EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SuperClocked Pro Reviews

We were really impressed by the EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SuperClocked. It was between 3% and 12% faster than the standard GeForce GTX 660, and the best news: both cost the same. The reviewed video card was between 8% and 36% faster than its main competitor, the Radeon HD 7850, and between 15% and 51% faster than the video card it replaces, the GeForce GTX 560 Ti. We highly recommend the EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SuperClocked for the user who is looking for a powerful video card but doesn’t want to spend a lot of money on a high-end model.

Both the MSI and EVGA cards in this review will be available at launch for just $219, making for great value added propositions. Though EVGA does hold a slight edge in performance and warranty support, MSI surges ahead when temperatures and acoustics are taken into account. The choice between these two products will likely come down to brand preference since each provide a phenomenal gaming experience without charging a premium. We’d highly recommend either one even though they only add 3-7% to in-game framerates. More importantly, both of these GTX 660s showed plenty of overclocking poise which allowed them to match and in some cases surpass the GTX 660 Ti with minimal effort on the end user’s part. The GTX 660 isn’t quite a game changer but it offers enough performance to satisfy the vast majority of gamers and its mere presence will likely cause mid-tier graphics card prices to reach new levels of affordability. Many were hoping that Kepler would finally hit the $199 price point but that hasn't quite happened, nor will it happen anytime soon unless the GTX 660 receives a price cut. But until then, the GTX 660’s accessible price, relatively high performance and wide-ranging feature set should have a profound impact upon the PC gaming market.

As for EVGA’s GeForce GTX 660 Superclocked, specifically, we found the board completely stable at its higher stock speed, and we were impressed by the company’s warranty policy, which includes three years of coverage (upgradable to five or 10 years) that’s transferrable if you sell the card. Also, EVGA has a new standard cross-shipping RMA service available, reducing the amount of time you’ll be without a working card if you do encounter a failure. EVGA also includes its handy Precision X overclocking software, which saves performance tweakers the hassle of finding a third-party utility to use to overclock the card. Given that there’s no price premium compared to stock-clocked GTX 660 cards, it’s an excellent choice.

While performance on the EVGA GTX 660 SC 2GB video card was exceptional in most of the video games and benchmarks we have ran, our expectations fell short during overclocking. However, we’d still like to acknowledge that the EVGA GTX 660 SC is an excellent card, and any gamer running on older hardware should upgrade to at least this graphics card to enjoy the latest games that will be coming out this year.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 proved to be a great performing card and the price is right. This is the card to look at below $250 if you want to build a 1080p gaming rig!

I expect that with such high levels of performance for a modest price, GeForce GTX 660 could easily become the best selling DirectX 11 graphics cards of the entire series. With plenty of CUDA cores available and 2GB GDDR5, GTX 660 has plenty of gaming potential. It's unlikely that these core will request more data than the 192-bit memory bandwidth supply, which means two of these cards together in SLI could achieve almost 100% scaling. NVIDIA's 28nm GK106 'Kepler' GPU has made a huge difference in power consumption and heat output, and are benefits that deserve recognition. A fierce factory overclock gives this SuperClocked video card some extra pep, while still saving some headroom for enthusiasts to work with. Best of all, for an extra $20 you can extend the 3-year warranty to an unprecedented ten years!

EVGA GTX 660 Superclocked is a card is a great bang for buck and is sure to strike a chord with many gamers. It’s the cheapest Kepler based card that will cause serious damage and although arguably a tad overpriced, most won’t care - and rightfully so. If you’re looking for a new card to spend long winter nights with, then EVGA GTX 660 should definitely make your list.

The Geforce GTX 660 is a great value. If you're not looking to play on a jumbotron at 2560x1600, it will be enough to power your gaming sessions on the latest PC titles. With DVI-I and DVI-D inputs as well as DisplayPort and HDMI, it's more than ready for your home gaming setup. Dual SLI-support is nice as well, as support 3D, if you've got the matching display and glasses to support the extra dimension.