MSI GeForce GTX560 1 Price Review

MSI nVidia GeForce GTX560 Ti Twin Frozr II OC 1GB DDR5 2DVI/Mini HDMI PCI Express Video Card

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars Awesome video card Great price, February 18, 2011
By DanM See all my reviews This review is from: MSI GeForce GTX560 one GB DDR5 2DVI/Mini HDMI PCI Express Video Card N560GTX TI TWIN FROZR II OC (Electronics) Bought this card for a new i7 2600k build depending on broad research on some number of tech sites and forums, with feedback from early holders. Newegg has many firsthand reviews of this card that I found quite useful. Same price, but offers free shipping.

PROS
Superior performance smokes my games at highest settings. Maxes out a 7.9 score on the Window Experience ranking for both the graphics Desktop performance for Windows Aero, AND the 3D business and gaming graphics performance groups. Yes, 7.9 is the highest ranking for Windows as of now. It does this for half the cost of the top of the line GTX580 cards.. Oh, it runs cool, 25C at idle in my case. Dont think one can find a 560 that runs cooler.

It IS quiet! I have it in a SilverStone Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Uni Body Frame Computer Case FT02B (Black)(a calm, cool, and greatly suggested case) and I can’t hear it. The case is on my desk three feet from where I sit. All I can hear is sweet airflow through the case, and the case fans are on the lowest setting. This makes me happy as I was a bit worried caused by an earlier review here. I suspect that reviewer may have a faulty or damaged card that’s putting out audible harmonics. They may want to rma it for a new one. If you value quietness in your computer like I do, then I can recommend this great card.

Value At this price point nothing touches the perfomance of this card. It was a no brainer for me as I didn’t have an unlimited budget for my build. Bought this MSi GTX560 Ti because I do many gaming and flight sims, and don’t want to upgrade for any games soon. Also work with video and the wife can surely put it to use for her graphics and photoshop work. If all you’ll ever do with your computer is check your email and surf the web then you really don’t have to use up this much. There are cheaper alternatives.. If you do game and want performance inside 10 of the top dogs for half the cost, well this new Value King of video cards is for you.

Quality MSI is recognized for the high grade parts they use in their merchandise. It’s no different here with military class II parts and hard capacitors. This card is built to last and higher overclocking if one wants. With MSi Afterburner this is easy to do.

CONS
Ummm. I guess I could like a regular HDMI port and not the mini one. Must say that MSi does supply an adapter though. It also doesn’t do my laundry or the dishes. Must look elsewhere..

Conclusion This MSi GTX560 Ti card, with my Prolimatech CPU Cooler for Intel Socket 1156, 1366 and 775 Megahalems Rev. B (Silver)(paired with the super calm Noctua NF P12 120 mm Nine Blade SSO Bearing Fan with VCN Retailare the most valued parts in my computer build. Hope this review helps anybody trying to choose on a new card.

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Nine of ten people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars great card at a great price, February 1, 2011
By Alex (MONTCLAIR, CA, US) See all my reviews () This review is from: MSI GeForce GTX560 one GB DDR5 2DVI/Mini HDMI PCI Express Video Card N560GTX TI TWIN FROZR II OC (Electronics) After almost four years I have decided to upgrade my video card, going from an 8800GT to this baby now. The difference was obvious now. I usually have my gaming PC hooked up to my living room PC so I can play my games on a big screen, and it is chugging away at 1080p graphics without a hitch.

This is all BEFORE I upgrade the rest of my system, which is coming in the next month or two. I am already seeing big enhancements, and I am loving it.

Two big fans on this card, with the improved heat sink over the reference model, means this card typically runs whisper calm and cool. My old 8800GT could get to 90 degrees Celsius after a half hour of gaming, and with the fan cranked up to a super noisy 75. This one has the fan hang around 25 30, not obvious at all, and still manages to stay cool at 60 degrees C.

All in all I am impressed with the product, and as a long time MSI motherboard fan, I have to say I’m in love with the build quality of the video card also.

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Five of five people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of five stars Best bang for your buck in the Last Decade!!!, February 26, 2011
By humbleroots See all my reviews () This review is from: MSI GeForce GTX560 one GB DDR5 2DVI/Mini HDMI PCI Express Video Card N560GTX TI TWIN FROZR II OC (Electronics) For a measly 250 dollars this simple upgrade moved my windows index up to 7.8, benchmarking in the HIGH 800′s with all settings on EXTREME.
Brand name is all up to personal preference but I chose the AFTERBURNER team. With a base clock speed of 880 mhz and lots of possible for overclocking this is a steal.


Cons: The only cons I have experienced is it is a bit deafening with the dual fan but you may be able to download the free software to use your settings for the fan speed, so it really deserves five stars but it is worth nothing.

Buy this card do not blow a couple extra hundred to have bragging rights that fall short in benchmarks!
Humble Roots

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