So today another view on that rather outstanding release based on the recently unleashed NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 card. We say outstanding, as besides the Radeon HD 4870 X2, not once has a dual GPU product been launched and was received with such great enthusiasm. See NVIDIA has got the driver right, the performance right and obviously the price is right as the GeForce GTX 295 series is selling at less than $499. And for a product with 480 shader cores, that is just an awful lot of performance. Many manufacturers therefore are now selling the product, and even in times of financial difficulty, these babies sell like cute little puppies in a pet store. And we like to talk about high-end cards. - Guru3D

ASUS GeForce GTX 295 Standard Video Style Review

Now the GeForce GTX 295 card is a bit of a weird combo. See it has the memory volume and frequency of just two GeForce GTX 260 cards yet the raw shader processor horsepower of two GeForce GTX 280 cards. The cooling solution is, according to NVIDIA, capable of dissipating more than 289W of power. While compared to the GeForce 9800 GX2 you can spot the differences as you'll notice the sturdy meshed metal plating, which has a nice soft black finished look. The reality is that ASUS very likely does not even make the card themselves yet purchases them from NVIDIA. Then they slap a sticker on it, box and bundle it.

The optimal airflow inwards is important. The cooler would like to get the best possible airflow and this is why you see a meshed plate, allowing more air to flow. That looks a little freaky deaky. But again, the overall design is just really nice. No longer hidden behind a rubber clip, the SLI connector. You'll have one SLI finger only as your board is already SLI'ing internally with two GPU's. But one finger does mean that you inevitably can pursue quad SLI if you'd wish such a thing. Alright, well it's no secret. We like the GeForce GTX 295 card for sure. It's delivering top notch gaming performance with great cooling at a fair price.

ASUS has a beautiful product in their hands with the ASUS GeForce GTX 295. The fact is though, it's 100% reference clocked and we do hope to see some manufacturers out there bringing new editions to the market with higher clocked models. Once we started to overclock this ASUS GeForce GTX 295 we yet again noticed so much tweaking headroom that for partners it is really a missed opportunity. You already get grand performance with the GTX 295, but since you do not overclock one but two GPU's, so the benefits you reap are two fold. ASUS will cover your ass with a three year warranty on the product which is excellent.

What do you get for $499? Well, a product that offers excessive performance. No matter what type of game you throw at it, you flick on the highest image quality settings and go into the highest resolutions. The GeForce GTX 295 will get the job done, as long as the games are supported. Overall, we just really like the GeForce GTX 295 from ASUS. We do feel though that the software bundle is a little sober. Other partners include a full game in their bundles or heck, even throw an HDMI cable into the box but you do purchase a product from a majestic name in the industry and that says something just as well.

In the end your call and your choice, the boards are reference based and really all the same. So be on the lookout for bundle, preferred brand and things like warranty if you are in the market for a GeForce GTX 295. Much like any other GeForce GTX 295 out there, we can recommend the ASUS GeForce GTX 295 very much. It's a grand product at an acceptable price.