800,000 points

[kmote]

I thought it was weird too, that was one of the main reasons I bought them as well. Seems to be fine with molex to 6 pin converters though.

 

[patonb]

The old 9800gtx+ were 2, then they made the new ones with only 1.

Don't think they eat alot of power though.

What psu, you running? I'm think of geting a 750tx and a 2nd 260-216, not sure how my 520hx would power it.

 

[kmote]

So you reckon they sold me 9800GTX+ instead? This makes me sound dumb but the only thing I have that tells me they are 250s are the boxes.
Anyway, in the single opty machine I have an OCZ gameXstream 700W, it's not as good as I once thought and in the dual opty machine I have an etasis ET750 which is great. The 520 might be able to run your PC with 2 cards but I don't know what kind of margin you would have given that you have obviously overclocked everything lol.

 

[jfenwick]

Yikes

No wonder you'ree top ppder now

I'm thinking of getting qanother 260, as i've found a bfg for 221, perfect match for mine now.

I've never been a huge fan of BFG, here is an evga for a few bucks more:

NCIX.com - Buy EVGA E-GEFORCE GTX 260 Core 216 SC 626MHZ 896MB 2.1GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E 2XDVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card - 896-P3-1267-AR In Canada.

 

[patonb]

BFG has the same warrentee and double the stepup time...

My bfg is doing okay,

Kmote... No idea about your 250 being a 9800gtx, But nowhere can i find a 250 with 2 plugs.

Are they Evga? Caused I'd raise a stink, see if they'll do something... like upgrade

 

[ricanflow]

You must be running some more stuff kmote....but im almost keeping up with you with just 5 clients.

 

[jfenwick]

BFG has the same warrentee and double the stepup time...

My bfg is doing okay,

Kmote... No idea about your 250 being a 9800gtx, But nowhere can i find a 250 with 2 plugs.

Are they Evga? Caused I'd raise a stink, see if they'll do something... like upgrade

Yeah, i know in my head BFG is good but I've had bad experiences so i just stick with EVGA or XFX.

Lol, i actually think it was my bfg 9800gt that when i read the fine print on the card, the "made in china" section, the part number was for an 8800gt. I never worried about it, ended up selling the card so can't give you a happy ending other than now its someone elses problem.

 

[kmote]

They're branded Palit, have 9" red PCBs and there is a sticker that starts GTS250 512M which all points towards them being GTS250s as promised, the only thing out of place is the dual power inputs.

EDIT:

You must be running some more stuff kmote....but im almost keeping up with you with just 5 clients.

So you think I'm getting too many points for my HW? I was starting to wonder if I was getting enough lol. By the way my client count is 11 (5 GPU, 3 SMP, 3 uni).

 

[jfenwick]

Not really that out of place bud, the gts 250's come in both versions....here's one with dual 6pins:

Palit GTS 250 512MB DDR3 Graphic Card Review goldfries - tech blog with a difference

 

[kmote]

Why didn't you mention that earlier! I had to go all the way downstairs and open up the PC! Anyway that really sorts it out those are the exact ones I have by the looks - thanks.
As a side note, it looks like I would have been better off if it were a 9800GTX+