"Schrodinger" wrote in message
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"Memnoch" wrote in message
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On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:35:59 GMT, (John Lewis)
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On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 11:56:58 -0800 (PST), NV55
wrote:

http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?new...VzaWFzdCwsLDE=
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/gtx295/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/11/t...pected-at-ces/
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...156&It emid=1
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/12/11...le-gpu-gtx295/


Apparently it is
GTX 295 is basicly 'GTX 280 GX2' that is, two GTX 280s crammed
together on a single board.

It's got
480 SP (2x 240 SP)
1,792 MB GDDR3

should be launching at CES in January.

Old news. Actually 2 face-to-face sandwiched boards each containing
the 55nm shrink of the GT200 GPU. No functional upgrade of the
original GT200. No doubt a market-position placeholder awaiting
nVidia's next-gen performance-equivalent single-chip GPU solution,
presumably Dx11 compatible. GTX 295 is distinctly not a future-proof
purchase.

What would be a future proof purchase? Or at least one for any
significant
length of time nowadays. I doubt there are any.

The best future proof purchase is one which is around the $120, usually a
GPU like the 8800GT where it will still be worth a decent amount if eBayed
in 18 months time to fund your next purchase.
That or a even card thats a bit more expensive but not at the front edge
and that can be crossfired or SLI'd as requirements inevitably ramp up say
a 8900gtx+ .There is a chance of getting bitten in that some new rendering
drawing or fill technique(etc) will be incorporated in DirectX ?? but since
the software houses are slow to jump on the band wagon its unlikely to
happen overnight like 64 bit programmes it takes a while to filter through.
DerekW