Why the Price difference in cards?

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JackNaylorPE
look at the core clocks.....$210 one (same $200 price after MIR tho) is 1033 MHz,,,, cheaper one is 1006 MHz

Overclocked one has better fan and heatsink, custom PCB and beefed up VRM

Don't fall into the false mindset that factory overclocked cards "are the same as" non overclocked cards ..... you can look at two cars and assume they are the same thing .... but one has the standard 6 cylinder and one has the optional 8 cylinder ....will one be faster than the other ?

Yes, in some cases (i.e EVGA SC series) that is true..... the card is exactly the same as the stock card with a cooler upgrade ..... not all manufacturers however follow suit. A better cooler means better OC's..... but a beefier VRMs on custom PCB also means better OCs...
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ethanroxx

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The 660 that is 209$, is made with a larger fan, and branded as "gaming." It is also factory overclocked. the 660 that is 199$ has a smaller fan and is not. So the inflation is mostly a better fan and a branding.

 
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JackNaylorPE

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look at the core clocks.....$210 one (same $200 price after MIR tho) is 1033 MHz,,,, cheaper one is 1006 MHz

Overclocked one has better fan and heatsink, custom PCB and beefed up VRM

Don't fall into the false mindset that factory overclocked cards "are the same as" non overclocked cards ..... you can look at two cars and assume they are the same thing .... but one has the standard 6 cylinder and one has the optional 8 cylinder ....will one be faster than the other ?

Yes, in some cases (i.e EVGA SC series) that is true..... the card is exactly the same as the stock card with a cooler upgrade ..... not all manufacturers however follow suit. A better cooler means better OC's..... but a beefier VRMs on custom PCB also means better OCs ..... and cards which let ya adjust voltages means better OCs ..... custom binned GPUs means better OCs.....finding out which ones have which requires a bit of research.
 
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nukemaster

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They both look to use the same board(I have not seen the front, so it may well have extra VRMs. I know the stock 680 has space for extra parts too).

I would take the one with the bigger cooler because it should run cooler and clock higher. To add to this, it may also be more quiet.

I quite like MSI's cooler designs.
 
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