April 5, 201016 yr Hello , I have to choose my Nvidia 285 today , I just have 2 options! XFX or MSI , both are overclocked version. Which one is better? XFX black edition or MSI superpipe OC:http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodvgas...mp;prod_no=1775http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/products/gra...s/285GTX.aspx#2Thanks for your upcoming quick reply
April 5, 201016 yr XFX seems to be the better choice. Overclocking doesn't really matter if you'll be using it with FSX/FS9, and you can usually OC it yourself if you need to.Specs on the XFX look better and from what I hear have a great warranty program. Not too familiar with MSI but I have seen a lot of cheaper product produced by them which keeps me away from the brand.
April 5, 201016 yr Both are great cards. My 285 is from XFX and it's fantastic. Look at my overclock on stock cooling and auto fan speed: 702/1584/2774. That's over 173 GB/s memory bandwidth. Even the latest and greatest GTX 480 card doesn't surpass this. That being said MSI has made some fantastic and nicely overclockable graphics cards as of late, and I have no problem recommending them. They used to be the value brand, now they're playing right up there with the big dogs. MSI's Lightning series in particular happen to be some of the most overclockable graphics cards on the planet.
April 9, 201016 yr Are you gonna purchase the 1GB or 2GB model of the GTX-285 ? Asus Rampage II Extreme X58, i7 920 @4 GHz, 12GB RAM OCZ Platinum @1.646MHz 7-7-7-20 (1T), Noctua NH-U12P SE1366, Sapphire HD-5870 Vapor-X , 30" Dell @2560x1600 pixel, SSD Intel X-25 M for OS, 1 TB WD Caviar Green for FSX, be quiet Dark Power Pro P7 650W AT, Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion + Teufel 5.1 Surround Set, LG Blu-Ray-ROM LG DVD+/-RW, Aerocool FP-01 Flip-Panel, Lian Li ARMORSUIT P60 black, Windows7 64bit Ultimate.
April 9, 201016 yr Guys , first Thanks again for your replys.I got another 3days for selection so I have to select tomorow evening! I will change from 9800GTX+ 512MB to 285 1GB. I hope it will be worth.Regards
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