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jimmyhalper
By jimmyhalper
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Hey

I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card and there is limited space in my case. I measured that there is only really enough space to fit a card that is less than 26.7cm in length so I was considering to get an ITX GTX 960. Apart from the length it is also a bit cheaper than the double fan cards. I am looking to purchase this card:

 

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/NVIDIA+GeForce/GeForce+GTX+960/Gigabyte+GeForce+GTX+960+%22ITX+Edition%22+2048MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card++%2B+FREE+Witcher+3+Game!+?productId=62761&source=pcpartpicker

 

My question is, will there be a significant performance difference between this version of this card and a regular two fan card. Also will there be an issue with cooling? I don't mind running the card at arround 80 - 90C.

 

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It may get a jump in temps compared to a dual fan design, but it should perform the same as long as temps don't exceed the thermal limit.

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Yeah watch the temps but if I was you I would look for a 770 or cheap 970 the 960 isn't amazing

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Yeah watch the temps but if I was you I would look for a 770 or cheap 970 the 960 isn't amazing

Hey thanks for the welcome

Would a 770 be better than the 960? I compared the 960 to the R9 280 and the 960 seemed to marginally outperform it.

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Hey thanks for the welcome

Would a 770 be better than the 960? I compared the 960 to the R9 280 and the 960 seemed to marginally outperform it.

The 770 would be slightly better, but would produce more heat which would be bad for an itx case. 

 

 

The single fan/itx 960s will perform fine, but you may not be able to overclock quite as much.

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Hey thanks for the welcome

Would a 770 be better than the 960? I compared the 960 to the R9 280 and the 960 seemed to marginally outperform it.

770 is barely better, same with the 280.

 

Heat will be a problem with those 2 cards though

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