Posted January 2, 2022 Hi LTT community! I’m currently looking to purchase a 1660 super or ti to use in mining for an old pc using Nicehash. My main question is what does OC edition mean for a GPU, and why is it significantly less expensive than the normal super or ti version? As a new person to the PC community, in terms of buying equipment, I am wondering is it worth it for me to buy this edition. Also, I would like to buy one of these cards at MSRP, and I noticed that BestBuy sells it at MSRP, but is always out of stock, which is no surprise. Is it possible to buy this at MSRP from this retailer, and if so, which methods should it take? Other retailers? Thank you for reading, WetSock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 2, 2022 OC is just meaning overclocked by manufacturer. A ti could be factory OC, a super could be factory OC, a normal 1660 could be factory oc, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 2, 2022 OC editions have higher baseclocks. It's mostly a thing from the past since any given card will boost as high as it can with GPU Boost nowadays, so the difference will come down to maybe better power delivery circuitry and better cooling allowing it to boost a bit higher. MSRP is simply still not going to happen apart from FE drops at e.g. BestBuy. Crystal: CPU: i7 7700K | Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z270F | RAM: GSkill 16 GB@3200MHz | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti FE | Case: Corsair Crystal 570X (black) | PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 1000W | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24" Laptop: Dell XPS 13 9370 | CPU: i5 10510U | RAM: 16 GB Server: CPU: i5 4690k | RAM: 16 GB | Case: Corsair Graphite 760T White | Storage: 19 TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 3, 2022 Author On 1/2/2022 at 2:49 AM, tikker said: OC editions have higher baseclocks. It's mostly a thing from the past since any given card will boost as high as it can with GPU Boost nowadays, so the difference will come down to maybe better power delivery circuitry and better cooling allowing it to boost a bit higher. MSRP is simply still not going to happen apart from FE drops at e.g. BestBuy. but why is it cheaper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, WetSockIV said: but why is it cheaper? FE cards? Because that's the price Nvidia set for FE cards. Crystal: CPU: i7 7700K | Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z270F | RAM: GSkill 16 GB@3200MHz | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti FE | Case: Corsair Crystal 570X (black) | PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 1000W | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24" Laptop: Dell XPS 13 9370 | CPU: i5 10510U | RAM: 16 GB Server: CPU: i5 4690k | RAM: 16 GB | Case: Corsair Graphite 760T White | Storage: 19 TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 3, 2022 Author 2 minutes ago, tikker said: FE cards? Because that's the price Nvidia set for FE cards. Ok… thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 3, 2022 Author 3 minutes ago, tikker said: FE cards? Because that's the price Nvidia set for FE cards. And so it’s better, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 3, 2022 59 minutes ago, WetSockIV said: And so it’s better, right? They're all ballpark the same. OC editions could technically be better, but it's up to you if that small improvement is worth it. Crystal: CPU: i7 7700K | Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z270F | RAM: GSkill 16 GB@3200MHz | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti FE | Case: Corsair Crystal 570X (black) | PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 1000W | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24" Laptop: Dell XPS 13 9370 | CPU: i5 10510U | RAM: 16 GB Server: CPU: i5 4690k | RAM: 16 GB | Case: Corsair Graphite 760T White | Storage: 19 TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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