Best card for 1080p under $250 that vents outside of case?

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Gawd
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As the title states, I'm looking for a card that vents directly outside of the case and will suffice at 1080p. Will a 660 cut it or do I need 660ti? What about AMD/ATI? Do these signature FTW EVGA cards vent outside the case? I might spend a little more than $250, but that was my original goal.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130834

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130837

Or AMD/ATI:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125418

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414
 
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I guess venting outside of the case isnt as important as keeping the card cool. Since I'm running a m-itx board any heat will just rise and exit the case rather than going up to the cpu in traditional setups.
 
I've always been an nvidia guy, but for $229 can't I overclock that gigabyte 7870 for quite a nice performance boost?
 
You just missed the Zotac GTX 660 for $170AR... but honestly you don't really need more than a GTX 660 (non-Ti)
 
I've had a great experience with this card in regards to cooling and overall performance:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4368424&CatId=7387

My notably, it's the only card I've ever run in no-gap SLI where heat was not an issue. The twin fans, triple heat pipes and open bracket design help quite a bit, but it's also just a super efficient GPU to begin with. I'd be surprised to hear someone have heat problems with this card in even the smallest chassis.

Alternatively, the refernce blower design, although slightly louder and somewhat less efficient, is notable for exhausting close to 100% through the bracket, and our reference card does still have the custom Force Air Bracket to improve airflow. Basically, with a reference design your CPU may be spared some recirculated heat, but it will be in exchange for higher GPU temps:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4368411&CatId=7387

Both are good cards, but especially considering they're the same price I would opt for the GC edition despite the open design. I've tested both GC and reference cards in a cramped, badly ventilated mid tower case and although the reference card was still very acceptable, the machine was much quieter overall with the GC and the GPU temps were a night and day improvement.
 
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