GTX 560ti 2Gb v 1Gb?

[SEE]

I currently have a 560ti 1Gb (oc'd version) installed but notice that the GeForce 2Gb versions have fallen in price quite a lot. I was thinking of selling my 1Gb even though its relatively new and getting the 2Gb version.

Does anyone have the 560ti 2Gb or comments to make about them regards the different vendor types as the prices vary alot?

[KG26_Alpha]

I currently have a 560ti 1Gb (oc'd version) installed but notice that the GeForce 2Gb versions have fallen in price quite a lot. I was thinking of selling my 1Gb even though its relatively new and getting the 2Gb version.

Does anyone have the 560ti 2Gb or comments to make about them regards the different vendor types as the prices vary alot?

Great card quiet and powerful, of course the rest of your system could bottle neck at some point depending on what's in your box CPU and PSU wise.

Here's mine

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2011/11/08/gainward-geforce-gtx-560-ti-2048mb-phantom/1







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[SEE]

Thanks KG26- I ordered the 'Palit 560ti 2Gb' as it was availalable new from Amazon for just £174 (inc express delivery). I assume that it should perform well even though its not a GeForce.

The one I have installed is the ASUS 560ti 1GB which comes oc'd out of the box. I read a few reviews where the 2GB versions didn't show much gain over the 1GB but CloD seems to be the exception based on what I have read on the forum so went ahead anyway......:grin:

What is the correct installation procedure regards Driver installation when swapping Card using the same GFX chipset but different vendors and VRAM?

(I am guessing that I need to uninstall the current driver before swapping the card and re-installing from the supplied disc - followed by any Nvidea Drvr updates.)

[Dano]

Would be very interested in benchmarks between the two cards on the same system when you receive it :)

[FFCW_Urizen]

while it is not necessary (after all, you are swapping one 560ti for another with just more ram), it can be advisable at times to do it. if you installed the nvidia driver, you won´t need to reinstall, as that driver contains not just the information for your specific card, but for almost all other geforce GPUs as well. if you have installed a manufacturers driver, then you will have to reinstall all drivers, as it is highly likely, that the provided driver had been "tuned" to fit the cards need.

[SEE]

Thanks for the reply FFCW_, I originally installed the driver supplied on Disc but since then installed the latest Nvidea drivers.

As for Bench Marking, I suppose I ought to do some comparisons using the Black Death Track but my system is probably not best to test one against the other.

[SEE]

Seems I didn't read the ad correctly....damn! .:evil:

I placed an order for a 2GB 560 but it is not the ti version. The latter is about £30 more but not sure wether to cancel it, pay the extra or go with it since a lot of the reviews say that a standard 560 oc'd performs reasonably well. I only ever envisage running at max res of 1920 x 1080 (when the game is fixed!) and sticking with my current 24in 1080i monitor.

Ah well, will think about it over the weekend but any comments would sure be useful to help me decide......:confused:

[Ataros]

I would save cash for 6 more months and get gtx580 1.5. or 3gb when they get cheaper because newgen nVidia cards would be out.

[335th_GRAthos]

Let me see if I can think how you think...

Any little extra fps that draws nearer the chance of predicting Mr.X's trajectory for a long deflection shot is worth its weight in gold, right? ;) LOL!


The 2Gb VRAM is going to give you a lot more eye candy without any impact on the fps (the fps practicaly halves when your VRAM reached its capacity and your GPU starts swapping data from the main memory or, even worse, the hard disk...). That is good!

But you need more for what you have in mind!

Since you commited the money, pay the additional 30 and get the good version of the 560ti. I have read in some reviews that the new version is very near to the performance of the GTX570.


So my comment, pay and get the good one.

~S~

PS. I solved my problem otherwise; I fly blue so I do not have to fly against Kosedub ;) ROFL!

[KG26_Alpha]

Thanks KG26- I ordered the 'Palit

I never touch Palit products.

They may be an OEM manufacturer, but I prefer the RMA service from my suppliers to be reliable.




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[SEE]

Cheers guys, advice taken.....:grin:


KG_ , what is the RMA service you mention regards your supplier?

[KG26_Alpha]

Cheers guys, advice taken.....:grin:


KG_ , what is the RMA service you mention regards your supplier?


Return Material Authorisation

If something goes wrong and you need to return the goods for repair/replacement.


I've found that saving £20.00 on items from such manufacturers can cost you in the long run when trying to RMA faulty products.
The warranty periods could be 12 months instead of 24/36.

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[SEE]

Thanks for all the suggestions, advice chaps!

I just installed the 2Gb MSI N560GTX Ti Twin Frozr which seems a well made card and comes slightly OC'd over the standard settings. The Asus 1Gb 560Ti Direct CU has slightly higher clock speeds out of the box but the difference is only marginal. The MSI Afterburner software was installed so I can tweak it to match if necessary.

With my 2.7Ghz Duel Core system I don't expect to see a massive improvement other than running with some of the eyecandy enabled in MP and more Video settings at high with a few at medium/Low (Buildings, trees, etc).

Benchmarking isn't something I do - I tend to make judgements in game but I did check FPS on the Black Death Track and the results are marginally better but not significantly better - more a case of less sudden large fluctuations (except when the bomb explodes and sudden dip to 9fps for a brief moment). In game it seemed better and used the Quick Mission 'Intercept Bombers over London' for comparison using High settings and Shadows, clouds enabled.

After the next update I will be looking to upgrade to an i5 - 2500K 8Gb. At the moment I am happy with the SP and MP performance on my current system.

[335th_GRAthos]

Forget the "Fly over London" and "Black Death" benchmarks...

What I want to know is how much fps you have at ATAG, high flying & low flying... ;)

~S~

[SEE]

Unfortunately................the new board died! Or something catastrophic occurred after a few hours of use! Got a BSoD, Win7 reported a hardware failure on reboot, tried several times and waited patiently for the Win7 Repair to do its analysis but no joy. Re- fitted the ASUS GTX560Ti 1GB and hey presto - booted up fine and running ok!


Guess I will have to call the supplier and return it but not sure I want another now!


Edit: Appears it was a driver problem. Rolled back, Re-installed - so far so good!

[KG26_Alpha]

Unfortunately................the new board died! Or something catastrophic occurred after a few hours of use! Got a BSoD, Win7 reported a hardware failure on reboot, tried several times and waited patiently for the Win7 Repair to do its analysis but no joy. Re- fitted the ASUS GTX560Ti 1GB and hey presto - booted up fine and running ok!


Guess I will have to call the supplier and return it but not sure I want another now!


Edit: Appears it was a driver problem. Rolled back, Re-installed - so far so good!

Phew !!!

[SlipBall]

New driver's are available today 1.31.12 ver.285.62