Installation
When it comes to gtx560 cards, this one is standard length. Just be sure to take the installed 6-pin connectors at the end when installing int your case. This adds another inch or so of length to the card.
Test Setup
| Processor | Intel Core i7- 2600k @ 4.0ghz |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P67A-UD4-B3 Motherboard |
| Ram | Gskill Ripjaw X 2133mhz |
| Graphics Card | Zotac AMP! Geforce GTX 560 (1Gb GDDR5) |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital 300Gb Velociraptor |
| Optical Drive | Samsung 8X DVD-rw |
| CPU Cooler | Custom water loop |
| Power Supply | Antec 1200w Quattro |
| Chassis | Navig Benching Station |
| Monitor | 24″ Samsung (1920×1200) |
| OS | Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit |
To test the Zotace Geforce GTX 560 Ti, we used a test rig based on the above components. It’s the same system we use to test other graphic cards. As you can see, it’s a pretty decent system, enough for what we need. Here are some of the benchmark software which we’ll be using:
- GPU-Z
- AIDA64
- 3D Mark Vantage
- Unigine Heaven (DX11)
- Far Cry 2 (DX10)
- Dirt 3 (DX11)
- Stalker: Call of Pripyat (DX 11)
- Street Fighter IV (DX 9)
Nvidia Drivers
All tests were run using the Forceware 275.33 64-bit drivers.
