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itz_squizzy

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Was looking on newegg and saw the 660 ti for $10 less than the 660 ti superclocked. Should I spend the extra $10. Any concerns about it over heating? First pc build
 
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I just picked up a 660ti SC last week. I'm using Nvidia adaptive v-sync setting and it purrs along at 60fps (I'm picky about tearing) in all the games I've tried at high/max settings 1920x1080. It barely breaks a sweat doing it too. If you have a decent case with ventilation I don't think you'll have to worry about it overheating.

If you can spare the 10$ I would.
 
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robertschaz99

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Not familiar with that one. How many fans is it running? Also, I prefer the rear exhaust cards not the side fan cards, just a personal preference.

Are you going to OC the CPU? Do you have an upgraded CPU cooler?

I honestly don't think overheating will be issue as long as you have air actively moving through your case.
 
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you'll be fine with that case, the corsairs have great airflow, but if you r worried you can get decent extra fans for cheap and you have plenty of mounting points on that case. either way you shouldn't have any problems with the card overheating.
 
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The 3570K is prob one of the best gaming CPUs out there right now, you'll be fine
 
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yeah I saw after my post lol, I should read first right? Anyway, IMO you won't see a HUGE difference between the cards, and you'll have no problems or bottlenecks with your CPU. But honestly you would prob do ok with a regular 660, that's just my opinion. You could also do well with a 7870, those are less than 250 right now and will run just about anything. But if your set on NVidia then go for it, you'll be happy with any card in that range.
 
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They will all perform around the same I would prefer the signature 2 card if you are set on evga as it has the best air cooler they offer and is better then there standard blower design card. If you are okay looking elsewhere on a card I would get a asus 660Ti which is cheaper and has superior cooling to everything evga offers on the air level.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121653


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130837&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=6146836&SID=1ddygrr17heb
 
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I fail to see what "preset factory settings" has to do with this comment from the article re: the Asus -> "It was never overclocked, and its GPU Boost levels were pretty low (about 250 MHz behind MSI's N660 Ti PE 2GD5/OC). We could even get through our suite without it crashing, so we can't give it any sort of recommendation."

I DID say "read it carefully"...
 
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Right but I get the feeling with bios revisions; and driver updates since then things could of have improved. An article from September shouldn't be a indicator for the card. There was a bios that was released around the same time as the article either. If he wants a factory overclocked ASUS card he can go with the oc version as well shrugs. I would say normally the powered edition tends to show more overclock potential on benchmarks. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121656
 
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well save the money and overclock it to the same specs thats what i do it is the same card when it comes down to it
 
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