560 gtx and 560 gtx ti

[OwenD87]

Hi there,

I recently bought what I thought was an MSI 560 GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II. After running afterburner, I realised that the Clock speed was at 870MHz. After inspecting the packaging I realised my mistake, that I had bought the non Ti version. I had done so much research and felt a complete idiot for buying the wrong version, but the price seemed right. I just checked the site again and looking at the specs, they stated that it was supposedly clocked at 880, meaning the site I bought it off were falsely advertising the regular 560 Twin frozrs clock speed and was the likely cause of my mistake. I plan to go Sli maybe in 6 months time, and am wondering if its possible to do this with a proper Ti card? I assume no, as I might stuck with this one but any info would be great to clear this up.

Thanks

 

[cuecuemore]

Your assumption is correct, but don't fear, the regular GTX 560 is a great card, and is often a better value than the 560 ti. In 6 months prices will be perfect for grabbing a second card.

 

[OwenD87]

Thanks for the quick reply. I am still kinda gutted, even thought it is such a small thing. I bought it with BF3 in mind and I cant help but feel sick that I will be losing out those few extra high settings. The Ti seemed perfect seeing as I will be playing on a 1440x900 monitor. But no spec released yet so I will have to see. And maybe seeing as it was incorrectly advertised I will get the refund, will have to see.
Thanks again

 

[smango123]

at the resolution your playing at the 560ti would be overkill. So the 560 is good for you

 

[cuecuemore]

at the resolution your playing at the 560ti would be overkill. So the 560 is good for you

This^^. While I don't believe in overkill, it looks like you actually lucked out and got the right card for yourself.

 

[The Halo Don]

1440x900?

You have nothing to worry about, I'm more than sure the difference would be minor, plus seeing that the Ti version is like $50 more expensive, you could most likely just overclock it to get the same performance.

 

[kajabla]

You should not SLI with the Ti. I believe it might possibly run, but would throttle the Ti.

 

[OwenD87]

Well I contacted the company and they admitted to having made the mistake on the site and agreed to take the card back, and they will also cover the postage! I know the Ti may be overkill but I also plan to upgrade my monitor in the next 6 months to a year so I feel better knowing I will have a slightly better card, and going Sli will also be improved, if needed. Thanks for the replys, my first time posting here and seems like a great community, no BS. See ye in BF3

 

[Mousemonkey]

You should not SLI with the Ti. I believe it might possibly run, but would throttle the Ti.

The Ti and non Ti cards might not run in SLi together due to different core counts.