Help me chose! GTX 660 vs GTX 580 vs GTX 750 Ti

[Hypnotic]

I am planning to buy a new graphics card and i cant decide which one should i buy so i am asking the comunity for an opinion. In the title, I listed three cards i have my eye on.
If you have other suggestions in that price range, feel free to let me know.
Just bear in mind that it MUST be a NVIDIA card and i'm running at 1680x1050 resolution (maybe 1920x1080 in future if i buy a new monitor) and im using it mainly for VIDEO GAMES.

Specs:
CPU: Intel i5-4440
PSU: LC Power 500W

 

[Derza10]

What are your other computer specs? CPU/PSU?

 

[Spectre694]

All three are roughly equal but the 580 is getting a little older doesn't support some of the newer features. The 660 is slightly faster and supports SLI but uses more power than the 750Ti. All will preform excellently at 1680x1050

 

[Hypnotic]

CPU: i5-4440
PSU: LC Power 500W

 

[RobCrezz]

I would go for the 660. much faster than the 750 Ti. The 580 is a bit faster but louder, hotter and more power hungry.

 

[AMDRadeonHD]

1. GeForce GTX 660
2. GeForce GTX 580
3. GeForce GTX 750 Ti
My vote goes to GeForce GTX 660.

 

[Hypnotic]

Are you sure about that 750 Ti? What about this article?
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-unveiled-benchmark-results-exposed-faster-gtx-660-10/#axzz2uYnSEfga

 

[RobCrezz]

Are you sure about that 750 Ti? What about this article?
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-unveiled-benchmark-results-exposed-faster-gtx-660-10/#axzz2uYnSEfga

Thats a 5 month old article and not legit, the 750 ti has different specs to what is in that article.. Look at one that actually compares since release, like this one :

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-gtx-750-ti-review,review-32889-9.html

 

[Hypnotic]

Are you sure about that 750 Ti? What about this article?
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-unveiled-benchmark-results-exposed-faster-gtx-660-10/#axzz2uYnSEfga

Thats a 5 month old article and not legit, the 750 ti has different specs to what is in that article.. Look at one that actually compares since release, like this one :

Yeah, you are right. Is there any significant difference between Gigabyte, MSI, Gainward, Asus etc of the same card?

 

[usbgtx550]

The gtx 660 just seems too expensive near $200 for me. That's getting close to 760 territory.

 

[RobCrezz]

Are you sure about that 750 Ti? What about this article?
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-unveiled-benchmark-results-exposed-faster-gtx-660-10/#axzz2uYnSEfga

Thats a 5 month old article and not legit, the 750 ti has different specs to what is in that article.. Look at one that actually compares since release, like this one :

Yeah, you are right. Is there any significant difference between Gigabyte, MSI, Gainward, Asus etc of the same card?

Just different coolers. I like the Asus coolers personally in terms of noise/performance ratio, but Gigabyte and MSI are great too. Never owned a Gainward card I dont think.

 

[Hypnotic]

And what about GTX 650 Ti Boost? How good is that card compared to the ones i've listen in the title?

 

[tcb1005]

The 660 is weak for the price. It is hindered by it's 192bit bus. And this is coming from a person who owns one!

 

[tcb1005]

And what about GTX 650 Ti Boost? How good is that card compared to the ones i've listen in the title?

The Ti boost is weaker than the 580 and 660 but more powerful than the 750ti.

 

[tcb1005]

Here is a comparison of the 660 and 580. http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-660-vs-GeForce-GTX-580

 

[Hypnotic]

The 660 is weak for the price. It is hindered by it's 192bit bus. And this is coming from a person who owns one!

and which card would you buy for that money?

 

[tcb1005]

The 660 is weak for the price. It is hindered by it's 192bit bus. And this is coming from a person who owns one!

and which card would you buy for that money?

Personally, I wish I would have purchased a Radeon 7870. But those have their price so inflated now, and since you want NVIDIA, I would suggest that you buy the 580.

 

[papablista]

You may want to consider a GTX560ti from ebay ($60 to 85 USD), I have no complaints with mine (non ti) running most of the new titles high or above with no plans on upgrading soon.
580's are hot noisy and power hungry,

 

[Hypnotic]

The 660 is weak for the price. It is hindered by it's 192bit bus. And this is coming from a person who owns one!

and which card would you buy for that money?

Personally, I wish I would have purchased a Radeon 7870. But those have their price so inflated now, and since you want NVIDIA, I would suggest that you buy the 580.

But i dont really like buying that much old cards such as 580. How exactly do you feel that it's hindered by 192bit bus width?

 

[tcb1005]

The 660 is weak for the price. It is hindered by it's 192bit bus. And this is coming from a person who owns one!

and which card would you buy for that money?

Personally, I wish I would have purchased a Radeon 7870. But those have their price so inflated now, and since you want NVIDIA, I would suggest that you buy the 580.

But i dont really like buying that much old cards such as 580. How exactly do you feel that it's hindered by 192bit bus width?

The GPU can't access the memory as fast as it would as say if it had a 256 bit bus. Also, I wish it had more CUDA cores. That being said, I can max almost all new games at 1920x1080. I ran the Batman Archam origins benchmark and averaged 49fps, which is perfectly playable to me.

 

[Hypnotic]

The GPU can't access the memory as fast as it would as say if it had a 256 bit bus. Also, I wish it had more CUDA cores. That being said, I can max almost all new games at 1920x1080. I ran the Batman Archam origins benchmark and averaged 49fps, which is perfectly playable to me.

And why are you complaining if you have 49fps average at 1080p?

 

[tcb1005]

The GPU can't access the memory as fast as it would as say if it had a 256 bit bus. Also, I wish it had more CUDA cores. That being said, I can max almost all new games at 1920x1080. I ran the Batman Archam origins benchmark and averaged 49fps, which is perfectly playable to me.

And why are you complaining if you have 49fps average at 1080p?

Because new games like Battlefield 4 are beginning to show choppy framerates on my GPU.

 

[Hypnotic]

The GPU can't access the memory as fast as it would as say if it had a 256 bit bus. Also, I wish it had more CUDA cores. That being said, I can max almost all new games at 1920x1080. I ran the Batman Archam origins benchmark and averaged 49fps, which is perfectly playable to me.

And why are you complaining if you have 49fps average at 1080p?

Because new games like Battlefield 4 are beginning to show choppy framerates on my GPU.

I think you would get only 3-4 fps more on gtx 580 but ok. Any more suggestions in that price range?

 

[tcb1005]

There really are no other cards in your price range from NVIDIA. I think a GTX660 will be fine for you since you aren't using 1080p. But once you upgrade to a newer monitor, you may want to upgrade the GPU.

 

[Hypnotic]

Thanks everyone for the answers, i will probably go for gtx 660 if something new doesn't come up. At the moment, i have RADEON 7770.