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Hardware Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2048MB Phantom Review

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by arcticstoat, 8 Nov 2011.

  1. arcticstoat

    arcticstoat Minimodder

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  2. murraynt

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    Id say that extra 1gb would shine in BF3
     
  3. Xir

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    Nice and quiet, appearently the extra memory isn't needed at the tested resolutions.
    Pricewise it's very very close to the stock 570 though.
     
  4. Parge

    Parge the worst Super Moderator

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    Time to get BF3 on the test bench! Its the only game that is going to push the higher end cards.
     
  5. Hustler

    Hustler Minimodder

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    Always thought a 2Gb 560 would be perfect for an SLI setup......
     
  6. RedDethX

    RedDethX What's a Dremel?

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    Agreed. Among others, but mainly BF3 cause its so popular. Hoping that ALL graphics cards have a minimum of 1.5GB, hopefully 2GB of VRAM next gen, it's really starting to get used up fast with higher than 1920x1080 resolutions, 3D, Multimonitor, mods/pushing settings past default ones.
     
  7. nathandanielmorris

    nathandanielmorris What's a Dremel?

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    Not necessarily just the quietness, but IMO this thing looks class.
     
  8. xMathiasD

    xMathiasD What's a Dremel?

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    +1 for that!
     
  9. SpAceman

    SpAceman What's a Dremel?

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    Now that is one sexy looking GPU. I agree with having a BF3 benchmark.
     
  10. Jipa

    Jipa Avoiding the "I guess.." since 2004

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    I've had one for half a year now and really enjoy the silence. It also offers plenty of performance for my needs and frankly I don't care about the factory OC.. It comes at a premium price, but then again, buying a cheaper 560Ti and fitting it with a quiet aftermarket cooler isn't cheap, either and voids the warranty, so IMO there's definitely a market for cards like this.
     
  11. andrew8200m

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    This card is over 2x the speed on average with ULTRA settings and 4AA than the 1GB card in BF3.

    Reviews need tests updating as they are providing a false sense of security to those thinkling about a 2GB card over a 1GB card with the illusion a 1GB will do.
     
  12. l3v1ck

    l3v1ck Fueling the world, one oil well at a time.

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    Why include a VGA port? It would have been much better to have all the ports on teh bottom and a full length vent on the second row.
     
  13. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Citation needed methinks. :)

    Not saying it's wrong, but something concrete over heresay please.
     
  14. thehippoz

    thehippoz What's a Dremel?

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    think you guys might have mixed up the numbers on bc2- 1080p for the 6990
     
  15. matt_lumley

    matt_lumley You're only supposed to...

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    I've got a 2gb 560ti and its excellent, averages 45fps in bf3 and is super quiet, can here the hdd over it at most times.

    Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
     
  16. andrew8200m

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    We got MSI to do the testing for us who had the opinion of "cant be" only to find out it it was.
     
  17. xaser04

    xaser04 Ba Ba Ba BANANA!

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    This still needs to be backed up with some form of evidence.
     
  18. andrew8200m

    andrew8200m Multimodder

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    Google is all you need ;)
     
  19. Baz

    Baz I work for Corsair

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    You'd be wrong! More info on that later this week though.
     
  20. andrew8200m

    andrew8200m Multimodder

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    Disabling "Desktop Composition" isnt really an argument for or against just incase you plan on using that ;)
     
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