GTX 295 Review | Can it still game?

[@DanielCardei]

hey, welcome to the club! you own a GTX 295 that actually runs. :D

[@TechOMan]

1 died during the making of the video :(

[@DanielCardei]

i have 3 dead 2 burned like a jet and one artefact but it died

[@TechOMan]

They still look good on a shelf ;)

[@DanielCardei]

ohh yes! i keep them for self-defence :D BREAKING NEW: BURGLAR IN CRITICAL CONDITION IN COMA BY A GTX 295 :)

[@The_Hallowed]

@@DanielCardei yeah have the same one. I bought one back in they day when they were 1000.00 bucks. it died and it came with a warranty so they sent me another one. it died so i opened it and added artic silver thermal paste to the GPUs and now it works fine. without fault.

[@renumultiplus]

Loved how these cards looked

[@rraahhuulliiyyaa]

Yup..old cards looked badass... nowadays they look almost similar..lil to differentiate between them..and also average look

[@sicorange3]

Never got into the specs much back then... my friend helped me put a rig together with a GTX 260 in it. Had I known anything, I definitely would have wanted the 295.

[@TechOMan]

The Gtx 260 was a great card back in the day. I'm just collecting stuff I couldn't afford back when I was younger now.

[@sicorange3]

​@@TechOMan Back in the day, sure. But realizing what I was missing out on at the time, in today's world... dammit. lol I still have my old tower but I have an expensive appetite if I were to ever max it out, collecting can be expensive in itself, after retail. Props to you.

[@prestigious0]

Still saving mine since I think it was a really awesome card. It took the release of the 780ti for me to replace it as my main card. Thanks for the nostalgia!

[@Shellcool]

I went from two GTX 260's to a 970 XD then only took me about a year and a half to get a 1070

[@jungleboy1]

still got mine too lol. EVGA with box too :)

[@cheri758]

Damn my 295 should arrive in 2 days :) im so happy to get such an old gem, got 2 285's sadly no sli yet. I want to get my hand on 4x 285 and do 4 way sli on friend's ryzen threadripper system

[@Ado90Gaming]

Not bad. I'm considering buying one for collection. It's a steal for 15 euros.

[@TechOMan]

Do it, it's a really cool card

[@Tom2404]

In my opinion all of those dual GPUs are collectors items only. Seriously tryung to run modern games on them daily is not only a pain because they cant really handle it, but also risking overheating and destroying it. Getting one is also not a smart choice since you can get better DX11 and 12 cards for less money. Even if you want to build a computer for retro games it might be cheaper and more safe to SLI or Crossfire two regular cards because of the better cooling.

[@TechOMan]

Yup, i just like the technology behind them. Wouldn't run one in a pc that i actually use.

[@MrJoysiq]

Had 1 back in the day haha literally blew up with my PSU years ago

[@Madgemade]

Skyrim is DirectX 9 not 11. Unless you are talking about the Remastered version, so Skyrim should run on this. A good game for DirectX 10 GPUs is Battlefield 4. I have this GPU and it can play Battlefield 4 on medium at 1080p, high can't be used because it doesn't have enough VRAM.

[@TechOMan]

It's the special edition. Should have mentioned that

[@TheRealWALLABI]

"aaaaah 45 fps it's unplayable" "modern monitor 144 hz" ugh...

[@TheDemocrab]

@Manuel G >30fps is generally accepted as playable in nearly every title, some allow you to go even lower. If 45fps was very close to unplayable then the consoles would rarely be playable, yet to the millions that buy them, they're great. I remember being being able to play fine with 25fps average on Crysis if I had motion blur enabled which helped hide the low framerate.

[@drachna]

@@TheDemocrab Absolutely, 30 fps is eminently playable imo. So long as there are no significant frame rate drops. This is coming from someone who games in 144hz.

[@TechOMan]

Try playing csgo in 30 fps...

[@TheDemocrab]

@@TechOMan Yeah, I used to play CSS around 30fps on my old PC. Obviously when I got a better pc and had more performance it was better, but it was hardly unplayable at 30 especially when you're used to it.

[@drachna]

@@TechOMan CSGO is a game that benefits heavily from a high frame rate. Most games function perfectly well at 60 or 30fps.

[@MultiDivebomber]

Good video...you just need to post more often

[@morphsx5708]

I have two matched 295s sitting in my closet. Along with a few others and 4 ROG motherboards 2-5. Beasts of their day

[@sdr262]

Fallout: New Vegas would be right up this GPU's alley

[@TechOMan]

I've been wanting to play that. Maybe I'll throw it back in and do so.

[@sdr262]

@@TechOMan I play it ultrawide 75 Hz and on my 1060 G1 6GB it doesn't always hit full frames but that could be my old Sandy Bridge not sure haha

[@TechOMan]

Im pretty sure it's locked to 60 fps like more modern Bethesda titles.

[@sdr262]

@@TechOMan I've changed it and FOV settings, after you have ultrawide for awhile it gets pretty familiar working with older games, did it to Skyrim too

[@DC3Refom]

Are all the games tested at 1920x1080

[@TechOMan]

Yes sir! Should have put it in the description too.

[@jon880215]

You should also show the specs of the bench PC you are using, it helps to have a better picture of the GPU performance. :)

[@TechOMan]

Also true. Updated the description :D

[@yashwinning]

Testing a 2009 GPU at 1080p makes no sense, since 1080p was the 4k of 2009. Testing old GPUs at the resolution most commonly used at their time would be a more accurate representation of how good they are.

[@TechOMan]

But im testing how good they are today hence the can it still game title. But you are right.

[@DimitrisKougioumtzis]

can i run this card with uefi motherboard ?

[@scottcaine4514]

What would anyone suggest in 2018 as an upgrade to this card? System is Asus P6T Deluxe, Intel i7 920, 6GB PC-12800. Its for my kids to play fortnite. I tried this card on medium setting @ 1680 x 1050 but was only getting like 19 FPS. and it didn't look nice.

[@TechOMan]

Something like the gtx 1050 would handle it nicely.

[@scottcaine4514]

@@TechOMan cheers. Just straight swap? This rig was top notch back in 2009 when I put it all together (and was single with no kids!). Was happy with it until 2016 when I got a gaming laptop and stored it in the garage until yesterday!

[@TechOMan]

Just a swap yeah. You can even 1050 with no additional power plugs. The gtx 295 was a power hungry beast :) the 1050 not so much. I made a video about mine here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2SrdHSHbqpmodU

[@scottcaine4514]

@Celso Oliveira Is this a reply to me? I don't live in the United States! I am wearing British Army Uniform in my profile pic! I'm sure if I did live in USA I could get a decent computer. In fact I can get a decent PC in the UK as well, it's just I already had a reasonable spec'd PC and if I could upgrade to play Fortnite for £100 that was better value than spending £500+ to do the same thing. And cheaper than buying a games console; although in the end I bought a switch anyway.

[@scottcaine4514]

2021 Update - Bought a Xeon x5670, extra 6GB DDR3 1600MHz, GTX 1060 3GB & 480GB SSD plus usb 3 pcie card. Total price

[@MirceaBv]

Biggest crap Nvidia ever made! Expecially that dual cards version which consumed 400W alone and reached 100 C degrees in many games. Not to mention the sound.

[@koheidunkley2814]

No GTX 295 max recorded is about 87

[@codejunki567]

The GTX 295 was an absolute beast. You have no idea what you are talking about. Strongest card hands down for the time.

[@codejunki567]

@@koheidunkley2814 I had a GTX 295. It reached upper 90's quite often

[@sorvex9]

Only card I ever owned that would shut itself down due to hitting the thermal limit. LOL

[@bernhardg6187]

Regret selling mine, it is good to have during cold winters

[@kadernordine4532]

GTA V Please

[@TheKonzenDoji]

No you can't still play, This card doesn't support dx11

[@TechOMan]

Not all modern games require dx 11

[@TheKonzenDoji]

@@TechOMan 98%

[@esteemedscholar5969]

You sound depressed

[@TechOMan]

I am

[@esteemedscholar5969]

@@TechOMan Cool

[@remasteredretropcgames3312]

@@TechOMan Dont be. I exist.

[@ottaaaa]

did i aks

[@gregpavlos87]

I spent 480 euros.Died in three years.