Help 285 GTX SLI 2 gig

I read a number of reviews concerning the 2GB boards, all they said was that the extra 1GB resulted in small performance gains for the price. I never read a review that said the boards were necessarily bad or faulty.

They'll run just as well as the regular 1GB versions, even slightly better, just don't expect outstanding performance gains over the cards with less memory.

people on 32bit os will have a problem running gpus with high vram cause it eats into their os/apps ram use.

as for 2GB vs 1GB, you will see no difference.

they are using EK's waterblocks for the 275 gpus and ek still makes them:

see here

and here

so I'm not sure what this not making WBs anymore is all about.

ofcourse ek is only one company there are many other good companies that make waterblocks for the 275.

Edited by DST4ME - 27 Sep 2009 at 5:21pm

well if ek doen't fit them then koolance has some that will.

do you have to pay the price difference for the 285?

Hey bud, sorry for the issue with the water block situation. It's really tough, especially when manufactures change the layout design, etc..

Alex with all due respect, you are being contradicting, I can bring up your own posts that state that getting gpus LCed is a good idea and upgrades are very easy now due to the quick release valves, and now here you are saying the exact opposite.

upgrading should be easy due to the quick release, and with a new card of course comes the new waterblock, normally one gets the card with the waterblock on it, so that all that is left is putting it in the loop.

I believe he got the LC on gpu for temps not speed.

@StrikeForce, I guess go air cooled or just wait for the waterblocks.

if you got 2 x 275, then 1 x 295 is not an upgrade or a better card since 2 x 275 out performs the 295 in sli and in games that don't support sli.

the problem with the waterblocks seems to be that nvidia keeps changing the layout of the 275 and 285 (new revisions) and by doing so the waterblocks out on the market are not fitting the new design.

if you want them LCed then wait for the blocks.


Did you get this notice before or after you placed the order? and did you order by phone or web?

Ya I agree they should have notified you of this at the time of order.

but anyways I think sticking with the 275s is a good idea.

I don't see why the gpu water-block needs to be removed, if one is doing an upgrade on gpu, the then whole gpu/water-block are removed together, and a new gpu with a new water-block on it is put in its place.

anyways I don't want to argue, but if you can't fit waterblocks on 275s then we need to let the customer know before they order, I have sent you guys a few members here to get their gpu's LCed that are 275, so I don't see how this can be rare, looks to me like we need to get on the ball a little better and not create a disappointment for the customer which is hard to remove once its there.

at the end all I'm saying is that from a great company like DS, we expect more, for example we expect you guys to tell us before we order if there is a problem.

it sure would be nice if you guys made an announcement here at the forum too, so that members like myself know ahead of time to not recommend 275s LCed to new customers also.

just my 2 cents of course, I still love DS



Edited by DST4ME - 28 Sep 2009 at 6:58pm

Well man, Im not sure. Shoot DS an email and ask them. They also didnt tell me that I had the option to wait, or that they were getting more in....but either way just send em an email and see whatthey have to say. Kinda sucks because from the emails I got, James said i would have to switch to dif cards or go without LC, but Alex makes it sound like I could have waited which i didnt know. Oh well, I just want my system to be at my place when I get back from Iraq so i can let off some major steam!

Originally posted by DST4ME the problem with the waterblocks seems to be that nvidia keeps changing the layout of the 275 and 285 (new revisions) and by doing so the waterblocks out on the market are not fitting the new design.