[Cznielsen]

Hi guys,

so yeah, I already have an Inno3D GTX 560 (clocked at 822) reference card installed in my pc, and I wanted to buy another.

The question is, should I get another Inno3D card or go with something like the Gigabyte OC or Asus DirectCU II which basically cost the same as the Inno3D? Which one will work best?

Please note my PSU is a 700w Cougar 80+ Silver certificate.

 

[Cznielsen]

anyone...?

 

[Anthraxinsoup]

Get a MSI Twin Frozr II or a DirectCUII.

 

[Norlig]

Gigabyte's 950/1000 Mhz core version

 

[Anthraxinsoup]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pangeltveit Gigabyte's 950/1000 Mhz core version

That's a stupid idea. The MSI and ASUS versions both get higher OCs than the Gigabyte, and they are much cooler.

 

[ABerd]

Get the EVGA so you can buy mine

But I'd probably get MSI's twin frozr 3 or ASUS

 

[Cznielsen]

Going with the Asus one, thanks guys

 

[Cznielsen]

Last question.

There are 2 types of the Asus one, the DirectCU II TOP edition & the standard DirectCU II.

The TOP edition is slightly overclocked to 900/1800, but would it even benefit when my other card is only 822/1644?

 

[antipesto93]

I had the gigabyte version, It did 1000mhz @ 1.05 (1050 in afterburner, whatever that means) and it was near silent, even at load

if you are in the UK mine is for sale in the For Sale section

 

[Draygonn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cznielsen Last question. There are 2 types of the Asus one, the DirectCU II TOP edition & the standard DirectCU II. The TOP edition is slightly overclocked to 900/1800, but would it even benefit when my other card is only 822/1644?

Get the non-TOP version. In SLI the cards will run at the speed of the slower card. So it would downclock to 822 anyway. Even if you plan on overclocking the TOP version is a waste of $ because you just pay for the factory to OC the card.

 

[Booty Warrior]

Wait on the Twin Frozr 3 version from MSI!

 

[Cznielsen]

Thanks but i'll just go with the Asus non top version then

 

[Draygonn]

And they made fun of Sparkle for the Unicorn on the box...

 

[MoBeeJ]

@ Draygonn:
Finally a good answer

.
OP: Try and overclock your card first to see where u can reach. Then buy what ever card that suits you. If your card cant reach 950 mhz then u cant buy the gigabyte 1 cause ull crash (in sli). Also even if you are able to hit 950mhz, watch the temps. In sli temps are higher and stability is harder. My advie get a non-reference card with slight oc. Asus DCII non-top or msi twinfrzr II

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[IXcrispyXI]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Draygonn;13070970
And they made fun of Sparkle for the Unicorn on the box...

cause the 560 is a little pony in disguise

also has a hidden power to keep up in some benchs with the 6950, and was aim'd at the 6870's

 

[Cznielsen]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoBeeJ @ Draygonn: Finally a good answer . OP: Try and overclock your card first to see where u can reach. Then buy what ever card that suits you. If your card cant reach 950 mhz then u cant buy the gigabyte 1 cause ull crash (in sli). Also even if you are able to hit 950mhz, watch the temps. In sli temps are higher and stability is harder. My advie get a non-reference card with slight oc. Asus DCII non-top or msi twinfrzr II .

I was able to reach 950.

now after the patch I can barely reach 880 without crashing my drivers

 

[Draygonn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pangeltveit;13063254
Gigabyte's 950/1000 Mhz core version

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthraxinsoup;13063403
That's a stupid idea. The MSI and ASUS versions both get higher OCs than the Gigabyte, and they are much cooler.

Are these 560's hitting well over 1GHz? Normally I wouldn't bother with a factory OC'ed card but 950 or 1000 is pretty damn fast.
Quote:

Originally Posted by MoBeeJ;13071010
@ Draygonn:
Finally a good answer

Even a broken clock is right twice a day

 

[dealio]

my cards can do 1gh @ 1.087 easily in single mode but are not SLI stable in Crysis2, it downclocks to default in a few minutes of gameplay

950 @ 1.087 works on multiplayer, but singleplayer might or might not crash

900 @ 1.050 is rock solid

i must add a case fan so i can try with higher voltage

 

[Stefy]

DirectCU is a 3 slot card.

 

[Draygonn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefy DirectCU is a 3 slot card.

not the 560 version