GTX 280 in the UK

Badbonji · 06-16-08, 10:03 AM

I found this website selling the card : https://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/...tml?ZOT-GTX280

Should I order this one now, or wait for EVGA and their kick-ass SSC edition if they release one?

ghost_recon88 · 06-16-08, 10:07 AM

Wait until the HD4870x2 launches, then the price will drop.

Badbonji · 06-16-08, 10:17 AM

I want one now, as one of my cards has gone for RMA

I found out there is a EVGA gtx280 FTW, which is now the best factory OC more so than SSC. I will try to find it in the UK. If anyone knows where I can find one for UK I will appreciate it, I really want two of these.

EVGA GTX280 FTW clock speeds:

Core: 670Mhz
Shader: Not entirely sure
Memory: 2430Mhz = 155.5GB/s bandwidth

ghost_recon88 · 06-16-08, 10:20 AM

There's another clocked one, the ZOTAC GTX280 AMP! Edition

- GPU: 700MHz,
- Shader: 1400MHz
- Memory: 2300MHz

And the eVGA GTX280 FTW has a 1458MHz shader clock.

WorshipMe · 06-16-08, 10:57 AM

If you want a card now, then the GX2 is faster and costs a lot less.

Badbonji · 06-16-08, 12:04 PM

No it isn't. I read benchmarks. And going sli with the GTX280 should scale better than quad sli 9800gx2...

WorshipMe · 06-16-08, 02:38 PM

A single GX2 is often faster than a single GTX 280, and do you really want to pay £150 more for something that's not any faster??

Plus buying a GTX 280 won't do good things for your credibility.

Anubis_386 · 06-16-08, 06:15 PM

Indeed .. I'm getting a 2nd 9800GX2 over a GTX 280 .. £500 for a single card! I think not .. www.overclockers.co.uk has BFG Tech OC cards in stock .. but I wouldn't .. Either these cards need to drop in price dramatically or they really won't sell well ..

Badbonji · 06-17-08, 02:57 AM

I am only 17. I don't have any bills to pay or anything. I earn £600 per month which isn't too bad for still being in full time education. I have no clue what EVGA will send to replace the 8800gts SSC, i hope it isn't a SC/KO/normal one or I will complain to them saying how my performanced drop :P
I might go ATi considering the prices are so much better. 2 4870x2's sound nice...

JenBell · 06-17-08, 03:02 AM

I was seriously considering going for the 280 as well until I read about what was new in the GPU. Yes the 280 is fast but there is no way it worth spending close to £500 for a gpu that does not even play crysis at HD with fps of 60 (with or without SLI). I am looking at ati/amd and see what they bring out. Plus its only a matter of time before 2xx price drops in a few weeks because of ati.

I am a big fan of 8 series which is without a doubt the best gpu since the 68xx series allowed us to play CSS at decent frame rates while looking good.

I'll wait for Bloomfield Intel Quad and see what gpu's are available...plus the 8xxx series / 9xxx series play games pretty well and are way cheaper.

Just my thoughts :-)

Badbonji · 06-18-08, 02:16 PM

If anyone cant tell me where the EVGA FTW is being sold in the UK I would be happy

I am going to order myself one for now, and one later.

06-16-08, 10:03 AM	Thread Starter #1
Badbonji Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK	GTX 280 in the UK I found this website selling the card : https://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/...tml?ZOT-GTX280 Should I order this one now, or wait for EVGA and their kick-ass SSC edition if they release one? __________________ i7 3770K 4.5GHz 1.2V \| Phanteks PH-TC14PE \| 16GB TeamGroup Elite 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 \| EVGA GTX680 SC 1254/1500MHz \| M4 256GB + 150GB Raptor \| Corsair HX+ 850W \| Antec 1200 i7 965 \| 8GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE Extreme X58 \| HD5450 \| M4 64GB + 7TB \| OCZ 500W P9500 3.13GHz \| 4GB 1000MHz DDR2 \| Mobility HD4850 550/900MHz \| 500GB
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06-16-08, 10:17 AM	Thread Starter #3
Badbonji Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK	I want one now, as one of my cards has gone for RMA I found out there is a EVGA gtx280 FTW, which is now the best factory OC more so than SSC. I will try to find it in the UK. If anyone knows where I can find one for UK I will appreciate it, I really want two of these. EVGA GTX280 FTW clock speeds: Core: 670Mhz Shader: Not entirely sure Memory: 2430Mhz = 155.5GB/s bandwidth __________________ i7 3770K 4.5GHz 1.2V \| Phanteks PH-TC14PE \| 16GB TeamGroup Elite 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 \| EVGA GTX680 SC 1254/1500MHz \| M4 256GB + 150GB Raptor \| Corsair HX+ 850W \| Antec 1200 i7 965 \| 8GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE Extreme X58 \| HD5450 \| M4 64GB + 7TB \| OCZ 500W P9500 3.13GHz \| 4GB 1000MHz DDR2 \| Mobility HD4850 550/900MHz \| 500GB
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06-16-08, 10:20 AM	#4
ghost_recon88 Senior Jedi Master Premium Member #9 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan	There's another clocked one, the ZOTAC GTX280 AMP! Edition - GPU: 700MHz, - Shader: 1400MHz - Memory: 2300MHz And the eVGA GTX280 FTW has a 1458MHz shader clock. __________________ The will to live will always outweigh the ability to die
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06-16-08, 12:04 PM	Thread Starter #6
Badbonji Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK	No it isn't. I read benchmarks. And going sli with the GTX280 should scale better than quad sli 9800gx2... __________________ i7 3770K 4.5GHz 1.2V \| Phanteks PH-TC14PE \| 16GB TeamGroup Elite 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 \| EVGA GTX680 SC 1254/1500MHz \| M4 256GB + 150GB Raptor \| Corsair HX+ 850W \| Antec 1200 i7 965 \| 8GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE Extreme X58 \| HD5450 \| M4 64GB + 7TB \| OCZ 500W P9500 3.13GHz \| 4GB 1000MHz DDR2 \| Mobility HD4850 550/900MHz \| 500GB
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Anubis_386 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: England - Where VAT hurts my pocket :(	Indeed .. I'm getting a 2nd 9800GX2 over a GTX 280 .. £500 for a single card! I think not .. www.overclockers.co.uk has BFG Tech OC cards in stock .. but I wouldn't .. Either these cards need to drop in price dramatically or they really won't sell well .. __________________ \|\| i3-2120 :( \|\| H77 Mobo \|\| GTX 670 2GB @ 1200 \|\| 16GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz \|\| OCZ Vertex 4 128GB (OS) \|\| 3TB Storage Drive \|\| Samsung 245B 24" LCD \|\| Logitech Z-5400 5.1 Digital Speakers \|\| Razer Imperator Mouse & Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard \|\|
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06-17-08, 02:57 AM	Thread Starter #9
Badbonji Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK	I am only 17. I don't have any bills to pay or anything. I earn £600 per month which isn't too bad for still being in full time education. I have no clue what EVGA will send to replace the 8800gts SSC, i hope it isn't a SC/KO/normal one or I will complain to them saying how my performanced drop :P I might go ATi considering the prices are so much better. 2 4870x2's sound nice... __________________ i7 3770K 4.5GHz 1.2V \| Phanteks PH-TC14PE \| 16GB TeamGroup Elite 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 \| EVGA GTX680 SC 1254/1500MHz \| M4 256GB + 150GB Raptor \| Corsair HX+ 850W \| Antec 1200 i7 965 \| 8GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE Extreme X58 \| HD5450 \| M4 64GB + 7TB \| OCZ 500W P9500 3.13GHz \| 4GB 1000MHz DDR2 \| Mobility HD4850 550/900MHz \| 500GB
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06-17-08, 03:02 AM	#10
JenBell Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK...London...	I was seriously considering going for the 280 as well until I read about what was new in the GPU. Yes the 280 is fast but there is no way it worth spending close to £500 for a gpu that does not even play crysis at HD with fps of 60 (with or without SLI). I am looking at ati/amd and see what they bring out. Plus its only a matter of time before 2xx price drops in a few weeks because of ati. I am a big fan of 8 series which is without a doubt the best gpu since the 68xx series allowed us to play CSS at decent frame rates while looking good. I'll wait for Bloomfield Intel Quad and see what gpu's are available...plus the 8xxx series / 9xxx series play games pretty well and are way cheaper. Just my thoughts :-) __________________ Jbell® 980x, CMT6GX3M3A2000C8 x2 = 12GB RAM, Rampage III Extreme, Sapphire 5970 4GB, Enermax Rev85+ 1250w, 8x Pioneer Bluray writer, 24x Liteon DVD writer, OS: Crucial C300 256GB, Tier 1 storage: 2x Samsung F1 500GB, Tier 2 storage: 2x 1Tb Samsung F3, KillerNIC 2000 Pro - all housed in a windowed black TJ07 with 2x 92mm revoltec's, 3x 120mm sharkoon's at 700rpm, front HDD intake at 1200RPM. WCed by Aquaduct 720XT with Cuplex Kryos HF (all compression fittings) filled with black UV feser. Tier 3 storage: 2x Sonnet D800 with 8Tb RAID 5 connected to bespoke R304 controller with modified inifiniband controller. Accessed by Logitech diNovo Edge and Darklaser revolution mouse. Watched through Dell 3008WFP with sound via Creative HS1100. Notes: WCing is limited to 35% because I like a bit of silence. Seriously considering getting the optimus keyboard. OC pending.
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06-18-08, 02:16 PM	Thread Starter #11
Badbonji Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK	If anyone cant tell me where the EVGA FTW is being sold in the UK I would be happy I am going to order myself one for now, and one later. __________________ i7 3770K 4.5GHz 1.2V \| Phanteks PH-TC14PE \| 16GB TeamGroup Elite 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 \| EVGA GTX680 SC 1254/1500MHz \| M4 256GB + 150GB Raptor \| Corsair HX+ 850W \| Antec 1200 i7 965 \| 8GB OCZ Gold 1600MHz \| GIGABYTE Extreme X58 \| HD5450 \| M4 64GB + 7TB \| OCZ 500W P9500 3.13GHz \| 4GB 1000MHz DDR2 \| Mobility HD4850 550/900MHz \| 500GB
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