Galaxy 66NPH7DN6ZVZ GeForce GTX 660 GC 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: -Plays Skyrim at 1080p with no problems, runs smoother than on console. That's the main reason I got this card.

-I will be doing some Adobe, Visual Studio, Unity, and other productivity/development tasks, and I expect it to handle most everything just fine. I'll report back if it doesn't.

Cons: -Price, maybe? This card was the priciest part of my $1,000-1,100 build. I can't complain much though, I got it for $220 and didn't take advantage of a $30 rebate, I figured I wouldn't see the rebate either way!

-I would've liked to see an HDMI cable packaged with it, but luckily I had a spare. No big deal, though the included DVI-VGA adapter looks pretty handy, if one has use for it.

Other Thoughts: -Bought this card mostly on a recommendation, I just wanted something mid-level that was capable and decently affordable.

-Skyrim on Ultra with ~20 texture/graphics mods and FPS is smoother than on 360. Almost unbelievable graphics. Almost...

-After much debate, I chose this over a comparable Asus model. I'm happy with the purchase! If you're looking at the 660 level, this card looks and works great!

Pros: Noise is noticeably reduced. It's very easy to "install," it feels more like arts and crafts. It's also thin enough that there aren't any issues with the foam interfering with my motherboard or cables.

Cons: Just make sure when applying it to side panels that you don't make the panel difficult to remove.

Other Thoughts: Definitely worth the money. Think about getting thicker foam if you have a spacious case.

Pros: Runs most games (Battlefield 3, DiRT 3, Borderlands 2) on max settings, excluding the latest titles (Tombraider, Crysis 3, Far Cry 3) which run at high settings (not ultra). This is to be expected as this card is not on the highest tier of cards, which I really don't care about much as my main objective is to run games at good frame rates at 1080p res, regardless graphics quality.
I have also tested high res textures on some old games like GTA IV and Skyrim and they run at 40-60 fps.
Another pro is the low heat this card generates. In a room temperature room with a case with good air flow, this card does not exceed 65 degrees Celsius.

Cons: Only con I have found on this card is the price I payed for it when I bought it as it was $240 and a week later it was at $220.

Other Thoughts: PC Specs:
Operating System: Windows 8 Pro 64 bit
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 LGA 1155
Processor: Intel (R) Core (TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz stock
Graphics: Galaxy nVidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB OC
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB 1866MHz
Primary Storage: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 64GB SSD
Secondary Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache
Computer Case: Cooler Master HAF 912
Power Supply: LSP 650W Ultra Pro

Pros: In every game I have tested, this card does a very good job at running them on almost max settings (excluding AA and a few shadows on a few heavy games). In Tombraider and Crysis 3, which have been the most intense graphics games at the moment, this game has performe very well for the price I payed for it. Although the settings can be put at max, the games wont run at a smooth framerate, for example in Tombraider you HAVE to disable the TressFX in order to get +20 fps and run it at about 60 constant fps. In Crysis 3, you use nVidia's Geforce Experience app and set Crysis 3 to optimal settings and it runs smoothly and the graphics look incredibly good. On other games like GTA IV with high res textures mod, you get about 40-50 fps, which is playable.
All of these benchmarks have been made with stock clock, I have not overclocked the card to see the performance increase, but the temperatures at stock clock on this card don't exceed 65 degrees at a room temperature on a well ventillated case.
In a near future I may get another one of these to SLI them as it out performs a GTX 680 and it still costs about $100 less.

Cons: Only cons I find is that I bought this card at $239.99 here at newegg, and a week later it's at this price, which with rebate goes down to $189.99. Other than that, there is not much that I can complain about of this card.

Pros: Low Power Consumption,
Fix mATX case/mobo w/o issue

Cons: Haven't received my rebate yet

Other Thoughts: I purchased this card as part of a budget build. I can run BF3 on the ultra pre-set with this board, I expected "high" at best. I have had issues running Red Orchestra 2 but consider the it to be the fault of Tripwire (aka the king's of kludgy software. Right now I'm running of the DVI port but have tried the video and sound from the HDMI port: It works. I have had some issues on HDMI with the monitor going blank after exiting red orchestra 2. Again, hard to blame the galaxcy board. There could be a problem with the HDMI handshake, I'm not sure. The monitor is ASUS 21" IPS.

At any rate, I would build another system with this board w/o hesitation.

My config:

Intel i3-3220 CPU
Gigabyte B75 DH3 mobo
16 Gb of GSkill 1033 Mhz RAM
Antec 450-VP PSU
Fractal Define Mini case

Pros: The Galaxy GTX 660 GC is a good looking card. The two fans help the card stay cool, along with the open shroud that will allow the front and side fans on your case cool the card even further. Mine stays around 60 degrees Celsius while gaming and it has never hit 70 degrees when I stress-tested it with Furmark. I have unlocked my 660's BIOS (look up KGB - Kepler BIOS Editor/Unlocker) and my GPU clock is 1241 MHz at 1.2125v, and memory is clocked at 3402 MHz (6804 MHz effective). Performance is quite good for less demanding games such as vanilla Skyrim and Borderlands 2, easily attaining 60 FPS with everything maxed at 1920x1200. In games that require much more GPU power, like Crysis 3, I only get 30 FPS without AA, which is still playable at 1200x1200. Galaxy provides a three year warranty for their 660, though I expect the card to outlast the warranty.

Cons: In my case (Rosewill Line-M), the fans are louder than my Cougar Vortex 120mm intake fan at 55%, so I have my fan curve set to stay at 50% until the GPU hits 70 degrees. You do not automatically get the three year warranty; Galaxy requires you to register your card before they will grant the extended warranty.

Other Thoughts: If you want to unlock your card's BIOS with the KGB - Kepler BIOS Editor/Unlocker, do some research before attempting this, as you can easily brick your 660. I do not know if Galaxy will accept an RMA for a BIOS-modded card, so just assume your warranty is void if you decide to mod it.

Full specs:
Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz
Asus P8B75-M LX PLUS
G.Skill Value 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM
Galaxy GeForce GTX 660 2GB
Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower
Rosewill Capstone 450W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer
Cougar Vortex 120mm Fan

Pros: Everything... Fan size, Fan Speed, Heat sink Size, Quietness, Temps Low... All Good...

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Galaxy 660 is Alsome...

Nvidia Drv. Was on CD is... 306.97 & Useing for these Benchmarks.

(My PC INFO) Win7x64
AMD PhemIIx4 3.2ghz
Gskill RAM 1066mhz = 8gigs
HD / WD 500gb 7200rpm
SB / Auzentech X-Fi Forte 64mb ram 7.1 Surround


Pros: Everything... Fan size, Fan Speed, Heat sink Size, Quietness, Temps Low...

The Spaceing between Two 660 SLI, room for air flow. the Curve around the Plastic...
to alow lots of air flow... (unlike other brands, dont see how air flow can get into the
video card, when used in SLI...)

Cons: None

Temp Default Running IDLE on 4 LCDs Monitors.
Fan Speed 30% = 45-c/112-f
Fan Speed 75% = 36-c/96-f
Fan Speed 90% = 34-c/93-f

Noise Level
Fan Speed 30% = Cant hear any Fan noise, in standard Alum. Case.
Fan Speed 75% = Just starting to hear something...
Fan Speed 90% = I hear it working Now... Not Bad... Not too loud...

FPS Gameing (Frame Rates) 2 Video Cards installed, not SLI Enabled.

Crysys 3 (Hunter ED.)
Res 19x10 Ultra Setting =25-40-fps Depending on Inside/Outside
Res 19x10 High Setting =40-60-fps Depending on Inside/Outside

Battle Field 3
Res 19x10 Ultra Setting = 80-120-fps Depending on Inside/Outside

COD Modern Warfare 3
Res 19x10 Ultra Setting = 40-60-fps Depending on Inside/Outside

Unigine Heaven Benchmark v2.1 = 20-50-Fps.
Res 19x10
DX-11
Shaders = High
Tessellation = Extreme
Anisotropy = 16
Anti-Aliasing = 8



SLI Enabled on 1 Monitor ONLY...
FPS Gameing (Frame Rates) 2 Video Cards installed SLI Enabled.

Crysys 3 (Hunter ED.)
Res 19x10 Ultra Setting =45-70-fps Depending on Inside/Outside
Res 19x10 High Setting =50-85-fps Depending on Inside/Outside

Battle Field 3
Res 19x10 Ultra Setting = 90-130-fps Depending on Inside/Outside

COD Modern Warfare 3
Res 19x10 Ultra Setting = 40-90-fps Depending on Inside/Outside

Unigine Heaven Benchmark v2.1 = 40-85-Fps.
Res 19x10
DX-11
Shaders = High
Tessellation = Extreme
Anisotropy = 16
Anti-Aliasing = 8

Pros: It runs very cool, and much quieter than I thought it would. It runs anything I've been able to throw at it. Skyrim on ultra with huge texture mods and lighting mods; 60 fps easy. The witcher 2 on max settings with no complaints.

Cons: None really. I'm trying to think of one but I can't....yeah, nothing comes to mind.

Other Thoughts: I haven't tried BF3 with it, so no info there. NVidia seems really helpful, the control panel is great and they have a GeForce experience to help you manage your settings. Honestly, my 4 GHz OC'd CPU is now what limits me, not this gpu, it's great.

Pros: high clock speed.
looking good.
consumes less power uses only 1 6pin

Cons: no backplate

Pros: very good card i ordered 2 of them and SLI they play just about anything BF3 on ultra dosent even make these things try lol

Cons: the one thing that sucks about this card is the fact that you cant use smart cooling with them Ive tried the galaxy tuner and MSI after burner on these and neither of them will set the fans to speed up as they get hotter

Other Thoughts: cant dock eggs any they did what they were meant to do, just a bit disappointing that i have to set my fan speed higher manually and cant change it without having to reset it