MSI GTX 660 Gaming Video Card Review

When searching for a new video card you are often presented with a wide variety of things to consider from overall price and performance to which cooling method matches my style of gaming and overclocking.

During our testing the MSI GTX 660 Gaming ran extremely well and surprised us with some really good results at even the massive 2560x1600 screen resolution.  NVidia has positioned this card to be a best in class performer and provide good 1080p gaming performance.  As we have seen from our testing the GTX 660 does perform well at 1080p but does fall below the target 60fps in our benchmarks.  Keep in mind that we also cranked the settings up so relaxing those is a simple fix for more FPS.
 
Overclocking is a big part of the enthusiast community but not always something of importance in a mainstream product or gaming rig.  During our tests we were able to clock the card up to 1190Mhz (Boost Frequency) which was a net gain of 185Mhz over stock.  Not exactly a record breaker but considering the ample factory overclock and target market for this GPU we aren't exactly hurting for any extra performance.  

Despite our issues overclocking the Twin Frozr IV did a great job at keeping temperatures down where they should be with a minimal noise footprint.  In fact during our tests we noticed that even with the fans cranked up the GPU temperature remained the same under load.  It's not very often that you find a GPU cooler that is actually oversized for your application but in this case it is.

Of course for those who want a real performance boost the solution you need is SLI.  Mid-range GPUs are notorious for their 100% performance gains and all it will cost you is the price of a second GPU.

Twin Frozr IV Cooler
Custom PCB Design
Factory Overclocked
Cool and Quiet Operation
SLI Support
MSI Gaming App

No fancy LED lights
Fans are quite loud under manual control