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Title: which GTX1060 card - heatsink/back plate or not? Post by: lankyman on November 20, 2017, 11:18:13 PM GTX1060 3GB MSI with no heatsink/backplate versus a card with one like Gigabyte's GTX1060 3GB with heatsink/backplate
Does it matter? I can get the one with no back plate on special for say 17% off compared to its normal price which is almost near the one with back plate. (normal prices , its about 5% difference between the two) Also, are these mining edition cards bad? i see they almost all have no back plate also Title: Re: which GTX1060 card - heatsink/back plate or not? Post by: cpmcgrat on November 21, 2017, 01:03:36 AM GTX1060 3GB MSI with no heatsink/backplate versus a card with one like Gigabyte's GTX1060 3GB with heatsink/backplate Does it matter? I can get the one with no back plate on special for say 17% off compared to its normal price which is almost near the one with back plate. (normal prices , its about 5% difference between the two) Also, are these mining edition cards bad? i see they almost all have no back plate also I'd hope the cards come with a heatsink regardless of whether or not they come with a backplate... If that's the case then go for the ones that are cheaper. You'll have to be more careful not to cause a short and/or break any leads when handling ones with no backplate, but as long as you don't touch the back of the card you'll be fine. Title: Re: which GTX1060 card - heatsink/back plate or not? Post by: shibob on November 21, 2017, 02:23:48 AM I think it's not the matter. Even with back plate we should use external fan for GPU otherwise its temp could reach 80C. I always try to low down GPU temp to below 60C, with that range of temperature, rigs could be stable and last longer.
Title: Re: which GTX1060 card - heatsink/back plate or not? Post by: orcvoin on November 21, 2017, 02:53:58 AM The most important thing for a video card is the presence of good cooler which will cover the memory chips and the VRM zone. The backplate does not play a role, when present, this is a positive moment. Wonderful cards for the price / quality ratio are Palit jetstream, super jetstream series.
Title: Re: which GTX1060 card - heatsink/back plate or not? Post by: lankyman on November 21, 2017, 07:31:00 PM The most important thing for a video card is the presence of good cooler which will cover the memory chips and the VRM zone. The backplate does not play a role, when present, this is a positive moment. Wonderful cards for the price / quality ratio are Palit jetstream, super jetstream series. I am interested in the Gigabbte 1060 OC WF2 one 3GB ram OR MSI GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Dual Fan GDDR5 1280 Core VR Ready Graphics Card I see one had plate and one not, but the MSI is on special and like 15 to 17 % cheaper.. which i would rather prefer. I am not sure though on speed and stuff what will i lose out on, or is there nothing to worry about? |