Evga geforce gtx 660 ti

[itz_squizzy]

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

 

[itz_squizzy]

Could I run the cougar CF-T12S4 for case. And sp cougar for CPU. I actually am drawn to the orange fan

 

[bigshootr8]

You could yes. Those fans are mighty expensive though jesus! What turned you onto the CF-T12S4

 

[bigshootr8]

Oh nvm its a pack of 4 >< nvm no I see the logic now!

 

[itz_squizzy]

That's why I mentioned those grab 4 of those for the case. And 2 of the other ones for the CPU cooler. I appreciate all the help. I should have plenty of airflow with this. I like the noctua, but the price seems pointless to throw in my mid size rig. Seems like I'd be wasting money. I was looking at the cougars online, on a few sites, and they were recommended.

 

[bigshootr8]

Yea that is how I came across them. They aren't sold at many retailers in the states. newegg seems to have the largest supply here. I noticed as well they started selling LED fans that look the same but no one has reviewed them so probably safe to advert for the time.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835553010

 

[itz_squizzy]

Sweet. I ran across a gpu that fits the color scheme of the fans. Know anything about zotac?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500269

 

[bigshootr8]

They make decent cards not my first choice though. There are a few things said with toms about the zotac fan with the 670 series of cards I would think the coolers would sound alike

Zotac GTX 670 Amp!

Zotac's card is the gaming Ferrari. It's up there as the most expensive GeForce GTX 670 in our round-up. It's also quite fast. Whereas you want your super-car to let out a throaty bellow, though, that's not an attractive quality in a graphics card, and this one is fairly loud. In our opinion, we would have liked to see Zotac trade some of its cooler's excellent heat dissipation for a lower fan speed (and less noise). With that said, the AMP! Edition board isn't so loud that it's unusable. We'd still probably throttle the fan using a software utility, though. We also noticed some resonance between the fans, which can result in an annoying low-frequency wail at certain RPM levels.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-670-test-review,3217-14.html

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[itz_squizzy]

Probably just stick to the MSI or evga. Thanks

 

[bigshootr8]

No problem. Yea its more of a coin flip with EVGA and MSI for you. For cooling and overclocking MSI, for stability/reliability, and warranty/customer support EVGA hand over fist.

 

[itz_squizzy]

I won't be overclocking. The stability and reliability factor are bigger than cooling since I'm adding more fans. MSI has 2 fans. The Evga 650ti has the wind tunnel design and the ti FTW has dual fans much like the MSI.

 

[bigshootr8]

Well there are dramatic performance implications with a 650Ti versus a 660Ti. Also, typically there is more at play then you think heatpipes are something you normally see more of on a aftermarket cooler I wouldn't be surprised if there was a degree of it on the signature 2 card but my point is that the fans aren't the difference cooling wise. If you aren't into overclocking wise as well stick to the signature 2 card best cooling situation you will get with a EVGA card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130837

 

[itz_squizzy]

I meant 660ti. That's all I'm looking at. Using phone, so I over looked that. Sorry

 

[itz_squizzy]

Thanks for the fast responses. I was leaning towards that particular one over the MSI. Close to the same specs, but since I'm nit overclocking, ill go with that one.

 

[bigshootr8]

Yea no problem. Yea if you aren't into overclocking and want a good company to work with and a reliable card that will get the job done evga is the ticket for sure on the nvidia side. Happy gaming!