GTX 560 and GTX 560 TI

[Phrosty]

Hi I am looking to buy one of these, I found a GTX 560 For $175 and a 560 TI for $220. Is the $55 difference enough to warrant getting a 560 TI over the 560? How big of a difference is there between these cards?

 

[badboyzasr]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-560-amp-edition-gtx-560-directcu-ii-top,2944.html

the benchmark section would help

 

[purple stain]

It's a $45 difference and yes it is justifeable.The GTX560ti is an amped of version of the GTX560.But honestly $220 for a GTX560ti is really cheap and a good deal.Theirs about a 20% performance increase.

 

[da305kratos]

Hi I am looking to buy one of these, I found a GTX 560 For $175 and a 560 TI for $220. Is the $55 difference enough to warrant getting a 560 TI over the 560? How big of a difference is there between these cards?

Personally, it isnt worth the $55 difference...I got a 560 non ti overclocked and the results are great...Unless thats still within your budget...If you want benchmarks and such let me know...

 

[da305kratos]

The rest below is what I had posteed for someone else, just take a look at the links if youa re wondering in regards to the 560 non ti....

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currently have it overclocked to the following:

960 core
1940 shader
2150 mem

People say its the same card as the 460 are incorrect by a mile and a half...

Overclocked, it performs as well as a Ti (MSI twin frozr version), take a look here
http://www.overclockers.com.au/article.php?id=959736&P=2

Also, I have vids up of Bad Company 2 maxed and Crysis 2 maxed with Blackfire mod, performance is also there in video notes...
Bad Company 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAIo2wAugTI
Crysis 2 BlackFire mod
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoColCztWMs

Pics to Benchmarks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67576864@N08/

my specs are
AMD Phenom X4 3.0 Deneb (stock)
4Gigs of Ram DDR2 @800
MSI Twin Frozr ii 560 GTX non ti

Note that my processor is stock and im sure its taking a few frames away from me...need better cooling for it.

At the time I got it for 180 after MIR while the cheapest ti was 220 after MIR..saved myself 40 bucks..

 

[Phrosty]

Oops my bad I meant the GTX 560 TI I am considering is $230. So basically I'm at a choice right now where I might be able to get a GTX 460 768MB for $70, the GTX 560 for $175 and the GTX 560 TI for $230. The monitor I'll be getting supports up to 1900 x 1080p. If I got the 460 it'd be a placeholder for awhile and I'd just like to run games at med-possibly high like skyrim or diablo 3 if possible, for about a year. By then I'm sure prices of other graphics cards will go down as well...I'm not sold yet on any of these graphics cards, only my wallet would love to get away with the GTx 460 for $70 Also want to run with a i3 2100 CPU if that's any help in helping me make my decision.

 

[jjb8675309]

personally I vote for the single ti, (ok im biased bc of ownership ) overclock it to high hell amd it will basically be a gtx 570 at stock

 

[Phrosty]

Ah okay well that crosses the 460 768 MB off the list.

 

[jjb8675309]

why a 2100? not my choice for a gaming cpu, save one more paycheck and get the 2500k or go for a 955/am3+ build with the ability to go with BD down the road. Why pay 120 bucks for a dual core!? Is a good chip but overpriced for what it is imo... in games that need a healthy quad you will be left behind with the i3... it just doesnt make sense to me to spend 120 bucks on a "placeholder" cpu

 

[jjb8675309]

good suggestion but what are the rest of the unit specs.?
could need something else as well..

True, true OP we need your full system specs to make a proper recommendation

 

[Phrosty]

I'll post the system specs of what I want to run in a bit, I do spend a fair amount of time gaming for my hobby, I am buying a full set-up with a monitor and everything so I feel like that limits what I want to spend by a fair amount. I don't have a particular price cap it's just like I said I'm really limited on what I'd like to spend for a gaming PC.

 

[jjb8675309]

do not give best buy your money, like malmental said build one... maybe you should start a thread when you at least figure out your budget and purchase date..

Do not buy a prebuilt, you will regret it

:lol:

 

[Phrosty]

No I am building it sorry for the confusion

 

[purple stain]

It's in the graphics section at the top.

 

[purple stain]

This one?

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/290969-33-advice-choosing

 

[jjb8675309]

yeah I think that one actually fits the OPs info needs quite well

 

[Phrosty]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within a couple weeks

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming and internet browsing

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: I am building it so right now this is the PSU I am looking to buy. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Case I want to use. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146060 , RAM 2x2 4gb DD3 1600: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 , HDD 1TB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 , MOBO P67 and supports SLI: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130583 , also have a few other things in my cart like a dvd drive but that's irrelevant right now.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg/Amazon

PARTS PREFERENCES: Intel/Nvidia

OVERCLOCKING: Overclocking..Not too familiar with it though I am sure with some research I could. SLI in the future is definitely a possibility

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1900 x 1080p http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236051

So there is pretty much what I've got so far. Any suggestions? I am undecided on the CPU and I am undecided on the GPU. Like I said there isn't a price cap, it's just I feel limited on what I want to spend on a gaming PC, I'd like to get by running most games on high in 1080p.

 

[jjb8675309]

Id get the i5 2500k with a hyper 212+ and gtx 560 sli for your setup if you have no budget restraints you should def go with 8Gigs of ram bc its so cheap these days, and maybe an SSD such as a crucial m4 for OS/boot thats my 2 cents

 

[jjb8675309]

if you want to go cheaper on the gpus im sure mal can direct you to some places where you can get a cheap pair of 460s for sli but with your expansive budget you might as well get dual Asus DC2 or MSI TF2/3 gtx 560(ti)s.

dual 2GB 6950s would also be a valid choice but nv drivers are generally better for multi-gpu configs

 

[jjb8675309]

yeah its either that or go the am3+ route

 

[Phrosty]

With all that I need, plus an i5 2500k and a GTX 560 TI My total is $1000, which seems really high, blah, PC's are so expensive

 

[Phrosty]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808 So I see this and I realize you have to OC to get the real money out of it, I've never overclocked a CPU, how easy/hard is this to do? do you need extra cooling to do this?

 

[Phrosty]

Okay, any AM3+ boards you recommend? Graphics card to run with this? I've never done a AMD set up, it's not that I am against them, I just have never used them. I'd like to see the price difference between my intel set up and the AMD set up.

 

[seller417]

pay now so you dont have to pay later...an i5 2500 (K or not) and a 560ti will future proof your pc for a few years.

 

[purple stain]

If all your gaming needs are RPG's and MMO's I don't think you need to much of an expansive setup.Either the i3 or the 955 will work fine either way.Personally I feel the i3 might be a little better for your needs.

If you are seriously interested in O.C.ing here's a guide.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/258573-29-black-edition-overclock-guide-raising-multiplier

The thing I would just like to add is that if you do intend to O.C. you will need a CPU cooler, of course,but with that NZXT case it's only 7.75 inches wide witch will be a problem for some of the larger heatsinks.The taller ones(160mm) will take up about 7.25 inches and will only leave about less than ½ an inch of clearance.It will fit but it will be very tight and possibly hitting the door.

Something like this might be a little better but it's only if you intend to O.C.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233&Tpk=haf%20912

As for a good AM3+ mobo I would suggest this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157262

I forget if it's just the 9xx series chipsets in general that support SLI or if it's just the 990FX and FXA series that do.Will have to look into that if you decide to go with the GTX560ti or GTX560.