Question 1

Can you install the drivers online rather than using the CD?

Accepted Answer

Yes every driver you need is available online. Though I might not know where all of the drivers download you'll need to go. Usually the company has the driver download on their website in this case MSI drivers are available in their website.

Question 2

So my old video card ran on (2) 6 pin connectors.  This card takes one 8 pin....does this come with a power cord for the card or would I need to order something?

Accepted Answer

Your psu should have a power connector with it, if it's not full modular you won't be able to actually add a cable. So check out all your psu cables inside and see if you have them! (Again if you have full modular you can add stuff-it probably came with everything check the box).

Question 3

I'm building my first gaming PC and have pretty much no idea what I am doing. I am looking for a good power supply and I was told to look at the wattage the GPU recommends and go off of that. So my question is, what wattage power supply do you recommend for me with this? Or does it even matter?

Accepted Answer

You should be good with a 500 watt power supply, but it will depend on all the parts you are running. The more power the more power-hungry components you can run. I have the same card and have an 800 watt power supply. Go to the website pcpartpicker and put in  all your parts, the website usually tells you if any of the parts you selected are incompatible with the rest of the build, for example, if the power supply is too low. Good luck. Good card, by the way.

Question 4

Is this card SLI ready?

Accepted Answer

No the 1060 series don't support SLI. It's not as useful as it use to be.

Question 5

can it run just cuz 3 on high/ultra ?

Accepted Answer

You should be able to run it on high and even ultra if your cpu is good enough, I can only run it on high, if i put it up to ultra my pc starts to lag out

Question 6

how much weight packaged product?

Accepted Answer

It's a very well built card, so because of that, it is on the heavy side.  Shipping company had the whole package at right under six pounds.  I would say 4-5 of that is the actual card.

I have seen a lot of designs for the 1060, this is probably my favorite.  Dual fans, has an actual exhaust system, and heck the MSI on the side lights up!

All in all, this is the coolest (pun intended) card I have owned to date.

Question 7

i saw a con on reviews about this not working wiht older version of windows so im wondering why the person said 1151 is he saying it wont work with my i5 4690k?

Accepted Answer

I can't imagine your processor being an issue, I'm using windows 7 on my AMD APU A10 @3.4ghz (slowest component on my computer rated 7.3 from WEI) and this card is rocking a 7.9 out of 7.9 Windows Experience Index.

I will complain that this card is listed at $279.99 and I had to pay $289.99 then file for a $10 rebate (which usually just costs me a postage stamp, paper & ink from the printer)...

Question 8

do the red lights light up by the fan with black around it?

Accepted Answer

Yes, with the MSI Gaming App you can adjust how they light up also (ie breathing, double blink etc). You can also switch them to follow your music. Those are always red; but there is a MSI logo on top of the card that you can change the color of.

Question 9

on my corsair cx750 m i have 3 ports left 2  6 pin ports and 1 2x4 8pin. I have one cable left that has an 8 pin on one end and 2 6 pin on the other end with two extra pins that can snap on to make them both 8 pin. Obviously I only need to plug an 8 pin into the gpu, so would I have the 8 pin end of the cord in the 2x4 on the psu with the 6pin and its 2 pin snap on piece in the gpu to make it an 8pin? or run the two 6pin in the 6pin ports and the 8pin end of the cord to the psu?

Accepted Answer

Sounds like you would want to use the 6-pin with 2-pin snap-on part.  From my experience the dual 4 pin connectors are usually for CPU power to the motherboard.  Of course you system could vary, but usually the 6 plus 2 adaptor is the way to go for video cards.

Question 10

I see in a lot of reviews that people are saying it is pretty big. will this fit in a mid tower case?

Accepted Answer

Maybe. It fits into my midsize tower but I had to move HDDs to get it to fit.

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