It was quite interesting that when the GeForce GTX 260+ launched, the samples where a bit few and far between. This was most likely just due to the fact that companies wanted to get rid of their older versions of the card. Jump forward a few months though, the GeForce GTX 260+ is one of the easiest cards to get a hold of. And like the GeForce GTS 250, because the cards have been out for a while now many companies have decided to mix it up a bit, be it with aftermarket cooling, an overclock or both. Today we're looking at Galaxy's version of the card and it carries everything you want for one that has been out for a while, a pretty mean looking cooler and an overclock to bump the performance. - TweakTown

Galaxy GeForce GTX 260+ OC Graphics Style Review

Looking at the box, there isn't really anything new here and we see this design on most Galaxy boards. Across the top we have the company logo while to the right we have mention of the card being overclocked. Moving down, we have some information on the GPU and below that some information on Xtreme Tuner, which is Galaxy's in house overclocking software. Going right down to the bottom we have the model displayed, in this case the GeForce GTX 260+ which carries with it the important 216 stream processors. To the right we have some logos which make mention of PhysX support, 3D Vision, SLI technology and more.

Turning the box over, we have some information on the features that are present on the card. To the right of the box we have some information on what exactly is needed to get SLI up and running, while across the bottom we have some more information on Galaxy. Getting onto the card itself, it's easy to tell that Galaxy has moved away from the stock cooler this time around. We can see that the company has attached a massive Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo cooler to the card. This isn't the first time we've seen Galaxy use this cooler, earlier this month we saw the same one on the GeForce GTS 250 graphics edition.

Like most GeForce GTX 260 boards, we don't see anything out of the ordinary when it comes to having a look around the card. Towards the top we have two 6-pin PCI Express connectors, while closer to the front of the card we have two SLI connectors which give us the ability to run up to three of these cards. That might be difficult, though, due to the nature of the cooler being so thick. Like the other GeForce GTX 260+ cards we've seen recently, this particular model runs on the 55nm core. As we mentioned, Galaxy has taken the time to overclock this card. We can see the core has moved to 625MHz, while the memory to 2100MHz.

The GeForce GTX 260+ continues to be an excellent performer and is a great choice for gaming at mid-high widescreen resolutions. If you don't have such a monitor, the card is also a very good choice as you would be able to really crank up the detail and start turning on settings like anti-aliasing. Galaxy has put together a really nice card, the overclocks out of the box, while not the highest we've seen to date really aren't that far away. The cooler choice is excellent, Arctic Cooling are a well respected company when it comes to cooling and we know that any product that carries their cooler is going to do a good job.

While the bundle could have been a little bigger, we do ultimately have everything we need to get up and running along with a few extras. Though if you're new to overclocking as well and want to try it out, the software that Galaxy provides along with a little manual on how to use it is great. We have a good card here that performs well and sits in a nice price bracket for most people. But it will be interesting to see what happens over the coming weeks as we see new cards from ATI and NVIDIA surface.