EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX260 Core 216 896MB DDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card – Lifetime Warranty
- PCI Express 2.0
- 55nm GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 with 576MHz clock
- 896MB 448-bit 1 ns GDDR3 memory
- 999MHz clock with 1998MHz effective memory rate and 1242MHz shader clock
- Full DirectX 10 and Open GL 2.1 Support
Product Description
The GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 from EVGA brings you the latest in graphics card technology from Nvidia. Engineered for the enthusiast your system will be able to handle the latest games, high definition digital video, and Windows Vista with aplomb. The features of the GTX 260 Core 216 896-P3-1255-AR include the 55nm GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 (576MHz clock) chipset, 896MB of 448-bit 1ns GDDR3 memory with a 999MHz clock with an effective rate of 1998MHz, 1242MHz Shader Clock, 216 processing cores, PCI Express 2.0 compatibility, Dual DVI-I connectors, 111.9GB per second memory bandwidth, 2nd Generation NVIDIA unified architecture, Full Microsoft DirectX 10, NVIDIA 2-way and 3-way SLI ready, NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology, NVIDIA PhysX Ready, NVIDIA CUDA technology, and OpenGL 2.1 support. Built for Microsoft Windows Vista. This product comes with a lifetime warranty. Product must be registered at www.evga.com within 30 days of purchase to get the lifetime warran… More >>
EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX260 Core 216 896MB DDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card – Lifetime Warranty
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5 comments
Grumble1711 on December 13, 2009 at 3:04 am
There is a clause that states, “All products not registered within 30 days will ONLY receive a 1 year limited warranty.” Our EVGA video card came with a life-time warranty and it started having graphics problems. It wasn’t quite 2 years old yet. However, EVGA could not find our online registration and we didn’t have a screen shot, so we could not prove it. They did have our original invoice though that shows we were the original owners of the card! They said since it was over a year old, they would not honor the warranty. It was a total rip-off. It was a fine card while it lasted. But we will not be buying EVGA products again. We’ll be doing business with companies that do not weasle out of their commitments.
Julio B on December 13, 2009 at 4:12 am
Ok, so I bought two and got them to run in SLI, but sadly they were DOA. I sent them back and got two new ones a few days later. I put them in SLI and they were great. A week later, they both died. Basically, 4 of these died on me. I won’t ever purchase video cards again off amazon. The good thing about this card though (if you get working ones) is that they are great. You will see huge FPS boosts and much smoother gameplay at high resolutions. I game at 1920×1080.
Chris Tam on December 13, 2009 at 5:43 am
Even though the gtx 260 is nice, its not bad. Not good either. I bought this card earlier and realized it was no match for the hd 4870. The ati radeon hd series was a better bargain than this card. What i didnt liek about this card was that it was gddr3 while the hd 4870 was gddr5. This card was about 205 dollars while the hd 4870 was about 140 dollars. I had tried a 3 way sli for the gtx 260 and it was the same as a 2 way crossfire with 2 hd 4870’s.
In my Opinion, I think you should stick with the hd 4870. Its cheaper, faster, doesnt take alot of power, and can last for many years.
TheShadow on December 13, 2009 at 6:39 am
At the Amazon price of $189.99 this card offers exceptional performance at an extremely attractive price. When combining two GTX 260 Core 216 cards in SLi mode the performance exceeds that of a GTX295 costing hundreds more. I am definitely a proponent of Evga and Nvidia based cards. Evga was one of the first to offer a lifetime warranty even if you overclock. This still holds true with all their top shelf video cards and motherboards. Some of the sub-$100 video cards no longer offer a lifetime warranty. Another reason I choose Evga is that their corporate headquarters is 15 miles from mine. Returns are simple. I have installed 28 Evga video cards and 32 Evga motherboards. I have had to return 2 video cards, and required a new SPP fan for one motherboard so far. This card performs well under pressure.
Jaime Moreno on December 13, 2009 at 9:05 am
This is like my 3 or 4th EVGA card(had a ,7800,8600, 8800 before) and like all the previous cards it’s been reliable and runs like champ. Just make sure you have a decent power supply to run this thing since the card is alot bigger than it looks in the picture!
Other than the quality and reliability of EVGA the other reasons I tend to choose their cards is for the step-up program they offer and their excellent support via their online forums.