"Memnoch" wrote in message
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On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:35:59 GMT, (John Lewis) wrote:

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.