Official "I just got a Geforce GTX 5xx thread" - Page 79

Sean_W · 04-05-11, 06:12 PM

This card is ****ing insane. I played the last level of Crysis smooth maxed out, extreme config . First time I've played the level smooth since it used to be a slide show before.

jkmetal · 04-06-11, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean_W

This card is ****ing insane. I played the last level of Crysis smooth maxed out, extreme config . First time I've played the level smooth since it used to be a slide show before.

460 FTW!! Enjoy your card. Make sure to overclock it a little if you haven't already.

Sean_W · 04-06-11, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jkmetal

460 FTW!! Enjoy your card. Make sure to overclock it a little if you haven't already.

Overclocking makes me nervous now days.

Retrolock · 04-06-11, 11:39 PM

Upgraded to a i5-2500k and managed to go 4ghz on STOCK COOLING!!!!!! Bumped my 3dmark 06 score by a huge margin.. evga ftmfw!

I'm set for 3 years!!!!!!!! Unless I don't burn my cpu because of that crappy stock cooler...

**sillyeagle** · 04-11-11, 08:26 PM

My new card, the 900 MHz Gigabyte Windforce 2x, which was only $234 w/free shipping at newegg. Definitely the best card for the money right now.

**bob saget** · 04-11-11, 09:19 PM

never had a card by gigabyte. hope it lasts you a long time

EDIT: maybe moar pics? good lookin piece of hardware...

Sean_W · 04-11-11, 09:52 PM

Looks cool but 2 fans on a 560? That seems a bit extreme for a midrange card.

**sillyeagle** · 04-12-11, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean_W

Looks cool but 2 fans on a 560? That seems a bit extreme for a midrange card.

Well for one thing having two fans makes it almost silent, and considering it's essentially a free after market cooler I don't see why you'd even opt for the reference design.

Highest temp I've seen at 950MHz is 65, and the fan only came up to 55% on auto, which is nearly silent. It's amazing how quiet this card is.

Sean_W · 04-12-11, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sillyeagle

Well for one thing having two fans makes it almost silent, and considering it's essentially a free after market cooler I don't see why you'd even opt for the reference design.

Highest temp I've seen at 950MHz is 65, and the fan only came up to 55% on auto, which is nearly silent. It's amazing how quiet this card is.

haha nice. My card is noisy if I don't have plenty of cooling.

**sillyeagle** · 04-17-11, 05:44 PM

I'm impressed with the overclocking of my Gigabyte 560 ti. I've been running it at 1000Mhz using 1.07v, and it stays below 70C. With 1.1v it runs at 1040MHz. I can set up to 1.15v but have not tried that yet. Even at full load with 1GHz the cooler on this card sounds like my GTX260 at idle. I'm very happy with it, especially for $234.

**Airbrushkid** · 04-19-11, 11:21 PM

Just got 2 Palit GTX 560Ti 2 GB cards for SLI and they are doing real good with my 3 - 24: monitors.

Boy there short compared to my old GTX 285's.

Llamalama · 04-21-11, 06:30 PM

Decide to add another 480GTX instead of upgrade to a 580. Sweeet.

04-05-11, 06:12 PM	#937
Sean_W Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,438	Re: Official "I just got a Geforce GTX 4xx/5xx thread" This card is ****ing insane. I played the last level of Crysis smooth maxed out, extreme config . First time I've played the level smooth since it used to be a slide show before.

04-06-11, 11:39 PM	#940
Retrolock ® Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,293	Re: Official "I just got a Geforce GTX 4xx/5xx thread" Upgraded to a i5-2500k and managed to go 4ghz on STOCK COOLING!!!!!! Bumped my 3dmark 06 score by a huge margin.. evga ftmfw! I'm set for 3 years!!!!!!!! Unless I don't burn my cpu because of that crappy stock cooler... __________________ i7-2600k, Xspc rs240, Asus Maximus IV Gene-z, 8gb G.Skill DDR3 1866 RIPJAWSX CL7, PNY GTX 580, Seasonic X-760W, WD 1tb Caviar Black, 500 & 320gb Seagate

04-11-11, 08:26 PM	#941
sillyeagle sillyego Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 5,385	Re: Official "I just got a Geforce GTX 4xx/5xx thread" My new card, the 900 MHz Gigabyte Windforce 2x, which was only $234 w/free shipping at newegg. Definitely the best card for the money right now. __________________ Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem Quad @ 4.0GHz EVGA GTX 660 SLI @ 1046MHz OCZ Platinum CL7 6GB EVGA Intel X58 _____________ A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.

04-11-11, 09:19 PM	#942
bob saget Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver, originally Russia Posts: 23,133	Re: Official "I just got a Geforce GTX 4xx/5xx thread" never had a card by gigabyte. hope it lasts you a long time EDIT: maybe moar pics? good lookin piece of hardware...

04-11-11, 09:52 PM	#943
Sean_W Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,438	Re: Official "I just got a Geforce GTX 4xx/5xx thread" Looks cool but 2 fans on a 560? That seems a bit extreme for a midrange card.

04-17-11, 05:44 PM	#946
sillyeagle sillyego Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 5,385	Re: Official "I just got a Geforce GTX 4xx/5xx thread" I'm impressed with the overclocking of my Gigabyte 560 ti. I've been running it at 1000Mhz using 1.07v, and it stays below 70C. With 1.1v it runs at 1040MHz. I can set up to 1.15v but have not tried that yet. Even at full load with 1GHz the cooler on this card sounds like my GTX260 at idle. I'm very happy with it, especially for $234. __________________ Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem Quad @ 4.0GHz EVGA GTX 660 SLI @ 1046MHz OCZ Platinum CL7 6GB EVGA Intel X58 _____________ A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.

04-19-11, 11:21 PM	#947
Airbrushkid Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,413	Re: Official "I just got a Geforce GTX 4xx/5xx thread" Just got 2 Palit GTX 560Ti 2 GB cards for SLI and they are doing real good with my 3 - 24: monitors. Boy there short compared to my old GTX 285's. __________________ Intel Q9550 l eVGA NForce 780i SLI FTW l 2 Palit GTX 560 Ti 2 GB SLI l Corsair Dominator 8 gig PC2-8500 l 2 - Intel X-25M 80 gb SSD Raid 0 l WD 1 -2TB & 2 -1TB l On board sound l Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1200 1200W l Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit l 3 X Dell E248WFP 24" Monitors

04-21-11, 06:30 PM	#948
Llamalama Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 134	Re: Official "I just got a Geforce GTX 4xx/5xx thread" Decide to add another 480GTX instead of upgrade to a 580. Sweeet. __________________ Maximus III - Intel 875K@4ghz- 8 Gigs DDR3 1600 -2 x GTX 480-Corsair 1000W PSU