[Unboxing & Review] XFX GTS250 1GB
hey guys i bought XFX GTS 250 1gb version from galaxy LHR for 15k.(1)
I was thinking to buy PALIT HD4850(very popular among pakgamers these days) but the die hard fan of NVIDIA woke up and suddenly bought this card.
i think its real worth for money.
here is a little review and bechmarks.
WARRANTY:
As everyone know it got 1 year warranty.
PACKAGE:
XFX gave a good and impressive box.
It got a molex converter, a HDMI to VGA converter, DVI cable.
and wow it got a Free copy of 3d mark vantage advanced edition worth 20$.
BENCHMARKS:
MY SYSTEM SPECS:
Processor:INTEL Core 2 Duo [email protected](Stock Speed)
Motherboard:MSI P43 NEO 3
Memory:Corsair 1x2gb DHX @ 800MHZ
GPU:XFX GTS 250 1Gb(at stock speeds)
PSU:Cooler Master 600W SLI ready
HDD:WD 320GB
Optical Drive:SONY DVD-RW
All benchmarks are at 1280*1024 resolution.
1.GTAIV
Average FPS: 35.31
Duration: 37.15 sec
CPU Usage: 81%
System memory usage: 96%
Video memory usage: 72%
Video Mode: 1280 x 1024 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Render Quality: High
View Distance: 32
Detail Distance: 62
2.FAll OUT 3
I dont know the exact graphics settings cuz launcher of fall out 2 is in Russian.
i used FRAPS to calculate Frame Rates:
MIN:14
MAX:100
AVG: 85.090
3.F.E.A.R 2
with highest possible graphics detail and
FSAA:4x
Anisotropic Filterring:4x
FPS calculated by FRAPS:
MIN:116
MAX:158
AVG:135.375
4.NEED FOR SPEED UNDERCOVER
As it is my favoruite game,i cant leave it.
Anti-Aliasing:6x
Txture Filtering:Anisotropic
V-SYNC:On
all other details set to high.
FPS calculated by FRAPS:
MIN:33
MAX:67
AVG:48.995
5.FAR CRY 2
details set to ultra high with no AA and V-sync.
Calculated by fraps:
MIN:58
MAX:65
AVG:61.24
6.FAR CRY 2(by built-in tool)
details set to ultra high with no AA and V-sync.
MIN:33
MAX:63.48
AVG:45.37
7.Crysis Warhead(FRAPS)
Details set to ANTHUSIAST with no AA and V-SYNC.
MIN:36
MAX:79
AVG:55.31
8.Crysis Warhead(Benched with batch file)
Details set to ANTHUSIAST with no AA and V-SYNC.
as this benchmark only gives average fps.
AVG FPS:40.35
9.Crysis Warhead(Framebuffer Crysis warhead benchmarking tool)
DirectX 9.0c GAMER 1X @ Map: ambush @ 0 1280 x 1024 AA 0xx
==> Framerate [ Min: 12.79 Max: 63.11 Avg: 45.25 ]
3D MARK 06 scores added, see the attachment.
OVERALL:
Looks:10/10(its got killer looks)
Temperature:7/10(its a bit hot in my generic case with messy wires.Idle:51,Load: 81):crying:
Performance:9/10
Quality:9/10
Power Saving:10/10(GTS 250 is a rebuilt 9800GTX+ but it is a real power saver)
hey guys i bought XFX GTS 250 1gb version from galaxy LHR for 15k.(1)
I was thinking to buy PALIT HD4850(very popular among pakgamers these days) but the die hard fan of NVIDIA woke up and suddenly bought this card.
i think its real worth for money.
here is a little review and bechmarks.
WARRANTY:
As everyone know it got 1 year warranty.
PACKAGE:
XFX gave a good and impressive box.
It got a molex converter, a HDMI to VGA converter, DVI cable.
and wow it got a Free copy of 3d mark vantage advanced edition worth 20$.
BENCHMARKS:
MY SYSTEM SPECS:
Processor:INTEL Core 2 Duo [email protected](Stock Speed)
Motherboard:MSI P43 NEO 3
Memory:Corsair 1x2gb DHX @ 800MHZ
GPU:XFX GTS 250 1Gb(at stock speeds)
PSU:Cooler Master 600W SLI ready
HDD:WD 320GB
Optical Drive:SONY DVD-RW
All benchmarks are at 1280*1024 resolution.
1.GTAIV
Average FPS: 35.31
Duration: 37.15 sec
CPU Usage: 81%
System memory usage: 96%
Video memory usage: 72%
Video Mode: 1280 x 1024 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Render Quality: High
View Distance: 32
Detail Distance: 62
2.FAll OUT 3
I dont know the exact graphics settings cuz launcher of fall out 2 is in Russian.
i used FRAPS to calculate Frame Rates:
MIN:14
MAX:100
AVG: 85.090
3.F.E.A.R 2
with highest possible graphics detail and
FSAA:4x
Anisotropic Filterring:4x
FPS calculated by FRAPS:
MIN:116
MAX:158
AVG:135.375
4.NEED FOR SPEED UNDERCOVER
As it is my favoruite game,i cant leave it.
Anti-Aliasing:6x
Txture Filtering:Anisotropic
V-SYNC:On
all other details set to high.
FPS calculated by FRAPS:
MIN:33
MAX:67
AVG:48.995
5.FAR CRY 2
details set to ultra high with no AA and V-sync.
Calculated by fraps:
MIN:58
MAX:65
AVG:61.24
6.FAR CRY 2(by built-in tool)
details set to ultra high with no AA and V-sync.
MIN:33
MAX:63.48
AVG:45.37
7.Crysis Warhead(FRAPS)
Details set to ANTHUSIAST with no AA and V-SYNC.
MIN:36
MAX:79
AVG:55.31
8.Crysis Warhead(Benched with batch file)
Details set to ANTHUSIAST with no AA and V-SYNC.
as this benchmark only gives average fps.
AVG FPS:40.35
9.Crysis Warhead(Framebuffer Crysis warhead benchmarking tool)
DirectX 9.0c GAMER 1X @ Map: ambush @ 0 1280 x 1024 AA 0xx
==> Framerate [ Min: 12.79 Max: 63.11 Avg: 45.25 ]
3D MARK 06 scores added, see the attachment.
OVERALL:
Looks:10/10(its got killer looks)
Temperature:7/10(its a bit hot in my generic case with messy wires.Idle:51,Load: 81):crying:
Performance:9/10
Quality:9/10
Power Saving:10/10(GTS 250 is a rebuilt 9800GTX+ but it is a real power saver)
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