how to overclock with evga precision x gtx 660

If you're looking for a card that won't pull double duty as an unwanted space heater during the summer, you found it. Considering that the peak temperature I measured was 61 degrees Celsius under full load (a Furmark 1080p stress test with a 22% overclock) that's ridiculously impressive. How does this translate to temps? In my testing the fans won't even switch on until the GPU hits 56 degrees Celsius. In the day-to-day routine, this means it's 100% silent during non-gaming activities, but what surprised me is that the fans don't even activate during less graphically intensive CPU-bound games like League of Legends - Nvidia's self-proclaimed sweet spot target demographic. The card only requires a single 6-pin PCIe power connector (the Strix version of the Radeon 285 - its closest competitor - requires two), and it runs so cool that the fans only operate after exceeding a certain temperature threshold. What's incredible about this GPU is how far beyond even the factory overclock you can take it, which we'll explore in a minute.Īsus already has my appreciation for their DirectCU II cooler, and throwing in a 1 Year XSplit Premium License for free adds some real value for streamers. The Strix version of the 960 is aided further by the power efficiency of Nvidia's Maxwell architecture. I'm reviewing the $209 ASUS Strix 960, which leaves the factory with a healthy 9.5% overclock above the 960's reference levels. This time around Nvidia isn't waiting for AMD to force a price drop they're hitting the ground running with an aggressive stance. The GTX 960 can be found starting at $199 for Gigabyte's mini-ITX version, and the majority of SKUs will run about $209.

How to overclock with evga precision x gtx 660