Which 560 Ti should I purchase? - Hardware & Software

I've got a simple question. Which GTX 560 Ti variant should I purchase? I'm looking at a Twin Frozr by MSI due to the high clock speeds, but they've only got a four-egg rating by 175~ reviews. The EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR has lower clock speeds, but a higher rating. As I'm more or less technologically inept (Not entirely. I've built PCs before, I'm just rubbish at selecting parts. I typically come here.), I really do need your assistance.

just get a Evga GTX560 Ti Fermi. there's no point in higher or lower clock speeds, since you will see only marginal performance difference. Not to mention you can manually OC the card to faster clock speeds, thus saving money. for GTX cards, I only trust Evga, but if you like another brand then go for it.

I get paranoid when I see someone using a 1 fan 560 Fermi "oh shit oh shit its going to over heat man" PNY makes 2 fanned models, I think.

EVGA or MSI. I prefer EVGA for the outstanding customer support they have.

bought my EVGA 560ti a few months ago, still working perfectly and is fantastic dunno about MSI, but I've heard plenty good things about them as well

What is the difference between Asus TOP models? It is the same price as lower clock speed models, only problem is it is out of stock at the moment. So what would be the difference between the models listed on the list: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/gpu-nvidia/geforce-gtx-560-ti-pci-e-(384-cores)?[/url] Should I wait to get the TOP model, or can I get the same performance by buying the lower clock speed model and OCing on my own. Is there any physical or software (such as locked down) differences between the cards?

The ONLY difference between brands are the different marginal pros ie more fans/customer support/etc. The price/performance ratio when you compare stock fan speeds and the super clocked versions are NOT worth it. OCing on your own is ideal as you can OC to its very limit and you won't need to pay an extra dime for a couple hundred mHz.

Well to be honest the price is the same between the OCed and non OCed version for some reason and the housing of the card (fans etc...) seem to be the same. The only difference is the OCed version is out of stock with no ETA available, and nonOCed is in stock. So I might go with the non OCed. By the way one is 4000 MHz DDR5, GPU 830 MHz, Shader 1660 MHz, while the other is 4200 MHz, GPU 900 MHz and Shader 1900 MHz (but out of stock). So can all these values be overclocked to match the out of stock version? The links: Non OCed: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-asus-gtx-560-ti-directcu-ii-40nm-4000mhz-gddr5-gpu-830mhz-shader-1660mhz-384-cores-mhdmi-plusfre[/url] OCed: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-asus-gtx-560-ti-top-40nm-4200mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-shader-1800mhz-384-cores-mhdmi-plusfree-batman[/url] as you can see there isn't much difference between coolers/fans, but non OCed is out of stock with no ETA available. I want to get my hands on the build as quickly as possible but I also don't want to gimp the build by being impatient.

really when I buy cards I look at the coolers they come with and if they're fancy I'll get it I got my Gigabyte HD 6850 because it has a really nifty cooler that keeps my GPU at like 45 degrees at 37% fanspeed If you get one with a good cooler you can turn the 4GHz DDR5, 1.6GHz Shader and 830MHz GPU card into the OC'd version and save yourself the "overclock fee"

[QUOTE=Fetret;32469017]Well to be honest the price is the same between the OCed and non OCed version for some reason and the housing of the card (fans etc...) seem to be the same. The only difference is the OCed version is out of stock with no ETA available, and nonOCed is in stock. So I might go with the non OCed. By the way one is 4000 MHz DDR5, GPU 830 MHz, Shader 1660 MHz, while the other is 4200 MHz, GPU 900 MHz and Shader 1900 MHz (but out of stock). So can all these values be overclocked to match the out of stock version? The links: Non OCed: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-asus-gtx-560-ti-directcu-ii-40nm-4000mhz-gddr5-gpu-830mhz-shader-1660mhz-384-cores-mhdmi-plusfre[/url] OCed: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-asus-gtx-560-ti-top-40nm-4200mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-shader-1800mhz-384-cores-mhdmi-plusfree-batman[/url] as you can see there isn't much difference between coolers/fans, but non OCed is out of stock with no ETA available. I want to get my hands on the build as quickly as possible but I also don't want to gimp the build by being impatient.[/QUOTE] The definition of overclocking a card means to change the voltage and the speeds of the entire card. That means that you can change the DDR5 MHz, the GPU speeds, shader speeds, etc. So yea, you can overclock the non OCd version. However, you MUST be careful with your voltages.. too high can result in a melted card and possibly melted MoBo. If you know how to OC a CPU, then OCing a GPU shouldn't be that much of a difference.

[QUOTE=_deStroyed;32469402]The definition of overclocking a card means to change the voltage and the speeds of the entire card. That means that you can change the DDR5 MHz, the GPU speeds, shader speeds, etc. So yea, you can overclock the non OCd version. However, you MUST be careful with your voltages.. too high can result in a melted card and possibly melted MoBo. If you know how to OC a CPU, then OCing a GPU shouldn't be that much of a difference.[/QUOTE] So there is no reason to wait for the OCed version to come back into stock? (Also would 650W be enough for 560Ti + i5 2500k both slightly OCed, but nothing major? I don't plan on playing with the voltages at all, sorry about hijacking the thread)

[QUOTE=Fetret;32469845]So there is no reason to wait for the OCed version to come back into stock? (Also would 650W be enough for 560Ti + i5 2500k both slightly OCed, but nothing major? I don't plan on playing with the voltages at all, sorry about hijacking the thread)[/QUOTE] 650W is more than enough

[QUOTE=Fetret;32469017]Well to be honest the price is the same between the OCed and non OCed version for some reason and the housing of the card (fans etc...) seem to be the same. The only difference is the OCed version is out of stock with no ETA available, and nonOCed is in stock. So I might go with the non OCed. By the way one is 4000 MHz DDR5, GPU 830 MHz, Shader 1660 MHz, while the other is 4200 MHz, GPU 900 MHz and Shader 1900 MHz (but out of stock). So can all these values be overclocked to match the out of stock version? The links: Non OCed: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-asus-gtx-560-ti-directcu-ii-40nm-4000mhz-gddr5-gpu-830mhz-shader-1660mhz-384-cores-mhdmi-plusfre[/url] OCed: [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-asus-gtx-560-ti-top-40nm-4200mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-shader-1800mhz-384-cores-mhdmi-plusfree-batman[/url] as you can see there isn't much difference between coolers/fans, but non OCed is out of stock with no ETA available. I want to get my hands on the build as quickly as possible but I also don't want to gimp the build by being impatient.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-msi-gtx-560-ti-twin-frozr-ii-40nm-4008mhz-gddr5-gpu-822mhz-shader-1645mhz-384-cores-dvi-mhdmi-pl[/url] one of the best coolers you can overclock with MSI Afterburner, works with any card

Yea, there's no reason to wait for the OCd version. Get the non-OCd version, because you can OC it higher than the OCd version ( w/o furthering the factory OC on that card) and also because you'll be saving money. Then again, the money is yours, so if you feel 'safer' with the factory OC then go with it. We can't force ya to buy something you don't like.

[QUOTE=TomGoodWoman;32466418]I get paranoid when I see someone using a 1 fan 560 Fermi "oh shit oh shit its going to over heat man" PNY makes 2 fanned models, I think.[/QUOTE] The one fan is fine, I'm running my 560 Ti at 34C idle.

Bought the MSI Twin version, both in stock and cheaper than Asus (even if it is just 2 pounds). Thank you all guys.