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Stepup to 295, or go with 280 SLI?

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bluesugar

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The steup on my 280GTX is due to expire right around the time the 295 will be released. I am wondering if I should wait to step up or purchase antoher 280 for SLI? I received a 24 inch monitor for Xmas, and my framerates have taken a hit at 1980 by 1080.
 
1920x1080 or 1920x1200?

Regardless, I would say another 280 will do you better in the long run. IIRC, the 295 is just GTX260 216's smashed together.
 
No. The GTX285 is a single GPU card, where the GTX295 is 2x GTX260s (don't think GTX260 216s) crammed together.
 
what dapman said. The 295 is essentally two GTX 260 core 240s

with GTX260 clock speeds and memory interface/bandwidth
 
will they be like the typical GX2 cards, more or less just a place holder with a very short life span and bad driver support...
 
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