XFX R7 260X Review: Budget Beast?

Want to know if the 260x is worth it? look no further :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8T_NBIZ9KE

The 265 will be out soon and looked way better in tests at $150 msrp if it sells at msrp.

XFX is not known for quiet and cool.

 

They May not be known for it but when I was benchmarking in my closed case I could not hear the GPU..at all. And as for cool? Power tune didn't even max out the fan profile. With GPU Boost and Powertune being "Cool" doesn't matter as much either. I know you are gonna attack me for saying that but GPUs today are designed for hot running, I mean it didn't break the 70 degrees barrier so that point is mute. You want to OC it will do it no problem. It may start running louder (Naturally) but there is plenty of thermal headroom. This is just my opinion after having the card in front of me and testing it, totally subjective.

Nope,  the point was the others will be even better :) Then again its not like the older cards. My XFX 7750 was pretty silent too just not alot of balls. Oh the oxymoron doesnt help anything.

Which is great, the 260X's Msrp will drop to $120 which is similar to the 250x. So you will get even more FPS per dollar/pound/euro :)