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ECS GeForce GTS 250 1GB
written by Jake - June 22, 2009 10:35
For gamers on a budget that aren't willing to sacrifice performance, the ECS GTS 250 1GB offers great performance and value.

ECS's GTS 250 1GB is a video card that gives an eerie sense of deja vu that we've seen this type of thing before. Yes we have, sorta. But not quite. You see, if you lift up its skirt, the GeForce GTS 250 still has the same plumbing but it's oddly a bit different. Truth be told, it is essentially a slightly improved, rebadged 9800GTX+, which was a slightly retuned 9800GTX, which was.....you get the point.

Today we're looking at ECS's card that has indeed been tweaked from the stock Nvidia card, sporting a nice little cooler and 1GB of DDR3, not to mention a die shrink to 55nm from the 65nm on the 9800GTX. It looks like ECS is really pushing the entry-level market with this card, showing a few enhancements that promise some very good performance for the price. Yes, there are some important differences to spot here, so let's take a closer look and see what it means in terms of your gaming satisfaction.




Click HERE for the full review.
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