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Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 Graphics Card Is Insane: Two GTX 260s Bolted Together

Tired of ATI ruling the uberidiculous end of the graphics card space, Nvidia is apparently striking back with its own super-stacked GTX295-it's basically two GTX 200 GPUs hot-glued together.

Expected to be unveiled at CES, the GTX 295 (nee GTX260 GX2) actually is made up of two print-circuit boards, and each one has a GTX 200 GPU, 240 stream processors, 448-bit memory bus and 896MB DDR3 memory. It's totally outrageous, in other words, and requires 289W of power, so I hope you've got a behemoth of a power supply.

Software_Lover5605d ago

The amount of power needed for this thing to run. You figure that they would be more energy conscience.

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TheIneffableBob5605d ago

Well, when you're spending north of $500, power is the least of your concerns. If you want power efficient, go with a $100-200 card.

FantasyStar5605d ago

True that, when it comes to POWAH! Power consumption is only a small roadbump between you and gaming in true 1920x1080. (doesn't really matter between i and p since we're not discussing consoles)

Bolts5605d ago

Ridiculous comment. Thats like saying the M1 tank doesn't get enough MPGs. The real concern here is the heat. If the 4870 X2 is hot as hell, I can't even imagine what this config will be like, regardless this card is a hack job. Its a not a serious solution to ATI's performance tangent.

slinkey1235605d ago

it wont use that much power. A single 4870 uses more watts than a GTX280. So the 4870x2 will still use more watts than this card.

JsonHenry5605d ago

I did not buy a 750 watt power supply to conserve energy! lol n00b!

Might pick this up in the spring of next year. My 8800GTX is still going strong, but I REALLY want a new card for some of the game coming out in 2009 so I can play them maxed out on my 52 inch LCD HDTV @ a native 1920*1080 with max settings.

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sirbigam5605d ago (Edited 5605d ago )

omg they just had a new grapics card

Technology is moving rediculously fast

badz1495605d ago

but people are not moving as fast! the new GPUs are powerfull but what takes for upgrading if a 7950 or 8800 cards can still get you the best out of most of the latest games? is it just for the sake of having the most powerfull and expensive PC around? just look at Quad-core CPUs! it has been a while but there are only a handfull of softwares on the market that fully optimized for it! most of the time, the 2 extra cores are kept idle! so, the same thing will happen with all these ridiculously powerfull GPUs! it will be another year or 2 before any game comes close to squeeze its full potential!

skagrerrrr5605d ago

competition just keeps getting better

INehalemEXI5605d ago (Edited 5605d ago )

I don't have a need for that,yet...it is impressive in a way.

xXbebofisherXx5605d ago

thats quite a peice of machinery... ok ill be honest wtf was nvidia thinking??? i thought new millenium meant smaller = sexy?? that concept was thrown out the window when this behemoth was created by the mad scientests over in nvidia. i give em props them and ati r going at each other throats whihc is great, compeition is always nice to have. u get beasts like that becuase of compeition but man get rdy for ur wallet to be broken. i can personally promise u over 700 bucks. i can get 2 single cards and OC them and over power than thing for much cheaper. damn ati and amd colabertaion. but i think nvidia has something very very very secret waiting to be unvieled soon. cant wait

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Yoko Taro Passes Respect; Says Stellar Blade Is "Much Better" Than Nier: Automata

Stellar Blade's creative director, Hyung Tae Kim, has also claimed that the game is deeply inspired by Nier: Automata.

shadowhaxor8h ago

I feel like Yoko is downgrading Automata because he has expressed multiple times he'd like to revisit the universe, but Squenix hasn't been keen about it. We know he loves 2B and would love to take her out for another spin, so maybe this is how he gets the company to think about it.

gold_drake6h ago

u do realise that Square made Nier a franchise after Automata right?

Taro is downplaying it cause hes not a snob like most of the directors that think their games are gods gifts to the human race.

he said the same thing when being interviewed during the development of Automata too, that he couldnt have done it without the devs.

hes just a humble guy rly.

shadowhaxor6h ago

I mean, Neir existed before Automata with both OG Niers and Drakenguard. I don't count NieR Replicant, since it's a remake of the OG games. Sure, we have Reincarnation, which is still stuck on mobile devices (quite a damned shame). I just remember Taro saying he'd love to revisit Automata if Square Enix lets him. I do recall there was supposed to be a sequel to Automata, but it wasn't confirmed and I'd imagine it was just for Reincarnation.

Enjoy Taro, he seems like a cool guy, who loves the ladies and is humble. But damn, don't put down one of your masterpieces.

Cacabunga1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

I really liked Automata and cannot wait for Stellar Blade

isarai2h ago

I get he's giving them some credit, but i strongly disagree based on the demo. I honestly don't think any aspect of it feels good, it's not bad, it's just kinda ok but definitely a little jank. Also the souls like formula it is adopting does not help it imo. I was looking forward to this for years, now im just kinda let down honestly 🫤

H91h ago

Man exputer can you stop putting words like that after someone's name, i read Yoko Taro Passes and just went blank

Snookies1240m ago

Same... Awful way to word that title's beginning.

Hereandthere1h ago

Thats because Sony had a heavy hand in funding and developing this game.

purple10119m ago

They sent in XDEV one of their traveling support studios to Korea to lend a hand if I’m not mistaken, Sony pulled out the big guns to help this studio

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The full version of "Survival: Fountain of Youth" is coming to PC on May 21st, 2024

"The Paris-based (France) indie games publisher Twin Sails Interactive (the publisher of “Gloomhaven” and “Ember Knights”) and L.A.-based (the US) indie games developer Odinsoft, are today very glad and proud to announce that the full version (v1.0) of their single-player survival game “Survival: Fountain of Youth” (which is set in the 16th-century Caribbean islands), is coming to PC via Steam and EGS on May 21st, 2024." - Jonas Ek, TGG.

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Max Mustard Review - Duuro

Duuro says: "Max Mustard proves that taking classic platformer fundamentals and crafting memorable VR mechanics on top makes for an incredibly fun experience."