Comparison of the Geforce 750 Ti SC and Geforce GTX 660

[Wolfrequiem]

I've looked over Passmark, etc., for the two cards I'm adding a link to below, but when it comes to variations within a series--for instance, a normal GTX as compared to a superclocked TI--the resource isn't very helpful. And I just wonder if these cards aren't closer to the same performance rating than the generic ratings listed with Passmark demonstrate.

Mainly, if you can get either of the cards below for $100, the 750 *new* or the 660 *used*, but in good shape, which would you go for, and why? I'm not a gamer, but would like a decent card, and would like one that has a reference fan to push the hot air out of my case, which isn't ventilated so well, but I'm torn here (my case dimensions are 14" H x 17" long). The one thing I'd be after is a good QUIET GPU, and I don't see as much for the 660 saying one way or another, whereas everyone seems to swear by the 750 TI superclocked card.

Really, though, on the one hand, the core and boost clock are higher on the one hand, then, on the other, the memory clock is, which I'm guessing is more important.

Thanks for your help,
G.

http:// EVGA Geforce 750 TI SC

http:// EVGA Geforce GTX 660

My specs:

Windows 7 64-bit
MB: Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H
RAM: 8 GB of 800 generic
CPU: Phenom II x4 955 BE

 

[StarChief]

GTX 660 > GTX 750 ti in every way. Get the 660.

 

[Wazero]

here's a 760 for 151 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500306&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
here's a r7 370 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131670&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
an a r9 270 for 149.99 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SOXNZWU/?tag=pcpapi-20

all of these cards outprefom both of those cards

 

[MagusALL]

if you arent a gamer than why are you buying a gfx card in the first place? just get a $30 GT 440 and call it a day if the phenom ii cant give you what you want. im just confised by why you want a GPU if you arent going to game on it. btw i will sell you my unused ASUS GT 440 for $30 haha

 

[Wolfrequiem]

Thanks, guys. Any of them quieter than others? Is the 660 quiet at all?

And, the first trick is this, and I should have clarified, I guess (sorry): I *do* game a little, just not like you serious FPS gamers. So, there is that. Second, I'm a heavy multitasker, and running the gambit of the various programs I might have open at any given time, I want a good, solid GPU to take some of the load off the CPU. Third--big grin--it's sort of like why you might want to own a Corvette z71: it's not that you're going to be driving that sucker 220 mph, it's the comfort of knowing that you *could* drive it 220 mph if you wanted to. The main thing is, I want to free up my system a little more, and do want plenty of headroom not to worry about buying one again for awhile.

 

[Wolfrequiem]

And going with the cheaper cards as you're suggesting just hasn't panned out for me. If I put one in now, I'll be maxed out already. There is more to PC'ing than gaming, you know.

 

[Wazero]

And going with the cheaper cards as you're suggesting just hasn't panned out for me. If I put one in now, I'll be maxed out already. There is more to PC'ing than gaming, you know.

what is your budget?

 

[Wolfrequiem]

$100. A tad bit more, push come to shove. That's why I'm looking into used (which normally I don't like doing, but...)

 

[Wolfrequiem]

The big thing is constraints, by the way:

1. 9.5" is the longest I can go with my case
2. I need a card that will push heat out of the case, and not just push it off the gpu and into my case, which isn't ventilated very well

On the latter, that's the dual purpose part of what I want a decent card for, a. to take some of the load off my cpu, and b., to help push the heat buildup out.

 

[Wazero]

The big thing is constraints, by the way:

1. 9.5" is the longest I can go with my case
2. I need a card that will push heat out of the case, and not just push it off the gpu and into my case, which isn't ventilated very well

On the latter, that's the dual purpose part of what I want a decent card for, a. to take some of the load off my cpu, and b., to help push the heat buildup out.

rear exhaust gpu aren't that good at pushing out heat they actually this to produce more heat than internal exhaust gpus. you'll better of getting a new heat sink for your cpu and getting case fans. and for that price point you'll be better off buying your gpu second hand you can get an r9 270 form 80-110 on ebay.