# Opinions on these graphics cards

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opinions-on-these-graphics-cards/209957
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [March 10, 2011, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opinions-on-these-graphics-cards/209957 "2011-03-10T11:37:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2011, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opinions-on-these-graphics-cards/209957/1 "2011-03-10T11:37:52Z")

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i am looking tp upgrade my graphics card, i currently have a geforce 8600 gts. I am not looking to spend more than 260 for one.

i was looking that these so far

> **[EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 01G-P3-1561-AR FPB (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI...](https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604)**
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> Buy EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card at Newegg today!

this one is pretty much the same thing just faster?

> **[EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit...](https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610)**
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> Buy EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card with fast shipping and top-rated customer service.Once you know, you Newegg!

> **[EVGA GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) DirectX 11 012-P3-1470-AR 1280MB 320-Bit...](https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130550&Tpk=012-P3-1470-AR)**
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> Buy EVGA GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) DirectX 11 012-P3-1470-AR 1280MB 320-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card with fast shipping and top-rated customer service.Once you know, you Newegg!

good/bad choices?

i dont do much gaming, mostly stuff with videos but when i do play a game i like to get the settings as high as i can without any stutter

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### Author: ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opinions-on-these-graphics-cards/209957/2 "2011-03-12T22:48:00Z")

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Any reason you are not looking at Radeon’s?

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### Author: ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opinions-on-these-graphics-cards/209957/3 "2011-03-13T06:16:28Z")

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i like nvidia stuff but no real particular reason

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### Author: ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2011, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opinions-on-these-graphics-cards/209957/4 "2011-03-13T08:01:17Z")

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I have to say that ATI and nvidias are so damn close that this is one area you can be a brand whore and it is ok. lol. I haven’t been keeping up with the hardware like I used to. So good luck there.

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### Author: ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opinions-on-these-graphics-cards/209957/5 "2011-03-13T08:24:18Z")

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I’d go with the 560 TI.

[http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2011-gaming-graphics-charts/benchmarks,123.html](http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2011-gaming-graphics-charts/benchmarks,123.html)

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### Author: ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opinions-on-these-graphics-cards/209957/6 "2011-03-13T15:26:13Z")

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one more that i found, how does this compare to the 560 ti?

[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102914](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102914)

found out about it here

> **[Radeon 6950 2gb or Nvidia 560 Ti? - Graphics Cards](http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/310134-33-radeon-6950-nvidia)**
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> First time posting here but I'm thinking of building a new computer and am at quite a dilemma. I've seen that generally the Radeon will be a bit more expensive than the Nvidia 560 Ti. However, I've...

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### Author: ![aberfitch82](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aberfitch82/32/5041_2.png) [@aberfitch82](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/aberfitch82)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/opinions-on-these-graphics-cards/209957/7 "2011-03-14T17:33:27Z")

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GTX 460 FTW
