Nvidia releases new GTX560Ti - A force to be reckoned with!!!

As some of you may remember, back in December I was in a quandary about buying a new video card. I was looking at a pair of SLI GTX460 cards, or the new GTX570. I went with the 570 with a bit of trepidation because I knew the GTX560 was on its way, but only knew it was to be released in "Q1 2011" which could be as late as March. Well, the GTX560 was "rebranded" as the GTX560Ti, resurrecting the "Ti" moniker from the old Geforce 3 & 4 days (think waaaay back to the AGP days of 2001-2002), wouldn't you know it, Nvidia released the card to the public just yesterday, Jan 25 2011. The price is certainly right (+/- $260US), and after reading a few reviews, I REALLY wish I would have waited a few more weeks and grabbed a pair of the 560s for an SLI set up. Several reviews show the GTX560Ti outperforming the (formerly) legendary GTX480 in some benchmarks, sometimes by a considerable margin. So, enough of my babbling. Here's some links for those interested in this new rockin' card from Nvidia:
GeForce GTX 560 Reviews Roundup - http://www.ntcompatible.com/news/story/geforce_gtx_560_reviews_roundup.html
Another review roundup - http://www.tweaktown.com/news/18596/nvidia_geforce_gtx_560_ti_review_roundup/index.html
And yet one more roundup collection - http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/27683/

I'm pretty sure that all the current reviews of the new GTX560Ti out on the interweb can be found at one of the links provided in one of the roundups above. Enjoy!

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. . . . and a parting shot of the MSI take on the GTX560Ti using their awesome "TwinFrozr" cooling technology.

 

Seems like a nice card. My factory OCed 470 does fine for me for now... though it would've probably been better to wait for the 560. Oh well, that's the nature of technology.

Is it me, or has computer technology been slowing down a bit?

 

Tech slowing down? Hmmm.... maybe the opposite? At least with video cards. Nvidia's 400 series (GTX460, 470, 480) are less than a year old and have been "replaced" by the 500 series already. This does NOT mean the 400 series is old, obsolete, or anything else negative, it just means that something newer and (yes) faster is now available at approx the same price point (the 560 is at about $250-$260 which is about where the 460 was when it hit the market; the 560 will likely be around $199-$229 in 2-4mo). Also, with motherboards and CPUs, Intel has been moving ahead quickly with the i5 (esp the new "k" series like the 2500k and 2600k with CRAZY overclock potential), i3, Sandy Bridge (I have no idea what a "Sandy Bridge" is but it's all the rage).

 

:confused There was a pic of one of the GTX560Ti cards from MSI to close out my first post... it has since disappeared. Strange. LOL