MSI 1060 OC 6GB, is it good?

[DarkGod2012]

this is the cheapest 1060 i can found (around 310 usd), how is it performence compare to Armor or Gaming X (363 usd)?
sorry for bad english btw

 

[BIGMACASSASSIN]

the armorx3 comes factory overclocked and has a overhead fan cooler for overclocking if you chose to do it
do you plan on overclocking? if yes then a non reference design would be a better overcocker if you dont plan on overclocking then just stick with the refrence design

either way the gtx 1060 is a great card

 

[HyperCat]

the armorx3 comes factory overclocked and has a overhead fan cooler for overclocking if you chose to do it
do you plan on overclocking? if yes then a non reference design would be a better overcocker if you dont plan on overclocking then just stick with the refrence design

either way the gtx 1060 is a great card

Purchasing a AIB GTX 1060 card doesnt mean you are a Overclocker, i have a Asus ROG Strix and havent overclocked it. So your advice, getting a Founders Edition instead of a AIB doesnt make any sense. OP, All AIB Cards are the same, the diffrence is the Cooler, speed (some of them are higher factory overclocked).
Do not buy a Reference GTX 1060 (aka "Founders Edition") it will run hotter and isnt a good card to overclock with.

 

[DarkGod2012]

is this a non-ref design? i'm not planing to OC now but maybe in the future with custom air-cooling

 

[renz496]

the reference cooler on GTX1060 actually are not that bad unlike how it did with 1070 and 1080. even with OC the temp did not reach 80c in TPU test:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_1060/30.html

and the cooling performance are not that really inferior to some other non reference design out there:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Palit/GeForce_GTX_1060_Super_JetStream/27.html

the reference design have the advantage on small cases especially mini ITX cases because the card did not dumb the hot air back into the case.

 

[renz496]

is this a non-ref design? i'm not planing to OC now but maybe in the future with custom air-cooling

reference is like this:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_1060/

 

[DarkGod2012]

is this a non-ref design? i'm not planing to OC now but maybe in the future with custom air-cooling

is this a non-ref design? i'm not planing to OC now but maybe in the future with custom air-cooling

reference is like this:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_1060/

so as long as it's not a FE it will be fine? my card choice have only 1 heat sink

 

[dfk]

here's a review: http://videocardz.com/review/msi-geforce-gtx-1060-6gt-oc

as you can see from the fan speeds and thermals, the single heatpipe isnt too good but does the job as long as you dont mind the noise.

the Gaming (non X) model should be much quieter/cooler and slightly cheaper than the Gaming X version.

otherwise G1 from Gigabyte is a good option.