Final Thoughts and Rating

HEXUS Snapshot:

...a blazing clock speed of 1,033MHz makes this one of the fastest GeForce GTX 660 Ti graphics cards that money can buy.

Live in the US? Got a few hundred dollars to spend on a graphics card? Then you might want to consider bagging a GeForce GTX 660 Ti - it's a hundred bucks cheaper than the GeForce GTX 670 and, in some instances, is almost as quick at a full-HD resolution.

While you're at it, pay close attention to Gigabyte's WindForce OC model. It may look ungainly and the aggressive fan profile won't satisfy quiet-computing aficionados, but a blazing clock speed of 1,033MHz makes this one of the fastest GeForce GTX 660 Ti graphics cards that money can buy. And, for a limited time only, it'll come bundled with a free copy of Gearbox's eagerly-anticipated first-person shooter, Borderlands 2.

The free game should be the icing on the cake, but the GeForce GTX 660 Ti's real raison d'etre is to offer almost everything that's good about the GeForce GTX 670 at a more palatable price point.

In parts of the world, Gigabyte's WindForce OC manages that. Unfortunately, if you live in the UK, you'd have to be off your rocker not to pay a penny more for the excellent GeForce GTX 670.

The Good

Strong 1080p performer
Handsome out-the-box overclock
Kepler feature set - including GPU Boost and Surround
Comes with a free copy of Borderlands 2, for a limited time

The Bad

Overly-aggressive fan profile
UK pricing is all wrong

HEXUS Rating

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 Ti OC

HEXUS Where2Buy

The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 Ti OC is available to purchase from Scan Computers.

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Let's note that the ASUS 670 this was tested against costs not a penny more but nearly £48 more.
Just because it isn't factory overclocked doesn't mean it isn't considerably better than the cheap 670s from other manufacturers.

Also the price difference would be more like £68 if you bought the 660 Ti from Ebuyer, Aria or Dabs.
Mind you I am pretty sure Scan will drop their prices for the 660 Ti before long.

Disappointing price.

It'd be interesting to see the bang4buck metric for this vs the other cards.

Showdown really needs dropping.

The cheapest 660 Ti's are going for around £240 and the cheapest 670's are nearly £290. £50 is more than a penny. Fair enough these are for reference cards and not OC models, but the article still fails to address this situation.