Inno3D GTX260 Overclock

Further proof that there are untold hidden caches of Company of Heroes in the world.

Every once in a while there comes a game that is so popular, so amazing that everyone wants to get their hands on it. Unfortunately, this is no longer true for Company of Heroes, as it has well and truly been played by millions of people, and we definitely don’t need another copy of it. Thankfully, Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 is also included in this card’s package – it’s quite cool to be getting two very different games with the one card.

The card itself is based on the reference GTX260, with the usual black stock cooler. The front proudly proclaims its overclocked nature, but has an image of the CoH soldier on it – something that should have been stopped before it began. Clocks have indeed been bumped up, with an extra 45MHz on the core and 50MHz on the memory. 896MB of memory provides ample space for large textures with AA, and the 448-bit memory interface allows some serious throughput for this aging GDDR3 tech.

Load temps are one degree higher than a stock card, hitting 63 at 56.8dBA, while the idle temps remain the same at 43 – at 56.5dBA. Performance receives a nice bump due to the overclock, with roughly a 450 3DMark06 points increase.
This card is positioned in a very good place in the market too, remaining one of the cheapest GTX260s while offering a factory overclock and two games. Gone are the days, it seems, where you can expect to pay significantly more for this great feature – meaning more performance out of the box, guaranteed.

If you’re a diehard NVIDIA fan or simply want a cool running, overclocked card with a great bundle and an extremely good price, then this is definitely the card for you.