MSI GTX660 Ti PE OC or Gigabyte GTX660 Ti Windforce Edition

Ripper_ZA

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Hi

I cant decide on what card to get, I really like the MSI with the Twin Frozr 4 and afterburner program, but alot of people seems to have a problem with MSI GPU's, can someone please explain to me why?
(I will be getting a MSI mobo)

Also in my country the Gigabyte cost $30 more than the MSI.

Thanks in advance.
 
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I have never had a problem with MSI's cards. I had the Radeon 6950 Twin Frozr II and replaced it with my current 660 Ti TF 4 which I have had for a little over a year now, without a single issue.

To tell you the truth, a lot of people have issues with every aftermarket card out there and MSI is no exception. It is really luck of the draw, but personally, I will continue buying the MSI cards until I end up buying a bad one, so my advice...go for the Twin Frozr.

TheMentalist

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I've seen many benchmark results with those two included and both are a bit even. One is better with the temps, the other is good with graphics power and so on. I would still go with the MSI version though. Cool, reliable and looks much better than the gigabyte one imo.
 

dalmvern

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I have never had a problem with MSI's cards. I had the Radeon 6950 Twin Frozr II and replaced it with my current 660 Ti TF 4 which I have had for a little over a year now, without a single issue.

To tell you the truth, a lot of people have issues with every aftermarket card out there and MSI is no exception. It is really luck of the draw, but personally, I will continue buying the MSI cards until I end up buying a bad one, so my advice...go for the Twin Frozr.
 
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Of all the gtx 660 ti's the MSI power edition overclocks higher and achieves better performance than the rest. Get the MSI.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibuXcStgYF8
 

TheMentalist

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All of the 600-series? i haven't tested those(yet)
 

dalmvern

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Are you serious? Man I got lucky then...why the hell would they lock their voltages on a card that is supposed to be overclocked? That just doesnt make sense.
 
because, nvidia wouldnt warranty their cards if manufacturers would not follow their rules. so all 600 series cards are now locked to 1.175v as the max voltage. recommending cards like the 680 classifieds are now pointless because you cant make use of the beefy vrm