First Impressions
The box was huge. Heck The ASUS ENGTX280 video card is also huge. Two words: “Size matters”. A few years ago I was impressed with the 8800GT but when I got my hands on this baby, my jaw dropped. I have high expectations with this baby and lets see if she pushes through.
Performance
Playing Crysis was a breeze playing in high settings, everything was flawless. Playing lesser games was a breeze. This video card really improves the way you play games heck if you are a PC gamer try the ASUS ENGTX280 and you won’t be disappointed( I heard that it beat a dual GPU NVIDIAGeforce 9800GX on benchmarks).
Verdict
This is the one of the next generation of video cards and old school gamers can get the most out of purchasing this video card. This card has been around for a certain amount of time and is cheaper now.
GEEKOTHON RATING: 4/5
Closing Remarks
This is one of the best video cards I have ever seen and it really comes up to expectations. The only problem is its dang pricey(I know! I know! this is no entry level card). Hardcore gamers would get a kick out of using this, casual gamers would appreciate the added push to regular games and noobs would be awestruck with this ASUS ENGTX280.
Miscellaneous
Added Features
ASUS Features:
ASUS GamerOSD –Real time overclocking, benchmarking and video capturing in any PC game! A cool ASUS feature that allows users to set graphics settings on the fly.
ASUS Smart Doctor- A safe way to overclock you video card. It allows you to monitor Fan RPM, AGP Power Level, GPU and RAM temperature.
ASUS Video Security Online –Keep an eye on your home at all times no matter where you are.
ASUS Splendid Video Enhancing Technology -Gives you HD videos on your computer that compares to any HD LCD TV. Allows you to get crisp and vivid images into your computer which technical transforms you PC to a home entertainment system.
Graphics Features:
NVIDIA® GeForce GTX280
PCI Express & PCI Express 2.0 support
Microsoft DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0 support
OpenGL 2.1 support
HDCP compliant
NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology—Essential for the Ultimate HD Movie Experience on a PC
NVIDIA Quantum Technology— Advanced Shader Processors architected for physics computation
Tech Specs
| Graphics Engine | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
| Bus Standard | PCI Express 2.0 |
| Video Memory | DDR3 1G |
| Engine Clock | 602 MHz |
| Shader Clock | 1.296 GHz |
| Memory Clock | 2.214 GHz ( 1.107 GHz DDR3 ) |
| RAMDAC | 400MHz |
| Memory Interface | 512-bit |
| CRT Max Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| DVI Max Resolution | 2560 x 1600 |
| D-Sub Output | Yes x 1 (via DVI to D-Sub adaptor x 1 ) |
| DVI Output | Yes x 2 (DVI-I) |
| HDTV Output (YPbPr) | Yes |
| HDCP Support | Yes |
| TV Output | Yes (YPbPr to S-Video and Composite) |
Comes With The Box
1 x DVI to D-Sub adaptor
1 x HDTV-out cable
1 x Power cable
One Response to “ASUS ENGTX280 Review”
Nice Performance than Nvidia’s previous flagship card. I had be more enthusiastic about this card if the software was available to take advantage of the new features.