NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti SLI: Review and Benchmarks

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[LunatiqHigh]

My compliments to your band. It's a struggle for me not to wanna go online and take some names in Quake Live or Black Ops, just cuz your music absolutely me up. Have you guys released a CD yet? Specifically with this song you always use in your reviews?

[jabjab]

Would like to see more benchmark results that compare the previous generation cards to the current, so that people can decide whether or not to upgrade.

[JewnicornGaming]

@YxFLETCHxY
I would go with dual 560 Ti's, get one and go for SLI later. IF you already have the power connections try for and Overclock if you want too.
The fact that the 560 is a generation later is a big plus, which automatically makes it more future proofed :)

[thatasiannfella]

@artsyspot69 I went for the 560 Ti (same one) because of the price difference in my country (New Zealand), the price difference was $60 but from what I saw from most benchmarks, the price increase was not really worth the extra performance. However, if the price difference is minimal, I would go for the 6950 for that extra horsepower. But, the Direct Cu II cooler is much better than the one that comes with the XFX allowing for larger overclocking. Out of curiosity, what is the price difference?

[Prxy]

@MrIwesseli I asked for the SONG name which is something to believe in, or something like that...

[brainkillz]

Is the song just a song for your videos or did an artist make it and release it? I WANT IT! IT KICKS ASS

[metalmarx]

in performance yes but when it comes down to memory it is not better since the amouth of ram dont add so you could run in trouble with high resolutions

[TheRushfx]

i just bought a 2nd 560ti extreme oc edition from KFA2 so glad i did :D i already can play all games on max settings with just 1 lol gonna be sick with 2 of them

[ZarCus]

huh! hd6950 and gtx560ti is almost at the same price but not in performance obviously! which would you choose?

[MyPotatomonster]

I have two EVGA GTX 560's (2GB DDR5) running is SLI and they kick some hardcore ass

[SkodaMart]

These are priced to compete with the ATi 6950 in the UK.
at over £200 - a great card but £400+ is more than I would pay for 2

[megamindstorm]

i bought a 6870 and even though the 560 came out i think im still happy i just got the 6870 it seems to be equal when you look at all the features and stuff and i got the 6870 20$ cheaper than this and that was the sapphire non referance design with a FANTASTIC cooler. they are both great cards and i think its a fantastic competitor to the 6870. it all seems to boil down to weather you prefer amd or nvidia and i prefer amd :)

[clarencelanguage]

@RaYk1LL3r I would get the MSI hawk one. The Gigabyte may sound nice, but the Hawk card is already factory overclocked to 950mhz. Also the Gigabyte SOC has also been lowered to 950mhz factory overclock. Besides, MSI has a really nice cooler and Afterburner is really good. I personally have the MSI gtx 560 ti twin frozr II, its pretty good but i couldnt afford the HAWK edition.

[brainkillz]

@SpideyX97 If you look at the results in the video, yes they are.

[Thegrandhighoracle]

@AkumaMessatsu It shows it in the video...

[Johnny_Kanuk]

@LOLitsJono Um the "1GB issue" is if you go past 1920x1080 if you are going past that, well best get a 580 or 6970. As for stuttering, I have been running SLI for 4yrs and yes at the start there were issues with stuttering but now I haven't seen so much as a hickup. You are talking about anceint history It's like saying when you get to the sound barrier you will explode. All newer games take SLI/XF into account and drivers are much improved. It's 2011 SLI/XF has been around awhile now.

[AhmedHazuki]

guys the price now of gtx 560 ti sli palit duel is only 279.99 now

[redlinerer]

he already answered this in the vid on the charts, the 580 single is getting less fps than the 560's in sli, if you need the extra fps right now then get 2 560's and if you have the extra cash for the 580 and dont need those extra frames yet, youll be leaving room for a future upgrade to sli when you need the framerate boost, by then the 580 should be cheaper as well. it really just comes down to you and how much money you have to play with

[JewnicornGaming]

@m0ng0masher1
Got my Ti on Friday. Been playing BF3, but on multiplayer probs gets about 30-40 FPS, seems to be struggling a little though, got 8 GB RAM myself and an i7 2600K, not sure what is causing the slight lag though?

[yashwinning]

am i the only one who bangs my head when i listen to the music Eric plays during the performance chart?oh and can somebody advise me please? what should i buy? the MSI GTX 560 Ti Hawk, the MSI GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II, or the GIGABYTE GTX 560 Ti 1GB SOC rated editor's Choice by Eric himself?