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Asus vs MSI

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kim31227

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Hi guys,
I'm looking to get a new GPU for a computer that I am building.

I got my choices narrowed down to these two:

ASUS GTX660 Ti DirectCu II TOP 2GB

vs.

MSI GTX660 Ti Power Edition 2GB OC.

What do you think is better?

Thanks
 
DCU2 should have a better cooler. But not $30 better than the MSI, IMO. Get the cheaper one of the two, unless they're very close in price.
 
Unless you only want a Nvidia card go for the HD 7950 boost. its a GTX 670 equivalent both at stock and overclocked. same price as GTX 660 Ti.

of the 2 cards go with ASUS if you want a cooler and quieter running card. the MSI GTX 660 Ti PE cards are very good overclockers. excellent PCB quality.
 
Having (like many others here) horrible experiences with MSI customer service, I would recommend the ASUS.
 
Nostram said:
Having (like many others here) horrible experiences with MSI customer service, I would recommend the ASUS.
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I've had horrible experience with Asus customer service, and none with MSI. Is my data point valid now?
 
Brand is just a brand. Nvidia made the chip, nanya or samsung or elpida did the memory... board design is almost irrelevant as is the cooling solution. I tested several ASUS 660 TI and they are no better (and not worse) than the competition. The differences in GPU speeds and memory speeds show up only in benchmarks because in real life you will not notice the 1 - 2 FPS difference when playing a game :)
 
nocpan said:
Brand is just a brand. Nvidia made the chip, nanya or samsung or elpida did the memory... board design is almost irrelevant as is the cooling solution. I tested several ASUS 660 TI and they are no better (and not worse) than the competition. The differences in GPU speeds and memory speeds show up only in benchmarks because in real life you will not notice the 1 - 2 FPS difference when playing a game :)
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Difference in boards and coolers can mean which ones blows up on you during a higher OC, or which one has more QC problems to begin with. It doesn't matter as much when you're comparing two good brands, but between a good one and brand one, you'll see the difference.
 
Most high end card avilable now are fast enough to handle any game out there right now. Don't see much point in OCing a video card, unless just for sport and like in any sport, sooner or later you get hurt. I know many feel that it almost a matter of honor to buy a brand new high end card and see if it can go faster usually ending up on RMA. But personally if I buy a new card, I pick one that will satisfy my needs as is out of the box. If I want to experiment, I grab some old 3 year old junk like GTX260 and start testing... no big loss if it gets fried.
 
nocpan said:
Most high end card avilable now are fast enough to handle any game out there right now. Don't see much point in OCing a video card, unless just for sport and like in any sport, sooner or later you get hurt. I know many feel that it almost a matter of honor to buy a brand new high end card and see if it can go faster usually ending up on RMA. But personally if I buy a new card, I pick one that will satisfy my needs as is out of the box. If I want to experiment, I grab some old 3 year old junk like GTX260 and start testing... no big loss if it gets fried.
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OC or not, you still have build quality. For example, XFXs run notoriously hot, and Sapphires have bad QC, at least in the last generation. You don't need to spend for a top end card but you should still avoid bottom barrel.
 
Overclocking doesn't equate to an RMA. I've overclocked every video card i've ever owned besides an nvidia mx440se. If you don't go crazy on volts you'll be fine just like a cpu.

Both Asus and Msi are good companies. Go with whatevers cheaper with the better cooler models(DCII/TFIII)
 
My vote is for the ASUS DC2 for the cooler running card, however, reading along several forums I would be inclined to say that ASUS has an... iffy RMA department/process, and I say this while ASUS is a personal choice brand that I prefer.
 
I've had tremendous luck with multiple generations of MSI TwinFrozr equipped GPU's being stable and cool. If it comes down to price, get the cheaper of the two, since they are both highly regarded parts with outstanding cooling capability.
 
I hate to start a heated discussion but I got a friend, a so-called professional overclocker (if such profession exists) and here we have GTX570 and I think GTX560 from ASUS after one contest...

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I'm not going to say that OC will produce this result every single time... but after sending these cards to the ASP he got a nice report stating CID (customer induced damage) irreparable. So 2 cards to the garbage bin... sabertooth x79 boards that these cards were on are also junk :)
 
I haven't had any issues with a host of MSI products (mainly motherboards).

I just recently picked up a 670 by MSI and the thing runs super cool. After a few months MSI will become my go-to brand if it is error free.
 
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