MSI N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: No issues so far, runs every game I throw at it at 1920x1080 with no issues everything max. I've played, Neverwinter MMO, Guild Wars 2, Borderlands 2 and many more newer games all high-settings without any hiccups. Also have this paired with an i7 and 12GB of memory, also 128GB SSD drive.

Cons: None so far, let's hope it keeps going strong!

Other Thoughts: I've been a Newegg customer for many years now and I am constantly impressed by their service and pricing. I will continue to be a customer for many years to come.

Pros: Allows most games to be played on full settings. Easy OC with MSI Afterburner.

Cons: Only 1 fan, meaning the card can get quite hot under lots of stress. If not worried about warranty, I would recommend an aftermarket cooler for better performance.

Other Thoughts: Even with a little bit hotter temperatures, still worth the money.

Pros: All the obvious...

Cons: Poor performance at times. Frame rate drops for no reason whatsoever at random places, in random games, power spikes that do NOT happen with 3 other cards in this machine, overall very querky... Tried the 3 latest drivers...

This mysterious frame drop happens in games as old as CoD 4. and as recent as Black Ops 2 (latest release date I have).

Other Thoughts: I wonder how many people just fire this card up in there machine, hop into their favorite game & say yup works great... Without looking at your lag meter or fps meter frequently, these things mentioned can slip by undetected, or chalked up as happenstance. My GTX 580 or even my 560ti 448 runs better than this card. 670 being A dud I would hope... @400 bucks any issues are MAJOR issues. Google the frame drop issue, you'll see I'm no where near alone...

Gigabyte 990FX AM3+ (F7BIOS)
Phenom II X4 965BE @4.0GHz (OC)
Corsair 16G DDR3 1333 9-9-9-24
MSI GTX 580 Twin Frozr 384bit 1.5G DDR5
WD 640G 7200rpm 64MB Cache
Corsair HX850W PRO Gold PSU (Modular)
Logitech G35 7.1 Headset | 5.1 Surround Speakers
Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Blue LED - Rocketfish Plate
Saitek Cyborg Red LED Keyboard
ASUS 24" 144Hz Monitor 1ms - Set @120Hz W/LightBoost

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.
If this issue is bothering you, then please send the card to us and we can replace it for you.

Please kindly visit the URL below to set up a RMA with the following information.
http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.aspx

1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located on the box, or the back of VGA card, eg 602-xxxx-xxxBxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Symptoms you are having onto the Special Remark section (as detailed as possible)

Once your information and warranty coverage are verified then we can proceed with this RMA for you.
Our turn-around time is typically two weeks and our system will notify you automatically at every stage of your RMA process.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at usreview@msi.com and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.

Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | usreview@msi.com

Pros: It handled everything I threw at it with max settings, no problem.

Cons: It only lasted 9 months. Today, suddenly it crashed while I'm on Desktop. Computer freezes and there are red pixels all over the screen. It's the first time I had a video card die this fast. For $400, I really expected better than that. I will RMA since I don't want to blow my money, but I hope I don't get 3~4 repeat RMA nightmares like other people.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.

Please kindly visit the URL below to set up a RMA with the following information.
http://service.msicomputer.com/msi_user/rma_form_new.aspx

1. Full name (first, and last)
2. Telephone #
3. Physical address
4. Email address
5. Serial number (located on the box, or the back of VGA card, eg 602-xxxx-xxxBxxxxxxxxxx)
6. Symptoms you are having onto the Special Remark section (as detailed as possible)

Once your information and warranty coverage are verified then we can proceed with this RMA for you.
Our turn-around time is typically two weeks and our system will notify you automatically at every stage of your RMA process.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product, received the unit back from RMA but are still having issues, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at usreview@msi.com and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.

Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | usreview@msi.com

Pros: Great solid construction, fully enclosed with 1 fan showing. It only takes up 2 PCIe slots on your board which is also very nice compared to others that might take up 3. Fit perfect in my case and is super quite as well.

I have this paired with 16GB RAM + i5 3570K + All SSDs.

Thus far I have been playing SimCity (2013) & Metro 2033. All at the highest settings and everything is extremely smooth and looks simply amazing.

Som3 3D marks:
Ice Storm: 168586
Cloud gate: 18355
Fire Strike: 5626

Cons: No real complaints. Might be a bit over priced by maybe $50 or something, but completely worth the money.

Other Thoughts: If thinking between AMD or Nvidia route go Nvidia based on the driver alone. Much more solid.

Pros: NONE

Cons: I am now RMAing My 4th card back. These Cheap thieves send you used cards that have been returned because of issues as replacements, There service department doesn't have the collective knowledge to replace a heat sink and all returns are sent to Taiwan for refurb certification by there MONKEY squad and then sent right back to there victims as replacement cards hoping you will just go away. I tried these cards in 3 separate computers all of which have ZERO issues with other name brand cards. Look on line at all the horrible reviews MSI is getting...BUYER BEWARE, This company makes a TERRIBLE Product and backs it up with HOT AIR !!!

Other Thoughts: " I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MSI PRODUCT"

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for the issues that you are having with this product.
Please contact us at usreview@msi.com with your previous RMA# so we can look into this issue and get it resolved for you.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the product, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at usreview@msi.com and we will be more than happy to assist you, thank you.

Best Regards,
MSI Review Team | usreview@msi.com

Pros: I've been playing Counter-Strike: Globally Offensive and Borderlands 2 with settings on high and everything is great! Fit inside a Shuttle case. Fantastic!

Cons: No beer included.

Pros: I just use one 1920x1080 monitor so the card is more than powerful enough to handle anything. Temps didn't go above 69c at max load.

Cons: - very noisy fan
- the ATI equivalent of free games that come with their card is a much better offer IMO

Other Thoughts: A friend recommended the MSI brand 670 because they "make the best cooling systems." Which might be the case, because at full load, it didn't go above 69c. But like other reviews have stated, once the fan speed reaches a certain threshold (for me it's at 45%), it gets really noisy. So much that I am considering buying a custom hs/f because I would like to OC it in the future.

Pros: Roughly 8% less performance than a reference GTX 680.
Relatively good price.
Plays pretty much anything at max with all eye candy cranked up.

Cons: I got 3 defective units... Read more below. I would buy GTX 680s, or if you can't afford those get EVGA GTX 670's because they were giving upgrades to 680s for defective units. I don't know if they still are, but I wish I went with EVGA. (This is the FIRST time I have had a problem with an MSi product, and I do still support them-Because of one staff member and his ambition to satisfy an MSi customer. Read more below.)

Other Thoughts: So, i ordered a pair of these back in October of 2012. It's now March of 2013 and I have gone through hell with these GPUs. The original pair I ordered from NewEgg had some bios issues, and it couldn't communicate with the memory. So, I kept getting that "Red Screen of Death" that a lot of 670 owners have been experiencing. (google GTX 670 RSoD and read about the theory that Nvidia damaged a large number of GPUs by severing a processor core on the GK104 chips.) I bench tested both GPUs on 4 rigs. 2600K on Asus P8Z68V-LE, 3570K on MSI Z77A-G45, 3770K on Gigabyte G1 Sniper 3 and AMD FX 4100 on Asus Sabertoooth 990FX. All rigs experienced problems with both GPUs individually and in SLI on Windows 7, and Windows 8. I RMA'd them out to MSi in CA, and dealt with Henry. He was fantastic. Very caring about the issue, and was ALWAYS polite. If you ever have to deal with MSi USA's RMA dept. Go with him if you can. He's awesome. More on why further in. So, the first RMA was in November of 2012. The test team in CA found "Nothing wrong with either card" despite my own test results and notes that were given to them. Oddly enough, both GPUs ran through Kombustor, Heaven, 3Dmark 11, and Furmark without a hiccup. It was only when the GPUs were in game that the RSoD would happen, which I made sure to tell the folks over there at MSi so they wouldn't waste their time on that. Regrettably, they tested with the former mentioned Benchmark software. Why? Standard procedure. Okay-fine. I got the cards back, tried the new Nvidia drivers that released while they had the cards. Nothing worked. By this point I had tested each card with 4 different drivers-individuality and in SLI(3), on all 4 systems on Windows 7 and Windows 8. That is 96 tests(4x3x4x2=96), and at this point, one card worked on the AMD system with most recent drivers on Windows 8... but that's not the system I built for these cards... that was the system I built for a friend. I RMA'd them out again... same thing happen. So now we're setting up the 3rd RMA for the same problem. Finally, talking with the guy mentioned above, Henry, he said "You know what? Lets just swap them out instead of shipping them back and forth." So, he put word in that they needed replaced. Cool. Finally, on the replacement cards. Refurbished, as usual. I don't expect a brand spankin' new card. Nobody ever gives a brand new GPU-Sadly. One of the GPUs was wonderful. I love it. It's the system now as I type this. (Just spent like 14 hours playing Tomb Raider on it.) The other GPU looked like the guys in the warehouse got drunk and played Hot Potato with it. The HDMI port was damaged, there were scratches all over it, and the I/O Bracket was dented. So, I emailed Henry, and he was quick to reply with a shipping label and another RMA, and in this one it said that the replacement is to be sent to him for testing before shipping. The GPU arrives in CA today, and hopefully I'll have the FINAL replacement in two weeks.

Pros: It has held up for over a year.

Cons: Its big.