Am considering getting one. Is the graphics card worth it's money? Is it as good as other brands? Does it have any flaws I should know about, as well as any strenghts? Will it work well with my specs: Intel dual core E8600 3,33GHz, 3,25Gb of RAM and a "P5QL PRO" model motherboard?
MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti
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KillerGamer
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The graphics card will be bottlenecked by the processor. I suggest you improve you processor before buying a new graphics card. Also, why not consider upgrading the RAM to 8GB? Get something like an i3 4340 and 8GB RAM and then you will really be able to unleash the power of this GPU. Hope this helped.
Ca11umH
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The GeForce GTX 660 Ti is a great card for a mid/high end gaming PC. I have it installed on my media editing PC and have no regrets. Bare in mind that this is one of NVidia's mid range GPUs so don't expect Titan performance!
I also bought this card as it supports open CL graphics boost which is great for media editing at a low price. The addition of SLI capabilities makes it easy to improve with a second card in the future for more monitors.
For more information, stay tuned to my YouTube channel as I will be unboxing this card very soon - www.youtube.com/channel/UCnGOW46NM_G12CSu7lZ1ZqQ
Ebuyer have it at a good price and great customer care.
Hope this helps
I also bought this card as it supports open CL graphics boost which is great for media editing at a low price. The addition of SLI capabilities makes it easy to improve with a second card in the future for more monitors.
For more information, stay tuned to my YouTube channel as I will be unboxing this card very soon - www.youtube.com/channel/UCnGOW46NM_G12CSu7lZ1ZqQ
Ebuyer have it at a good price and great customer care.
Hope this helps
I do realize that, but my budget( can't even call it a budget) is very tight, therefore allowing me to only get a few components (max a new cpu and a gpu). My 32bit system limits my ram from 4 to lower. I can bare with the bottleneck, because of my low budget. My intention is gaming.
760 has better performance, so in no way it would be cheaper, unless buying from a source that sells it cheaper for whatever reason.
Ca11umH
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If your budget is tight you could look at AMD's GPUs, they other equally as good performance for astounding prices!
I suggest you check out the Tom's Hardware GPU hierarchy chart to see what AMD's equivalent is to the 660 Ti then find the best price.
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If you're on a really budget then I suggest you go for a better processor (Something like a 3rd Gen i3) and something like a GTX650 2GB. I definitely won't recommend going for a high/mid-range GPU until you have a very nice CPU as due to bottlenecking the upgrade will be rendered useless. Why not ask some gamer friend of yours if he has a licensed copy of a 64-bit OS? If any of them do have it then you're a winner! However, if that doesn't work, I'd suggest going for the CPU+GPU combo I have given in the first sentence. You will also need a cheap motherboard and I highly recommend the Gigabyte H61M-S1 (I'm currently using it). You may have to spend a bit extra, but it's well worth the upgrade for gaming purposes. If you can lay hands on a friend's licensed 64-bit OS for little or free, consider getting a better RAM too. Hope this helps.
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