Secret catch?

[CuriousAmateur]

Found this GPU
EVGA 01G-P3-1464-KR GeForce GTX 560 SE 1GB Video Card - 1GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0 x16, 192-bit, Dual DVI, Mini HDMI, DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.1

It's for 120....that's quite cheap for a GTX 560.
Is there some catch I'm not getting? (not really a computer person)

 

[Mousemonkey]

It's a stripped down or "broken" GTX560Ti, don't bother with it.

 

[CuriousAmateur]

It's the only one in my price range, so I have to stick with it. Either way, it's 10x better than my current card which barely runs Tera at 20fps on lowest settings.

 

[CuriousAmateur]

If you consider it just as a GTX 560 is there anything wrong with it?

 

[Mousemonkey]

Yes, the "proper" 560Ti has 384 cores whilst the SE only has 288, this combined with the stripped memory bus and it's a card to be avoided.

http://vr-zone.com/articles/nvidia-preparing-geforce-gtx-560-se/14908.html

 

[CuriousAmateur]

Got it - almost fell into the trap of buying it.
Thanks!

 

[dudewitbow]

the 560 60s have generally 4 mainstream models in total:

560se
560
560ti
560ti 448 cores

the 560ti was the first card that was released. Nvidia wanted to make a better priced card that is slightly weaker than the 560ti which was the 560. The SE model is the nerfed version of the GTX 560, and the 448 core edition is the card that was an experiment slightly weakening the 570 but make it better than the 560ti to see how it would perform.

 

[Mousemonkey]

NP, the thing to bear in mind with Nvidia cards is "More cores and bandwidth = better" for a quick and dirty guide to cards with the same number but with different acronyms like "SE" and "Ti" or "LE".

 

[Mousemonkey]

the 560 60s have generally 4 mainstream models in total:

560se
560
560ti
560ti 448 cores

the 560ti was the first card that was released. Nvidia wanted to make a better priced card that is slightly weaker than the 560ti which was the 560. The SE model is the nerfed version of the GTX 560, and the 448 core edition is the card that was an experiment slightly weakening the 570 but make it better than the 560ti to see how it would perform.

Actually they are more akin to crippled GTX570's as they are not GF114 dies and were originally earmarked for the OEM market.

 

[CuriousAmateur]

In the 100-130 price range would the SE be the best buy?

 

[Mousemonkey]

100 - 130 what? The interwibble is an international affair and as such you may not be located across the street to me.

 

[Mousemonkey]

And it would still not be a good purchase IMHO.

 

[CuriousAmateur]

Best answer selected by CuriousAmateur.

 

[Mousemonkey]

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