Inno3D GeForce GT 240 XStriker 3 iChiLL 512MB graphics card

Review: Inno3D GeForce GT 240 XStriker 3 iChiLL 512MB graphics card

by Tarinder Sandhu on 25 January 2010, 08:59 3.25

Final thoughts and rating

Final thoughts

The GeForce GT 240 is one of the latest GPUs to be released by NVIDIA. Fabricated on the advanced 40nm process and imbued with DX10.1 compliance, along with a more-robust multimedia feature-set than seen before, it can be considered a competent GPU at the £50-£75 price point.

Inno3D has taken the top-level implementation that features GDDR5 memory and run with it on the XStriker 3 model. Shipping pre-overclocked out of the box, the card uses a dual-slot-taking cooler that's been around since the GeForce 8600 GTS days.

Cooling performance is understandably good, keeping the GPU well below 50°C under full yoke, but Inno3D needs to ensure that future models are thermostatically controlled; the sample isn't. The upshot is that the card could well be made quieter when the GPU throttles down in 2D mode.

Performance is a little better than a stock GT 240 and it generally matches that of a £50 Radeon HD 4670 in our benchmark suite, making it suitable for playing games using medium-detail quality at 1,280x1,024 and 1,680x1,050 resolutions.

The Inno3D GeForce GT 240 XStriker 3 iChiLL 512MB will set you back some £74, including VAT. For that kind of outlay it represents middling value. Knock £10 off and it becomes decent, if you can cope with the slightly noisy cooler. Want silence? Inno3D can provide with the fanless model.

Inno3D GeForce GT 240 XStriker 3 iChiLL 512MB

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I feel it's worth mentioning that while the full whack 5670 with displayport and crossfire fingers is £90, Sapphire do a technologically identical card without those features - which should have identical gaming performance - for ~ £73. So if crossfire and eyefinity are not of interest, there is a cheaper alternative, which probably provides better bang for buck than, say, a GTS250 @ £95.

Anywho, why no bang-for-buck assessment on this review? That's kind of important for those of us shopping in the < £100 price bracket, you know… ;)

yep need bang for buck

Yup, thanks, the B2B is being overhauled at the moment and will be added to this review once complete. It will take non-3D factors into account, as well.