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Hardware Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB Review

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by Baz, 13 Sep 2012.

  1. Dark~3nergy

    Dark~3nergy what was dat sandvich ?

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    I was wondering, how do you get your fps stats in battlefield 3? I want to compare my setup with what's listed in that list.
     
  2. Mr_Armageddon

    Mr_Armageddon Minimodder

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    Yes to this! I would like to replace my 9800GT which runs as a dedicated PhysX card, and supplies the image to my two side monitors. I currently have a PLP setup with a Dell U3011 as my primary display, with a 2007FP on each side. My 580s in SLI run the main display, but I have to use a "PhysX" card to power the side monitors when SLI is enabled, or else they black out.

    The 9800GT is right now the loudest component of my system, and I would love to change it out with a quieter, yet better performing card.

    650 Single Slot needs to happen.
     
  3. jrs77

    jrs77 Modder

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    Finally they released the GK106-chip.

    I just ordered a Gigabyte GTX660 Windforce OC for an astonishing low price of €209 :)

    EDIT: Sure prices might drop in the near future, but I really needed to get a replacement for my old GTX460.
     
  4. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    Blimey.

    lspci | grep VGA
    01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G92 [GeForce 9800 GT] (rev a2)

    :waah:
     
  5. Ripitup121

    Ripitup121 MMMMMMm watercooling....

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    Epic win. much appreciated
     
  6. GuilleAcoustic

    GuilleAcoustic Ook ? Ook !

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    there will be a gtx 650ti to fill the gap. But at the moment I'm more interested in the HD7750. Roughly the same price and perf than the GTX650, but no power connector and available in both single slot and low profile.

    Perfect for a casual gaming rig.
     
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  7. Chicken76

    Chicken76 Minimodder

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    The GK107 is not new. It has been used before in the GT 640, which was launched three months ago.
     
  8. Guest-56605

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    Ease up lads, has this now become the bash Baz thread??? lol
     
  9. Chicken76

    Chicken76 Minimodder

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    Not at all. I love Baz. Was just pointing to an error in the article.
    I'm looking forward to reading the GTX650 review.
    Baz, can you pitch the GTX650 against both 7750 and 7770 with the latest Catalyst, when you manage to get one?
     
  10. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman World's worst stuntman. Lover of bit-tech

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    Thanks guys. I hereby dub this type of marketing (and make claim to the phrase) 'Competitive Price Fixing'.
     
  11. Eldorado

    Eldorado Needs new glasses..

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    With a bit of luck these will be going for £125ish come the new year, I can wait till then.
     
  12. Anfield

    Anfield Multimodder

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    To be honest I think even the 660 could get away with a single slot cooler.
     
  13. bigben

    bigben What's a Dremel?

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    the 680 gk104 was an impostor, mid range card with high end price tag, so every card in the 600 series seems crosley overpriced to me, i think nvidia where real tw#ts for doing so,amd had a banging card in the 4870 because they kept it @ 200 quid. nvidia could of done the same with the 680 and sold a bucket loads. nvidia are unreal and there pricing are way out, every think is like 100 quid more than last gen. 660 no thanks.
     
  14. David

    David μoʍ ɼouმ qᴉq λon ƨbԍuq ϝʁλᴉuმ ϝo ʁԍɑq ϝμᴉƨ

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    Wait, what?

    Nvidia are a-holes for charging more than £200 for their flagship card?

    Can you point me to the store that is selling AMD's top card for £200?

    The 4870 was THREE generations and FOUR years ago.
     
  15. bigben

    bigben What's a Dremel?

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    it is true, google gtx 680 is an impostor. when the 4870 came out nvidia had the gtx 280 £380 and a gtx 260 £270, the gtx 280 being nvidia's high end, ati 4870 was £200 and not only beat the gtx 260 but was tradeing with the gtx 280. nvidia brought out another gtx 260 with more cores [216] to be more competitive with 4870. am no being biased i bought the gtx 260 [192core] so i was sick. am just saying nvidia had an opportunity to do the same with the gtx 680 [gk104] it was meant to be a mid range chip, they had no compatition and chose to bang a high price on it instead of letting the gamers have a good deal, but hey that's business. the gtx 660 should be in a console.
     
  16. Baz

    Baz I work for Corsair

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    You are absolutely right; this GPU has been in use in the 640 for a while. But as we've not looked at it before, it's still new to us!
     
  17. Chicken76

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    Baz, when is the GTX650 review coming up?
     
  18. adam_bagpuss

    adam_bagpuss Have you tried turning it off/on ?

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    just done a quick price check on scan

    7850 is now £140-160 and slower than a 660 by a decent margin
    GTX660 is £180
    7870 is £180-200 and is faster than a 660 marginally but consistent.

    basically if you can pick up a £180-190 7870 theres no reason to buy a 660 at all
     
  19. Anfield

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    and for £220 you can get a 7950.
     

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