Help Me! GTX 660 OC: MSI or GIGABYTE?

[PK4L1F3]

currently they both worth about the same.

Just wondering which will be better?

The msi isnt twin frozer or power edition its just the oc'd edition.

MSI 660-2G/D5 OC 2GB DDR5 GTX660-OC PCI-E VGA Card
Gigabyte GV-N660OC-2GD 2GB GTX 660OC PCI-E VGA Card


I dont really care about its looks. im more interested in which performs better.

the games i am going to play on are going to be:

crysis2, crysis3, bf3, bl2, tf2, dead island 1,2, gta 4, SR3. I was wondering if i could get 60+fpson them


just wanted some opinions on what graphics card i should get?

 

[ViperStriker]

I'd honestly put my trust into EVGA or ASUS. I've heard a lot of good from both MSI and GIGABYTE, but ASUS and EVGA keep the cards practically the same as they'd be straight from NVIDIA, and also NVIDIA has a more solid partnership with EVGA and ASUS.

 

[PK4L1F3]

I'd honestly put my trust into EVGA or ASUS. I've heard a lot of good from both MSI and GIGABYTE, but ASUS and EVGA keep the cards practically the same as they'd be straight from NVIDIA, and also NVIDIA has a more solid partnership with EVGA and ASUS.

Thanks for the comment. I actually wanted to buy a EVGA but they don't sell those in Australia. ASUS is a bit too costly for me. but thanks for the comment.

 

[Nothing_Much]

Thanks for the comment. I actually wanted to buy a EVGA but they don't sell those in Australia. ASUS is a bit too costly for me. but thanks for the comment.

They're about the same in terms of quality, but I guess MSI might be the better choice.

 

[PK4L1F3]

They're about the same in terms of quality, but I guess MSI might be the better choice.

Thats what i thought, besides its $4 cheaper then gigabyte :)Thanks for the comment.

 

[idaeanat]

Msi and gigabyte both make great coolers, and Asus and EVGA are overpriced. Get the MSI as it is cheaper.

 

[PK4L1F3]

Msi and gigabyte both make great coolers, and Asus and EVGA are overpriced. Get the MSI as it is cheaper.

The msi is $4 cheaper but only provides 1 fan as the gigabyte edition provides 2 fans. i would be willing to pay an extra $4 for a fan. but thanks for the information, +useful!

 

[idaeanat]

Oh, I thought it was the twin frozr msi. The one-fan msi cards are not great, go for the gb.

 

[PK4L1F3]

Oh, I thought it was the twin frozr msi. The one-fan msi cards are not great, go for the gb.

Thanks for your opinion.

 

[idaeanat]

I've looked at a few aus prices and if I am correct the 660 is about 230AUS on ebay. For that money you can get a 7870 (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Powercol...2?pt=AU_Components&hash=item3cc8578a20&_uhb=1), which uses less power and is slightly faster

 

[PK4L1F3]

I've looked at a few aus prices and if I am correct the 660 is about 230AUS on ebay. For that money you can get a 7870 (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Powercol...2?pt=AU_Components&hash=item3cc8578a20&_uhb=1), which uses less power and is slightly faster

Correct me if im wrong but apparently if used a amd card with my intel processor. i wouldnt get as much performance as a nvidia graphics card.

 

[bluehawk]

here spend an extra $60 This card over clocks very well and very easy and compares very well with all the new cards. it was like $500 a few months ago and now $260with a bunch of new video cards that were recently released they dropped the price a lot. http://www.amazon.com/MSI-R7950-TWIN-FROZR-3GD5/dp/B007NG3WR2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377331741&sr=8-1&keywords=msi 7950 twin

 

[PK4L1F3]

here spend an extra $60 This card over clocks very well and very easy and compares very well with all the new cards. it was like $500 a few months ago and now $260with a bunch of new video cards that were recently released they dropped the price a lot. http://www.amazon.com/MSI-R7950-TWIN-FROZR-3GD5/dp/B007NG3WR2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377331741&sr=8-1&keywords=msi 7950 twin

well if i were to buy that in australia. it would cost me $370 thas an extra $170.

 

[bluehawk]

well if i were to buy that in australia. it would cost me $370 thas an extra $170.

oh im sorry, didnt know they were so much more Get Gigabyte GV-N660OC. MSI cards are generally good but its safer with the gigabyte it should run everything fine.

 

[PK4L1F3]

oh im sorry, didnt know they were so much more Get Gigabyte GV-N660OC. MSI cards are generally good but its safer with the gigabyte it should run everything fine.

thanks for your opinion :)

 

[idaeanat]

Correct me if im wrong but apparently if used a amd card with my intel processor. i wouldnt get as much performance as a nvidia graphics card.

Not to be mean or anything but this is utter bs.

Here are some 7870 benchmarks run on an intel system to soothe your mind
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/857

Obviously you'll need to spend a lot more to run Crysis 3 at 60FPS on high with aa, but I think you could run medium with FXAA 8x no problem

 

[PK4L1F3]

well if i were to get a hd 7870... would my 500w power supply manage it?

 

[idaeanat]

yes

 

[PK4L1F3]

yes

and wouldnt this be better since its asus ? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ASUS-Rad...6?pt=AU_Components&hash=item2c7116d3c4&_uhb=1

Edit: sorry i thought it said $209.

 

[idaeanat]

Asus and MSI and GB are roughly the same, the 7870 is pretty overclockable.