Bottom of the Barrel: 110 C VRAM Dell GTX 1660 Super Video Card Review
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Date: 2021-05-31
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From a safety standpoint, how can companies release product's that have bad thermals like this without some sort of hazard sign or safety caution? Of course a GPU will just shut off if it gets too hot but who's to say high thermals cant in turn ruin/short another part of the GPU and create a sparking/fire hazard?
Imagine a family losing their childhood home of 25 years to a fire because Aunt Lisa bought Little Timmy a bad GTX 1660.
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From a safety standpoint, how can companies release product's that have bad thermals like this without some sort of hazard sign or safety caution? Of course a GPU will just shut off if it gets too hot but who's to say high thermals cant in turn ruin/short another part of the GPU and create a sparking/fire hazard?
Imagine a family losing their childhood home of 25 years to a fire because Aunt Lisa bought Little Timmy a bad GTX 1660.
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BrysNightWorld
I nearly bought a 1,200 dell system with a 3060ti. But I decided not to, because I remember my first 2003 p4 2.56ghz dell pc. You cannot replace the mobo, cpu, psu without replacing them all.
Instead! I barely got a fe 3090 with a 250 10700k. Entire rebuild was like 2200 . Had to cut my case to fit the 3090, but I know it'll last forever. Vram in gaming is like 82c. Mining... More like 102c. No thank ya
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I nearly bought a 1,200 dell system with a 3060ti. But I decided not to, because I remember my first 2003 p4 2.56ghz dell pc. You cannot replace the mobo, cpu, psu without replacing them all.
Instead! I barely got a fe 3090 with a 250 10700k. Entire rebuild was like 2200 . Had to cut my case to fit the 3090, but I know it'll last forever. Vram in gaming is like 82c. Mining... More like 102c. No thank ya
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Saturn
This makes the OEM HP GTX 1660 Ti I got in my Pavilion prebuilt gaming PC look premium and like an actual GPU you can buy off the shelf with better shroud design and better cooling solution using pipes and fins instead of using a big ugly alluminum heatsink.
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This makes the OEM HP GTX 1660 Ti I got in my Pavilion prebuilt gaming PC look premium and like an actual GPU you can buy off the shelf with better shroud design and better cooling solution using pipes and fins instead of using a big ugly alluminum heatsink.
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Brian
Out of curiosity, what would happen if you actually soldered in the missing caps and memory (assuming you had the same type from the same manufacturer)? Would you have a better card or would it fail because the firmware can't handle hardware outside spec?
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Out of curiosity, what would happen if you actually soldered in the missing caps and memory (assuming you had the same type from the same manufacturer)? Would you have a better card or would it fail because the firmware can't handle hardware outside spec?
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Mike
I was actually looking for this exact card so I could use it in a specialized system (I'd need to replace the cooling system for the project as it stands, so I want the crappiest thing possible) and they're still INCREDIBLY OVERPRICED.
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I was actually looking for this exact card so I could use it in a specialized system (I'd need to replace the cooling system for the project as it stands, so I want the crappiest thing possible) and they're still INCREDIBLY OVERPRICED.
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Hard
My VRM on the Msi RTX 3090 goes 85 max and 80 on my old 2070 from galax....and iam talking about max load.... about this card you possibly cannot even mod a NZXT karken mount ...even if you manage to do...the VRMs will be fried sooner
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My VRM on the Msi RTX 3090 goes 85 max and 80 on my old 2070 from galax....and iam talking about max load.... about this card you possibly cannot even mod a NZXT karken mount ...even if you manage to do...the VRMs will be fried sooner
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yaseen
There's nothing more satisfying than seeing Steve talk about how bad a product is, and then watch him shifting in complete silence when one would have been expected to comment on redeeming features. Your silence speaks the loudest.
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There's nothing more satisfying than seeing Steve talk about how bad a product is, and then watch him shifting in complete silence when one would have been expected to comment on redeeming features. Your silence speaks the loudest.
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ElektricElle
I just ripped a 3060 Ti out of a Dell prebuilt, it looks a bit basic (green PCB etc) but seems to perform ok. It's also about the size I'd expect for the card. This still has me concerned though.
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I just ripped a 3060 Ti out of a Dell prebuilt, it looks a bit basic (green PCB etc) but seems to perform ok. It's also about the size I'd expect for the card. This still has me concerned though.
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NoMoreHats
Just noticed that my video card also doesn't have thermal pads between memory and heatsink. Dunno if I should add some or if it would make cooling for the GPU even worse. It's an MSI GTX 1060 btw
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Just noticed that my video card also doesn't have thermal pads between memory and heatsink. Dunno if I should add some or if it would make cooling for the GPU even worse. It's an MSI GTX 1060 btw
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iRdMoose
Wow, good job Dell, taking the concept of minimum viable product to a whole new level. Looking at this design, it's just good enough to make it a day past the warranty, which is typical of Dell.
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Wow, good job Dell, taking the concept of minimum viable product to a whole new level. Looking at this design, it's just good enough to make it a day past the warranty, which is typical of Dell.
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