MSI 660 ti

Gwyn · 18 Dec 2012 at 22:11

Hi guys

I'm upgrading my MSI 560ti twin frozr ii with a 660 ti.

I'm after the quietest card I can get and I'm looking at the MSI 660ti twin frozr 4

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-172-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2379

I'm just interested if any one can tell me how the fan noise compares to my old card as it was very quiet?

Thanks

SkodaMart · 18 Dec 2012 at 22:15

Very quiet.
Great card too.

Gwyn · 18 Dec 2012 at 22:24

Nice one mate. All the reviews say they are quiet but you can't beat a user opinion.

imginy · 18 Dec 2012 at 22:24

Yes it is very quite if fans are below 50% and they very rarely need to go any higher. (i have msi 660ti)

I think the asus models are slightly better for noise if that's your main concern

If you scroll down to the bottom of this page you will see the asus and msi 660ti are some of the quietest cards around.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-660-ti-memory-bandwidth-anti-aliasing,3283-15.html

Gwyn · 18 Dec 2012 at 22:45

Iv looked at the Asus cards and from what I have read, there build quality isn't the best. I think I will go with the MSI.

SkodaMart · 18 Dec 2012 at 22:47

Keep us up to date with how you get on with it!
Enjoy your new card.

Gwyn · 18 Dec 2012 at 23:06

Thanks mate. Looks like I will be ordering tomorrow

SkodaMart · 18 Dec 2012 at 23:18

Gwyn said:
Thanks mate. Looks like I will be ordering tomorrow

In the absence of the ATi posse, I feel I should give the HD 7950 a mention.

Many users seem to prefer them on these forums.

Gwyn · 24 Dec 2012 at 08:17

Just installed my new card yesterday and I'm so pleased with it. I just can't believe how silent it is!!! Near as damn it silent and performance is great as well, scores double in 3Dmark11 compared to my old 560ti.
Thanks for the help, I'm well pleased!!!

SkodaMart · 24 Dec 2012 at 12:44

Gwyn said:
Just installed my new card yesterday and I'm so pleased with it. I just can't believe how silent it is!!! Near as damn it silent and performance is great as well, scores double in 3Dmark11 compared to my old 560ti.
Thanks for the help, I'm well pleased!!!

Glad you are pleased with it.

An underestimated card on these forums IMO.

imginy · 24 Dec 2012 at 12:46

SkodaMart said:
Glad you are pleased with it.

An underestimated card on these forums IMO.

Agreed great cards

Gwyn · 24 Dec 2012 at 15:17

Merry Christmas

Nuclear Fusion · 24 Dec 2012 at 16:02

OMG TEH 7950 IS SOOOOO MUCH BETTERAH THAN THE 660TI!!!!

Only kidding, glad you are happy with your card

(Though the 7950 is faster

)

Cleeecooo · 24 Dec 2012 at 16:04

Nuclear Fusion said:
YOU MADE THE WRONG CHOICE- THE 7950 IS FASTER AT THE SAME PRICE!!!!

Only kidding, glad you are happy with your card
(Though the 7950 is faster )

This, the WF 7950 is quiet as hell!

That being said, no reason for the OP to not enjoy his 660Ti. The TF coolers are some of the best on the market

Marine-RX179 · 24 Dec 2012 at 16:43

Cleeecooo said:
This, the WF 7950 is quiet as hell!

That being said, no reason for the OP to not enjoy his 660Ti. The TF coolers are some of the best on the market

Nothing hugely wrong with the 660Ti, except for above £200 and only 192-bit memory bus really, and the 7950 is faster for the same price or less...

But I say Nvidia driver still have better reliability advantage. The powerplay and screen-flickering issue with driver beyond 12.8 for my 5850 had been doing my head in for ages...and I think I have finally fixed the problem today following LtMatt's guide. AMD drivers should have all the options for sorting out problems when they occur (not that they should occur in the first place) or a clean install option like Nvidia's driver, but no...people have to find and use 3rd party software for fixing their drivers instead.

humbug · 24 Dec 2012 at 17:22

Marine-RX179 said:
Nothing hugely wrong with the 660Ti, except for above £200 and only 192-bit memory bus really, and the 7950 is faster for the same price or less...

But I say Nvidia driver still have better reliability advantage. The powerplay and screen-flickering issue with driver beyond 12.8 for my 5850 had been doing my head in for ages...and I think I have finally fixed the problem today following LtMatt's guide. AMD drivers should have all the options for sorting out problems when they occur (not that they should occur in the first place) or a clean install option like Nvidia's driver, but no...people have to find and use 3rd party software for fixing their drivers instead.

Nvidia have a lot of their own problems, including screen flickering.

RMA the card, its not the Drivers as that problem with the 5### series was fixed years ago.
It looks to me like you have a memory fault.

Rusty0611 · 24 Dec 2012 at 18:10

But he says he's fixed it??

Marine-RX179 · 24 Dec 2012 at 18:13

Rusty0611 said:
But he says he's fixed it??

12.4 and 12.8 driver didn't have the flickering problem, it was updating to drivers newer than that that caused it. Even rolling back to 12.8 removed the screen-flickering problem.

Final8y · 24 Dec 2012 at 19:59

Marine-RX179 said:
Nothing hugely wrong with the 660Ti, except for above £200 and only 192-bit memory bus really, and the 7950 is faster for the same price or less...

But I say Nvidia driver still have better reliability advantage. The powerplay and screen-flickering issue with driver beyond 12.8 for my 5850 had been doing my head in for ages...and I think I have finally fixed the problem today following LtMatt's guide. AMD drivers should have all the options for sorting out problems when they occur (not that they should occur in the first place) or a clean install option like Nvidia's driver, but no...people have to find and use 3rd party software for fixing their drivers instead.

I don't have that issue.