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Price / Where to Buy:
US – Approx.: $210 – [easyazon_link identifier=”B00SIOF8R0″ locale=”US” tag=”back2gaming-20″]ZOTAC GTX 960 AMP! EDITION on Amazon[/easyazon_link] / [easyazon_link identifier=”B00SIOOLS2″ locale=”CA” tag=”back2032-20″]Amazon.ca[/easyazon_link] PH – Approx.: Php9800
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[section label=”Introduction”]
The Maxwell architecture is NVIDIA’s greatest achievement as of late given its efficiency compared to the last generation. While it doesn’t serve as a great leap in terms of performance, many people are still convinced by the excellent performance-per-watt ratio. Both the GTX 980 and GTX 970 have been largely in-demand primarily for the efficiency but the Maxwell-based GTX GPUs also introduced some new features including NVIDIA Voxel Global Illumination (VXGI), Multi-Frame sampled AA (MFAA), and Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR). Maxwell GPUs also support Microsoft’s upcoming DirectX 12 API.
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About GeForce GTX 960
The GTX 960 is, to be very concise, a GTX 980 split in half as the table below indicates. Whatever made the GTX 980 a great card has been cut in half, castrated and reduced to make the GTX 960. That means its still the same 28nm Maxwell GPU featuring the same number of transistors but bears the GM206 name whereas the GTX980 and GTX970 bear the GM204 GPU.
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As indicated, the GTX 960 will feature 1024 CUDA cores running with a reference base clock of 1126Mhz and a Boost clock of 1178Mhz. At launch, only a 2GB GTX 960 is available and no word on any other memory capacity model yet. The memory runs at a reference 1753Mhz wired to a 128-bit bus. That last part may sound a bit underwhelming but thanks to delta color compression which enables the GM206 to better utilize its available memory bandwidth (148.8GB/sec effective in GTX 960 vs 144.2GB/sec in GTX 660).
The GTX 960 is aimed squarely at 1080p gamers and the launch price places the GTX 960 at the sweet spot at which most mainstream gamers currently sit with a SRP of $199. AIB partners and their custom boards are expected to hover just below $230 but still, this is lower than the GTX 760’s launch price of $250.
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Features
The new Maxwell graphics cards introduces some new features to NVIDIA cards as mentioned earlier with the main highlights being VXGI and DSR amongst other things.
VXGI or Voxel Global Illumination improves 3D scenes by introducing more realistic lighting to 3D scenes by introducing voxels or volume pixels which makes light interaction of 3D objects have a more dynamic and photo-realistic feel.
DSR or Dynamic Super Resolution is another new featured, integrated via the GeForce Experience application, which add downsampling capabilities to the GTX 900 series graphics cards which lets users of other monitor sizes experience larger resolutions in their monitors without needing say a 4K UltraHD screen or a 1440p monitor. Dynamic Super Resolution works by rendering in the desired resolution and then downscaling the image and applying a filter to the native monitor resolution for an improved image quality of the scene being rendered.
In contrast to DSR, NVIDIA also introduces MFAA or Multi-Frame Sampled Anti-Aliasing. This AA technique basically is a faster implementation of MSAA which should see 4xMSAA quality at the performance hit of only 2xMSAA. Implementation is in its early stages but is promising nonetheless. MFAA can be set via the GeForce Experience app.
As expected given the earlier announcements, DirectX12 is in the works and the new GTX 900 series graphics cards fully support the DX12 API alongside its many new feature offerings including better CPU utilization and overhead reduction, improved multi-core utilization and efficiency, and plenty more features for developers to use.
All of these features complement the already existing feature set that NVIDIA offers including GeForce Experience and ShadowPlay, etc.
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About the ZOTAC GTX 960 AMP! EDITION
ZOTAC’s AMP! Edition graphics cards are the company’s top-end offering and featuring distinct designs than their mainstream counterpart. For the latest generation of graphics card, ZOTAC has actually employed a new set of cooler design for their AMP! Edition cards and they look absolutely amazing. For the GTX 960 series, the AMP edition employs a dual-fan configuration cooling the the card with its factory overclocked speeds of 1266Mhz with a 1329Mhz boost clock complemented by a 7010Mhz memory clock wired to a 128-bit wide bus.
Now if that’s looking impressive already, ZOTAC also has a special edition GTX 960 AMP! EDITION which features Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes artwork on the backplate. Yes, a backplate which not all GTX960 features. The card also runs off a single PCI-e 6-pin power cable and has a great looking cooler thrown in.
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Product Gallery
Overclocking
Overclocking any graphics card is pretty straightforward nowadays provided you know what to do and given that most companies also have their own overclocking software, makes it so much more approachable. We use the latest MSI Afterburner software for this test.
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One of the main promises of the Maxwell GPUs is greater overclocking. As the stock clocks already demonstrate, we have pretty high frequencies in stock already and we’re able to flex that around more using an overclocking tool like MSI Afterburner. All of our units are retail samples off the shelves and aren’t cherry picked so our OC’s should be more comparable to what’s achievable in most cases.
Quite possibly the highest OC we’ve gotten from any GTX 960 we’ve got, the ZOTAC GTX 960 AMP! Edition has so much headroom to wiggle around in. We’re getting higher OC than our ASUS Strix GTX960 and GALAX GTX 960 EXOC, on base frequencies but the we would’ve wanted to see past 8000Mhz on that memory range. Still a good solid on this GPU and shows us that ZOTAC’s got some good chips under those AMP! edition cards.
[section label=”Performance Testing 1080P”]PERFORMANCE
Test Setup Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 4.4Ghz
Motherboard: MSI Z77 Mpower
Memory: Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3-2400 16GB
Storage: Kingston HyperX FURY 240GB
PSU: Seasonic P1000
Cooling: Custom loop (XSPC Raystorm block, XSPC D5 Dual Bayres, BlackIce Stealth GT 240 rad)
Monitor: LG 42UB820T UltraHD TV
VGA: ZOTAC GTX 960 AMP! EDITION 2GB
We test our graphics card with a full-level playthrough of our selected game or the games’ built-in benchmark tool. We record the run with Fraps. Game settings are indicated in the charts. Resolutions are shown in the charts. Unlike our standard benchmarks, we’ll save OC results for another article or update as needed as we still collect data.
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[tabs] [tab title=”Battlefield 4″]Battlefield 4 is one of the hottest titles of 2013 and continues to prove itself a worthy game. Based on DICE’s Frostbite Engine 3, this game’s lush details and visuals are just stunning but can really stress any modern GPU. Level tested is the escape from Baku with wide open space and collapsing building showing what the Frostbite 3 engine can do.
The most visually intense game to ever been made. Prophet is back to take on the Ceph and Cell after a long sleep and the world isn’t what it was when before he got frozen. CryEngine 3 is behind this beautiful beast that will put a lot of systems to their knees. The opening level shows off the particle and water rendering of the engine.
The most popular game on Steam and the biggest competition in eSports; DOTA 2 is powered by the Source engine. The game is fairly light on low to medium settings but maxed out with heavy action on screen especially during clashes can really stress some systsems.
We use the built-in timedemo and benchmarking tool. DOTA2 only shows average FPS so we will be reflecting that in this test. Our timedemo features a heavy clash in the bottom lane for the maximum real-world system load the game can generate. With the recent visual update, DOTA2 has received some graphic makeover that adds a bit of hit for the system and all our date are updated to reflect this.
Batman: Arkham Origins is the prequel to the highly successful Arkham series of Batman games from RockSteady. Rocking Unreal Engine 3, the game has superb detail and puts a decent load on modern systems.
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[tabs] [tab title=”Battlefield 4″]Battlefield 4 is one of the hottest titles of 2013 and continues to prove itself a worthy game. Based on DICE’s Frostbite Engine 3, this game’s lush details and visuals are just stunning but can really stress any modern GPU. Level tested is the escape from Baku with wide open space and collapsing building showing what the Frostbite 3 engine can do.
The most visually intense game to ever been made. Prophet is back to take on the Ceph and Cell after a long sleep and the world isn’t what it was when before he got frozen. CryEngine 3 is behind this beautiful beast that will put a lot of systems to their knees. The opening level shows off the particle and water rendering of the engine.
The most popular game on Steam and the biggest competition in eSports; DOTA 2 is powered by the Source engine. The game is fairly light on low to medium settings but maxed out with heavy action on screen especially during clashes can really stress some systsems.
We use the built-in timedemo and benchmarking tool. DOTA2 only shows average FPS so we will be reflecting that in this test. Our timedemo features a heavy clash in the bottom lane for the maximum real-world system load the game can generate.
Batman: Arkham Origins is the prequel to the highly successful Arkham series of Batman games from RockSteady. Rocking Unreal Engine 3, the game has superb detail and puts a decent load on modern systems.
TEMPERATURE & POWER CONSUMPTION
To measure both power consumption and heat, we stress the video card and record the peak values for heat and wattage. We use default values on the cards and stress test them using a mix of Kombustor Dx11 Burn-In Test with Post-FX.
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NVIDIA’s Maxwell GPUs are the pinnacle of efficiency when it comes to existing GPUs in the market right now and the 2nd-gen Maxwells baked into the GTX900 series are certainly the most impressive we’ve seen to date. The GTX 960 continues the great trend in power efficiency, bringing with it better temps and power draw.
Despite the beefy looking cooler, we’re a bit disappointed about the cooling potential of this new Zotac cooler. While it does manage to keep the card on a nice idle temperature even with the fans sitting idle, it is under load that we feel that cooler is just underperforming as the card soars past 83*C on full load. You can manually tweak the fan to 80% fan speed and one of their main point of interest is that they are absolutely quiet even at 80% fan speed which is just great but still, we want our fans to last a bit longer so a manual temperature curve should be in order if you want better cooling performance under load.
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CONCLUSION
The ZOTAC GTX 960 AMP! Edition is one of the rare instances that game artwork is used on the card itself and it is a well-executed in this one also with the Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes artwork really giving the card that stand-out visual pop. Let’s break down the card further:
Performance. NVIDIA tags the GTX 960 for a sweet spot position namely the 1080p market with its 1080p@60FPS campaign. We try and fit our benchmarks to the most active games that set a benchmark for today so Battlefield 4 and DOTA2 are up in there with performance definitely well in the playable range. BF4 does hover below 60FPS with in-game settings set to Ultra with 4xMSAA enabled. A few touches down AA should improve performance overall though.
Build Quality. With the new cooler design really looking intricate we’d have expected some better cooling but the thinner fin stacks are just enough to keep the card just above 80*C. While the card can do still raise its fan speed to compensate, we’d have wanted a semi-passive temps of below 79*C to give GPU Boost more room to push the card further. Still, the ZOTAC GTX 960 AMP! Edition is one of the most
Functionality. The GTX 960 is a good mid-range card with power draw perfect for an everyday gaming PC and also an HTPC. That said, the ZOTAC GTX 960 AMP! Edition is a pretty good choice given its middling size and will some ITX chassis with ease. The low power draw also makes it a good pair for low-capacity, high-efficiency power supplies.
Bundle. Its starting to get really tiring writing off a lot of graphics card we’ve reviewed recently and shooting some points off because they don’t come with a free game. If you’re buying right now, NVIDIA is heavily promoting Witcher 3 and any qualified 9-series card purchased recently (during time of writing) are entitled to a free copy of Witcher 3. That said, the ZOTAC GTX 960 AMP! EDITION MGS:GZ variant features a free copy of Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. That’s a wicked offer to pass up and should spice up
Value. At $210, the ZOTAC GTX 960 AMP! EDITION is competes with many of the higher-end GTX 960s out there but its MGS GZ bundle and backplate makes it an easier pick compared to the other GTX 960s we’ve looked at. If the game isn’t what you’re looking for though, the look of the card is easily a good option if you’re looking for something modest yet stands-out in a certain way. The Metal Gear Solid artwork could be worth it more for fans of the game. As an added incentive, ZOTAC offers an extended warranty period of 3 years for a total of 5 years total warranty coverage. You can read up on the specific warranty duration for more regions in ZOTAC’s warranty info page.
The GTX 960 promises good 1080p gaming and while we didn’t see consistent numbers even in NVIDIA-optimize titles like Batman: Arkham Origins, pumping up the screen to 1440p still sees lower drops vs. those we see in AMD cards in these titles so a few tweaks with GeForce Experience or the in-game details could get the card really flowing in the the 1080@60FPS range for many titles.
The power draw is really where its at and if you are really mostly gaming in the 1080p resolution or heavily focused on MOBAs with a touch of AAA games here and then, the GTX 960 is surely a top choice for you.
With an excellent game bundle and great build quality, the ZOTAC GTX 960 AMP! Edition combines solid performance with good looks for an excellent out-of-box experience for anyone looking for an affordable, factory overclocked GTX 960. Any Metal Gear Solid fan looking to add a touch of Fox in their rig might also want to check out the limited edition Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes custom artwork on the backplate. An easy card to recommend if you’re in the market for a GTX 960.
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Price / Where to Buy:
US – Approx.: $210 – [easyazon_link identifier=”B00SIOF8R0″ locale=”US” tag=”back2gaming-20″]ZOTAC GTX 960 AMP! EDITION on Amazon[/easyazon_link] / [easyazon_link identifier=”B00SIOOLS2″ locale=”CA” tag=”back2032-20″]Amazon.ca[/easyazon_link] PH – Approx.: Php9800
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ZOTAC backs the GTX 960 AMP! EDITION with a 2-year warranty, 5-years after registration. We give it our B2G Silver Award and B2G Value Award.
[section label=”Award”] 
thanks for the chance :3
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sana $200 na lang talaga price dito sa pinas hehe, hay yung kuha ko sa zotac gtx 750ti oc 7-8k
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bukas na 2!! cross fingersss*
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Nice rev!
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Nice choice for those who are looking for budget yet efficient hardwares, cool review!
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Teka….alam ko nga May may ongoing giveaway neto? pero bat di ko nakita pano sumali? Na-missout ko to ahhhh!!!! inaabangan ko pa naman 🙁 Ganda pa naman review, budget hardware and good performance = sulit purchase 🙂
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haha CHILL! working on the giveaway na
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Whew! 🙂 akala ko pa naman, tong kasi mga nag cocomment akala ko tuloy patapos na 🙂 imagine a gaming build courtesy of back to gaming 🙂
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aw yisssssss
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Zotac ba may pinakamurang GTX 900 series or 960 lang?
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Love the sublimated backplate on the card. I wish more companies would do that
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Sobrang ganda neto promise ! kita ko nato sa pchub gilmore .
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awesome review B2G as always.thanks for the chance on the give away
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That backplate <3 + games
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that design :3
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BACKPLATE!!!!!!!!! for backdoor protection!
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uyy sakto. need this for my upgrade. 🙂
thanks b2g and zotac ph for the chance! :3
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I like the backplate of this card and I think this is the most affordable GTX 960 of all. I would love have this so I can finally have a dedicated Video card. I sold my last gpu for emergency reason.
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great review, very informative and nice benchies. now i wanna buy a gtx 960 to upgrade my r9 270x ahhaha..
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So sexy!! I love that backplate!
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Amazing budget card, perfect for 1080p gaming.
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Very cool
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Best for its Value + Power Efficiency!
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efficient and beastly performance
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Zotac’s GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition sure looks good, thanks to its sleek metal shroud and dual fan design thanks for the opportunity to have 1
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What i like about this card is the ability to overclock, the build quality feels and looks packed and strong, and the raw performance! not to mention the Backplate! nice review! keep it up 🙂
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i want this!!!!
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Budget friendly and efficient
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The “Extended Warranty” Feature seems to entice me on getting this card.
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Awesome. It’s great to see that Zotac is throwing everything they had (including their kitchen sink) just so they can roll out this bang for buck card. BTW, thanks for the chance Back2Gaming and Zotac Philippines for hosting a giveaway of this beautiful monster GPU card. 🙂
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The card is pretty amazing!
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nice extensive review! thumbs up! 🙂
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😉
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Being DX12 ready is a pretty awesome feature of the card. DX12 is being anticipated and having your GPU support the upgrade is worth the price of the card.
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That 2GB Metal Gear Solid <3
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Cheaper than Other, Hotter than Other! Zotac is actually my first card when i started building my rig it suits me best! Thanks for the Chance 🙂
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Power, efficiency, and very attractive price. Two thumbs up!
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Best Feature would be the DSR or Dynamic Super Resolution, Visual Reality baby!!
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It’s a cool card and stable.
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Good performance at a great price!
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Performance and efficiency
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Running pc games with this is a piece of cake hahaha the design is cool and sleek nice VC definitely a go…if it wasnt for the tax and etc. that makes this VC so expensive on the PH market…ugh
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Looks like the perfect card for 900p/1080p gaming at max settings!
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Looks good with the metallic finish on the shroud and the backplate of course. Other brands (MSI) should start adding backplates on their cards. It adds appeal and protection.
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Thanks Zotac!
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Can’t wait to play The Witcher 3 using this card. 😀
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This is a great mid-high end GPU. It consumes lesser power compared to high-end GPUs but it offers a decent gaming experience even in modern games. If paired with a decent CPU, this GPU would be enough in about 3-5 years of gaming depending on how you use it.
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eto na sya!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rock on Zotac and B2G!
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Solid performance!
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awesome review
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This video card is a quiet one that run with lower power, running on the new Maxwell gpu. One of thiose cards is the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition. and also i like this card because its factory overclocked and it can do 1080p gaming while staying in a cool and quiet state, and i love its boost clock at 1329mhz. money deserves this card… absolutely great for a mid range system.
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I like how you made the review easy to read/understand. It’s a great review!
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Great review! Awesome bang-for-the-buck card too! No wonder it’s selling like hotcakes.
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Very efficient, powerful gpu while having a reasonable price, also as of now it does include the witcher 3 + 16dlc’s code given away by gog for buying the vc and kojima’s game as well.
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Great review! hope i experience using this gpu 🙂 thanks!
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there is a saying that “you get what you pay for”
but on this one you’ll even get much more!
kudos for giving us a great review!
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I loved Zotac GTX 960 AMP! Edition because it offers the current best price to performance range in the market. It has Maxwell Architecture and it is power efficient even on load! The benchmarks looks promising and the Zotac GTX 960 AMP! Edition stood well in it’s higher Maxwell family and predecessor graphics card. The AMP! Edition by Zotac offers a neat back plate and one of the awesome games, the Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes.
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Performance and Power Efficiency plus it has a backplate.
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Simply the best looking GTX 960 out there.
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I love this Videocard!
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This card is pretty good. a mid-range card in terms of price with decent performance. This is one card you should aim for if you are making a 1080p build
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I love the solid performance and the quiet operation
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the best graphics card in the market today!
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giff me
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Thanks for the giveaway, I’d love to upgrade my system with this fine piece
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its soo good im gonna die!
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nice backplate
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Awesome!!
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Good Luck Everyone!!!!
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Love the design, small and excellent for mini ITX builds. That backplate makes it hella sexy. Super plus to the price, for a GTX 960, it’s worth every penny.
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I love the backplate, makes it look really good, but my favorite part is the OC posibilities
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i like its performance 🙂
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Well written review 🙂 the format choice of the website is very nice , had no problems at reading the review
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I like how the fans don’t spin unless subjected to heavy loads.
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Great to see that this particular Zotac card is on top of the other 960 cards. That’s some performance right there!
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ZOTAC is The Best <3
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Zotac Trusted 101% <3
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Zotac really has gorgeous looking gpus, great review!
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nice looking gpu.. hoping to get one soon
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That power efficiency though. I love it! 🙂
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very nice looking GPU! i hope i can have it someday!!
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Backplate included, Solid performance, Quiet operation =D
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Solid performance and price…nice looking too!!!
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Sakto, I will be upgrading a new video card.
And it really suite my needs, mapapalitan ko narin si geforce 8400 gs ko (super vintage)
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Hope I can SLI this with my Strix 960.
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Simple, Elegance & Packs a Punch on any latest games out there 😀
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Zuper Osum This Amp Card(ZOTAC)!!! get it? hahaha you guys \m/!
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Really want to win one of these gpu.
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It’s NVIDIA! nuff said 😀
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Its a good gpu right next to r9 290. scary! solid performance nice
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The performance of this card is so good, have been keeping an eye on this card because of it’s performance despite it’s price as a gaming video card. I really want to upgrade my current card which is a shitty GT 620 and this is definitely the sweet spot for me 🙂
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Slick performance and power efficiency. Full armored look of the card at any angle and the addition of a back plate for more assurance of the cards stability. Legit brand and runs quiet even on game and still have low temps.. Small size of the card, can provide more air flow for smaller chassis. one bang for the buck GPU! wish to win this badboy so much ! 😀
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FullHD (1920×1080) nice that’s what I really need
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Low TDP and has a nice price to performance ratio.
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I love how low the TDP are, super compact size and very powerful. It has a good looks to that will compliment to my current set up. 🙂 I love how zotac do their cards. 🙂
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cool built for DX12! amazing!
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i want this to make my game better. 🙂
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tipid sa kuryente. we all need this kind of GPU in our country. LOL <3
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GREAT REVIEW..MAKES GAMES BETTER AND LOOKS SO BADASS WITH THAT METAL GEAR GROUND ZERO EDITION!
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Always looking up to this 960 brand, and then i saw this card with zotac brand its more ideal card that other cards, performance, power efficiency and surely the sweetest spot in gaming builds.
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great review as always
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For the price, i like that it includes a cool backplate. Medyo OC ako sa noise kaya importante sa akin ang silent gaming. Nice review bossmac. Love the details.
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Awesome KAAARRRDDD <33 Eto ang kailngan ko card.. Mahal na bill ng meralco namumulubi ako. haha!
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Performance and Aesthetics in one! best Card for budget!
Awesome Review!
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I want to win this one!
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Bad Ass BACKPLATE!
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GTX 960 is the best bang for the buck gpu out in the market and Zotac’s iteration is one of the best out there.
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Cool GPU <3
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SOLID GPU EVER! <3
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Nice Performance & great graphics also.
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Un backplate!!! SOLID!! EPIC!!
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the best ung backplate, MGS fans taas ang kamay! hahah
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Need na need ko na to! wala lang talagang budget! salamat sa chance sa contest!
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Best GPU for the best PRICE!
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Good bang for the buck card with aesthetics that’s easy to blend in your build. Good luck everyone ! Thanks back2gaming for this giveaway.
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about this v-card, its nice efficient, good quality (but ill check that if have that for my self), and the price is nice…. and also the BOX, plates that is so very nice MGS V uraaah nice very nice!! cant say anything at all overall for this v-card its awesome
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Damn thing packs a hell of a visual. Performance AND cosmetics made eyes go numb for a sec. Quite moderate for a 2GB tech-concoction.
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nice and solid review ;3
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The backplate looks awesome! Zotac pick me! haha
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i like its backplate! looks beasty!
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This is going to be useful for my 4K resolution!
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Top Performance and nice price 🙂
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This will be the pinnacle of my new gaming rig if I win this and seeing texture that it gives and also the ratings it gets but not just the ratings the performance is just breathe taking for its edition and range. Thanks for giving out a review B2G.
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I love the Multi-Frame sampled AA (MFAA) and its 4k resolution! 😀
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what i love about this card is the Architecture it holds and the possibilities you can achieve with it. I specially like the back plate.
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It’s gonna be a welcome update to my 5 year old PC 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity!
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Multi-Frame sampled AA (y) too cool
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I won’t need a PS4 or an Xbox One anymore. Thanks for the chance and good luck to everyone. Oh and gratz in advance to the lucky winner ^~^.
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That sexy backplate 🙂
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Good price to performance ratio and cool looking backplate! \m/
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I want this card because it has slick design and the performance is definitely for its price range. Thanks for nice review B2G. 🙂
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the price to performance ratio of this is sweet!
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astig nung back plate !!!
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ZOTAC GTX 960 AMP! Edition is the best card for me. One reason is that it has a metal shroud which help the card in cooling system. It also has a low power usage and load temperature. In addition, it comes with an easy use 1 click overclocking software “firestorm” which work best for me. And the most Important thing for me is the performance ratio because it is very affordable compare to any other brands with the same performance in the market! So thanks for the chance ZOTAC Philippines and Back2Gaming! I want to win a GTX 960 AMP! EDITION! 🙂
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Nice review, very informative
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this is awesome man. i like the performance im trying my luck in here 😀
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Awesome card plus an amazing game too.
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I hope to win this giveaway!^_^
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with great power comes great responsibility, lol haha
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i love the design and the price!
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was really eyeing out on this card for my next gaming build
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BossMac your review is great very nice 🙂 <3 i love nvidia 🙂 and zotac <3 sana manalo aku i got my 5770 matagal ko na to ginagamit pero sana..mapalitan na hirap walang pang upgrade 🙂 hindi na udated yung gpu ko kapos na sa power… 🙁 sarap mag laro nang witcher 3 pero hindi na kaya 🙁
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First of all, I like how the card’s 2 year warranty can be extended to 5 years if you register the product. Second, It is the perfect “bang for the buck” graphics card ranging at around Php 9,800 and it also comes with a nice Metal Gear Solid V backplate. Lastly, The card has received exceptional reviews. Everybody loves a card that doesn’t disappoint reviewers. Hehe
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eto na lang tlaga kulang sa build ko! 5 years and counting na tong inaamag kong sparkle gt 240 gfx card.
my rig:
intel i7 920 es
msi x58 pro-e
4x 2gb corsair DDR3 RAM
1x 320gb HDD
1x 250gb HDD
650w Humax PSU
*Sparkle gt 240 1gb <—- (bottleneck) sawang sawa na ako sa pixelation at incompatibility
ZOTAC GTX 960 AMP! EDITION 2GB graphics card will finally complete this.
i really just wanna experience next gen gaming for once and i know for sure this card will deliver. not to mention it is the best looking card of the all the gtx 960s out there.
sana manalo rin ako hehe. great review by the way
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after a year . this is a entry level GPU i think
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If you’re into serious, high-performance gaming. This card is the ACTUAL the entry-level.
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I like the back plate <3
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Looks pretty cool and pretty nice to replace my old graphics card 😀
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Aside from GTX 980, this beast is what I’ve been waiting for. With DX12 ready, this Video Card is really bang for the buck. The review help me understand more about the capabilities of GTX Zotac 960 especially I am a bit choosy when playing a specific high-end game. The review is definitely worth my time. Thanks!
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Aside from GTX 980, this beast is what I’ve been waiting for. With DX12 ready, this Video Card is really bang for the buck. The review help me understand more about the capabilities of GTX Zotac 960 especially I am a bit choosy when playing a specific high-end game. The review is definitely worth my time. Thanks!
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…the only piece missing on my “puzzle desktop rig”.
and its my birthday on may 31 so… =D
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would be a great addition on my plan in making an intel based rig… 😀
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Best video card with a good performance in an almost affordable price !
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This card is great because it is the most budget friendly of all and this card is cool that tive me the batmobile feels. I also want to replace my gt630 in my current pc. Also thanks for the chance Back2Gaming and Zotac Philippines for hosting a giveaway.
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Bang for your buck! Quality and Performance!
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This looks nice
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Wish to win this one!
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Best choice for gtx 960 if you are on a tight budget. Thanks for the chance for this giveaway 😀
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Very nice and affordable card. Plus there’s always something sexy about a card with a backplate. lol And oh, I hope to win this one. It’d be nice to have an upgrade.
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Thanks for the chance ZOTAC Philippines and Back2Gaming! I want to win a GTX 960 AMP! EDITION!
#want2win
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Tweet. Wish I could win this. Badly needed. Awesome hardware for an awesome guy like me.
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Nice design and performance
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I would really want this card. I want to win the give away! I really want a good gpu. I have been using my gt630 for about 3 years now! Cant even play a decent nex gen game !
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I hope i’ll win this gpu since i’ve just started building my gaming PC, still don’t have the budget for the card, and I really want an nvidia card since most of the games developed right now are supported by nvidia *not hatin on amd* so yeah, the extra features than nvidia card have is one of the reasons that i should own it on muh new pc. Plus it has lower power consumption! Hurray for electric bill!
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Hoping for the best of luck for everyone. The 960 is a very good midrange card!.. Definitely a Sweet Spot!
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Graphics card that comes with high performance but very efficient. bang for the buck! 🙂
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I like how Zotac GTX960 AMP!-edition is pre-overclocked which gives you a bit more performance and also is very silent making it a perfect gaming card for the user who doesn’t want a hair-dryer in their system.
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Good looking card and great cooling fans. Bestbuy videocard.
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Factory overclocked speeds, performance/watt ratio and backplate FTW!
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Best of the best. An amazing graphics card. I am looking forward for this graphics card
Thanks for the chance ZOTAC Philippines and Back2Gaming! I want to win a GTX 960 AMP! EDITION!
#want2win
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It makes me wanted to have this to complete my custom custom built computer I still need a to buy a motherboard and graphics card if I win I can save more money to get a good motherboard I want to have this since I made my research on YouTube from newegg that it has great performance. ZOTAC is the number 1 When it comes to budget and it has the best performance compared to any brands
Thanks for the chance ZOTAC Philippines and Back2Gaming! I want to win a GTX 960 AMP! EDITION!
#want2win
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Amazing performance in an affordable price!
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Amazing performance. ^_^
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What makes this card, the Zotac GTX 960 Amp! Edition, so great in terms of performance, is that it’s already factory overclocked. So you are already on the safe side of its operation when gaming. Another point for the power efficiency is it’s Maxwell Architecture. One more plus is on it’s great performance-per-value price. Though, my only downside for it is on it’s total available VRAM, it only has 2GBs of it. If it had a 4GB version, that would be perfect!
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This zotac GTX 960 amp edition! is kinda dream for me because im a student who don’t have enough money to afford this type of card, by the way this card would greatly be one of the best from each aspect and to those rivals of this card either red or green based from your review ( nice review sir). in my case im using 1080p monitor which this card is perfectly suited because those upcoming games and the currently high end games (gta v, witcher 3, etc.) would benefit and can be expected to run ultra settings in 1080p by this card aside from that it could run for 1440p in decent performance. About temperature and power consumption for a beast gaming card the temperature is kinda low compared to other brands in my opinion. in power consumption it only deals 173w at high load(what a nice power consumption) it pretty could run on my corsair vs650. being a student with a lot of stress playing games could benefit a stress reliever with a proper time management and gtx 960 would fill all about my expectation on most lovable games that i want. if i given a chance to have this card i will take care of it on its top form and be responsible gamer too. i would rate your review as 9/10 for being so simple but knowledgeable review more power BOSSMAC and thanks for this opportunity! and thats it no other b*llsh*t just saying what on my mind hehe!