GTX 560 Coming soon!

[SKYMTL]

Kinda smart idea on behalf of AMD releasing the 11.1a i think it is which should keep the 69XX cards above the 560's kinda smart strategy..

I actually retested all of the AMD cards with the 11.1a prior to the review. The real differences were really not all that much other than a huge improvement in F1 2010 DX11 2560 x 1600 8xMSAA. AvP got a small boost as well but otherwise, the performance between the previous WHQL and the newest "hotfix" was next to nothing.

So which one of these do I want? The Gigabyte Super OC 1Ghz? The MSI Twin Frozr/freezer, whatever, terrible name!? The Asus?

SKYMTL: I'd love to have your input on this.

I have the ASUS and MSI here along with an EVGA card. Still waiting on the GB for some reason.

Personally, I think it is a tossup between the three you mentioned and pricing should win out in the end. The MSI may have a substantially better LOOKING heatsink with higher performance heatpipes but the difference between it and the ASUS card will likely only be a few degrees celcius. Will you notice the difference? Not likely since from my understanding, overclocking on these cards is limited not by cooling performance but rather by the cores themselves.

So in the end I would just pick up whichever one is least expensive. Just be aware that Gigabyte's warranty begins from the MANUFACTURING date rather than the purchase date.