The overclocking procedure could be very easy as soon as your graphics card is efficiently cooled and of course, the frequency of your card's core, shaders and memory is not already stressed out.

We tried to find the overclocking limits of the Gainward GTX285 using the usual a trial-error testing procedure. You may also try it by using the latest RivaTuner and start experimenting.

The highest frequencies we got were 724/1620/1376MHz for the GPU, shaders and the memory, respectively. At these speeds, we got a stable Crysis gaming session. We remind you that card's comes clocked at 648/1476/1242MHz .

- Conclusion

Although the Gainward GTX285 is based on the Nvidia's generic GTX285 series and comes without any additional overclocking, it showed a good performance as well as some overclocking potential.

Generally, the Nvidia GTX285 seems to faster than its predecessor - the GTX280 - by approximately 10%.We found the GTX280 at €346, when the GTX285 costs around €360. It is obvious that the performance gain of the GTX285 is a good reason to spend some additional euros for the new GTX285, rather than choosing the GTX280.

Compared with a higher-priced graphics card (i.e. the Rampage 700 2048GS), the Gainward GTX285 was rather competitive, although the dual-GPU ATI HD4870 X2 based product was faster at the resolution of 1920x1200 in a demanding game such as the Crysis. To be honest, we did not have the chance to test the HD 4870X2 with the latest driver pack installed, which should further improve the visual experience. The HD4870 512/1024MB are still popular solutions especially after ATI's recent price cuts. But again, the Gainward GTX285 is much faster when the AA/AF is enabled at high resolutions.

So it comes to what you want to spend and your gaming preferences. If you are still stuck with the 1280x1024 and you want something affordable, the HD4870 series is a very good choice. However if you have invest at a 24" LCD monitor with full HD resolution, the Gainward GTX285 is a better choice and it can easily run most of today's games. Overall the Gainward GTX285 is a very good gaming solution that worths your consideration if you are looking for a fast and future-proof graphics card.