Gtx 1060

[Jamesxx]

I am wondering if I get the fe 1060 if it will be that bad or if I should get a msi armor 

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, Jamesxx said:

I am wondering if I get the fe 1060 if it will be that bad or if I should get a msi armor 

the FE is not bad it's just overpriced for what it is...the MSI armor is better in every way though...it's quieter and run cooler.

[Jamesxx]

Alright those led in the fe do look cool though lol

 

[ARikozuM]

25 minutes ago, Jamesxx said:

Alright those led in the fe do look cool though lol

 

If you can get the FE for the price it should be, go for it if you're using an ITX or small form factor case.

If you're using a mid or full tower, go with the MSI.

 

The FE overclocks higher than most AIB (my son's is hitting +160 over the EVGA in my daughter's rig). But he has a small Node 202 case.

[Jamesxx]

17 hours ago, ARikozuM said:

If you can get the FE for the price it should be, go for it if you're using an ITX or small form factor case.

If you're using a mid or full tower, go with the MSI.

 

The FE overclocks higher than most AIB (my son's is hitting +160 over the EVGA in my daughter's rig). But he has a small Node 202 case.

What is wrong with a fe in a mid tower

[Imakuni]

1 hour ago, Jamesxx said:

What is wrong with a fe in a mid tower

It's loud, more expensive and doesn't cool as well as an aftermarket cooler. In sum, no reason to be bought.

[EBDoesStuff]

23 hours ago, Jamesxx said:

Alright those led in the fe do look cool though lol

 

 

if you really want to see "cool" then you should definitely check out the GTX 1060 Strix from ASUS!

[ARikozuM]

4 hours ago, Jamesxx said:

What is wrong with a fe in a mid tower

The mid tower has a lot of room for air that makes the AIB cards more effective when cooling since the heat is put into the case and exhausted by case fans.

The FE does better in smaller cases since the added exhaust keeps the card and case cool.

3 hours ago, Imakuni said:

It's loud, more expensive and doesn't cool as well as an aftermarket cooler. In sum, no reason to be bought.

FE overclocks much better than many of the AIB cards that have included more power plugs and cost less than the AIB when they started to sell. Also, the FE is quiet thanks to the new design of the fan's blades, bearings, and heatsink.

[Imakuni]

3 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

FE overclocks much better than many of the AIB cards that have included more power plugs and cost less than the AIB when they started to sell. Also, the FE is quiet thanks to the new design of the fan's blades, bearings, and heatsink.

"Much better". If you consider raw clocks, yeah, it can get some extra 50mhz or so... but Pascal doesn't scale all that well with clocks. THe performance gain isn't really noticeable.

 

And while I agree that FE coolers are somewhat better than previous reference coolers, they are still blower style. They just can't compete with aftermarket cards, no matter how much magic you do.

[ARikozuM]

Just now, Imakuni said:

"Much better". If you consider raw clocks, yeah, it can get some extra 50mhz or so... but Pascal doesn't scale all that well with clocks. THe performance gain isn't really noticeable.

 

And while I agree that FE coolers are somewhat better than previous reference coolers, they are still blower style. They just can't compete with aftermarket cards, no matter how much magic you do.

Blower style cards almost isolate themselves from the heat of other components and I wouldn't call a 280Mhz overclock over a Strix "nothing".

[xAcid9]

1 hour ago, ARikozuM said:

Blower style cards almost isolate themselves from the heat of other components and I wouldn't call a 280Mhz overclock over a Strix "nothing".

So your card oc'ed over 2.3ghz? The 1060 Strix I've tested get 2.12ghz

[ARikozuM]

43 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

So your card oc'ed over 2.3ghz? The 1060 Strix I've tested get 2.12ghz

2.2[6]Ghz. I wanted to go farther but my daughter didn't see the need for more frames since she mostly plays RPG's and adventure games.

[xAcid9]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

2.29Ghz. I wanted to go farther but my daughter didn't see the need for more frames since she mostly plays RPG's and adventure games.

Interesting, what is the Firestrike score at that clock?

[ARikozuM]

16 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

Interesting, what is the Firestrike score at that clock?

No idea. It would probably suck though since she has a 4670T and hasn't asked to upgrade or stolen any of the CPU's in the garage.

 

Edit: It's running and I don't know if she's always had dead pixels on her monitors but Firestrike is running.

[ARikozuM]

53 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

Interesting, what is the Firestrike score at that clock?

10186 in Firestrike. It looked really bad when it came to the CPU. Time to overclock the CPU! Nevermind b/c it's supposed to be energy efficient...

I'm quite happy with that upgrade over the 750Ti she's had since they came out.

[xAcid9]

44 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

10186 in Firestrike. It looked really bad when it came to the CPU. Time to overclock the CPU! Nevermind b/c it's supposed to be energy efficient...

I'm quite happy with that upgrade over the 750Ti she's had since they came out.

We need graphic score since it doesn't really affect by CPU performance, also got 3DMark result link?

[ARikozuM]

6 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

We need graphic score since it doesn't really affect by CPU performance, also got 3DMark result link?

You can post results? I don't usually do benchmarks aside from using the skybox test in Crysis