MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti Power Edition 2GB GDDR5 PCIe

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

0
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Overclocks nicely.
Keeps cool even under extreme load.
Mem/VRM cooling bracket stiffens card.

Cons:

Fan is noisier than competition.
Memory not overclocked.

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Last revision on June 25, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Overclocks nicely
Keeps cool even under extreme load
Mem/VRM cooling bracket stiffens card
Memory overclock is awesome
Afterburner software is excellent for tuning
Fan anti dust system is pretty cool
Overclocked out of the box
Large performance increase over last generation

Reviewers Didn't Like

Fan is noisier than competition
Memory not overclocked
Dynamic OC can't be turned off
Manual overclocking more complicated than before
No technology similar to AMD's ZeroCore power
Only half of the memory chips covered by cooling plate
Doesn't turn dross into gold

Expert reviews and ratings

MSI pushes ahead with its newest addition built upon the recently released 660 Ti chipset and its Twin Frozr IV cooler design to make one awesome card that could possibly top them all. Let's take a look and see if it has what it takes.MSI builds both...

By bjorn3d.com on August 17, 2012

NVIDIA's new GeForce GTX 660 Ti will be a hit of that I am sure. The card delivers excellent performance levels at reasonable power consumption, which enables board partners to create low-noise custom designs. The new GTX 660 Ti is almost twice as...

By techPowerUp! on August 16, 2012

IMPORTANT: Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to...

By Benchmark Reviews on August 16, 2012

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By uk.hardware.info on April 12, 2013

With the newly-released GTX 660 Ti making inroads within the GPU market, we have decided to look at five competing cards from NVIDIA’s top board partners. ASUS, MSI, Galaxy, Gigabyte and MSI have all sent cards but once the dust settles, only one can...

By Hardware Canucks on August 30, 2012

Nvidia's Kepler architecture is finally manifest in a £250 graphics card, which the company says beats AMD's Radeon HD 7870 and challenges its more expensive 7950. Can this GK104-based mainstream card carve out a spot between the GCN-based...

By Tom's Hardware UK on August 16, 2012

ex VAT in Europe. And for that money it's going to shock and awe alright. Before we startup the review let me blast a quick myth our of the virtual skies, the rumor of a 256-bit version of this card has been denied by NVIDIA. And truthfully, if such...

By Guru of 3D on August 16, 2012

MSI has an MSRP of $309.99 attached to the GTX 660 Ti Power edition. Considering the non overclocked reference cards are going to hit the market a $299.00, it seems to be a great deal. At this price point the MSI GTX 660 Ti Power Edition will be an...

By overclockers.com on August 16, 2012

The rumours have come true, so just before the “back to school” season, we’re being greeted by the new GeForce, poised to find its place under the sun in the very attractive 250€ segment. Yes, the model in question is GTX 660 Ti, and it’s now finally...

By InsideHW on August 15, 2012

100

MSI livre ici une GTX 660 Ti fortement intéressante. Si l’overclocking est léger, le dissipateur est assez intéressant puisque très silencieux au repos et peu dérangeant dans les jeux....

By Les Numériques on August 16, 2012

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