Thread: GeForce GTS 250 - Is it good?

I would like to know what a GeForce GTS 250 1GB is able of. A number of people say it really sucks and can barely play Run escape. Other's say it's great and can handle games such as Crisis Warhead on max, GTA4, etc, even next-generation level games.

Hard drive added on the CPU and the silence and over clocking testimony Fan & Heat sink.

If you’re familiar with ibuypower, is it dependable? I don't want to get it and it to having missing stuff etc.

It’s getting on the weak side by today's values, BUT it's absolutely not a bad card. I'm still managing and for me over clocked who are a bit faster then the gts250 and it can play crisis warhead pretty good. Not ALL max settings though, just most. And NOT without a small tolerance to lowers fps. About 15-30fps depending on the area seems to keep about 20fps most the time.

Either way it should be keep your boat afloat provided you don't demand too much of it. Otherwise I’d see if you can find a deal with a bigger engine. It's receiving on the weak side by today's standards, BUT it's definitely not a bad card. I'm still running an 8800gts 512 for myself over clocked which is a bit faster then the gts250 and it can play crisis missile pretty good. Not ALL max settings though, just most. And NOT without a small tolerance to lowers fps. About 15-30fps depending on the area seems to keep about 20fps most the time.

Any way the GTS250 ought to maintain your boat afloat offered you don't require to much of it. Or else I’d observe if you can find a deal with a superior engine.

I have a GTS 250 and i thought it was awesome. I'm getting up to 230 FPS on Call of Duty 4 no kidding and an average of 100 fps on resolution with a 19 inch monitor. I play with 4 anti-aliasing and 8 anisotropic filtering. However the price of it seems too attractive very close to the ATI 4870. I saw at one time a was the same price as which I had bought my GTS 250. But no reservations.

The GTS 250 is destined to be the best record than runs on one PCI power connector. This is the account which I have. If I were you don't buy the 1gb version, buy the 512mb adaptation the 1gb only gives you 1-3 fps more and only in some games at much higher resolutions. When anyway you would be getting poor performance and would need a get 260 instead of a 1 GB gets 250. I think the 4870 is about 20 FPS faster, but then I’m thinking it doesn't even matter man since I’m receiving average on games like Rainbow Six Vegas 2 anyway and 60 and above you can't tell the difference.

No the ATI 4850 is not superior, did I not declare the gets 250 is somewhat superior. I think it's as NVIDIA drivers are somewhat superior to ATI. But I like the GTS 250. It has alright over clocking as well. Go for the GTS 250 or the ATI 4870. For about more you can acquire about 20 fps more on numerous playoffs compare to on the GTS 250 Not Crisis

I thought the GTS 250 aka the 9800GTX was improved than the 8800GTS. And my deliberation it was only the 8800GTX and the especially that were better. But those aren't on the marketplace anymore and they wouldn't perform well in new games because they are getting outdates and their drivers aren’t being updated?

But for Crisis yeah I am unsatisfied, would need something like an ATI 4890 but then that costs allot more. Or NVIDIA equivalent, I would like 2 ATI 4890s though to be honest. In a way I am really happy about my GTS 250, it is actually a really small card, compared to all of the cards above it, it basically is the 9800gtx plus put into a smaller board, and with one pci power connector should be PSU friendly. It's a levelheaded GPU too, while gaming it doesn't in fact revolve its fan up to complete plus so I don't here huge sound while playing my game. It stays comparatively cool as well even.

I'm discussion regarding games like COD4 but you're departing to own it anyhow with a GTS 250. What monitor are you receiving, to be truthful; GTS 250 is enormous with a 19 inch full resolution, for a screen size larger get an ATI 4870. Build up your own PC really to be honest, save money. It's easy as well as you take pleasure in the building of it. Almost certainly better too as you get the boxes and additional components to admire tool.

Some people say the radeon is much better then NVIDIA, others say the opposite. From what I know, NVIDIA uses less control over radeon uses too much.

Come to the point; I'm almost certainly only going to get something like a, 17" monitor for now, maybe later on I'll get something bigger.

Yeah I believed regarding buying all the stuff from online retailers as well as building it for myself but a few say ibuypower is in fact cheaper particularly in my case because the thing I'm getting has free shipping which takes additional charges.

I think that's pretty good, for crisis and stuff don't you agree? I'll play more high-demanding games later on. It's receiving on the weak side by today's standards, BUT it's absolutely not a bad card. I'm still running and in my view over clocked which is a bit faster then the and it can play crisis warhead pretty good. Not ALL max setting even if, just most. And NOT without a small tolerance to lowers fps. About depending on the area seems to keep about most of the time.

Learning is great! In my experience you don’t require a more than 512 unless you are gaming in excess of 1680 by 1050 with enough gpu power so that the memory becomes a bottleneck. So basically unless you play to slit two gets 250s in the future in my opinion you won’t need the 1 gig. If you plan to slip and get a much larger monitor than by all means get a 1gig model.

If you’re departing to only make use of one card and game no higher than I would spend the money on a 4870 512 not a gets 250 1 gig

If you’re going to only make use of one card as well as game no superior than I would spend the money on a 4870 not a gets 250 1 gig Okay thanks, but what’s the difference among an ATI 4870 as well as a GTS 250? And should I get the 1 GB for the ATI 4870? I mean if there’s not THAT much difference then there no point.

I'm not sure if I appreciate your question. The 4870 is rather earlier than the 250 in most games and slower in very few. As for the 1g of that’s up to you. If you're going to crossfire and play at a really high resolution then go for the 1gig if not going to do those things don't waste your money.

OMG IS A NIGHTMARE. I had that on my old slim line which thank god I don't have now. Yes you can play Crisis on any graphics card, if it is 256mb. It all about it being enjoying no longer rather than getting 1fps in your game. plunge it costs a bit more than the version, the GTS 250 isn't powerful enough to harness 1gb, you'll get 3 FPS more in some rare games lol, no seriously, it is not worth at all and then you are getting closer to a which is better than the gets 250 in total. Go and look at reviews comparing 1 GB gets 250 to 512mb. Get the version or one that comes with 1 pci power connection at least you can say I have the best graphics card for 1 pci connector. The 1 GB has 2 I think, to make it more stable.

Drop the athlon plus acquire a phenom. This has 7mb cache as opposite to the athlon’s. It doesn't cost much more at all. To be sincere if that's your budget plus you go slightly off, get an ATI I think it costs slightly cheaper. But if not stay with the GTS 250. You can max out settings with GTS 250 but it will move violently to play it easily. Command as well as conquer should be a piece of cake for the GTS 250. I don't get any lag what so ever, the frame rate is stuck to 30 fps which is what it is for RTS games.

I'm not sure if the 512mb has the 1 pci connector. They only sell AMD Phenom.The Radeon 4850 is the exact same price as the GeForce GTS. Oh and is 600 watt necessary? Do I really need that much power for a GTS 250? ATI is not much better and NVIDIA is not much better either. I got NVIDIA because my motherboard is an enforce.

I thought I required undertaking NVIDIA for a change, but unluckily I’m caught with and still but that's ok as it is a good performing CPU, perhaps superior to core 2 duo wholly as it has 3 cores. If I upgrade my pc, i will get an ATI 4890, because to of its power connections are at the front and it will fit in my case as opposite to the get 275 which have its power connectors on the side. The DVD drive gets in the way.