MSI N260GTX LIGHTNING BLACK EDITION



Ease Overclocking
MSI returned variant presenting their NVIDIA graphics cards. This time MSI released the MSI N260GTX Lightning Black Edition. Let us look at what features are offered this graphics card.
MSI designed this product to be so different than any other NVIDIA GTX 260. In this product, MSI uses a non-reference PCB, black integrated with HSF Twin
Frozr them. In addition, compared to a reference NVIDIA GTX 260, MSI has doubled the memory capacity from 896 MB to 1792 MB.
Airforce Panel, this is one feature which offered MSI. These tools simplify the process of overclocking on this graphics card. There are various options graphics components that can your settings on this tool. For example core clock, memory clock, shader clock, core voltage, memory voltage, brightness and contrast. In addition, the panel is also available a few profiles for ease of use in certain conditions, such as gaming, office, power saving, theater, and the default / reset. Connection used by this panel is a USB connection internally or externally. To operate it, you simply touch the options available to the panel.
Hardview.net tried to overclock the graphics card through Air force Panel. CHIP able to get the overclock settings, namely 680 MHz core clock, memory clock 2100 MHz and 1458 MHz shader clock. Using these settings, 3DMark Vantage score had risen to P12965.
Conclusion
Airforce panel offers easy overclocking, especially for the lay user.
Specifications
Product by: MSI
Info: www.msi.com
| Chip | | | NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 260 |
| Interface | | | PCI Express x16 |
| Memory | | | 1792 MB |
| Core Clock | | | 655 MHz |
| Memory Clock | | | 2000 MHz |
| Shader Clock | | | 1404 MHz |
| Stream Processor | | | 216 |
| VGA output | | | Available |
| DVI output | | | Available |
| HDMI output | | | Available |
| Type Memory | | | GDDR3 |
| Memory interface | | | 448-bit |
| Equipment | | | AirForce Panel, USB cable Internal and External, SPDIF Internal Cable, 2x Quick User’s Guide, AirForce Panel Manual, CD Driver, HDMI to DVI, DVI to VGA |
| Benchmark | Point | Default | Game | |
| 3Dmark Vantage | | | P11443 | P12447 | |
| Company of Heroes DX9 | | | 254,6 | 262 | |
| Company of Heroes DX10 | | | 114,1 | 121,7 | |
| Quake 4 | | | 255,3 | 257,6 | |
| Left 4 Dead | | | 127,60 | 131,71 | |
| Far Cry 2 DX9 | | | 59.573 | 63.703 | |
| Far Cry 2 DX10 | | | 71.259 | 73.963 |









