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The BFG GeForce® GTX 260 OC™ graphics card is overclocked out-of-the-box, supported by world-class free 24/7/365 tech support, and backed by the best lifetime warranty in the industry. This power house rips through DirectX 10 games at blazing fast frame rates and enables realistic physical motion and massively destructible environments with NVIDIA’s new PhysX™ technology. And that's not all—the BFG GeForce GTX 260 graphics card also supports extreme HD (2560x1600) resolutions, and gives your system the power of up to 192 multi-threaded processor cores, offloading the most intensive processing tasks from your CPU to your Graphics Processing Unit (GPU).
GAMING NVIDIA SLI® technology and 896MB of dedicated graphics memory allow you to max out game settings and resolution (2560x1600). Out of the box overclocking provides a free boost to already blazing performance
NVIDIA® PhysX™ technology* brings your games to life with massively destructible environments and ultra-realistic physical interaction
2nd Generation NVIDIA Unified Architecture enables multiple, true-to-life characters to be rendered in complex, dynamic worlds
* PhysX drivers are required to experience in-game GPU PhysX acceleration. Visit www.nvidia.com/PhysX for more details.
HD VIDEO Unlock the power of 192 processing cores to tackle demanding system tasks such as viewing photos in 3D or transcoding video to a personal video player up to 7X faster than the CPU
PureVideo® HD technology provides the ultimate interactive Blu-ray DVD movie experience with full hardware acceleration of HD movies and picture-in-picture content
2nd Generation NVIDIA® Unified Architecture Second generation architecture delivers 50% more gaming performance over the first generation through 240 enhanced processing cores that provide incredible shading horsepower.i
NVIDIA PhysX™ Readyii GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA PhysX technology,enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce. 3-way NVIDIA SLI® Technology Industry leading 3-way NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling by implementing 3-way AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering) for the world’s fastest gaming solution under Windows Vista with solid, state-of-the-art drivers. Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Support DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects for today's hottest games. NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology iii CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks - such as video transcoding - delivering up to 7x performance over traditional CPUs. PCI Express® 2.0 Support Designed for the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture offering the highest data transfer speeds for the most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications, while maintaining backwards compatibility with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support.
GigaThread™ Technology Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous threads, providing extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader programs.
NVIDIA Lumenex™ Engine Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy with ultra-fast frame rates.
16x Anti-aliasing Technology Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 16x sample rates obliterates jagged edges.
128-bit floating point High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Lighting Twice the precision of prior generations for incredibly realistic lighting effects—now with support for anti-aliasing.
OpenGL® 2.1 Optimizations and Support Provides top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.
Dual Dual-link DVI Support Able to drive the industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600 and with support for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).iv
NVIDIA PureVideo® HD Technologyv The combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for movies and video.
Discrete, Programmable Video Processor NVIDIA PureVideo is a discrete programmable processing core in NVIDIA GPUs that provides superb picture quality and ultra-smooth movies with 100% offload of H.264 video decoding from the CPU and significantly reduced power consumption.
Dual-stream Hardware Acceleration Supports picture-in-picture content for the ultimate interactive Blu-ray movie experience.
Dynamic Contrast Enhancement & Color Stretch Dynamically provides post-processing and optimization of High Definition movies for spectacular picture clarity.
i The number of processor cores varies by model. GeForce GTX 280 has 240 processor cores. GeForce GTX 260 has 192 processor cores.
ii GeForce GTX 280/260 GPUs ship with hardware support for NVIDIA PhysX technology. NVIDIA PhysX drivers are required to experience in-game GPU PhysX acceleration. Refer to www.nvidia.com/PhysX for more information.
iii Requires application support for CUDA technology.
iv Playback of HDCP protected content requires other HDCP-compatible components.
v Feature requires supported video software. Features may vary by product
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General Information
Brand Name:
Bfg Tech
Manufacturer:
Bfg Technologies, Inc
Manufacturer Part Number:
BFGEGTX260896OCE
Manufacturer Website Address:
www.bfgtech.com
Marketing Information:
The BFG GeForce GTX 260 OC Graphics Card is overclocked out-of-the-box, supported by world-class free 24/7/365 tech support, and backed by the best lifetime warranty in the industry. This power house rips through DirectX 10 games at blazing fast frame rates and enables realistic physical motion and massively destructible environments with nVIDIA's new PhysX technology.
Product Name:
GeForce GTX 260 OC Graphics Card
Product Series:
GeForce GTX 200
Product Type:
Graphics Card
Interfaces/Ports
Interfaces/Ports:
2 x DVI-I
1 x TV Out
Memory
Bus Width:
448bit
Memory Speed:
1998MHz
Memory Technology:
GDDR3 SDRAM
Standard Memory:
896MB
Miscellaneous
Green Compliance:
Yes
Green Compliance Certificate/Authority:
RoHS
Package Contents:
GeForce GTX 260 OC Graphics Card
Quick install guide
DVI to VGA adapter
DVI to HDMI adapter
S/PDIF audio cable (1 ft.)
HDTV (component) breakout cable
Dual 4-pin peripheral to single 6-pin PCI Express power adapter
Driver CD
Full Multiple Language Installation Manual.pdf
Platform Support:
PC
System Requirements:
1GB of system memory (2GB recommended)
CD or DVD-ROM drive
100MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation
PCI Express or PCI Express 2.0-compliant system motherboard with one vacant PCI Express x16 slot
One vacant add-in card slot below the PCI Express x16 slot. This graphics card physically occupies two slots
525W PCI Express -compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 38A or more (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor)
Two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors -or- One 6-pin PCI Express and two 4-pin peripheral supplementary power connectors
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Rated by Poison Ivy, September 12, 2008
Very sold, fast card for the price. Had absolutely no issues setting it up.
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