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I am looking for a decent GPU, mostly, for work that will fit my ITX. This needs to be less then 19cm. Any suggestions?

I've been looking at evga 650ti 2gb, the only drawback i see is that it's 16ROPs, would that be much of a different compared to 24?

My mobo is ASUS z87i (PCI 3), CPU i5-4670k
 
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It's not usually that big a price gap between the GTX650Ti and GTX660, but it does bounce around a bit. It kinda depends what you are trying to do with it.

As for the GTX560Ti, it's a 3year old card. They were incredibly popular so you can still find them here and there, but their prices aren't really reliable enough for a standard value-performance comparison. New they cost $250 which is roughly GTX760 territory these days. If you do see them for sale they tend to be priced nearer to GTX660 territory, which is a far better prospect.
I'm not sure what you mean by "efficient". The GTX560Ti uses more power than the GTX660/GTX650Ti and requires two PCIe power connectors when the they only need one.

If you want to stick with Nvidia and...
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to be honest, I've been looking at mostly 560ti and 650ti as they are a tiny bit lower budget.

I have not checked the 660tis for lengths yet as I have not considered them, but the TIs look bigger then 20cm for 660s

Edit: Sorry! I should have mentioned that I would prefer the TI just because of core number... maybe im being silly?
 
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Er, I don't really understand why you would want that.

The "Ti" moniker is an entirely irrelevant marketing term, and has no relation to where a product sits in peformance.

Nvidia effectively use it rather than a 5 or something. So a GTX650Ti could easily have been called a GTX655, as it sits between the GTX650 and GTX660.

Also, the "Ti" implies that it's a beefed up version of the card it follows, but this is often not the case.
The GTX650Ti and GTX660 are based on the same GPU, with the GTX650Ti being a cut-down version. The confusingly named GTX650Ti Boost sits between them.
The GTX660Ti is actually a cut down GTX670, which is in turn a cut down GTX680. Confused? You should be.

I'd reiterate my initial suggestions for cards. Assuming this is a gaming machine (it's a bit of an odd mix) then the GTX660 is likely to be affordable, and give you solid gaming performance.
 
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not that much confused, I am just not sure if it is worth for me another $50-60 for 660, when you can get a "655" cheaper and it almost the exact same capabilities - almost!

that is why i was thinking to go for the 560ti as it seems to run much more efficient than a 650ti, but I am leaning towards the 650ti due to double the amount of ram and cores which seems! (again i may be silly...) to be a better option for work purposes

in a way you are just saying tho that I should get a 660 and forget about the ti which i can understand completely. But then, would you just recommend that I should get just a 650 or a 560 non-ti if my budget doesnt allow for 660?
 
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It's not usually that big a price gap between the GTX650Ti and GTX660, but it does bounce around a bit. It kinda depends what you are trying to do with it.

As for the GTX560Ti, it's a 3year old card. They were incredibly popular so you can still find them here and there, but their prices aren't really reliable enough for a standard value-performance comparison. New they cost $250 which is roughly GTX760 territory these days. If you do see them for sale they tend to be priced nearer to GTX660 territory, which is a far better prospect.
I'm not sure what you mean by "efficient". The GTX560Ti uses more power than the GTX660/GTX650Ti and requires two PCIe power connectors when the they only need one.

If you want to stick with Nvidia and think a GTX660 is too expensive, then yeah a GTX650Ti Boost, GTX650Ti or even a basic GTX650 is a solid option (again, depending on what you are trying to do). The memory is also dependant on task. For modern games 2Gb isn't a bad idea, but for most other things 1Gb is loads.
 
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thanks! ill try and sort out a 660, but if not ill go for the 650ti 2gb. I've been looking at some 2nd hand ones thats why I looked at 560ti, but it seems too big. Just need to find a card that fits my itx case as for example a 650ti boost is around 24cm... while an evga 650ti 2gb scc seems to be perfect.
 
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