World Exclusive Mushkin UltimateFX GeForce GTX 295 Review

Posted by: James Clewer (gt_junkie) on: 09/08/2009 05:39 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

Conclusion

The Mushkin is a wonderful piece of kit.

It is expensive and the bundle isn’t particularly expansive but it is packaged nicely and the performance simply speaks for itself.

The Mushkin UltimateFX GeForce GTX 295 graphics card.

As of now, and due to this being a very early review sample, i could not find a price online but when you consider that similar alternatives cost around £350 you can see it is not an inconsiderable amount of money.

As i’ve mentioned before... if you are considering a card such as this you may also be looking into multi GPU solutions as well. This new GTX 295 provides blistering performance in a cool running and relatively compact unit. If you only have a relatively modest PSU and a motherboard with a single 16x PCI-E slot it would be an easy solution to high end gaming power.

In order to get a similarly performing dual card set up running you would have to purchase a very capable (and expensive) PSU, an expensive SLi capable motherboard, a large case with adequate cooling for the multi GPU solution and an understanding that their electricity bill would be slightly higher as a result.

Like the previous 295 i tested i would say that the Mushkin isn’t the downright best outright value but (and it\'s a big BUT!) it does offer an incredibly attractive solution for someone wanting a cool running but incredibly powerful gaming card.

Also remember that there will most likely be some inherent savings when compared to a full blown dual card SLi setup.

In conclusion i can only say that it\'s a great card that comes thoroughly recommended!