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[Short version: After a GTX560Ti with good performance and low fan noise but not sure which i would go for. Willing to sacrifice a little of either if it means the other gets an improvement. Power usage and temperatures aren't of much matter, although the lower the better for obvious reasons.]
I made a topic 2 weeks back requesting advice on what GPU to purchase for my system in which i received some very helpful information, so thank you to the community. The 3 options were the GTX 460, 480, or 560Ti. The 460 series ran fairly cool and had low noise but lacked the performance i was after, where-as the 480 series had the performance i wanted yet sacrificed nice temperatures and quiet fans. In the end i decided to with the 560Ti series as it wasn't far behind the 480s but kept the positives of the 460s.
A few days of research later and i thought i had come across a winner. The Sparkle Calibre x560 had great performance, low power usage, reasonable temperatures, and was one of (if not) the best cards when it came to fan noise under high load. The only problem? It doesn't seem to exist anymore and so i cannot buy it. Naturally my thoughts turned to the "second best" GTX 560Ti but i honestly cannot see which one is worth going for. There are so many brand names flying about and different versions of cards that it's making my head spin: Take the Sparkle away and everything else is hard to sort through.
The MSI Twin FrozR is said to have amazing build quality and so-so audio under high-load but suffers in the performance department. It runs very cool so it has over-clocking potential but would the performance really increase that much? Even then, would the fan noise still be the same or would it increase to a noticeable level? I've seen the Gigabyte SOC and it's brilliant performance but it apparently suffers a great deal on the fan noise end, not to mention i've seen a few issues arise with the factory-clocked cards (pushed a bit too far, so i've heard). The Asus is apparently in the middle for audible airflow and performance, which seems like a sensible option if i cannot find a better alternative. The Palit Sonic 1gb didn't look that good to me but apparently there is a 2gb version out, although i've no idea how decent it is. In fact, there are tons of other versions out there which i have no clue about: Zotac, KFA2, Inno3D, PNY, Gainward, and even then there are different types like 1gb, 2gb, OC, Super OC, etc. Could make a guy lose his mind trying to fathom all of that data!
I am really lost on this one, would appreciate the help. The reason i am so touchy about high-load fan noise is not for myself but others around me. The Desktop is situated in an area where a couple of people regularly socialise, watch TV, etc. I don't want to be gaming or rendering/designing something and have the fan audio become so much that it becomes a background annoyance, but at the same time i don't wish to sacrifice a ton of performance if the noise difference is negligible.
Budget is £190-250, which should cover every GTX 560Ti out there.
EDIT: Had to remove one of the brand names i mentioned because apparently it was filtered out and replaced with asterisks... O_o
I made a topic 2 weeks back requesting advice on what GPU to purchase for my system in which i received some very helpful information, so thank you to the community. The 3 options were the GTX 460, 480, or 560Ti. The 460 series ran fairly cool and had low noise but lacked the performance i was after, where-as the 480 series had the performance i wanted yet sacrificed nice temperatures and quiet fans. In the end i decided to with the 560Ti series as it wasn't far behind the 480s but kept the positives of the 460s.
A few days of research later and i thought i had come across a winner. The Sparkle Calibre x560 had great performance, low power usage, reasonable temperatures, and was one of (if not) the best cards when it came to fan noise under high load. The only problem? It doesn't seem to exist anymore and so i cannot buy it. Naturally my thoughts turned to the "second best" GTX 560Ti but i honestly cannot see which one is worth going for. There are so many brand names flying about and different versions of cards that it's making my head spin: Take the Sparkle away and everything else is hard to sort through.
The MSI Twin FrozR is said to have amazing build quality and so-so audio under high-load but suffers in the performance department. It runs very cool so it has over-clocking potential but would the performance really increase that much? Even then, would the fan noise still be the same or would it increase to a noticeable level? I've seen the Gigabyte SOC and it's brilliant performance but it apparently suffers a great deal on the fan noise end, not to mention i've seen a few issues arise with the factory-clocked cards (pushed a bit too far, so i've heard). The Asus is apparently in the middle for audible airflow and performance, which seems like a sensible option if i cannot find a better alternative. The Palit Sonic 1gb didn't look that good to me but apparently there is a 2gb version out, although i've no idea how decent it is. In fact, there are tons of other versions out there which i have no clue about: Zotac, KFA2, Inno3D, PNY, Gainward, and even then there are different types like 1gb, 2gb, OC, Super OC, etc. Could make a guy lose his mind trying to fathom all of that data!
I am really lost on this one, would appreciate the help. The reason i am so touchy about high-load fan noise is not for myself but others around me. The Desktop is situated in an area where a couple of people regularly socialise, watch TV, etc. I don't want to be gaming or rendering/designing something and have the fan audio become so much that it becomes a background annoyance, but at the same time i don't wish to sacrifice a ton of performance if the noise difference is negligible.
Budget is £190-250, which should cover every GTX 560Ti out there.
EDIT: Had to remove one of the brand names i mentioned because apparently it was filtered out and replaced with asterisks... O_o
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