MSI or GIGABYTE

[Ozzy12]

Hi, I have a question, which graphics card is better the MSI GTX 1660 Ti Armor OC 6GB or GIGABYTE GTX 1660 Ti Gaming OC 6GB.

I know the performance is basically the same and the price is the same, but I want to see your opinion on which should I buy.

 

 

I want to replace my rx 570 with a gtx 1660 ti and my CPU is a ryzen 3 2200g, I want to know if there will be any problems like bottleneck.

 

Thanks for Suggestions! 

[LaughingHyena]

I am personally not a fan of MSI GPUs. The last two I had the thermal paste was not applied correctly, causing me to have to re-apply it on both cards, one of which was a 1660 Ti Ventus XS OC. Once the thermal paste was correctly applied, I had no issues, but I shouldn't have had to do that in the first place. Both myself and my coworkers have had great experiences with Gigabyte cards, my 2060S actually runs much cooler than I expected.

[boggy77]

i recommend a 1660 super instead. it has similar performance to the 1660ti and it's cheaper.

[tdkid]

this is a list made by someone who is on this site more times in an hour than I am all year and they compared all of the best to worst GPUs.

 

 

[LaughingHyena]

Here is a pic if you were interested. This is the 1660 Ti I bought brand new. 

[Ozzy12]

So you recommend the GIGABYTE version? 

I see that it has 3 fans 

[GrockleTD]

6 minutes ago, LaughingHyena said:

 

Here is a pic if you were interested. This is the 1660 Ti I bought brand new. 

 

The armor cards have always been mediocre at best... I agree the gigabyte option would be better (as well as looking nicer)

 

Edit: the msi gaming x does seem pretty nice though. Main thing is just don’t buy an armor card

[Ozzy12]

Well, I have one more question it's ok to pair it with a ryzen 3 2200g.I mean there won't be any problems like bottleneck.

[Xkillerpn]

Get a saphire pulse 5600xt, superior performance for the same money. And brings 2 free games 

 

In the UK both cost the same 250.

[GoldenLag]

29 minutes ago, Ozzy12 said:

Well, I have one more question it's ok to pair it with a ryzen 3 2200g.I mean there won't be any problems like bottleneck.

There shouldnt be any issues outside perhaps a couple of games where the CPU will hold it slightly back.