Which 260 gtx should i buy

[cr6564]

Which 260 gtx should i buy?

I am confused by all of the different makers. Who makes the best???

[RickyTick]

I always recommend EVGA. They have a terrific product, they have the best warranties, the best customer service, and they offer a 90 day Step Up program. Plus, their prices are usually as good or better than others.

Here's 2 options.
1) Buy the GTX260 core 216 55nm Superclocked from Newegg for $200. It has a $30 mail in rebate, which makes the total $170. Plus it comes with Call of Duty 5. A decent game, but not one of my favorites.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130433

2) Buy the same card direct from EVGA for $205, with a $30 MIR for a total of $175. It comes with a new game called Cryostasis. I don't know much about the game, but I've heard it was pretty good.
http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=896-P3-1257-AR&family=Geforce 200 Series Family

You can't loose either way.

[cr6564]

should i get the super clocked or the regular?

[RickyTick]

You can go with the vanilla one and overclock it yourself if you want to, or not. It's a very nice video card either way. The same buying options are still there between Newegg and EVGA. You just have to decide which game you want to come with it. EVGA is doing inventory over the weekend so they don't show anything in stock right now. I guess that will change on Monday.

[Dr Cuervo]

I just bought the "vanilla" version from newegg. The thing is an absolute beast. I didn't overclock it at all because it runs a bit cooler and it can still run all of the latest games at the highest settings.

Make sure you have plenty of room in your case though. Even after I looked at the specifications I was surprised when I took it out of the box. It will fit in most cases but if you have other PCI cards already installed it may be a bit difficult to install. I had to actually angle it sideways to get it inside my Antec Sonata III case.