MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: i have 2 of these bad boys there isn't a game out there that it can't handle great buy

Cons: only con i have is i bought it from newegg paid for 3 day shipping took a week they also shipped it through a company that doesn't deliver where i live so i had to drive 46 miles to ppick it up.

Pros: Decent card for the price, renders nice, keeps relatively cool.

Cons: The drivers crash constantly. From what I understand it's because the card times out? I've researched this for weeks now and can not find a fix. It crashes every time I play MINECRAFT, and when I watch movies streaming through Plex (not at the same time). It hasn't happened more than a few times while playing games like Skyrim or MP3, but it still happens. What good is a graphics card if I can't play my games without drivers crashing?

Other Thoughts: If anyone has a fix to my drivers problem (I'll post more information here next time it happens), I could really use the help as I do not want to buy a new graphics card.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.

Please kindly visit the URL below to set up a RMA with the following information.
http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.aspx

1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located on the box, or the back of VGA card, eg 602-xxxx-xxxBxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Symptoms you are having onto the Special Remark section (as detailed as possible)

Once your information and warranty coverage are verified then we can proceed with this RMA for you.
Our turn-around time is typically two weeks and our system will notify you automatically at every stage of your RMA process.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at usreview@msi.com and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.

Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | usreview@msi.com

Pros: Fast, nice packaging

Cons: Not enough memory, bad fan assembly, bad MSI support

Other Thoughts: Don't fall for the "military class" marketing slogan. Take a look at the fans, they are standard off-the-shelf parts.

One year later, one of the fans on my card is useless, making a lot of noise, especially at low RPM. When attempting to look up potential solutions on the internet I came to find that a lot of others have this kind of a problem with this card.

Sorry MSI, this is really a sub-par quality product. I bought quite a bit of hardware from them before, but this will definitely be my last purchase.

Be aware: Their RMA process is slow (at least two weeks) and requires that you send in the card without a replacement in your hands. That's completely unacceptable for someone who needs their computer.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.
Fans can fail due to wear and tear when the bearing catches dust.

Please kindly visit the URL below to set up a RMA with the following information.
http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.aspx

1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located on the box, or the back of VGA card, eg 602-xxxx-xxxBxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Symptoms you are having onto the Special Remark section (as detailed as possible)

Once your information and warranty coverage are verified then we can proceed with this RMA for you.
Our turn-around time is typically about one week and our system will notify you automatically at every stage of your RMA process.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at usreview@msi.com and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.

Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | usreview@msi.com

Pros: Fast, works like any other reference design

Cons: Fan assembly is cheap, "military class" components is just a marketing gag. Take a close look at the fans - they are standard components that retail for less than $5.

The fans started failing after a year, causing a LOT of noise. Looking for a solution online it certainly appears that I am not the only one with this problem.

MSI support wants me to RMA the card, sending mine in before a replacement arrives, which would mean I'd be without a card for 2 weeks or more.

Other Thoughts: This is most certainly the last MSI product I bought. I used to like them, but their customer support and the quality of their products leave a lot to be desired.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.
Fans can fail due to wear and tear when the bearing catches dust.

Please kindly visit the URL below to set up a RMA with the following information.
http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.aspx

1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located on the box, or the back of VGA card, eg 602-xxxx-xxxBxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Symptoms you are having onto the Special Remark section (as detailed as possible)

Once your information and warranty coverage are verified then we can proceed with this RMA for you.
Our turn-around time is typically about one week and our system will notify you automatically at every stage of your RMA process.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at usreview@msi.com and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.

Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | usreview@msi.com

Pros: MSI Afterburner is nice.
Quiet when idling.
Card stays cool even while playing new games on full settings.

Cons: Not a 690

Other Thoughts: The fan acts up sometimes but manually turning up the speed and letting it auto idle down makes the noise go away. Recently purchased this card made by evga due to the price drop for sli. Cant wait to run some benchmarks.

win 7 pro x64
AMD x4 965 @ 3.8
Corsair h50 cpu cooler
16gb ddr3 ram
640gb hdd

Pros: Played Just Cause 2 on ultra at around 60 fps running core to around 1000MHz using the Afterburner utility, BF3 on ultra at 40-50 fps. Temps were at 27c idle and 50c max playing BF3

Cons: Clicking sounds within the card at startup. Found out the heatsink wasn't aligned properly and one of the fans was hitting the card itself. Easy fix by loosening the screws and placing a rubber earbud between the card and the heatsink as a shim to move the fan away from the board.

Other Thoughts: would have given this card 5 stars if it wasn't for the badly placed heatsink. Lost use of an earbud

Pros: -Very effective cooler idles at 30c hits 65c under load.
-Quite. In an average case this is inaudible. Spectacular in this regard.
-Enough muscle to play 99% of titles maxed out at 1080p.

Cons: Not much. It's big and you need an adequate power supply for it. Not a con because that's how it does what it does.

Other Thoughts: Nice bundle of extras, good looking, well made. I changed out my friends GPU and PSU in his HP mini tower, even in less than ideal thermal circumstances this card runs cool. Looking forward to putting it through it's paces and writing a follow up review.

Pros: I bought this card to play BF3. Its a slight upgrade from the ati 5570 I had. I am now able to run BF3 maxed out at an average of 60fps. If I turn on anti alias however that essentially drops in half, but to me, its not that much of a graphical improvement so I usually leave it off.

I also got this card with a

Cons: Initially I got the card and it ran hot, 68C+, and I have plenty of cooling in my case. I took the heatsink off and found that there was waaaaaaaaay to much thermal paste - so much that it had even overflowed onto the board in globs. Pretty disapointing for paying $245 for a card that is supposed to run "20C cooler".

So, -1 egg.

Other Thoughts: I cleaned up the thermal paste mess and it ran 2-3C cooler at idle and 6-8C cooler at full load with an overclock. I don't know if I voided the warranty by doing so, but I didn't want to send it back for something so simple.

One other thing I noticed about the card - the fans on mine never go above 40% fan speed. If you are considering using MSI afterburner to OC and want to crank up the fans a bit, they can get pretty loud at 60%+ - just a heads up

Pros: Worked well and stayed cool, when the fans worked.

Cons: I have three of these. On two out of three, one of the two fans stopped working within a few weeks of each other.

Other Thoughts: The 560 heat sink uses a non-standard format for mounting holes. Finding a replacement that doesn't cost almost as much as the card is becoming a chore. I don't want to start a brand war, but I have owned cards from many different manufacturers and this is the first time that any fan has stopped working. I can't call it coincidence that two of them from the same manufacturer died within the same relative time frame, after having so many others never fail with much longer periods of use.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued MSI Customer,
“Please contact MSI customer service representative Jane at janegao@msi.com, or call Jane at 626-913-0828 ext 221 with your case details. Thank you.”
Best Regards,
Customer Service Team

Pros: Fast card. Runs cool. Can OC some. Quiet.

Cons: 4myrebate.com - This company is a total scam. I have gotten 3 seperate rebates through Newegg this year and all 3 have been rejected with the reason being they did not receive my documentation. I even have a tracking number for the last one to prove they received the material but they still refuse my rebate. I will never purchase any product with a rebate from Newegg ever again.

Other Thoughts: Newegg should stop selling products with manufacturer rebates. If that's not possible, then they should contact 4myrebate on the behalf of their customers who have lost their money. Check out the reviews all over Newegg. 4myrebate is a total scam and it's demonstrated throughout the comments.