HD 7850 / 7850 iceQ / GTX 660 / 660 TFrzr

[LuTz]

Please help me choose one from these video card

1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161406 (Price in my country : $212)

2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161405 (Price in my country : $232)

3. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500270 (Price in my country : $236)

4. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127699 (Price in my country : $260)

I really want to save my money that i don't need to spend, so help me pick one of these video card that "more worth it" than the others..

I'm overclocking GPU about just 5-20%, and i'll use this thing until 2-4 years in the future, so i want to keep it on it's optimal temperature so it's not broken easily

And i'm not planning to change it

I use this card to play new modern video game with 1920x1080 screen

 

[sam_p_lay]

I'd take option 4 without a doubt.

 

[LuTz]

is it really worth my money?

Than 7850, iceQ, and GTX 660 ?

 

[Daedalus12]

In general, I think the 660 beats out the 7850 around stock settings. Having said that, the 7850 should overclock better. It kind of depends how comfortable you are pushing those cards.

I would take option 3 if you do not plan on overclocking much. I wouldn't spend the extra money on the MSI 660.

 

[yummerzzz]

+1 to option 3.

 

[sam_p_lay]

I was gonna say option 3 if not overclocking, but OP did state he's gonna be overclocking, so that Twin Frozr cooler will work nicely for that.

 

[sam_p_lay]

Plus, gonna be using it for 2-4 years. For that, the $24 is probably worth spending. Only if overclocking though as I say.

 

[LuTz]

Should i take 7850 iceQ and overclocked it

or

gtx 660, but overclock it about 5% from stock speed

I'm not bought any GPU cooler

 

[djangoringo]

Like many others said get the 660 gtx, the zotac one, the price difference is too high in my opinion, get the zotac.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_660/30.html

 

[dudewitbow]

option 3 imo. a 30$ excess isnt worth the trouble for a 660

 

[sam_p_lay]

I wouldn't consider $24 high over 2-4 years (what else are you gonna spend it on?) but I'd agree that option 3 is a solid choice.

 

[jaideep1337]

Option 3 +1

The stock fans aren't bad either. You can easily get a 10% OC on the reference 660 although the 7850 can be OCed to around 25% but its always better to buy the card that is faster at stock.

 

[sam_p_lay]

+1 to deciding based on stock performance.

You can never guarantee overclocks. Not every die that comes off the production line has the same amount of headroom - doesn't matter that it's the same model. You could say that 90% of a certain GPU will get a 5% overclock for example, 50% chance that it can gain 15% and 10% chance it can gain 25%. But there's never any guarantees on it. I saw a guy in the forums recently trying to RMA his cards because they weren't overclocking by the as much as other people were getting with the same model.

 

[iam2thecrowe]

the gtx660 is worth the extra over the 7850.

 

[Daedalus12]

Should i take 7850 iceQ and overclocked it

or

gtx 660, but overclock it about 5% from stock speed

I'm not bought any GPU cooler

Like others have said, you can't count on overclocking potential. You would need a good overclock out of the 7850 for it to consistently beat the 660. At those prices, I would take option 3 and overclock it 5-10% if you can. You'll be very happy with it.

 

[LuTz]

Best answer selected by lutz.