Product DescriptionThe BFG GeForce GTX 280 OC graphics card is overclocked out-of-the-box; built from the ground up for amazing next-generation gaming performance - and a whole lot more. In addition to ripping through DirectX 10 games at blazing fast frame rates and enabling realistic physical motion and massively destructible environments with NVIDIAs PhysX technology, the BFG GeForce GTX 280 OC graphics card gives your system the power of up to 240 multi-threaded processor cores, offloading the most intensive processing tasks from your CPU to your Graphics Processing Unit (GPU).Whether gaming, transcoding HD videos, or running Folding home in the background while surfing the web, the BFG GeForce GTX 280 graphics card delivers performance improvements of up to 7x your traditional CPU, enabling truly endless computing possibilities.
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Rating: - Nice card but I'm disappointed with Amazon.
This review is more toward the product coming from Amazon than the card itself. The card itself so far seems to be fine and work ok even though I have only had it for a day. What does concern me is that when I got the product it was shrink wrapped but once I opened it I found that the anti-static bag seal had 2 other broken seals under it. This card seems like it is not new but was sold as new. It wasn't dirty but did have dust and fingerprints on it. Very disappointing when you are paying over $400 ... Read More
Rating: - Bad card, bad support from BFG
I had to send this card back for replacement not once but twice. Turns out that it has a tendency to overheat.
I tried talking to BFG about the problems but they weren't interested in hearing about it. They eventually agreed that I would be better off buying from some other manufacturer since they couldn't help with the problem
Rating: - GTX 280 OC
Well, I bought the card mainly so I could support my third monitor. I had a nVidia 8800 GTS already but needed another card for triple monitor support. I debated long and hard whether to get the GTX 280 vs the GTX 260. Price difference was about $80 or so and I figured since I was upgrading I might as well upgrade to something that will last much longer. I play the racing simulator Live For Speed, and this card is able to handle the game at highest detail settings with 60fps at a resolution of 5040x1050... ... Read More
Rating: - Received it , sent back for replacement - heating still a problem
I Received the card but there was three problems:
1 - the back side of the card was not meant for it, the back side was for gtx 260 and not gtx 280 which left me unable to connect the 8 pin power to its place because the back side blocked it . The gtx 260 back side is designed for 2x 6 pin power cables and not for ( 1x 6 pin and 1x 8 pin ) . in other words , the cover it self blocked the cable form getting inside .
2 - after I fixed that problem (by cutting a little to allow the cable ... Read More
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Electronics : BFG Tech NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 OC 1 GB GDDR3
- Bad card, bad support from BFG
- GTX 280 OC
- Received it , sent back for replacement - heating still a problem