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Which GTX 660 ?

Gripen90

Gripen90

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I've decided to ditch 2x Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB OC cards in SLi for a single GTX 660 since gaming is just needed for 1920x1080p occasionally.

I'm looking at MSI GTX 660 TwinFrozr III OC 2GB and Gigabyte GTX 660 Windforce OC Edition 2GB
They're almost the same price but I want the one with the quietest cooling solution - which is the better choice ?
 
Pretty sure there is a review out there that actually reviews both in a roundup.

All I can tell you is I have the MSI and it's silent, and overclocks to HardOCP's recommended settings with no trouble at all. I've been very pleased with it.

Cheers
 
Okay I picked up the new AOC e2450SWDA 23'6TFT LED (1920x1080)
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... and it's great ! 0 flaws and 0 dead/stuck pixels.

Also I gave in to the upgrade itch and purchased the MSI GTX 660 TwinForzr III OC 2GB card , which should arrive tomorrow.

So just to get an idea of what to expect performance wise I ran a few benchmarks with the old Gigabyte GTX 460 OC 1GB SLi cards.

Powered by Unigine Engine
Heaven Benchmark v3.0 Basic
FPS: 32.4
Scores: 817
Min FPS: 6.9
Max FPS: 86.4 Hardware
Binary: Windows 32bit Visual C++ 1600 Release Mar 7 2012 Operating system: Windows Vista (build 6002, Service Pack 2) 64bit
CPU model: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor
CPU flags: 3599MHz MMX+ 3DNow!+ SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSE4A HTT
GPU model: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 8.17.12.7533 1024Mb

Settings
Render: direct3d11 Mode: 1920x1080 8xAA fullscreen
Shaders: high Textures: high
Filter: trilinear
Anisotropy: 16x Occlusion: enabled
Refraction: enabled Volumetric: enabled
Tessellation: extreme


3Dmark11 Performance
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/1504412

3Dmark03 Performance
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm03/6481672

When I get the GTX 660 I will post the results :)
 
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It'll be interesting to see a comparison. :)

Gaming will probably seem smoother, and you'll see better minimum and average fps. Then there's the lower power draw, heat and noise, which is another bonus all in itself.
 
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arc@css said:
It'll be interesting to see a comparison. :)

Gaming will probably seem smoother, and you'll see better minimum and average fps. Then there's the lower power draw, heat and noise, which is another bonus all in itself.
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Yea that's what I hope albeit gaming with the GTX 460s has been a pleasure, they've provided good stable FPS in many games. I just hope the noise level will decrease with 1 card now :cool:
 
Im still using a single GTX 460 and have been pleases with it but its time for an upgrade but im not sure whether to go for the 660 or a HD 7850 or even a 7950 which arnt that more expencive than the 660.

I look forward to your results, should be interesting.
 
Ofcoure the mail service ** Fully star swearing *** up yesterday, so my GTX660 is delayed !! arrhhh... It just has to arrive today else my PC won't be happy without a GFX.
 
So a few benchmarks now with MSI GTX 660 TwinFrozr III OC 2GB

Powered by Unigine Engine
Heaven Benchmark v3.0 Basic
FPS: 33.4
Scores: 841
Min FPS: 20.3
Max FPS: 83.0
Hardware
Binary: Windows 32bit Visual C++ 1600 Release Mar 7 2012 Operating system: Windows Vista (build 6002, Service Pack 2) 64bit
CPU model: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor
CPU flags: 3599MHz MMX+ 3DNow!+ SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSE4A HTT
GPU model: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 9.18.13.0697 2048Mb

Settings
Render: direct3d11 Mode: 1920x1080 8xAA fullscreen
Shaders: high Textures: high
Filter: trilinear
Anisotropy: 16x Occlusion: enabled
Refraction: enabled Volumetric: enabled
Tessellation: extreme

3Dmark11 Performance - 6241
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/4618366

3Dmark03 Performance - 71443
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm03/6481892


So this translates into the following !


Powered by Unigine Engine
Heaven Benchmark v3.0 Basic
Settings
Render: direct3d11 Mode: 1920x1080 8xAA fullscreen
Shaders: high Textures: high
Filter: trilinear
Anisotropy: 16x Occlusion: enabled
Refraction: enabled Volumetric: enabled
Tessellation: extreme

2x Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB OC SLi
FPS: 32.4
Scores: 817

vs

MSI GTX 660 TwinForzr III OC 2GB
FPS: 33.4
Scores: 841


2x GTX 460 1GB 3Dmark11 Performance - 5954 vs 1x GTX 660 3GB 3Dmark11 Performance - 6241

2x GTX 460 1GB 3Dmark03 Performance - 85327 vs 1x GTX 660 2GB 3Dmark03 Performance - 71443


The 2x GTX 460 outclass the single GTX 660 in 3Dmark03, but in all the other benchmark the GTX 660 just wins by a margin.

This is really what I hoped for. Still the same performance overall, but the noise has been heavily reduced. The GTX 660 idles at 30*c and max out at 60*c.

I love this card.... might be going SLi with one more :rolleyes::D

A couple of pictures :)

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