MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Aero ITX Review

Posted on: 02/16/2017 04:21 PM

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yes the 3g exist in itx size and i agree with you about the 6g as the price dif from 3 to 6 is less than on "gaming" or "armor" serie.

Posted on: 02/16/2017 05:03 PM

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I don't understand the marketing behind this. If you have an ITX case that supports a full-profile dual-slot card (like this one), it is VERY likely it will fit something longer than this. For example, I have an ITX case that can fit a 25cm card in it. I know most ITX cases aren't that roomy, but generally speaking, the GPU just needs to be shorter than the width of the motherboard (so, smaller than 170mm).

It seems to me most ITX cases and motherboards are focused on either being low profile or only support single slot cards. The 1060 is a pretty efficient GPU, I'm pretty sure it could handle having a smaller heatsink.

But oh well, nice product anyway.

Posted on: 02/16/2017 08:14 PM

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I would've been more impressed if it was a 1070 or better to be honest.

Posted on: 02/16/2017 08:16 PM

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Have no fear, there is one, or two, maybe more

http://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N1070IXOC-8GD#kf
https://www.zotac.com/eg/product/graphics-card/zotac-geforce%C2%AE-gtx-1070-mini-0

The zotac one actually seemed to be the cheapest going.

I looked at a few tests for the gigabyte one and as you'd imagine, it's kinda noisy and hot at full load compared to the longer cards, but still less than reference.

Best cheap one for noise and temperature and price seems to be the gainward phoenix card.

Posted on: 02/16/2017 10:15 PM

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I would like to know how is it that, every "most" other sites make out the RX470 is a POS. But here in Guru3d it matches or even beats the 1060?

Would it be possible for all sites to upload the same demo, timedemo, whatever you would like so there could be a standard in testing.

Then again Dues EX has got a in game benchmark and all other sites beside Guru3d and Bit-tech says RX470 is any good...

Thanks I do appreciate the reviews here Hilbert Hagedoorn.

I actually would have bought the Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 Mini, before I bought the Powercolor RX470.

I guess only time will tell if the extra 2GB vram would have made any differance.

Posted on: 02/17/2017 01:51 AM

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@Quicks
Which sites? Places like Tom's Hardware and Anandtech have had many dishonest moments. Sites like Guru3D and bit-tech (and Phoronix for that matter) tell it as it is and if you don't like it, you can do the tests yourself since they give you all the info. I get the impression Linus Tech Tips isn't all that biased either, since he promotes the usage of old hardware and seems to have a good grasp of what the average person can afford. These sites don't accept bribes, they don't intentionally use software that favors one brand over another, and they often go a bit in-depth about what the graphs mean.

Posted on: 02/19/2017 04:17 PM

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Can someone please explain to me, how does this half-length 1060 perform the same as the full length one? Something must have been cut from the board to shorten it but no performance difference?

Posted on: 02/20/2017 04:38 PM

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I don't understand the marketing behind this. If you have an ITX case that supports a full-profile dual-slot card (like this one), it is VERY likely it will fit something longer than this. For example, I have an ITX case that can fit a 25cm card in it. I know most ITX cases aren't that roomy, but generally speaking, the GPU just needs to be shorter than the width of the motherboard (so, smaller than 170mm).

It seems to me most ITX cases and motherboards are focused on either being low profile or only support single slot cards. The 1060 is a pretty efficient GPU, I'm pretty sure it could handle having a smaller heatsink.

But oh well, nice product anyway.

I agree completely. Every ITX case I've used would either support a longer GPU, or this would be too tall for. It's also worth noting that while this heatsink is orientated to help exhaust air outside the case, since it isn't a true "blower" design you're still going to get a fair bit of warm air recirculated in your chassis. In most larger ITX cases from companies like Corsair or Phanteks this shouldn't be a problem, but if you have a really tight small form factor case you could see CPU temps take a hit due to that.

Posted on: 02/20/2017 07:05 PM

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I don't understand the marketing behind this. If you have an ITX case that supports a full-profile dual-slot card (like this one), it is VERY likely it will fit something longer than this. For example, I have an ITX case that can fit a 25cm card in it. I know most ITX cases aren't that roomy, but generally speaking, the GPU just needs to be shorter than the width of the motherboard (so, smaller than 170mm).

It seems to me most ITX cases and motherboards are focused on either being low profile or only support single slot cards. The 1060 is a pretty efficient GPU, I'm pretty sure it could handle having a smaller heatsink.

But oh well, nice product anyway.

I chose the short EVGA 1060 SC for my recent HTPC build because the shorter card allows additional airflow from left to right inside my case (Fractal Design Node 605). I have a push/pull setup with intakes on the left, exhaust on the right. My case supports full size ATX mobos and full size GPU's, but I'm using an mATX mobo and short GPU to allow proper airflow. In this setup my CPU (i5-7600k OC'd to 4.2ghz) never gets above 120F and my GPU's fans almost never turn on. Due to this setup, only the push/pull fans and the CPU fan (Noctura NH-D9L) ever run, and they run slowly and silently at that. A full size GPU would effectively be a big wall dividing the case in two, and I'd likely need to rearrange my fan setup to compensate for that.