What are the differences between these 3 GTX 1060's ??? (MSI or EVGA..)

[alex8xela]

So I am wanting to upgrade to a GTX 1060 6gb from my 960 2gb.

I have seen these 3 1060's on different sites, all at around the same comfortable price point for me.

I have;

i5 6500 3.2ghz

8gb ram DDR4 2133mhz (gonna upgrade to 16gb soon)

and the game on an SSD

I have seen these;

 MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 OC V1 Graphics Card
http://www.ebuyer.com/769693-msi-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-gddr5-oc-v1-graphics-card-gtx-1060-6gt-ocv1?mkwid=sWA3N2WiH_dc&pcrid=51630194939&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=CLrG0I_xgNQCFROdGwodRQQJ5A

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 ARMOR 6G OC V1 6GB GDDR5 VR Ready Graphics Card

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-geforce-gtx-1060-armor-6g-oc-v1-6gb-gddr5-vr-ready-graphics-card-1280-core-1544mhz-1759mhz-boost?utm_source=google shopping&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CKLa7JbvgNQCFYoQ0wodcxMMoA

EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC GAMING 6GB GDDR5 Graphics Card

https://www.novatech.co.uk/products/evga-geforce-gtx-1060-sc-gaming-6gb-gddr5-graphics-card/06g-p4-6163-kr.html?gclid=CLyGj_2_99MCFWK37QodMl8Flg#utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=products

Could someone please point out the differences between these 3 GPU's, and more specifically what the differences are between the two MSI ones?

I know that MSI do a gaming X variant and the armour variant and then the second one on my list here which seems to have no particular name... So it is all quite confusing, so please can someone who knows tell me which would be the best one to buy? cheers

I would ideally like to be able to play games on ultra settings @1080p

Thank you!

 

[Susquehannock]

To name a few, differences in size, clock speeds, and display port options. The MSI Armor requires an 8-pin PCIe connector, the others 6-pin.

Here is a comparison page:

>> https://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?CompareItemList=%2D1%7C14%2D487%2D261%5E14%2D487%2D261%2C14%2D137%2D040%5E14%2D137%2D040%2C14%2D137%2D053%5E14%2D137%2D053

 

[alex8xela]

Ok thank you - Unbelieveably cheap prices wow!

Do you think that the EVGA SC will get hotter due to the single fan?

From the comparison, it seem like the EVGA SC model has more mhz clock, however I dont like the idea of a super small looking card which is grey grey and grey...

I also heard someone say that the non-armour variant of the MSI 1060 has MSI's cheapest fans that won't ever go below 15000rpm even when idle, is this true?

Does anyone own any of those three GPU's, and if so please can you give your opinion on how they stack up against the other two.
cheers

 

[Susquehannock]

No personal experience with those cards. They should all run about same temps. The EVGA will work harder, and make more noise, since it has a single fan. It does dump heat out the back. The other two will be more quiet but essentially dump heat inside, so good case fan set up is more critical.

 

[alex8xela]

Ok, thank you for explaining.

I have recently seen the EVGA SSC 1060 6gb, which looks very appealing as it is supposed to be overclocked the highest out of all other 1060's on the market...
What does everyone think of this GPU then?
https://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814487275

I have checked the dimensions and it is smaller than my MSI GAMING 960 2gb...
-But will my i5 6500 3.2ghz limit the maximum performance of the EVGA SSC 1060 6gb? That is my real question.

p.s Are the prices on Newegg too good to be true? they seem very very cheap!