cheaper, by FAR the better deal. The extra $100 really can't be justified on the 285.
 
dekleining

dekleining

Distinguished
Mar 8, 2009
82
0
18,630
I have an i7 at 2.8GHZ and 12GB of 1333mhz OCZ RAM, and a Corsair TX850... and two WD Caviar Blacks @7200 RPM and 32mb of cache in RAID1.

I'm #1 and #2 in the queue for the 285s so I think I'll just stay with that and pay for them when i can. I was at the front of the GTX 275 queue earlier this week but canceled out of it when I saw I could still step up to the 285s.

What exactly does the increased memory bandwidth accomplish? And there are 4 more ROPs in the GTX 285... Shouldn't that allow for greater use of AA and AF?
 
R

Rain1406

Distinguished
Mar 3, 2009
164
0
18,690


If you're not getting any problems as it is then there's no point in upgrading right now, should some more demanding games come out or you need the extra power in the future get them then when the prices will have come down, otherwise you're not going to see that much of a difference.
 
dekleining

dekleining

Distinguished
Mar 8, 2009
82
0
18,630
Forget the 100 more... I just want to get the best possible performance for crysis, crysis warhead, world in conflict, far cry 2, etc...

Which card will last longer, which card is built the best, which will offer better performance? which card will support the FUTURE?
Most importantly, which will be COOLER. Reviews show the 275 hitting 90C !!!

What do you guys think?

I already had the chance to send my cards in for the 275s but canceled and applied for the 285s. So either talk me out of it or tell me they are awesome cards. Hahah.

Thanks for all your input.
 
R

Rain1406

Distinguished
Mar 3, 2009
164
0
18,690


They are awsome cards, I think you should get 12 more
 
jennyh

jennyh

Splendid
Mar 3, 2009
4,292
0
22,860
Well yes sli 275's/285's will be better but the difference will be so minor in almost every game you play that you wont even notice.

2x260's in sli are already too good for most games, even at 1920x1080. If you had a 30" monitor at 2560x1900 then maybe it would make sense to upgrade but what you have now is really good enough and then some.

The reason you shouldn't upgrade now is we are due a new series soonish from ATI and I guess Nvidia will have theirs released around the same time. This is why most of the cards you mentioned aren't all that future-proof. If you really want a future-proof card then you have to buy a new series gpu within a couple of months of it being released.

All we are getting from both ATI and Nvidia right now are 'optimised' versions of what is almost 1 year old tech. The next tech will obsolete everything below it, just ask anyone who bought a 3870x2 or 9800gx2. Note that both of those cards are still decent enough today - but are you the sort of person who will be happy with 'decent enough' or will you again be looking to upgrade your overpriced gpu's in 6 months - 1 year again?

That's why I'd stick with the sli 260's if I were you, then make a big upgrade with the new series gpu's in a few months time.
 
hellraiser06

hellraiser06

Distinguished
Aug 11, 2006
709
0
19,360
GTX 285 are awesome cards. You will obviosly see a huge improvement in Crysis and Warhead, but I cant say the same for the other games as you must be playing them maxed out anyways.

Ill stick to your setup if I were you and buy your proposed setup when A) There are more games taking advantages of the cards at that resolution. B) When I am upgrading my montor. C) Prices of GTX 285 fall by another 75 USD.

So, in a nutshell, if you really got money to burn, do it. On another note, I am going to upgrade from my Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop (having 8600m GT) to a desktop having a 4870 or 260. Wish I could upgrade like you........lol..

Happy gaming mate....!!!!!
 
R

rags_20

Distinguished
Aug 16, 2008
902
0
18,990
^+1 and also listen to what jennyh says. 260 SLI is more than enough. Wait until GT212 comes out for an upgrade. The cheapest 275 is $250 and the cheapest 285 is $340 from EVGA. Don't know how prices will differ with step-up. But $90 per card is not worth it.
 
dekleining

dekleining

Distinguished
Mar 8, 2009
82
0
18,630
Alright here's the deal... I only have 65 days left to step up... is that around Q2? Will there potentially be anything new out within the next 2 months? If so, I'll cancel and wait...
 
M

megamanx00

Splendid
Sep 3, 2008
8,216
2
31,465
The 275 can be overclocked somewhat. The 285 on the other hand doesn't seem to have any overclocking potential. I'm wondering if the 275 has a better PCB layout, but whatever. Anyway the advantage of 2x GTX285 over 2x GTX275s is generally very small. The 285s only pull ahead in the few cases where the extra RAM gets used. Take a look at some of the 275 reviews where they compare both cards in SLI. I don't think it's worth the extra money. Of course if it was me I'd just get another 260sp216 and overclock and SLI them.
 
dekleining

dekleining

Distinguished
Mar 8, 2009
82
0
18,630
I'm a college kid, and when the year starts back up after this summer, I won't have the same cash flow either. So I'm kinda just looking to upgrade and be happy until I feel like upgrading again a year or so later.
With that in mind I'm leaning towards the 285s.
That and the fact that I'm #1 in the queue. And I'd probably be #890765298356 in the queue for the 275.

And if I don't spend this money now on cards, it'll probably just go towards fast food and books etc, and I won't be able to appreciate my hard earned cash if it's not spent in one place on something I love.
Granted, the GT212 with 300+ SPs looks great, but will they be released within the next 65 days? Because that's the limit of my Stepup.
 
gkay09

gkay09

Splendid
Jul 28, 2008
8,861
0
31,960
+1 for jennyh...
The 260 SLI is more than suffice for the 1080P resolution...
And as you still have 65 days left, stick with the 260 for now...and if the GT212 Q2 release is true, get that else there is still the 275/285...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom