soarwitheagles
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Hmm, I'm not to sure if the rebrand is as Bkolk explain it is the right rebranded. Unless a company dumped there 9800gtx+s and These companys snapped them up and rebadged them as 250s. They did change them, they require a single pci-e plug now.
Either way, you should have no issues... what my 260s have is the fan mannual set at 50% and so under full load theyh never peak 65C. Remember, nvidia cards are good to 110C. I use evga precision to change my settings. Works for any nvidia based card.
RE the 295, its actually 2 260s in one package... wlrth it if you have something big and impressive... i'm talking bank account.
As for airflow, try to keep wiresout of the way and such is the best way.
Patonb,
Thanks again for your words of encouragement! And I am also not sure if my GTS 250's are rebadged 9800 gtx's but since I do not have the hefty bank account for a 295'er, I have chosen to be happy with the GTS 250's. I did notice when I took these 250's out of the box that they have TWO of the 6 pin PCI-e plug receivers. I am not sure what exactly that means in regards to rebadged, but their website says I must have a minumum of 450 watt PSU with a minimum of 24 amps to power this card.
This is why I have not actually installed the card yet. My COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power RP-600-PCAR 600W ATX form factor 12V V2.01 Power Supply provides only 18 amps on each of the 12 volt rails.
I must first uninstall it and install either the new Apevia 680 or the Ultra LSP 650 I recently acquired. I am still vacilating between the two because they have different strong and weak points [some much more knowledgeable people recommended that I not use either]!
The APEVIA ATX-AS680W-BL 680W provides 24 and 22 amps on each of the rails whereas the Ultra LSP 650 provides 38 amps on a single rail.
I like the fact that the Apevia has 3 fans with LED's, fan control knob, UV wrapped cables, and looks real nice but I am not sure if a 24/22 amp rating is enough to power the GTS 250.
The Ultra is kind of generic looking and has one 135mm fan, is 10% more energy effective, but I suppose the 38 amp rating provides more than enough power for the GTS 250 with no questions asked...
I am waiting to make the decision and then I hope to install everything during the Christmas break.
I read up a little on the 260! Wow, you have quite a card there! Do you do lots of gaming?
Soar