GTX 1060 - 1.5 or 1.6 core clock?

[Mhmd]

I was on pc part picker to do some changing with my build after getting the daily price drops email from pcpartpicker, and a gtx 1060 6gb was being sold for only 300USD, which was a 15USD drop, When I went to choose that card I realised that each card has a different CORE CLOCK it ranged between 1.51ghz and up to 1.65ghz.

 

So should I buy the cheap 300USD card that has about 1.54ghz core clock or should I go for something more expensive?

 

Whats the difference between each one of them? What does core clock mean?

[whoisit1118]

Could we see what card they are? The worse card can be overclocked to match the more expensive one, but it would probably louder with a worse cooler.

[Mhmd]

1 minute ago, whoisit1118 said:

Could we see what card they are? The worse card can be overclocked to match the more expensive one, but it would probably louder with a worse cooler.

The MSI GTX 1060 6GB GT OCV1 got 1.54ghz core clock and 2 fans and costs 300USD.

 

The EVGA GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING got 1.61ghz core clock but has only 1 fan and costs about the same.

 

Which one should I buy

[whoisit1118]

2 minutes ago, Mhmd said:

The MSI GTX 1060 6GB GT OCV1 got 1.54ghz core clock and 2 fans and costs 300USD.

 

The EVGA GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING got 1.61ghz core clock but has only 1 fan and costs about the same.

 

Which one should I buy

Definitely get the MSI OCV1. In fact, I have had both cards(although the EVGA one was with a 1060 3GB card), and the OCV1 is far superior. You should be able to overclock 150-200mhz yourself with additional headroom.