MSI GTX 960

[hooride70772]

My unboxing is for the MSI GTX 960 . First thing,i came to own it when i was  putting together a complete new build . I had heard of the  900 series coming out and was already interested in getting one . The salesperson had also recommending one . Of course i had wanted to get the  highest model i could but  got the  960 cause the price fit better with my wallet  since i had alot more to buy . I was not disappointed . The packaging is nice and appealing , and the card is wrapped nicely and packed with some documentation . I have the red and black model and the colors of the 960 looked really good and blended well with my color scheme i was  going to put together .  I have some red and white lighting in the case . The 960 isnt too big so fitting in my mid tower case was no problem . It comes with 1 hdmi , 1 dvi , and 3 display ports . My version is 2 gb memory . The cooling setup on it is very nice . It runs fairly cool and the fans barely turn on and when they do they are  very quiet and i dont hear them . The msi gaming app is also cool , you can control the  behavior of the led on the card and some  other options for changing modes of the card . You can also use msi afterburner to modify settings .  I am %100 satisfied with my choice and it performs well with my games i play . I can run ultra settings on all of my games i play  with no problems .  It has base and boost clocks of 1127/1178 silent mode , 1190/1253 gaming mode , and 1241/1304 oc mode . I would recommend this card to everyone who wants a good card without spending alot of money . I purchased mine for $209 at fry's electronics and im sure they are  probably cheaper at some other places .  My future plan is to get one more 960 to run sli , and will be a cheap upgrade from what i have now .

I am currently Running
i7 4790
Asus Sabertooth z97 mark 1 mobo
MSI gtx 960 oc gaming 2gb
corsair h100i
patriot viper 1866 16gb
corsair cx 750
Enermax coenus mid tower

 

[gjbeaudry]

Nice rig and nice upgrade, I just upgraded from my SLI 660 set up, I loved those cards and they still benchmark higher than a stock 970 but I run 3 monitors in Surround/Eyefinity and 2GB of vram just dose not cut it for me anymore. The Benchmarks can also be a little misleading when compairing to in game performance. SLI rigs will do better in a bench mark but not some games.When I play Alpha or Beta access games I usually have to disable SLI or it runs WORSE than just on one card. Thats why I went up a price bracket and got a 390 and I still might get another one in 6-12 months when the price drops.

 

[willazz]

Hi, i notice there are 2 small red fans.. what are they for?

 

[hooride70772]

Hi, i notice there are 2 small red fans.. what are they for?

Its a ram cooler.

Nice rig and nice upgrade, I just upgraded from my SLI 660 set up, I loved those cards and they still benchmark higher than a stock 970 but I run 3 monitors in Surround/Eyefinity and 2GB of vram just dose not cut it for me anymore. The Benchmarks can also be a little misleading when compairing to in game performance. SLI rigs will do better in a bench mark but not some games.When I play Alpha or Beta access games I usually have to disable SLI or it runs WORSE than just on one card. Thats why I went up a price bracket and got a 390 and I still might get another one in 6-12 months when the price drops.

Thanks,yea i bet  it would be nice running 2 of those.Ive  had no probs with any game so far but  the new games are gonna be more demanding so hopefully  i can sli soon.

 

[gamergridcore]

awesome, nice computer

 

[hooride70772]

Thanks.

 

[thebowchef]

Just god damn sexy! i'm ordering that graphics card soon for my new motherboard, goodtaste lad! :O

 

[madcat.monaro]

Keep up the good work
That rig is looking nice

 

[hooride70772]

Thanks man.