EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0, 6GB GDDR5, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 06G-P4-6267-KR

What made me decided to buy one: I've been on an Nvidia GTX 760 SC that was manufactured by EVGA for around 2 and a half years and it was beginning to show it's age somewhat. There would be stutters and sometimes crazy framerates(Not unplayable however) on certain games (Overwatch and Witcher 3:Wild Hunt being big ones that come to mind) and sure I could downgrade some of my settings to achieve a more stable framerate but I wanted to really push cards to their limits and enjoy 1080P PC gaming at it's best. I assumed it was time to upgrade because I wanted to play on maximum settings on games and prepare my computer for upcoming titles such as Destiny 2 and Assassins Creed: Origins for example. Six months later after owning this card, I can definately say it's one of the smarter purchases I've made. How well does it run games and is it loud or does it get hot?: For 1080P gaming this will suit your needs as of now(9/9/17) and most likely for the next few years. The specs on this card compare to the Nvidia GTX 980 but it's ever so slightly worse in some situations or better in others. It all boils down to how well optimized the game actually is. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt saw a performance increase of almost double at 1080P with ultra settings, going from about an average of 25FPS with the 760 SC to about 60 FPS in a lot of places except for densely populated places with the 1060 SSC! The card also runs very quietly and very efficiently as well. The fans are actually one of the more impressive parts believe it or not. The way they're designed to last almost four times as long(We'll see about that!) and with proper ventilation of heat, could not turn at all(It's a good thing actually, that's how they're supposed to work) to keep power costs lower. When actually gaming or doing strenuous tasks the fans will turn obviously. Heat isn't an issue if even if you have the most basic form of ventilation(like I do and which is why I bought the double fan) The card fits into a mid tower case which is also nice. Why this card would be good for you: It may seem like I'm worshipping this graphics card, but I won't deny it has a specific role and if used for other things that isn't 1080P you're either paying too much or didn't get a beefy enough GPU. For example, if you plan to go onto 1440P or 4k gaming, don't bother with this and stead go to the GTX 1070 or GTX 1080. The GTX 1060 won't able to match the performance of those cards with that type of resolution, it's built for great 1080P gaming. Also if you're comming from the 900 series, more specifically the GTX 970 or 980 and especially the 980 TI, you wouldn't get much of a performace gain and in the case of the 980 TI, will be a downgrade in terms of performance. If you're comming from the 700 Series, before that even or switching from AMD to Nvidia and want some of the best cost performance 1080P graphics cards, this is rightfully for you! TL:DR: Upgraded from a 760 SC from EVGA to this, great performance, quiet, no bad heating, recommended for 1080P gaming or for those looking to upgrade from an older card that isn't from the 900 series as it offers similar performance to them.

Amazing product . I did use the following products also to overclock with this: Thermal Grizzly Liquid Metal ( Warning this probably does void your warranty - I used this to replace the stock GPU Paste ) Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut Thermal Grease Paste - 1.0 Gram Titan Adjustable PCIE FAN ( Placed under the EVGA GTX 1060 for increased airflow ) Titan Adjustable Dual Fan PCI Slot VGA Cooler (TTC-SC07TZ) Sally Hansen Clear Nail Polish ( For covering the capacitors and power connectors around the GPU because Nail Polish is Non-Conductive ) Sally Hansen Color Therapy Nail Polish, Top Coat 0.5 Ounce Long-Lasting Nail Polish with Gel Shine and Nourishing Care DISCLAIMER: I don't recommend you try the modifications I have in my review unless you know what you are doing, do so at your own risk as this most likely will void your warranty. But if $350 doesn't matter to you and you are an expert, then read on. I first unscrewed the cooler from the Graphics Card on the back plate with 4 phillips screws and disconnected the side fan connector, this exposed the copper heat sink and the GPU. I used Alcohol Wipes to gently remove all of the stock GPU Paste and waited a few minutes to dry, then I used the Sally Hansen Color Theraphy Nail Polish, which by the way is NON CONDUCTIVE and is safe to use, by applying it around the GPU Die on the capacitors and power connectors creating a protective cover. I waited 10 minutes for it to dry and then applied 3 more layers, this was done to prevent a power short circuit in case liquid metal got on the capacitors around the GPU Die. Just to be clear the Nail Polish was placed around the GPU and note directly on it. Once the Capacitors were completely covered in Nail Polish, I placed a pea sides amount of liquid metal on the GPU Die and used the QTIP to spread it nice and evenly on the GPU Die like butter. Turning on my computer the Idle Temperature went from 42 Degrees Stock Paste to 36 Degrees Ambient Temperature with the Liquid Metal. Starting off with testing, I did download the latest drivers from EVGA Website and as of this review it is display driver 398.11 with BIOS 86.06.68.00.62 as of 06/06/2018. Stock the card does come with a stock clock speed of 1607 MHz / Real Boost Clock: 1835 MHz. However, I was able to get that up to 2164 Mhz on the GPU Clock and 4498 Mhz on the Memory clock. Using the following settings with my modifications, I downloaded EVGA Precision OC from EVGA's website and also EVGA Scanner X For EVGA Precision OC I used the following settings: Turn on KBOOST ( Forces GPU to operate at full boost clock 100% of the time) 120% Power Target (This is your TDP - Thermal Design Power) - Gives your Graphics Card 20% more power for higher overclocks Break the link for both Power Target and Temperature ( You want this so that you get more power regardless of temperature) Set Priority to Power Target For Voltage I set it to 70% For Fan Speed, I set it to 70% ( It's loud but I can use a Gaming Headset ) GPU Clock Speed Offset set to +160 Mhz Memory Clock Offset set to +496 Mhz Also Motherboard Southbridge Voltage was increased to 1.25 Volts, VDDR Voltage increased to 1.25 Volts, VDDR PCIE Voltage increased to 1.25 Volts. This was done to increase power delivery to the Graphics Card from the PCIE Slot on the motherboard due to the high 120% TDP. Running a stress test for at 4K Resolution at 3840 x 2160 Pixels with 8X MSAA produced a steady frame rate of 43 Frames Per Second at 65 Degrees Celcius, up from 10 Frames Per Second at stock and this test ran for 10 minutes rendering over 25,000 Frames without crashing. This pretty much turned my GTX 1060 into a GTX 1070 for a much lower price as the 1070's sell for about $500 and made gaming at 4K on the 1060 to be actually playable. Gamers probably won't need to run 8X MSAA and can do just fine with 2X MSAA when Gaming at 4K with my modifications since you can't really notice jagged edges at 2X Anti Aliasing and 4K and overclocked the frames never ran below 30 Frames per second. Final Conclusion: The EVGA GTX 1060 6GB overclocks like a champ and with liquid metal, great cooling fans from your case and a PCIE Fan Cooler, you can easily turn your overclocked 1060 into a stock 1070 when running at 4K Resolution that is 24/7 Stable. Your results may vary with the Silicon Lottery, but I highly recommend this product if you are buying it with overclocking in mind, it does great. Pushing it past 2,200 Mhz however did not happen for me and most I was able to do was 2164 Mhz, it is probably possible to go to 2,200 Mhz by doing shunting mods, but that is probably a 2-4% increase in performance from 2164 Mhz and honestly not worth it IMO.

So I really wanted a GTX 1080 or 1070ti, but I couldn't justify the cost. Also, although the rest of my rig is high quality and plenty fast, it's a couple of years old now. When I plugged in this new card I was half expecting it to be loud and underwhelming and hoped that I had not oversold this 1060 to myself. Well, holy pixels, Batman! Was I ever wrong. This card is blisteringly fast AND quiet. In fact, it makes less noise than my 120mm Enermax super quiet case fan. I think I can eve hear my old 7200 rpm D drive spinning in there! Fired up Warframe and it runs highest settings (all the AA, filtering, bloom, you name it) in 1920x1080 (DVI,60hz) without breaking a sweat. I even did a Void run with a full 4 player squad, place was lit up like Christmas and the 4th of July in Times Square on New Years and nary a frame rate drop was noticed. Now if I could just get my wife's Sims4 to run ;-P If you are on the fence - buy it.

The Good: The Gpu itself runs fine actually, with a slightly overclocked system I got a fairly steady 50-60 fps in the middle of a crowded city with near max graphics(I dislike their aliasing) in black desert online. Witcher 3 runs around 40-60, with occasional dips in performance, though if you overclock this is less of an issue. This is all on 1920x1200 60hz TV screen. Overall, for the price, it is absolutely worth it. HOWEVER, if you do plan on making a gaming rig, I would go for the 1070 at least. My reason for getting the 1060 is that I personally don't feel like I need much more than 60 fps in games, mainly due to my monitor only being 60hz refresh rate, and the difference spent on gpu could go towards cpu instead, since I run a lot of cpu and ram intensive programs most of the time. The bad: While this gpu is enough for the casual gamer, or even streamer, the 1070 is just a better option for ~50% more than the 1060, so if you can afford an extra ~$120, by all means, go for it. You can play just about any game with good fps on fairly high graphics with this card, but if you don't plan on overclocking, you may just be underwhelmed running anything past 1080p. - There are some games this card seriously cannot handle past 1080p if your resolution is too high. The Ugly: Right out of the box, my gpu had a cable that was not allowing one of the fans to spin because it was sticking into the fan's path. Though pushing back the wire managed to fix that, It is still something worth keeping an eye out for if your gpu fan all of a sudden either fails, or starts making a really loud noise like it's crashing into something. Hopefully this won't be an issue in the future..here's hoping. When I was choosing between this gpu and msi, ultimately the choice came down to the type of bearings used for the fans, which at the time seemed like the better investment - more durable fans = longer time running at high speeds = longer life and more heat dissipation in the end. Though realistically, it doesn't make a huge difference, pick one you like and matches your system.

I was going to get a GTX 1080 TI until I saw the price and its specs. Went down the GTX 10xx line not wanting to dump lots of money into VR when VR headsets aren't on par with anything yet. Plus this can handle it with a good CPU anyways. Got the double fan 6GB version here and after 14 hours of graphics maxed out gaming it didn't even hit 50% of its total power or temp. This is a great alternative which will save you a hundred or more dollars on the 1080 TI. Since technology moves so fast this is a safe bet. Evga has not failed me in the long run yet so I expect this to be up to their standards. I'm a baller on a budget, if you're like me this is a good upgrade choice

I will update this review but I need EVGA to see this. My computer will often crash when coming out of sleep mode and I know it has to do with the card. My previous cards never had this issue but I have had this problem since day 1 with this one. Why is this happening and is there a solution? The card itself is fantastic as a GPU but this consistent PC crashing issue is a big smear. I will update to 5 stars if I get a response. I've run Unigine benchmark on maxed-out settings and had an average FPS of 65.5. That is fantastic and I have no problems with the GPU in terms of performance. Please respond EVGA. Update: Card works perfectly now ever since I switched over to Ubuntu. Not sure what the problem was but the card hasn't acted up at all.

This card delivers like expected and more. If you use EVGA's Precision OC, you can see the card will automatically overclock itself ~200mhz above the boost clock (which is ~200mhz above the base clock)!! So while the base clock is 1607 mhz, it will run at ~2010 mhz without having to do anything which is pretty cool. The 6gb is overkill and unnecessary at this point...but feels good. Relative low power draw, runs real cool at < 40 degrees. Don't pay more than $260 (3/2017). Does not support SLI. And be wary when, for no explicable reason, Amazon raises the price to $319 4 weeks after you put it on your wish list.

So far this card is great! I had debated going with the RX480 but I'm glad I didn't. I had nothing but issues with my AMD R9 390 which I replaced with this. I had driver issue after driver issue. This card runs Battlefield 1, full match of Multiplayer at Ultra Settings, DX11 at 60 FPS Solid with very minimal dips with smoke effects (I'm talking less than 3 or 4 fps) Witcher 3 (No Hairworks) - Ultra settings, 60 fps. I have never seen this game look so beautiful and play so smooth. Overwatch - Maximum settings, silky smooth gameplay. Gorgeous! So happy with it!

Card works great. Quiet and powerful, Ultra/Max graphics on every game I've tested, even Black Desert Online. All at 1920x1080 resolution. Package was delivered within 24 hours after shipping, but took 6 days to process the order, which was odd. So not true "2 day shipping" but pretty solid. I haven't tried overclocking yet but the card doesn't even max out or heat past 70C on any game. Will try overclocking at some point to see if it boosts FPS, though it's not needed, as I get at least 60fps at maxed out graphics at 1080p on everything. No complaints with the product itself. Overall very happy with my purchase. For any wondering, my PC setup is as follows: EVGA GTX 1060 SSC Intel i5-6600k 16GB Crucial DDR4 RAM Asus Z170-E MoBo EVGA 650W PSU

I purchased the 6gb SSC version, and I couldn't be happier. Rainbow Six Sigma was the first game I played after installing the card, and I get 120fps on the highest settings and recommended anti aliasing. I'm a big fan, and you can't go wrong for the price (I got it on sale $50 off). The card is pretty big though, so check your case before ordering.

Amazing card! Upgrade from a GTX 770 to this. complete night and day. Overall seeing a 50% increase in gaming performance on every game i play. GTA V maxed out with no issues. A great card for all the games out today!

Great Card. It will run most heavy load games at 1080p max graphics without a fuss. This card is heavy with its larger cooling surface so it has a tendency to sag if its not mounted properly. It will also handle a decent overclock and light to medium VR gaming.

I bought a GTX 1060 6GB card to replace my GTX 570 1.2GB that started to artifact. It is kinda overkill for my use since my 570 served me fine since 2011 and I even thought about getting a 1050 which is still better than a 570. I was about to get the 3GB version but got the 6GB instead for an extra $70 since I'm already spending big. I tried some newer games such as TCGRW and that used around 5GB at max settings and I was satisfied, no regrets at all. Max temps are 60*c at 40% fan speed which is the limit I had set to since fan noise becomes noticeable beyond 50% and no change on the temps. The fans starts vibrating around 27-31% fan speed but I fixed it by just starting the speed from 35% upwards.