ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII TOP/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti

 (16 customer reviews)

I recently purchased and installed the ASUS 560Ti after my old video card (from the now defunct BFG) literally blew up. Having not looked at video cards for 3-4 years, I was totally lost on what to buy. I saw myself in the $250 range, and after looking at EVGA and XFX, decided to go with ASUS primarily because of the dual card fans and the heatsink design (excessive heat is a bad thing).

Having installed the card (remember to go to Safe Mode and completely remove your old video card drivers with Drive Sweeper, other wise your computer will complete grind to a halt mid-game), I have been nothing short of amazed at the video quality.

My last card could run the modern games (primarily RIFT, Deus Ex) at average settings and maintain a good frame rate.
With the ASUS 560Ti, I am now running games at the highest settings with no drop in framerate or game experience.
I can finally see what the games were meant to look like!
I have always been a big...Read more

Let me start off by saying that this is a NON reference GPU with aftermarket cooling. That being said im going to go through some pros and cons.

Pros:
1. Non reference PCB. The PCB is made differently from most other brands making this a very unique card.
2. Direct CUII cooling keeps this thing not even lukewarm. The heatsinks (there are more than 1) and copper pipe work very well together to keep my temperatures at idle and load between 32 and 45 degrees Celsius, respectively.
3. Asus Smart Doctor lets you overclock your card, set fan profiles and monitor profiles right from your desktop.
4. Maxes out most multiplatform games that are out now at 60 FPS.

Cons:

1. The Drivers from the Asus website will not detect the card making me need to download drivers from Nvidias website.
2. The stock profiles that come with the smart doctor are not good at ALL. I highly recommend setting up your own profile to make sure you keep your...Read more

I bought this card to play Battlefield 3 and I am able to run on High settings with ample fps. The card is quiet, runs cool, and looks great. I am very happy with my purchase.