ASUS GTX660 TI-DC2O-2GD5 GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: As I been heard and discussing that this vid card is the best for FSX and I would like to confirm to all Simmers that, yes...this is the card your FS.

Cons: Non so far.

Pros: It fired up and works great. Clocks well also! Was getting over 60FPS in WoW in ToT 25 LFR and 43FPS in Batman AC with Physics and 3D on!

Cons: The Card I got started BSOD my unit after about 1 days use. After A LOT of testing found the logic controller for the RAM is bad. OCCT showed over 45k errors on the ram. So I am RMA'ing the item and I hope the next one works like it should.

Other Thoughts: It also locked up and BSOD when it got over 60C... which is weird... At first I thought drivers but after a clean install, SFC check, and a DX repair; the unit would still BSOD on me. I will write another review once I get my replacement and I OC the card. But at preset clock the one I got was unstable and still did great FPS in 2 demanding apps! Can't wait to see what it does when fully functional!

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Pat,

I am sorry to hear that you have had problems with your GTX660 Ti graphics card. Please let me know if you have any problems with your replacement. I am happy to help in any way that I can, just email me at cl-jeremy@asus.com.

Regards,
Jeremy
ASUS Customer Loyalty

Pros: Used unigine heaven extreme scores w/ivybridge @4.7GHz:
919 stock
1014 OC

62.2% ASCI quality in CPUZ
Afterburner:
+123 power level
+40 core = 1137MHz
+595 memory = DDR7200

Got a nice speed boost from the memory (109fps -> 123fps in Tribes), not much breathing room on the core though.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Runs nice and cool, with the fan profile at 40c = 30% and 60c = 100%, my fan has yet to go over 60%, and temps are maxing at 50c.

Pros: This card is very well built, and near silent, even under load. It plays the included Metro: Last Light near perfectly. Other games I play such as World of Warcraft and Diablo 3 don't even make this card break a sweat.

I upgraded from an ATI 5870, and the difference was very noticeable.

The included ASUS GPU Tweak is an added bonus. It's actually pretty well done software and is very easy to use.

The product box and packaging was well done and felt like a quality product. No chance of damage during shipping either.

Cons: Only con is the length and width of the card, but it's basically the standard in mid-high to high end cards these days. I wasn't shocked. I just wish we could get the size down, especially the length.

Other Thoughts: If you can nab this under $300, do it. Heck even at $300 is it worth it. I'd say this card would last you at least 2 years, maybe longer depending on if you are a hardcore gamer or not. But if you are a hardcore gamer, you are probably buying a 700 series now, or at least a 680 or it's 700 series equivalent.

Pros: Plays anything!! Some of the more intense games won't have 60fps when they're maxed out, but plays everything at high settings in 1080p. I've played skyrim, darksiders 2, torchlight 2, nba 2k13, fifa 13, metro 2033, mechwarrior online, just to name a few. Absolutely love this piece of hardware

Other pros:
Quiet, stays cool, low power consumption, overclocks very well (I've got stable clock boosts at about 1189 mhz, and memory boosts at +500 mhz.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: this thing is great. can't wait until I've got enough money to buy a bigger PSU and another of these so I can run them in SLI.

Pros: Hi quality power delivery gives you access to power at lower temps. Is a great entry level GPU plays most titles...well I havent checked the settings because it presets them for you.

Cons: No cons (EK even has a WB for this paticular card)

Other Thoughts: The last time a had any graphics power I had 4870s xfired. Wow have things changed. I am not a die hard ASUS fan boy but they make a point of distinguishing their components high quality. I know EVGA does as well and I think those cards are fantastic. Add it all up and for $269.99 I paid ASUS won that day.

Pros: The unit is a very powerful graphics card, and it is functioning, seemingly as expected. I bought the unit knowing that the card itself was quite powerful in contrast to the relatively low investment it represented.

Cons: Open box. I don't know about everyone else here, but the reliability of the company that sends me equipment is paramount to my purchasing decisions, and this unit was opened. Because it appears to be functioning as expected, I am not returning it, but I am SORELY disappointing that the unit came in the condition it did. I considered giving it 1 egg, but that also isn't fair. As of now, the unit is 3 eggs, somewhat below expectations.

Other Thoughts: I don't know how to adjust for this. The bottom line is that these resellers probably do a lot of this, and it is something that I have to consider. That said, if they had TOLD me, and discounted the unit, I would have been OK.

Pros: great performance - I am using AA and multi sampling x8 + with maxxed settings on every game I pley. never studder. world of tanks, maximum settings AA and multisampling on x8. I see 40-60fps smoothly, doesnt jump from one to the other, jus sum maps like 40fps- sum at 60fps. Age of Wushu, max settings AA multi x8 50-60 fps. this is about the same through all of my games.
run quiet- i thought the 2 fans would be loud, but no. this card runs quiet (unless yew push the fans to 100% and then yew can hear them quite well).
highest temp i have seen on my card is 72degrees while under full load for 1.5 hrs (furmark stability test after overclocking) fans were at 43% and it was stable.
easy install/overclocking - i used msi afterburner and GPUz with furmark to check stability, werked great and easy. I never used the disk it came with, jus installed the card, turned on the pc, let it find drivers, and updated them myself. which was very easy.
cost- if yew buy this card on sale, this is a great find! if not, it's still worth the price.

Cons: cons... hmm..? well, it's big, but fit into my HAF 922 coolmaster case np..? so make sure yew have a full case, with plenty of room with yer PCIe slots.

Other Thoughts: well, I used to buy AMD budget cards before.. and the difference between nvidia cards ability and the AMD card's is jus ...huge. nvidia has provided more stable frame rates than i ever seen before. so i believe i am an nVidia supporter now.

if yew can, wait for this card to go on sale, I saved about 100 bucks, plus a free copy of metro last lite.


Cooler Master HAF 922case
amd FX4170 Zambezi @4.5GHz
Cooler Master hyper 212 cpu cooler
Asus AMD M5A99FX pro 990FX mobo
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16G 2x8G
Rosewill Lightning 800w psu
1xAsus 660 ti. <3 this card.. :)

Pros: + Very, very cool. Hasn't hit above 50 degrees in SLI running Crysis 3, Metro Last Light, etc.
+ So much better than my EVGA 660 Ti
+ Two fans
+ Price

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I bought this card to run in SLI with an EVGA 660 Ti. Now I regret my purchase of the EVGA and wish I had gotten two of these.

Pros: purchased a second card a couple months later..it was an open box,but nothing was missing!

runs Crysis 3 and blops 2 beautifully.

Cons: None whatsoever

Other Thoughts: my current temps @idle are gpu1 41*C..gpu 2 35*C..room temp is at 86F.