GTX 660 or GTX 670?

[shadow1551]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Will be buying after the 11th of Janurary

BUDGET RANGE: 300-400$

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (Dota 2, Crysis 2 and "3", Guild Wars 2, Starcraft II, Diablo III) Movies connected to my TV

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: No current GPU, I am building a new PC. 650w XFX 80+ bronze.

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
i5-3570k
Asrock Extreme 4
Vengeance 8gb
CM Storm Stryker



PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Any, NCIX matches price . California US

PARTS PREFERENCES: I am trying to stay with a color scheme, dark and white look. So a dark card pref. black.

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1080+

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Sold my old setup and profited (incredibility that never happens.) It had the GTX 560 Asus overclocked and I like it a lot. I want something better for this build. I am investing about 1100$

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vn92
The card posted was just an idea.

 

[akshayghai29785]

gtx 670 would be far better

 

[lostgamer_03]

GTX 660 has the best value of the two.

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_value.html

So you'll get most for the Money buying a GTX 660.

 

[EzioAs]

GTX670 of course if you can afford it

Here's one from MSI which is pretty cheap considering it's custom PCB and their flagship Twin Frozr IV cooler
MSI N670 PE 2GD5/OC - $374.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127685

 

[lostgamer_03]

You could even buy 2 GTX 660 for 400$ and go SLI. They will have better performance than GTX 680 and Radeon 7970 GHz ed.

 

[JJ1217]

You could even buy 2 GTX 660 for 400$ and go SLI. They will have better performance than GTX 680 and Radeon 7970 GHz ed.

Two 7850's also have more performance than a 680 and 7970. Whats your point? You can't really compare two GPU's to one fairly, the benefits of having one single powerful GPU are obvious. Better driver support on release of games, no fear of microstuttering, and the big one, still an upgrade path available if you choose to SLI/CFX.

 

[EzioAs]

Don't forget about lower power consumption, less heat hence less noise

 

[JJ1217]

Yeah forgot about that too. Thought about it after I posted it, but forgot to correct it. Thanks.

 

[mohit9206]

get a 670. its 25-30% more powerful than 660. also since you previously owned a 560 it will take nothing less than a 670 to wow you so my choice is a 670.

 

[hytecgowthaman]

http://www.hwcompare.com/12523/geforce-gtx-580-vs-geforce-gtx-670/
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http://www.hwcompare.com/13300/geforce-gtx-660-vs-geforce-gtx-670/
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http://www.hwcompare.com/12508/geforce-gtx-670-vs-radeon-hd-7970/
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http://www.hwcompare.com/12666/geforce-gtx-690-vs-radeon-hd-7970/

 

[lostgamer_03]

Two 7850's also have more performance than a 680 and 7970. Whats your point? You can't really compare two GPU's to one fairly, the benefits of having one single powerful GPU are obvious. Better driver support on release of games, no fear of microstuttering, and the big one, still an upgrade path available if you choose to SLI/CFX.

He wants most performance for his Money right now. He got a budget and it's the most performance he can get.

Ofc I can compare 2 GPUs to one? As long as I stay within the budget, then it does not matter.

SLI in the future with GTX 670? When it's time to upgrade from a GTX 670 I'm sure he would be better off selling it and getting a newer model instead of adding another.

He would spend the same amount of Money and get way better performance.

 

[lostgamer_03]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy5478lBais Look at this review. GTX 670 is included, have a good day.

 

[revro]

i bought 660ftw and while its great (avg 43fps bf3, 32fps metro 2033, 30-37 farcry 3 depending on setting)
i do have money so i could have purchase 670. anyway in june 770 is coming so question is whether you could wait till then. yeah crysis 3 comes in february but if you wait for 770 you are set for years to come

best
revro

 

[determinologyz]

i bought 660ftw and while its great (avg 43fps bf3, 32fps metro 2033, 30-37 farcry 3 depending on setting)
i do have money so i could have purchase 670. anyway in june 770 is coming so question is whether you could wait till then. yeah crysis 3 comes in february but if you wait for 770 you are set for years to come

best
revro

Bro, This exactly what ive been saying pretty much and im looking foward to the 770 my self also i think the 770 will drop in may if its anything like 2012 we will see something close to this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_600_Series

 

[mohit9206]

its not worth waiting for a 770 for the simple fact that when you can buy a 670 for $350 why wait for 770 which will cost atleast $450
also one must buy what they want now rather than playing the waiting game.
or else keep waiting for eternity

 

[EzioAs]

its not worth waiting for a 770 for the simple fact that when you can buy a 670 for $350 why wait for 770 which will cost atleast $450
also one must buy what they want now rather than playing the waiting game.
or else keep waiting for eternity

I agree with you

 

[insightdriver]

+ thumbs up for mohit9206

any choice is a snapshot in time.

 

[determinologyz]

its not worth waiting for a 770 for the simple fact that when you can buy a 670 for $350 why wait for 770 which will cost atleast $450
also one must buy what they want now rather than playing the waiting game.
or else keep waiting for eternity

Because some of us including me has a 660ti and can wait untill the 770 drops to see a better improvement instead of going to the 670

 

[06yfz450ridr]

dual 660 in sli not ti for 200 a piece. micros sutter really isnt ever there when using vsync. without using vsync you will notice it a bit

 

[EzioAs]

Because some of us including me has a 660ti and can wait untill the 770 drops to see a better improvement instead of going to the 670

That is because you already have a great card. OP has a 560 which performs only as good as a 650ti, so upgrading to a 670 will show huge improvements.

 

[determinologyz]

That is because you already have a great card. OP has a 560 which performs only as good as a 650ti, so upgrading to a 670 will show huge improvements.

But what im saying is a 770 would be better we both cant disagree there. Yea he could could go for a 670 but i honestly think waiting is a better option. A 670 is a higher end card yes but as of now January 2, 2013 knowing 700 series is releasing eh even if i had the 560ti i still would wait it out a bit atleast see what strong rumors drops and do some pricing around and if he still wants to go for a 670 by all means do so but atleast he will know nvidias option/specs between the 790 780 770 670 in his case.

 

[EzioAs]

But what im saying is a 770 would be better we both cant disagree there. Yea he could could go for a 670 but i honestly think waiting is a better option. A 670 is a higher end card yes but as of now January 2, 2013 knowing 700 series is releasing eh even if i had the 560ti i still would wait it out a bit atleast see what strong rumors drops and do some pricing around and if he still wants to go for a 670 by all means do so but atleast he will know nvidias option/specs between the 790 780 770 670 in his case.

My rule of thumb: Just upgrade it unless a newer and better product is within 3-2 month which you might consider waiting. But if you desperately need the performance now, upgrade now.

While being patient is a good thing, we can't wait forever.

 

[determinologyz]

My rule of thumb: Just upgrade it unless a newer and better product is within 3-2 month which you might consider waiting. But if you desperately need the performance now, upgrade now.

While being patient is a good thing, we can't wait forever.

With that being said yea thats true and i agree there but theres a catch-22 to this. Lets say he picks up a gtx 670 yes its a big improvement over his 560ti and he will be able to max out games with it for sure and thats great but just knowing theres a new set of cards coming out thats going to be a improvement as well idk thats a toss up situation because if it were i and if i had the same card it would be a tough call YES the 670 is a beast from what ive seen but i do like to weigh my options as well then choose

 

[Avenged7x]

The argument of waiting for new tech to be released at a premium price vs. getting an immediate performance gain will never be settled. Thats personal preference, however it isn't really relevant here: the OP doesn't have a 560 (non Ti) as it was sold with his prior system. He is building a new system so he needs a GPU now and can't wait.

That being said, both are good values but the 670 is considerably stronger. I'd go 670 since the budget allows it and since your used to 560 performance this is a considerable upgrade whereas the 660 would be a modest upgrade.

 

[Derza10]

Ummm he dose not have a 560 ti.. Did any of you really read his post? He said he sold his old system that had the 560ti in it... He has no GPU right now, so i would assume waiting half a year is out of the question. I would say get the GTX 670, it really isn't worth SLI'ing mid cards when you can get a single card for less money that is only a little slower... Will save you a lot of headaches.