quad sli 295's vs tri sli 280's

[tastegw]

. You already saw the lists and theres 295's beating 280's and 285's....i think you can drop this already.

you need to go back and recheck the lists.

the 2x280/285 scores were better than the single 295's

From what ive seen the 295 is a better oc'er than both the GTX 280 and GTX 285, it just needs more voltage and better cooling.

your not looking in the right places.
the guy with 42k vantage quad sli 295's has the highest recorded core clocks for 295's at the evga forums with 773. only 2 others got to even 760core

810 was the highest recorded core clock for the 280 and 285 each there aswell(evga forums). while multiple people have achieved 770+ with their 280/285's

here is the top dual 285 sli score there

fjehlers-----------i7920 @ 4.189 GHz-------(2)285's 795/1764/1400 WC------P30,090

here is the top single 295 there

iride4u ---------------- i7 920@ 4.20GHz --- (1) 295 760/1670/1270 ----- P27,817

2k+ is hard to gain in vantage when you have allready nearly maxed out your system. both of these guys have their i7 clocked @ or near 4.2...the real difference is not only the shader clocks, but the memory clocks.

both of those guys are not rookies by any means.

 

[zedman3d]

....i think you can drop this already.

Why? I believe i am correct and im awaiting some sort of evidence to support your argument. And rightly so, as tastegw correctly pointed out, the 285's are capable of a much higher overclock....

Tastegw pretty much summed my argument up though so there isnt much more for me to add.

 

[ricanflow]

you need to go back and recheck the lists.

the 2x280/285 scores were better than the single 295's

your not looking in the right places.
the guy with 42k vantage quad sli 295's has the highest recorded core clocks for 295's at the evga forums with 773. only 2 others got to even 760core

810 was the highest recorded core clock for the 280 and 285 each there aswell(evga forums). while multiple people have achieved 770+ with their 280/285's

here is the top dual 285 sli score there

fjehlers-----------i7920 @ 4.189 GHz-------(2)285's 795/1764/1400 WC------P30,090

here is the top single 295 there

iride4u ---------------- i7 920@ 4.20GHz --- (1) 295 760/1670/1270 ----- P27,817

2k+ is hard to gain in vantage when you have allready nearly maxed out your system. both of these guys have their i7 clocked @ or near 4.2...the real difference is not only the shader clocks, but the memory clocks.

both of those guys are not rookies by any means.

Look, the standard core clock of the 295 is only 576 mhz.

The fact that it can get close to 800 core is pretty impresive and its a better overclock than a 285 or 280 getting that high.

what hurts the 295 is the 448bit interface...so yeah the 285's and 280's are gonna come out on top in the end.

But all im saying is you can take a 295, clock it and beat 280's and 285's...and its true as youve seen in the scores.

Why? I believe i am correct and im awaiting some sort of evidence to support your argument. And rightly so, as tastegw correctly pointed out, the 285's are capable of a much higher overclock....

Tastegw pretty much summed my argument up though so there isnt much more for me to add.

Evidence is already there, theres 295's beating both 285's and 280's.

I never said the 295 is the best card ever and will always beat 280's and 285's...all i said was it can beat them.

 

[zedman3d]

Evidence is already there, theres 295's beating both 285's and 280's.

Where though? All i see are similar systems with 285's beating 295's in every case.

280: Darken1-----------Q9300 @3.5GHz--------(2) 280's 745/1588/1320 Air-------P26,014

295: elcarra21 ------------- Q6600@ 3.60GHz --- (1) 295 741/1656/1215 ----- P23,183

285: MisterMagoo -----i7-920 @ 4.2GHz--------(2) 285's 760/1700/1480 Air-------P29,674

295: iride4u ---------------- i7 920@ 4.20GHz --- (1) 295 760/1670/1270 ----- P27,817

And that last 295 score is the fastest 295 on their forums and their largest OC.

 

[Trotter]

Let me slow this down and 'splain it to you...

Rican said his card could beat them "with teh right clocks." That means he can OC his card to beat the others. Yes, the other cards could be overclocked to beat his OC, but he is talking stock. Most people have never heard of overclocking and run their stuff at stock only.... just like those benchmarks. once he gets water on his card, he will crank it even higher.

Now cool the jets before I close this thread.

 

[mikesgroovin]

'splain it to you....

I'll take a glass of cool sweet tea with that

 

[tastegw]

trotter, we understand that.

but how is it a valid point?

thats like me saying my phenom is better than an i7 "with the right clocks"

****, with that said, a single 280 is better than a 295 "with the right clocks"
but you would need to downlock the 295 for me, while i oc' the 280

its just not a valid point.

if you want to compare things, compare them on simular systems at or near the same clocks, wether that being stock or overclock.
the video i started this thread did that, the links i provided does that.

this thread was started because i saw a video i wanted to share, something i myself didnt know beforehand.


but the fact is...
i have shown that 280/285 tri sli is better, smoother gameplay than 295 quad sli, via video link.
i have shown that 280/285 dual sli is better than a single 295, via score links.

295 quad sli is fantastic, single 295 is fantastic ( i wanted one for myself)

 

[Nagasama]

my XFX 260 BE is fantastic IMO

 

[KSoD]

trotter, we understand that.

but how is it a valid point?

He said that with the right clocks a single 295 could beat a 280 or 285. Everyone called bluff. He was trying to show that it could be done.

Did he say that the other cards would not be over clocked? No.

The point is this. Everyone jumped on Rican for saying it couldnt be done. Not a single person ASKED him if the other cards would be overclocked as well.

He is right in a sense. He can do what he said given the right conditions. No on bothered to ASK him what the conditions were. So was it wrong of him to make the statement or was wrong to assume that you knew the conditions?

Plain and simple he made a statement and you took it to mean something else than what he did.

 

[ricanflow]

trotter, we understand that.

but how is it a valid point?

thats like me saying my phenom is better than an i7 "with the right clocks"

****, with that said, a single 280 is better than a 295 "with the right clocks"
but you would need to downlock the 295 for me, while i oc' the 280

Dude, comparing a phenom to a core i7 is way different than comparing three graphics cards based on the same exact core.

Look at naked GTX 280's, 285's and 295's.....they all look the same.

And no, a single 280 cant touch a 295.