** EDIT: Opted for 6870 Twin Frozr II. Slightly better Performance per Watt and per Price than the cheapiest 560 Ti, and much better cooling system. [Reviews analysed: 1, 2, 3] **
After a long research, here are the final contenders:
All of them can be found for around £155 in UK stores (I'm restricted to UK stores or EU if the shipping is really low).
Due to power and space constraints (mini-ITX system), I can't and I won't take more powerful cards. I opted to take GTX 560 instead of HD 6870 because it looks like that NVIDIA cards perform better than AMD in StarCraft II [source: 1, 2].
Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23.
I couldn't find any review that directly compared temperature and noise of GTX 560 models. I don't really care about performance (between GTX 560 models) in those reviews since it's just a matter of overclocking, so the really deciding factor in my opinion is the power and effectiveness of the cooling system.
From the reviews, MSI Twin Frozr II seemed to have the best cooling system but the only place I could find it is at UK Amazon for above £200 (so out of question).
And here is my questions:
Edited by F u r u y a - 6/20/11 at 5:11pm
After a long research, here are the final contenders:
- Asus DirectCU II (850/4200/1700 MHz - Dual Fan)
- Gainward Golden Sample (822/4040/1645 MHz - Single Fan)
- Gigabyte OC (830/4008/1660 MHz - Dual Fan)
- KFA2 EX OC (905/4008/1810 MHz - Dual Fan)
- Palit Sonic Platinum (900/4200/1800 MHz - Single Fan)
- ZOTAC Amp! (950/4400/1900 MHz - Dual Fan)
All of them can be found for around £155 in UK stores (I'm restricted to UK stores or EU if the shipping is really low).
Due to power and space constraints (mini-ITX system), I can't and I won't take more powerful cards. I opted to take GTX 560 instead of HD 6870 because it looks like that NVIDIA cards perform better than AMD in StarCraft II [source: 1, 2].
Reviews: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23.
I couldn't find any review that directly compared temperature and noise of GTX 560 models. I don't really care about performance (between GTX 560 models) in those reviews since it's just a matter of overclocking, so the really deciding factor in my opinion is the power and effectiveness of the cooling system.
From the reviews, MSI Twin Frozr II seemed to have the best cooling system but the only place I could find it is at UK Amazon for above £200 (so out of question).
And here is my questions:
- Amongst the listed GTXs 560, which one do you think is the best choice?
- Does any of them have a very good cooling system that allows OC'ing without sacrificing temperatures too much?
Edited by F u r u y a - 6/20/11 at 5:11pm
, cheaper, identical performance/cooling
