Nvidia 560TI which brand?

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I'm not sure which one is the best one and if there is even such a thing over preference.
 
Check the warranty offered by the manufacturer. Gigabyte is good for starters.
 
Difference is in the cards themselves is the cooler mainly, since the board are otherwise mostly reference design, which is a good one.

Don't buy the Inno3D one with their own 2-fan cooler. I learnt the hard way. The heatsink is a complete pos.
 
Rudimental said:
Difference is in the cards themselves is the cooler mainly, since the board are otherwise mostly reference design, which is a good one.

Don't buy the Inno3D one with their own 2-fan cooler. I learnt the hard way. The heatsink is a complete pos.
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But I see even asus has a two fan cooler.
 
Pr⊕phet said:
But I see even asus has a two fan cooler.
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I was speaking specifically about the Inno3D one. The actual heatsink design is just terrible. Most of it is an old-style big block heatsink rather than the much more efficient heatpipe + fins design. There is nothing wrong with 2-fan coolers in general, and I replaced my cooler with an Arctic 2-fan cooler.
 
Rudimental said:
I was speaking specifically about the Inno3D one. The actual heatsink design is just terrible. Most of it is an old-style big block heatsink rather than the much more efficient heatpipe + fins design. There is nothing wrong with 2-fan coolers in general, and I replaced my cooler with an Arctic 2-fan cooler.
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Thanks.
 
Rudimental said:
I was speaking specifically about the Inno3D one. The actual heatsink design is just terrible. Most of it is an old-style big block heatsink rather than the much more efficient heatpipe + fins design. There is nothing wrong with 2-fan coolers in general, and I replaced my cooler with an Arctic 2-fan cooler.
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What were your temp differences between stock and Arctic-2-fan? Worth the upgrade?
 
FrancTheTank said:
What were your temp differences between stock and Arctic-2-fan? Worth the upgrade?
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Uh, I didn't really do a proper temp-measurement, but I just played a little Skyrim and my temps were in the mid 50's, whereas before they'd been in the mid/high 70's. Haven't tested BF3 temps since haven't played in ages, but those will be more telling I think. Arctic cooler also comes with heatsinks for mem/vrms, which other cooler did not have. Oh and these temps are also with a little more overclock - 880 -> 950.

I'm not really sure it is worth the R500 odd I paid for it purely for temps (got my sister to buy it for me in the states and mail it to me, so cooler + postage). I didn't buy it for low temps, though, but for quietness. Old cooler was obnoxious from about 55% fan speed and then had to use headphones at max (75%) or struggle in quieter games (was fine in something like BF3, though). New cooler I have not even noticed above normal case noise (have 6 fans incl CPU, but all are around 1000rpm or lower).

It is this cooler. Mine was labelled at 160W rather than 250W, but is identical.
 
Rudimental said:
Uh, I didn't really do a proper temp-measurement, but I just played a little Skyrim and my temps were in the mid 50's, whereas before they'd been in the mid/high 70's. Haven't tested BF3 temps since haven't played in ages, but those will be more telling I think. Arctic cooler also comes with heatsinks for mem/vrms, which other cooler did not have. Oh and these temps are also with a little more overclock - 880 -> 950.

I'm not really sure it is worth the R500 odd I paid for it purely for temps (got my sister to buy it for me in the states and mail it to me, so cooler + postage). I didn't buy it for low temps, though, but for quietness. Old cooler was obnoxious from about 55% fan speed and then had to use headphones at max (75%) or struggle in quieter games (was fine in something like BF3, though). New cooler I have not even noticed above normal case noise (have 6 fans incl CPU, but all are around 1000rpm or lower).

It is this cooler. Mine was labelled at 160W rather than 250W, but is identical.
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So you are saying that you have this: http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/vga/375/accelero-twin-turbo-ii.html ?

Cooling/quietness wise how good is it? and what card do you have?
 
Just get a TFII or a CUII model. Aftermarket cooler built into the price is going to perform about the same and cost less in the end. IMO obviously.
 
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