MSI Launches N260GTX Lightning Fast Graphics Cards

[opethian]

MSI Launches N260GTX Lightning Fast Graphics Cards
MSI releases two GeForce GTX 260 video cards today - MSI N260GTX Lightning, and N260GTX Lightning Black Edition. First introduced at Cebit 2009, MSI N260GTX Lightning has twice the standard GeForce GTX 260 GDDR3 memory - 1792 MB, utilizes a Twin Frozr cooling with heatpipes, dual slot heatsink and two big fans. The card is reported to utilize 10 Phase PWM design, where 8 phases are reserved for the GPU and 2 phases for the memory.
There are two versions of the card, that are essentially the same, but differ only from the bundle package. The better version N260GTX Lightning Black Edition is paired with the company's AirForce Panel, an external touch panel that can change the card's voltages and clock speeds on the fly. It is not included in the Lightning edition. Detailed information on the clock speeds of both cards is below.

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Specifications:

Source: MSI

So now lets see how long it takes to reach in our local market!!!
but ist i wud like to see a review of this gpu on some reputed website!

 

[Faisal]

i hope they get better!

 

[opethian]

i hope they get better!

who is ill

 

[Faisal]

These companies think putting extra memory is gonna produce pixels magicaly!

 

[opethian]

yaar as far as my limited knowledge tells me ... these extra high memory gpus r not for us who play ga,es at 22inch etc ... these r for people who like to game on high settings at insane resolutions ... and the higher the resolution u need more buffer memory to process that much graphics data!!!
so extra memory pays off in the end ... consider such 260s in sli ... with i7!!!

 

[Arsalann]

if gtx269 ligthning has 1792mb core clock is 2100mhz than what about gtx295 which also hv 1792mb and core clock is 1998mhz whats difference between them

 

[Necrokiller]

BAH!! Whats "lightning fast' about these? Only a memory buffer increase is not good enough for this card. Now GTX 275 has 1792mb version...that can sure benefit from it since it can reach higher speeds and has more shader processors. What a marketting gimmick. Only a fool would fall for these when they can find stock versions cheaper. MOST GTx 260s can reach those speeds (and higher)...and there is nothing in particular to dislike about the stock cooler. Its one of the best nvidia ever came out with. Its funny how many ppl actually just go crazy looking at the packaging and memory size. {eg: 8600GT 1GB is NOT faster than 8800GT 512mb..wake up ppl]. Nevertheless, at those speeds I doubt this will be faster than an overclocked GTX 260 or even match the GTX 275.

if gtx269 ligthning has 1792mb core clock is 2100mhz than what about gtx295 which also hv 1792mb and core clock is 1998mhz whats difference between them

I think you're mixing the memory speeds with the core clock speeds. GTX 295 is 2 cards sandwiched together. Theres a world of difference between the two.

and the higher the resolution u need more buffer memory to process that much graphics data!!!

Youer wrong. you dont need memory buffer to 'process' the graphics data. You need it to "STORE" the graphics data. The memory clock speed will process the data.

so extra memory pays off in the end ... consider such 260s in sli ... with i7!!!

Wrong again. Even in SLI, you will be limited to 1792mb of vram. You will NOT have 3584mb vram.

 

[opethian]

Wrong again. Even in SLI, you will be limited to 1792mb of vram. You will NOT have 3584mb vram.

bro i must say why ur dis agreeing to every one here ... i know u r a BIG COMPUTER GEEEK AROUND jissay har cheez zubani yaad hai ... magar did i say extra memory means 2x1792??? i think most of us know what I WANA SAY!!! ... whether u attach four 260gtx lightening fast or 4 295gtx buffer memory will remain 1.792gb ... they will not add up ... i think every one knows this MATH!!! ... and 2ndly i have shared this just for info ... not fingure pointing ... come on grow up!!!

Youer wrong. you dont need memory buffer to 'process' the graphics data. You need it to "STORE" the graphics data. The memory clock speed will process the data.

acha so u mean 1mb gddr3 of memory with like insane speeds lets say 9ghz can do the job of 2100mhz 1gb gddr3 lol ... mujay tumhari logic smaj nahe ayee ... what u wana explain is this keh its just memory speed that matters not the memory size ... wow herd it for ist time ...

jahan tak what ever little thing i know its memory size and bus width and memroy speed also but since u cant change memory speed there r two ways ... either increase bus width from 256bits to like 448 or higher (which is a more expensive solution) or increase memory size as well ... like a bus width of 256bits 512mb gddr5 gives amost equal performance to bus width of 448bits and 512mb gddr3 ... (4870 n 260gtx) ... n when nvidia increased shadder processors ati increased memory size to counter it (216 sp 260gtx n 1gb 4870 ) ...

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and the higher the resolution u need more buffer memory to process that much graphics data!!!

Youer wrong. you dont need memory buffer to 'process' the graphics data. You need it to "STORE" the graphics data. The memory clock speed will process the data.

waisay have u ever seen some one reffering to memory size irrespective of its speed n size n bus width etc ??? when u talk about GDDR3 everything counts ... khair ur the guru ... put me right where i am wrong ... wud be gr8 to learn from acual tech guy!!!

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also this msi gpu has not just memory size increase also check out ts accessories ... they r really cool ... saw them ist time with any gpu ... n its a wis move by msi .. as 260gtx is a market hit ... and with these added stuff its a must buy for any one who wants BLING n money is not an issue for him!

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external touch panel that can change the card's voltages and clock speeds on the fly

thats what i wanted u ppl tp read ..

 

[thugangel123]

external touch panel that can change the card's voltages and clock speeds on the fly

Thats the thing that caught my eye, you can do insane overclocking with it but seeing as how expensive most of the special edition msi cards are, its probably not worth it.

 

[Necrokiller]

@opethian

You need to grow up man. koi sahi baat karey toh mein disagree kyun karoon ga? bohat immature ho bhai. thora sa correct ka kia defensive hi ho gaye ho. what are you 12 years old? thora criticism bardaasht karna seekho. its not called 'fingure pointing'. Its called constructive critism. We are all here to learn from each other (atleast me.)..and not show off.

Idhar toh saare hi geeks bethe hain to some extent. Ab apni post hi parh loh. some would say youre just knowledgeable, but someone like you would say 'hes a GEEK' whenever other ppl share their knowledge. yaani idhar saare so called GURUs geek hain? haha you make it sound like an insult. Ab tumhe cheezein zubaani nahi yaad rehti toh mera kya kasoor hai? school mein bhi problem aati hogi yakeenan. Kher...

Well, ur initial stand was that these cards are super fast coz of high memory, so I thought when you said SLI you implied that the memory would be doubled. Thats a mistake on my part. Apologies

And you misunderstood me once again so I won't crap this thread. Lets just keep it to the point. What I said was, that memory size matters only for cards that are fast enough to benefit from it. Looks like you didnt read me post correctly and just bursted in flames hahaha. Ill mention it again,

Now GTX 275 has 1792mb version...that can sure benefit from it since it can reach higher speeds and has more shader processors.
eg. 8600GT 1GB vs 8800GT 512MB..which is faster? The one with more memory? I dont think you would say 8600GT. i hope not.

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Get my point?

And about the cool accesories, thats exactly what I meant when I said 'marketting gimmick'. Maybe I shouldve written it in more clear words for you.
Voltage can be changed for EVGA cards too. So the touch panel is another BLING BLING only and not en exclusive feature. Now if you wana pay more for BLING rather than performance, then I can't save you haha

Im gonna end post with an advice, lets not make every discussion personal here and keep things friendly and smooth. No worries and if I assumed alot from your post then I wont do it again and maybe you can try to be more precise. Cool?

 

[syedshahzad786]

tell me one thing...wat benefit will i get by buying 1gb GTS250 rather than 512mb?

 

[Necrokiller]

None really. Both perform equally good. 1~4fps give or take. The difference in price for the 1gb is not worth it compared to 512mb. LIke I said, memory buffer increase hardly makes a difference in most cases. Even at higher resolution where the 1gb should be faster, the difference in negligible. *cough* opethian*cough* I hope you see this.

 

[Slayer]

Thats the thing that caught my eye, you can do insane overclocking with it but seeing as how expensive most of the special edition msi cards are, its probably not worth it.

I dont think how you could do insane overclocking with that????

 

[Amarog]

Ohhhh- reallyyyy-!!!


Thnx 4 the info ..............bro!!!!!

 

[thugangel123]

Theres no point in getting a 1gig version of a mid end card if you aren't doing gaming at 1920 res or above, infact you will loose performance because the card with 1gig will operate at lower memory clock speed then the 512mb one.

 

[abobobilly]

@opethian

You need to grow up man. koi sahi baat karey toh mein disagree kyun karoon ga? bohat immature ho bhai. thora sa correct ka kia defensive hi ho gaye ho. what are you 12 years old? thora criticism bardaasht karna seekho. its not called 'fingure pointing'. Its called constructive critism. We are all here to learn from each other (atleast me.)..and not show off.

Idhar toh saare hi geeks bethe hain to some extent. Ab apni post hi parh loh. some would say youre just knowledgeable, but someone like you would say 'hes a GEEK' whenever other ppl share their knowledge. yaani idhar saare so called GURUs geek hain? haha you make it sound like an insult. Ab tumhe cheezein zubaani nahi yaad rehti toh mera kya kasoor hai? school mein bhi problem aati hogi yakeenan. Kher...

Well, ur initial stand was that these cards are super fast coz of high memory, so I thought when you said SLI you implied that the memory would be doubled. Thats a mistake on my part. Apologies

And you misunderstood me once again so I won't crap this thread. Lets just keep it to the point. What I said was, that memory size matters only for cards that are fast enough to benefit from it. Looks like you didnt read me post correctly and just bursted in flames hahaha. Ill mention it again,
.
Get my point?

And about the cool accesories, thats exactly what I meant when I said 'marketting gimmick'. Maybe I shouldve written it in more clear words for you.
Voltage can be changed for EVGA cards too. So the touch panel is another BLING BLING only and not en exclusive feature. Now if you wana pay more for BLING rather than performance, then I can't save you haha

Im gonna end post with an advice, lets not make every discussion personal here and keep things friendly and smooth. No worries and if I assumed alot from your post then I wont do it again and maybe you can try to be more precise. Cool?

SIR IF YOU DONT MIND.......
the requisite is NOT TO TALK TO MR.Opethian Like that "EVER AGAIN"...... got it.


Yaar Opethian......
as far as the GTX260's new version is concerned, what do you think, what will be new in this version. Any lesser power consumption????? Or its only the core clock & memory ?????
MSI is rebranding his old card with just a new look and a slightly different look & you can say a slightly different performance change as well. >>>>As MSI will have to sell their OLD stock :lol: ......<<<<

 

[crysis2]

there's no difference between msi or xfx only but chutiapa

 

[abobobilly]

there's no difference between msi or xfx only but chutiapa

& what makes you say that...........

YOU ARE WRONG IN EVERY ASPECT

 

[Necrokiller]

SIR IF YOU DONT MIND.......
the requisite is NOT TO TALK TO MR.Opethian Like that "EVER AGAIN"...... got it.

Excuse me? Fix your tone first.

 

[syedshahzad786]

so!!! its not feasible for me to go for 1gb??