I want to play games on a single monitor at max settings. The Witcher 2 is my newest game. My HIS Radeon HD 4870 isn't cutting it anymore. I'm looking at either an EVGA 560 Ti Superclocked http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130610 or and MSI 560 TI Hawk http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127578 My dilemma is I have a coupon for the EVGA which combined with the current rebates brings its price down to about 190 USD. The MSI is 250 USD. So is the Hawk worth the extra $60? I'll be overclocking my CPU to 3.6 Ghz. Any suggestions are welcome.
if it's not too late - i would take it back and get the cheaper one. The only difference is that the Hawk has a special aftermarket style cooler and will run a little cooler. The EVGA is overclocked a little and should have slightly higher performance.
Too bad I didnt see this post yesterday I would have suggested the EVGA, especially with that coupon. Oh well you can't go wrong with either one. Cheers!
Yeah, it's too late. EVGA all the way. For 190 a 560Ti is a steal. Could have gotten easy to the Hawks clocks. An I really like the quality and style of EVGA.
Ha ha you guys changed my mind. I talked to newegg.com and they said to simply send it back for a full refund when it arrives. I ordered the EVGA, saved me $51. Thanks a lot for everyone's input.
you made the right choice the msi is higher quality, especially the lightning series. the evga is just a reference card
The coupon came in the retail box for The Witcher 2. Here is some more information if anyone is interested. http://www.evga.com/witcher/
Even though the eVGA is better in price, I think you did the best by buying the Hawk. It has a couple of advantages: - it has active VRM+memorycooling, whilst the eVGA only has VRM cooling or even none - the MSI has the better cooler. The GPU stays cooler with the TwinFrozrIII (it has thicker heatpipes) - the MSI has a steel "frame" to prevent the card from bending - The MSI has an 8+1 PWM design (more stable voltage to the GPU with less ripple), the eVGA has a 4+1 PWM design (i'm not sure if it is 4+1 or 6+1) - the MSI has higher clocks than the eVGA I would personally pay the 60 dollars for this complete card
I found this thread in a search because I'm considering picking up a 560Ti in the coming months. From the points you listed the only one that I could consider important is the power supply modification. Memory cooling is pretty much a non issue. If your GPU is "bending" even after 10 years you didn't install it properly or should opt to spend more than 5 dollars on your case. EVGA stuck it out with the factory board which was a really good call on their part; the 560Ti is absolutely stellar with excellent heat management. I personally don't like the dual fan cards because they are significantly louder and put all the heat into the case. The best cooling solution is the simplest. OC temps on the 560 Ti factory are stellar to begin with. EVGA AR comes with a lifetime warranty (MAKE SURE TO REGISTER) and EVGA has won my loyalty in the past. 3 year warranty on the hawk is fine because honestly you'll rarely have a GPU for more than 4 years though like power supplies longer warranties equates to better build qualities. The 50MHz clock difference is literally negligible. The less expensive choice was definitely the way to go.