Ok so i have decided i want to stick with Nvidia, i know the Vega 56 is a good option but i dont like how hot and power hungry it is, i like a nice silent efficient machine, well i want that to offset this Ryzen cpu. So im sticking with Nvidia. I had to return my Gigabyte windforce 2060 due to noisy fans so im getting a refund but now im wondering if maybe a 1660ti would be a better option as i could save about £80 and get a nice 1660ti. I dont play a LOT of demanding games, monster hunter world, WoW, a bit of anthem/farcry (new one) and the odd new game here and there. I run 1440p. I wonder what you guys think, is the extra £80 worth it for the performance boost? Im leaning towards a 2060, maybe the cheaper MSI version as MSI seem to have quiet fans. Any input would be great.
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1660ti vs 2060 on 1440p?
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From what i have seen the 2060 doesnt really have enough power to even use the RTX features so its a bit of a ruined technology unless you go for the 2070/2080. It seems the 1660ti is about 10% slower on average, i wonder if thats work £80 extra.....
Is the FE decent? I just want quiet and cool running, the Gigabyte card stopped the fans so it sat at 50c which i didnt like, does the FE do that?
I wonder if thats worth the premium, thats £380, is there a difference between the cheaper MSI and the Gaming X? Both have twin fozr fans?
Do you mean the Ventus?
There is no doubt you have to pay a premium for a quiet cooler. The msi gaming models have very good coolers and are amongst the quietest cards that exist.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GeForce_RTX_2060_Gaming_Z/31.html
Yeh the Ventus, it seems like the same fan design so i wonder if its as effective, its a lot cheaper, i would be more likely to spend that instead of £380 on the gaming Z
It may have the same fans but may not have the same heat sink. I dont know tbh. The 2070 gaming z has a massive triple slot heat sink for example. I did a quick google but couldn’t find any thing concrete. Could be worth an email to msi.
I was looking at the Sapphire Vega 56 again, its £100 less than the 2060 but i really dont want a hot and noisy gfx card, does anyone know how it is in that regard?
This one
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...ess-graphics-card-11276-02-40g-gx-38f-sp.html
This one
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...ess-graphics-card-11276-02-40g-gx-38f-sp.html
I briefly had one and the fans were very quiet, spinning at about 1300-1400RPM whilst keeping it below 70 degrees. That was with an undervolt though, albeit one that still allowed a slight overclock (didn't get into tweaking it properly, as I only had it for 24 hours). The memory can also just be put up to 950MHz without touching anything else for a free performance bump. Vega needs some tweaking in WattMan to get the best out of it. If you're not really interested in spending a little time getting it running at peak efficiency, Nvidia's cards are "idiotproof" out of the box, since they're pretty much forcibly undervolted as standard these days.
Sadly, the B-stock one I tried had obviously been returned thanks to screeching coil whine, so I had to send it back. Sounded like a swarm of bees inside my system. That's going to be sample-dependent though and can be a problem regardless of model or brand if you have bad luck. At worst you could just return it within 14 days if you don't get on with it.
I had that card and when undervolted it does run quiet and is a big improvement over stock but I wouldn’t say it was silent by some margin.
You do have to pay a premium for silence. When the 1080 was released I went for a cheap model but should have got a 1070 with a decent cooler for the same price as it was just too noisy.
I've only had my Sapphire a day but my temps are great and it's very quiet compared to my RX 580...
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I wish people would stop with the hot and power hungry angle. With a few tweaks Vega is not that card if you do a few tweaks. It's not that card if you buy a decent model. My 64 uses no fan when not gaming so is silent. In games it not loud either without tweaks especially if you use a headset like the majority. No tweakes my card runs in the 60's which ain't bad.
One thing I’ve learnt is people have different versions of ‘silent’. Yes you can tweak Vega. I know I’ve done it. But you can only go so far with it hence why the majority as you say wear a headset. Enough said really
Yeh see my idea of silent is silent, I spent a fortune getting my PC to be VERY quiet, so much so my storage HDD is the noisiest part of my system, my current MSI GTX780 runs SILENT at about 30% fan speed at idle, i just want a card that can do that.One thing I’ve learnt is people have different versions of ‘silent’. Yes you can tweak Vega. I know I’ve done it. But you can only go so far with it hence why the majority as you say wear a headset. Enough said really
Well yeh so would I if money wasnt an issue, not a hope in hell i would ever drop that much, its crazy talk from my perspective! Thats why Im talking about 2060/1660to/vega 56