[SOLVED] Single fan MSI or dual fan ZOTAC 1660 super graphics card?

[olryst]

Hello. After a lot of research I've narrowed down the GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER as the best card for my budget.

I'm looking at two cards. The MSI 1660 SUPER AERO ITX OC (single fan) or the ZOTAC GAMING 1660 SUPER Twin Fan. I'd buy the MSI one but I'm concerned by the single fan.

I found them both for about £200. Which should I go for?

Also would this graphics card work ok with a 55inch LG OLED b9 TV for gaming on high settings?

PC spec:

AMD Ryzen 5 1600
ASUS TUF B50M-plus
Hyper X 8GB DDR4 3000
Antec 650 watt PSU 80 plus bronze
Samsung 970 EVO SSD

 

[jitteRs]

A single fan should be good enough for the 1660 super. To be honest, I wouldn't recommend playing on a TV because it will have a slow response time. You might struggle to run on high settings too. I would get a smaller monitor for like $100 that has a better response time and you could get more fps on it as well.

 

[olryst]

Thank you for the reply.

 

[Gzr]

1440p with a 1660s is just ok. Pushing native 4k... I don't know. Your TV's rated at 120hz but again, don't know if that's actual 120hz or some circuit trickery. And I do believe that would require HDMI 2.0 to actually work at "true" 120hz. In any case, gaming on a 4k TV with a 1660s is not advisable but you can certainly try. Worst case scenario, you'll have to lower some settings or fiddle with the resolution, although I doubt you'll get more than 50fps, honestly.

As for the gpu variant, I'd get the twin fan. MSI's offerings are usually fine but in this instance, I'd like something more quiet and with better cooling and single fan offerings have proven to be neither, in most cases.

 

[Nemesia]

When you buy an MSI card you want the gaming series with the Twin Frozr 7 on the 1660 super. Great cooling solution and quiet.

 

[olryst]

In that case I might think again and spend a bit more money.

 

[olryst]

Thank you for the replies.