Zotac GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4 GB OC vs Zotac 1060 Mini

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sancho_mic

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Hi guys,

i'm coming with a very specific question.

Consider the following 2 GPU's

1) Zotac GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4 GB OC - dual fan, fin radiator/cooler
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500410&cm_re=zotac_1050_ti_OC-_-14-500-410-_-Product

2) Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 Mini (3 or 6 GB) - single fan, sunflower radiator/cooler
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500405&cm_re=zotac_1060_mini-_-14-500-405-_-Product

I am under the impression that cooling system of 1050ti is better than 1060 mini. This is totally based on the looks - yeah, maybe i'm exactly wrong :)

Can someone speculate whether their colling systems can interchange easily?
e.g. put the single fan/cooler to 1050ti and dual fan radiator to 1060 ti, without further cuts and mods?

1050ti - closer look
http://www.thinkcomputers.org/zotac-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-oc-edition-graphics-card-review/2/

1060 mini - closer look
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_1060_Mini_3_GB/4.html

Basically i'm asking if the mount wholes fit, and also if the layout of the pcb's & components fit...
I know it's hard question, might not be able to get accurate answer unless someone has both the cards and try them.

If someone tries this and it works easily, the big question now:) do the temps get better?? :)

thanks, hope someone already tried this :)
-s




I want to swap the dual fan shroud and radiator from one to another.
 
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ok that's makes a bit more sense :)

not seen any single slot cards other than a couple on the amd side. other than a waterblock that is. that'll get any card down to single slot.

but overall, both of the cards are so low powered and don't run hot anyway, it probably won't make much of a difference which fans are on which card. they are low powered and run rather cool as a result.

here is a list of all the cards i know about for 10xx http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3047729/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1000-series-megathread-faq-resources.html dimensions and cooling, power needs and reviews are all there. may need to do some reading. i believe reviews for the 1060 card are there but not linked for 1050ti cards yet. the holidays killed...
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wait wait wait wait... WHAT?
I mean... i have made crazy things with the computer... That also comes into torture the hardware... But you are basically suggesting to buy 2 different graphics cards JUST TO EXCHANGE their cooling system ?
did you know there is many 2 or even 3 fan versions of the GTX 1060 ?
Also, there are custom water/liquid cooling systems for those cards... Why in the hell do you want to do that?
Assuimg you already own those cards... Or you have a way to get those 2 cards for free and you wanna do some science... And going stright to your question... Yes and NO besides they are from the same manufacturer the exact same positioning its something quite difficult to get and even more if you take in count that those 2 Graphics cards dont share a thing of themselves.. If you are going to prupouse a 1080 with a 1070... Its a more rasonable comparisson but this... i just think its quite madness when you have much better,cheaper and rasonable choises.
 
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"may our framerates be high and our temperatures low"

maybe cause of the glorious master race thing..
 
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hi guys,

thanks for the answers and i'm gald on the controversy :)

My idea:
you buy 2 cards. you exchange their cooling systems. price you: 2 GPU cards and some elbow grease

Your idea with the custom cooling solutions:
you buy 2 cards. you buy extra components. you dump the originall cooling & fans. price you pay: probbaly almost double. you are left with some non-reusable waste


the question comes in the context of these AIB doing economies of scale, where similar design/layout is used in several cards - to make them cheaper.
so it might be that the holes and layout is same/similar.
 
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it is true that often the same board layout is used for multiple levels of cards. but that is not the case with the 2 you chose. they are based on different designs and unlikely the coolers will swap places easily. you can look at some reviews where they have been taken apart and see if there are similarities but it is unlikely.

plus once you've spent the cash on the 2 cards, you could have had a single card that was a lot better than anything you could hope to get this way. the 2 cards will cost almost $350 in the US which is almost as much as a gtx 1070 which will run circles around a 3 gb 1060.

i'm just as confused as the others as to what you're hoping to do. if all you're expecting is better performance, then you're not gonna get it. watercooling the card will give better temps but won't yield any extra fps in games. none of the pascal cards oc very well and not a single card has reviewed any better than the other ones no matter what the cost, cooling and power used. they are almost identical in fps.

 
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hi math geek

i need to put them in 2 slots in my pc, for pass through in unraid.
i'm not that interested in the game performance which i agree with you.
although these 2 together have more gpu performance when compared to 1070, at a slightly lower price - think of gpu compute power - like folding@home...

due to the constraints of my case/motherboard, i need to put the 1060 into the slot 1 pcie, which receives less air. and 1050ti in my "last" pcie slot.
so i was considering that if the fin radiator and fans of the 1050ti are better than the sunflower radial cooler & fan of 1060 (e.g. if they run cooler), and if they fit then it's a gain. (i know, many ifs)

alternatively - are there any single slot gtx 10x?
besides the announced 1070 galax, which I will be better off to hunt for unicorns than to expect to get it in Europe...
also, not interested in the low profile ones that few aib rushed to create already... those are not helping me in any way since they are double slot.

not sure why AIB's are avoiding single slot cards... there is a small but good market for these. Considering that last single slot cards were the 750ti...
-s

 
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ok that's makes a bit more sense :)

not seen any single slot cards other than a couple on the amd side. other than a waterblock that is. that'll get any card down to single slot.

but overall, both of the cards are so low powered and don't run hot anyway, it probably won't make much of a difference which fans are on which card. they are low powered and run rather cool as a result.

here is a list of all the cards i know about for 10xx http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3047729/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1000-series-megathread-faq-resources.html dimensions and cooling, power needs and reviews are all there. may need to do some reading. i believe reviews for the 1060 card are there but not linked for 1050ti cards yet. the holidays killed my time so could not get any linked for the newer cards. working on updating that very soon as i catch up on work around the house.

but i don't believe i have seen any of those cards running warm enough to really worry about something like swapping cooling around.
 
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thanks man. i saw the rx460 single slot.
but i need nvidia since i already own the 1060 mini and i could swap them easily in my virtual machines (having same drivers).
i guess i need to wait more.
thx again
-s

 
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