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Customer Reviews for EVGA GeForce GTX 560 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card

EVGA GeForce GTX 560 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card

Model: 02G-P3-2069-KB
SKU: 3628108
UPC: 843368018306
Enjoy stunning visuals with this graphics card that features 2GB GDDR5 memory and 2-way SLI support for high-quality video performance. NVIDIA 3D technology ensures an immersive entertainment experience.
Average Customer Rating:
4.364 out of 5
4.4
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5
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82% of customers would recommend this product to a friend 
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9 out of 11
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Customer Reviews for EVGA GeForce GTX 560 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card
Review 1 for EVGA GeForce GTX 560 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card

Excellent buy for your money

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: JBPG
from Prince George, VA
on 03/22/2012
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Compatibility
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Installation
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: Price/quality, handle overclocking, stays cool, works perfect
What's not so great: Loud fan when running above 60% fan speed, SWTOR makes it get REALLY hot.
Great card, handles overclocking up to 1200mhz on the core using the EVGA Precision tool with little heat problems and stays very stable.
Plays top end games at the highest setting with a marginal drop in fps even without the OCing. Though just a note, SWTOR seems to make it heat up to 80c for no apparent reason, reviews from people more knowledgeable then me say it can handle those temps, I just don't like them that high.
Had to reset the CMOS to get it to work, not a big deal though, was just the first gfx I had ever installed and didn't expect that.
Over all, Im very glad I got this instead of the GTX 590 I had been looking at.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 2 for EVGA GeForce GTX 560 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card

Good product

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: knarf714
from California
on 02/15/2012
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: It does what it's supposed to do.
This product was easy to install and works as advertised.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
-1point
0out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 3 for EVGA GeForce GTX 560 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card

Great gaming on a budget

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: RogueTrooper
from Fort Worth
on 01/29/2012
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Compatibility
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Ease of Installation
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Value for money
What's not so great: Not as quick as its bigger brother
The 560 is a great gaming card for the price. I didn't have the money for a 570 or 580, But the 2Gb on this do offset the slower speed a little so all in all it works well.
Playing BF3 at Ultra on almost all settings with little to no stutter in game.
Factory OC is very stable. The OC tools that come with it let me play a little, so I got a few more fps. Don't be tempted to overdo it though as it will crash if you push it too far.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 4 for EVGA GeForce GTX 560 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card

2GB at a fair price!

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
from Chicago, IL
on 01/29/2012
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Compatibility
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Ease of Installation
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: 2GB GDDR5
What's not so great: Still an expensive card despite how long it was been around.
I first have to admit that odell123's comment worries me as my graphics card has also reported the "driver has failed // recovered" ordeal a couple times as well. So long as this is not a repeat issue, I believe it can be passed off as a driver glitch. Just be aware of this to those who already own this card.
Otherwise very happy!
Specs?
Mobo --> ASRock Z68 Fatal1ty Pro Gen3
CPU --> i7 2600K @ 4.6GHz
RAM --> G.Skill 8GB (2X4) DDR3 2133
Sound --> Sound Blaster Platinum Fatal1ty (Champion Ed.)
**That 2GB GDDR5 in this GTX 560 will do Skyrim texture packs nicely...
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 5 for EVGA GeForce GTX 560 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card

had problems

Customer Rating
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Posted by: odell123
from Portsmouth,va
on 01/14/2012
Value for Price
2.0 out of 5
2.0
Compatibility
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Ease of Installation
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's not so great: My particular video card had problems.
Installed video card , after several days screen would go dark after 15 seconds and it would recover, it would do this 15-20 times a day., Also sometimes after crashing would say "video driver has failed and recovered". I installed the latest drivers. Evga is known for good video cards and service, apparent ly I got a bad one. I reinstalled my old video card and returned Video card. I am a very experienced in computers, been my hobby for 35 years.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Hobbiest
-17points
3out of 23found this review helpful.
Review 6 for EVGA GeForce GTX 560 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card

GREAT CARD!

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: CrysisComplex
from Calumet City
on 11/09/2011
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Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Compatibility
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Price, easy set up, 2GB!
What's not so great: Nothing
I am coming from a EVGA GTX 260 OC edition that I got a few years ago and I decided it was time to finally update. When I seen this on sale the EVGA GeForce GTX 560 with 2GB at this price! I had to get one.
Games look great and I am please. I first tried out a simple game like Sonic Generations which ran as smooth as butter, did a few benchmarks like Lost Planet 2 which gave good frame rates on my PC. Then came GTA IV which ran everything MAX! and still had 35 FPS and mind you I have a older Gaming PC (still using Intel Core 2 Quad) Next up I will try Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. While I don't have the best gaming PC it does do what its intended for and won't upgrade to the i5 or i7 just yet.
Specs:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz 2.50GHz
8GB Ram
EVGA GeForce GTX 560
Windows 7 Ultimate
I'm loving this card
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
+9points
10out of 11found this review helpful.
Review 7 for EVGA GeForce GTX 560 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card

Great cards for a great value.

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: Timmy28
from Salem, Ma
on 11/09/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Compatibility
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Amount of on board memory
What's not so great: Could be cheaper
While the cuda count is lower vs their Ti brethren the 560 series by evga has been fantastic. I am running 2 in sli and have seen 30-40 percent increases in frame rate vs my older quad ati 5670 crossfire setup. I would recommend these cards heavily for a home pc gaming enthusiast.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
+13points
13out of 13found this review helpful.
Review 8 for EVGA GeForce GTX 560 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card

Good video card, BUT THERE IS HIDDEN COST

Customer Rating
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Posted by: Handycan
from Sacramento, Ca
on 10/28/2011
Value for Price
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Compatibility
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Ease of Installation
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's not so great: NO MINI HDMI CABLE BUT YET CHEAPER EVGA CARDs HAVE THEM
We all know EVGA are good cards but with this packaging i am only giving it 3 stars simplyt because it does not include Mini HDMI cable. Lesser priced EVGA cards come with MINI HDMI but not this one. Expect to pay a minimum extra 20 dollars for the cheapest mini hdmi cable. SHAME ON EVGA FOR NOT INCLUDING THIS We shouldnt haver to pay even more money top use the hdmi card when the 550 1gb package comes with mini HDMI and it is 60 bucks cheaper then this card??
Had I known their was no mini hdmi cable in package i probably wouldnt have bought this as the 550 1gb comes with cable. Makes me angry when manufactures do this it is no different then the hidding the true cost they didnt tell you about. Now that i got that off my chest I am off to fry's to buy a mini hdmi cable that i shouldnt have had to purchase in the first place.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
-66points
6out of 78found this review helpful.
Review 9 for EVGA GeForce GTX 560 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card

A must if into heavy gaming for a good price

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: Exitiabilis
from south brunswick nj
on 10/27/2011
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Everything
What's not so great: nothing so far
This graphics card does everything i need it to do. I upgraded from a ge force gt440.Which i had only had for 47 days before i was unhappy with the quality and decided to go with this bad boy.With the 440 in when i played rift i could play on modified high graphics(no shadows or water textures) at about 35fps. With the 560 on ultra ultra settings (there ultra doesn't have everything up so you gotta do manually) I'm not dropping bellow 45fps. Runs flawlessly no hiccups or lines blocks that i sometimes got with the 440 in. I would highly recommend this card to people if your on a budget but still want bang for your buck. I couldn't picture spending anymore on a card because honestly i cant see how my system could perform any better. Install was a breeze put it in hook the cords up and go to nvidia.com to dl driver. be gaming in 10 mins.
Other pc specs AMD Phenom(tm) II x4 925 2.8ghz 8g ddr4 ram windows 7 64bit. 485watt ps
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
+13points
13out of 13found this review helpful.
Review 10 for EVGA GeForce GTX 560 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card

Love it

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: BTPain
from VA
on 10/23/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Compatibility
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Price
I just picked up one of these bad boys last night. I am running BFBC2 at max settings and resolution at 75 FPS. The card is quiet and I have had no issues. I can not wait to see what this will do on BF3.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
+12points
12out of 12found this review helpful.
Review 11 for EVGA GeForce GTX 560 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card

WOW!!!

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: Grant0770
from Lumberton, Texas
on 10/16/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Compatibility
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Everything was instock and a great value!
What's not so great: Nada
Thank you Best Buy for selling EVGA ( they are the best!!!).
I bought two EVGA GTX-560 cards and run them in SLI mode and love it. They work great and I can max all of my computer settings with plenty of head room to spare. One card will be more than enough for the average user, but two makes it better.
The night I found out, Best Buy sells EVGA graphic cards, I couldn't help but buy one (actually two). This is the smartest move Best Buy could have made. Plus, the cards were in stock and ready for pick!!! No Waiting!!! I love it, can you tell?
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
+16points
19out of 22found this review helpful.