Termie
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Thanks for all the inputs. Went with the MSI 660 TF for $215 AR. Wanted the quiet and I'm not likely to OC the GPU.
Nice. Let us know how it goes!
Thanks for all the inputs. Went with the MSI 660 TF for $215 AR. Wanted the quiet and I'm not likely to OC the GPU.
Nice. Let us know how it goes!
Just installed the new card. These results are by no means scientific, but an indication of initial improvements.
TW: Shogun 2, on Sekigahara, used an initial cavalry, infantry archer fight in woods (early move of the battle):
With XFX 5770 1GB (settings mixed between Ultra and High): framerates zoomed in on the fight were around 13-15fps
With MSI TF 660 (all settings maxed out): framerates zoomed in on the fight were 45-50 fps, very smooth
Skyrim, Labyrinthine with Ice Troll fight, flame atronach, Lydia
5770 (settings on ultra for the most part, a few were lower, very little AA/AF): framerates around 32-37
660 (settings on Ultra, 8x AA / 16x AF): framerates remained pegged at the Skyrim cap of 60fps. Looks great.
Overall, card seems to be no louder than the XFX (again, subjective, not scientific) as the 212+ CPU fan is the loudest component (fan speed is bottomed out, think it is running at 900 RPM).
Very pleased.![]()
Hmmm... had not thought about swapping out the stock fan on the 212, any suggestions?