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Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti Overclocking Guide
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 Overclocking your graphics card is a very quick and easy way to get a little extra performance out of your system. While the 1000MHz might not be obtainable with all GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics cards, we are confident that almost all will handle 950MHz without a problem. In either case, gamers can enjoy performance gains as high as 15–20%.
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ASUS HD 6970 DirectCU II - Triple Slot Monster Review
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With their DirectCU II version AMD shows its first high end AMD
graphics card with a triple slot cooler. Until today only Gainward
with their GLH series (Goes Like Hell) was known for their huge triple
slot coolers but now also ASUS has such a monster in its portfolio.
But overworking only the cooler would have been too easy. ASUS
provided this card also with their own power design which is an
indicator for good overclockability.
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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMP! Edition 1 GB
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ZOTAC's GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMP! Edition is the highest-clocked GTX 560 money can buy at the moment. Its blazing clocks of 950 MHz core and 1100 MHz memory give it a 12% real-life performance advantage over the reference design, which is quite impressive for the $279 it's coming at. With additional overclocking we could reach 998 MHz, and almost broke the 1 GHz barrier!
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Do I need to upgrade my graphics card yet? (No.)
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"In some ways, this exercise was one with a pre-determined
result: is getting a newer graphics cards going to give you better
performance? Absolutely. What we honestly weren't sure of was HOW
MUCH performance consumers were going to get for that upgrade and the
answer is just as complicated as I had thought it would be. Depending
on the games you are playing, you can go from unplayable to a good
experience (Metro 2033) or see little real-world advantage (Left 4
Dead 2). I think the results seen in this article show that more
often we are leaning towards the former and as 2011 progresses and
titles like Crysis 2, Bulletstorm, FEAR 3 and Battlefield 3 are
released, the upgraded GPUs of today will be more and more necessary."
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Galaxy GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB GC Video Card Overclocked
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"Another day rolls in and another GTX 560 Ti arrives. With a pretty mean looking cooler on this one and a few lower clocked models already looked at, it's time to check out how overclocking goes on the new model. The exact card we're looking at today is the Galaxy GTX 560 Ti 1GB GC Version. This isn't the first time we've seen the GC version and the chances are it won't be the last.
As we just mentioned, since we've already looked at a couple of GTX 560 Ti cards we thought it was time to overclock one and see what we could get out of the card. Since out of the box the Galaxy one we're looking at today didn't have the largest OC'd clock speeds, we thought it was a good chance for us to take it upon ourselves to see what the model was capable of."
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ASUS GeForce GT 440 1 GB
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NVIDIA's new GeForce GT 440 sets out to deliver acceptable performance in the low-end segment around $100. ASUS GT 440 comes with a custom designed, black PCB and a stylish heatsink. The card also comes with higher clocks out of the box to gain an extra performance advantage.
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Zotac Amp! Edition GeForce GTX 480 Graphics Card
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"Today we will be taking a look at one of Zotac’s flagship graphics card from their GeForce 400 series line, the Amp! Edition GeForce GTX 480. Originally launched in March of 2010 and available a month later for purchase, the GeForce 400 series was the first to introduce the Fermi architecture and support for OpenGL 4.0 and Direct3D 11. Although ousted as the NVIDIA GPU king by the GeForce 500 series late last year, higher end 400 series cards like the GTX 480 remain very relevant in today’s GPU market. Zotac sweetens their take on the GTX 480 by throwing in an aftermarket heatsink to combat Fermi’s known heat issues and a factory overclock for good measure."
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Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 BFBC2 Vietnam Edition
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AMD's top-end Radeon HD 6970 2GB is one of the best GPU choices on the market right now, and adding to its flavor a bit, Sapphire customized the reference card to produce the Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam edition. In addition to featuring a copy of the game, it comes complete with many accessories (including an HDMI cable).
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ASUS Radeon 6950 and 6970
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“AMD's 6900 cards are positioned to battle Nvidia's new kids on the block, and this brings us to the topic of today's discussion: the ASUS Radeon 6950 and 6970. With voltage tweaking ability, these cards bring a great deal of potential for gamers who want overclocking headroom.”
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MSI R6950 Twin Frozr II OC edition review
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Today we have a new review on the Radeon HD 6950. A series (6900) that has been received with somewhat mixed feelings. Everybody expected the overall performance to be a notch higher.
As such MSI went back to the drawing board and redesigned the PCB, armed it with quality components and decided that they would need to slap a nice cooler on there. As such we see the model as tested today, running slightly above reference specification yet with the latest twin Frozr II cooler mounted on top of it. Check out the article right here.
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AMD HD 6950 1GB vs. NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti Overclocking
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AMD and NVIDIA released $250 GPUs last week, and both proved to deliver a major punch for modest cash. After testing, we found AMD to have a slight edge in overall performance, so to see if things change when OCing is brought into the picture, we pushed both cards hard, and then pit the results against our usual suite.
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MSI HD 6950 Twin Frozr II
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MSI's HD 6950 Twin Frozr II is the first custom design HD 6950 to reach our labs. It comes with a small overclock out of the box and MSI's well established Twin Frozr II heatsink to keep the card cool.
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ASUS GeForce ENGTX560 Ti DirectCU II Video Card Review
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"The ASUS ENGTX560 Ti DirectXU II Top edition video card proved itself to be faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 Ti reference design in our testing, but that was expected since it operates at a 900MHz versus the standard 823MHz clock speeds. We also found that it ran cooler at full load and was able to overclock better than the reference design thanks to the voltage adjustment feature (VoltageTweak) in the SmartDoctor utility. Being able to reach 1GHz on the GeForce GTX 560 when overclocking was nice..."
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ASUS GTX580 1.5GB Review
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"Looking back over the past year, Nvidia have had a tough ride. Firstly,
they were late with the release of their high end GPU, resulting in AMD
taking the golden opportunity to grab some much needed market share, and
secondly their Fermi architecture became notorious for its high power
consumption, temperatures and noise. The GF100 core was without a shadow of
doubt the most powerful GPU available but in the form of the GTX480, it
remained unappealing to most users. Furthermore, the GTX480 was a cut down
version of core specifications, which seemingly wasn't enough to reduce all
of its negative attributes. In its bid to take the performance crown, Nvidia
had sacrificed user appeal. Fundamentally, Fermi is still a very successful
architecture and we only have to look at its sheer compute power to realise
that Nvidia have succeeded in producing what they set out to do despite the
trade-offs."
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HIS Radeon HD 6850 1GB IceQ X Turbo Video Card
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"We knew it was only a matter of time, and while we would've liked to have seen the HD 6900 series get the treatment first, we know just because of the way the models were released it wasn't going to happen. What are we talking about? The HD 6000 series getting the IceQ treatment from HIS, which is one of my favorite series as they combine a new cooler and an overclock to some of our favorite models.
The first model to get the IceQ treatment is the baby HD 6850 which has proven that it's capable of offering us some great performance for the price. Fortunately HIS haven't just strapped on a new cooler, though, with the model falling under the IceQ X Turbo series which means that apart from that updated cooler, it also carries with it an overclock."
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