Choosing one of the GTX 660 graphic cards

Discussion in 'Videocards - NVIDIA GeForce' started by THREAT, Apr 2, 2014.

  1. THREAT

    THREAT Guest

    Messages:
    5
    Likes Received:
    0
    GPU:
    Onboard :(
    Hi guys

    I'm having a hard time to choose one of the GTX 660 cards.

    I'm inclined to choose one of these:

    MSI GeForce GTX 660 (N660 Gaming 2GD5/OC)
    and
    Asus GeForce GTX 660 (GTX660-DC2-2GD5)

    I know there's also a Gigabyte one but I think this two are better, right?

    I saw here in the reviews that the MSI is cooler, but the Asus is a little bit faster.

    I know that my PC isn't good enough to take full advantage of this graphics card but I have intentions of getting some new parts (CPU, RAM and motherboard) soon.

    I don't care about the faster one what I care about most is the durability of the card. It has to last the maximum time possible.

    And sorry for my bad English xD

    Thanks
     
    Last edited: Apr 2, 2014
  2. Darkest

    Darkest Guest

    Messages:
    10,097
    Likes Received:
    116
    GPU:
    3060ti Vision OC V2
    Where are you from and what is your budget?
     
  3. THREAT

    THREAT Guest

    Messages:
    5
    Likes Received:
    0
    GPU:
    Onboard :(
    I'm from Lisboa, Portugal.

    My budget is 175€

    All GTX 660's cust around 160~170 so I think this is the best that I can buy.
     
  4. Darkest

    Darkest Guest

    Messages:
    10,097
    Likes Received:
    116
    GPU:
    3060ti Vision OC V2
    Is it possible for you to link the stores you're using?
     

  5. must_kill_ati

    must_kill_ati Maha Guru

    Messages:
    1,268
    Likes Received:
    9
    GPU:
    6800 XT
    I owned a galaxy, a pny, and an evga 660 (in that order). I singled the galaxy until I could afford the pny and sli'd them. The pny died after 8 months, so I replaced with the eVga and sli'd it with the galaxy.

    Different factory speeds resulted in extremely little difference in fps between any of the cards (the pny was crap for overclocking). The eVga had the most headroom for overclocking.

    If I had a choice of any brand to get, it would be eVga just for their warranty.
     
  6. ---TK---

    ---TK--- Guest

    Messages:
    22,104
    Likes Received:
    3
    GPU:
    2x 980Ti Gaming 1430/7296
    How much is a 760 its a better card
     
  7. THREAT

    THREAT Guest

    Messages:
    5
    Likes Received:
    0
    GPU:
    Onboard :(
    Here: alientech.pt

    must_kill_ati The only cards I can find here for sell are from Gigabyte, MSI and ASUS. There is also EVGA but is 207€. It's out of budget xD
     
  8. BoSL

    BoSL Active Member

    Messages:
    78
    Likes Received:
    9
    GPU:
    KFA2 GTX1060 6GB OC
    The gigabyte runs pretty well too, get the cheapest one!
     
  9. hold_on_tight

    hold_on_tight Guest

    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    0
    GPU:
    Gigabyte GTX 660 Ti
    Asus GeForce GTX 660 (GTX660-DC2-2GD5)
     
  10. sykozis

    sykozis Ancient Guru

    Messages:
    22,492
    Likes Received:
    1,537
    GPU:
    Asus RX6700XT
    Either the Asus or MSI would be fine. These cards all have the same overclocking limit anyway, so it makes little difference which you pick. I've got 2 eVGA 660SC's....both with different factory OC's and they can both be overclocked to the same limit. The newer one just looks like a poor clocker because it's factory OC is higher, so it reaches that same limit at a lower offset.
     

  11. Lucifer

    Lucifer Guest

    Messages:
    213
    Likes Received:
    9
    GPU:
    Gainward RTX 2060S
    in here the MSI 660 is the cheapest compare to ASUS, Gigabyte & EVGA.
    I have the Twin Frozr III version though, the performance is great for its price.
     
  12. Brain32

    Brain32 Member

    Messages:
    34
    Likes Received:
    0
    GPU:
    ASUS GTX660
    I have Asus GeForce GTX 660 (GTX660-DC2-2GD5), it's pretty quiet at load, inaudible at idle/low power states and runs quite cool even in a cramped case, never goes past 60C even at prolonged full load states...
    It's pretty massive(all of them) so keep that in mind, mine barely fits the case lol
     

Share This Page