EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC GAMING Graphics Card w/3 GB GDDR5 and Upgraded Cooler

Description: EVGA GeForce (NVIDIA) GTX 1060 SC GAMING Graphics Card with 3 GB of GDDR5 Memory and Upgraded ACX 2.0 Single-Fan Cooler Thank you for your interest in this item and please visit our store for other offerings. We have very reasonable shipping terms and combine orders to save money (for customers) on shipping costs. We also maintain customer friendly return/refund/exchange policies. Product Description: Listing Update...This is not so much an update as it is a brief comment about the computers and related parts I have available for sale. Personal computers (and in particular desktop computers) have always been a hobby of mine. I've enjoyed tinkering with this stuff over the years and have accumulated a number of items during this time...some new and some used. I am not an expert on the subject...more of an enthusiast...but I will still do my best to answer any questions as it relates to my computer related listings. Thank you. Original Listing... This offering is for a used EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC GAMING graphics card with 3 GB of GDDR5 memory and their upgraded ACX 2.0 single-fan cooler. It incorporates GeForce 10 Series technology (Pascal architecture) released by NVIDIA in 2016. So it's an older graphics card and should not be considered as an equivalent to many of today's newer and more expensive offerings. Still, at the time of its release, many in the industry hailed the GeForce 10 Series as more than just a refresh of the formidable GeForce 900 Series (Maxwell architecture). The GeForce 10 Series offered meaningful performance improvements not often experienced between a single generation. For this reason, it probably comes as no surprise that this Pascal architecture holds up fairly well to newer/lower-end, but still more expensive, GeForce 16 Series (Turing architecture) graphics cards. For example, this GTX 1060 is going to be more powerful than a current model GTX 1630 and comparable to a GTX 1650. Note about the cooler on this graphics card... I am generally a huge fan of EVGA graphics cards, but this is one instance where you have to be careful. EVGA made four versions of this GTX 1060 graphics card with the ACX 2.0 single-fan cooler and small footprint. It's a desirable graphics card because of its small size (and in particular its shorter length and standard height that does not extend above the rear shield) that will allow it to fit in many cases. Unfortunately, not all versions of this graphics card are created equal. There are the two 3GB models (labeled as GAMING and SC GAMING) and the two 6GB models (also labeled as GAMING and SC GAMING). The SC GAMING models in both the 3GB and 6GB versions are outstanding, as they "clock" a little higher and the upgraded heatsink (with the traditional metal fin stack and copper heat pipes) is excellent. So there are no issues with the SC GAMING models...quite the opposite really...as these single-fan SC GAMING models are probably best-in-class for single-fan coolers on graphics cards with such a small footprint. The same cannot be said for one of the GAMING models. The problem here is that EVGA elected to go with a less expensive CPU style heatsink (with spiral shaped fins that form a circle). This GAMING cooler design is not as efficient, and while it's adequate for a GTX 1050 Ti or this more powerful GTX 1060 3GB model, it cannot adequately cool a GTX 1060 6GB model. The latter generates more heat from the added processing power (CUDA cores) and twice the memory. Fortunately, this offering is for the 3GB SC GAMING version, so the cooler is excellent. As noted below, I can still heat up this graphics card to the mid 70's (Fahrenheit) under what amounts to an unrealistically heavy load. Although, this is still well within factory tolerances and given my stress testing likely exceeds any normal use case scenarios or loads placed on this graphics card, the cooler design is excellent. Discussion Update: Not to "muddy the water" any further, but I have just learned that EVGA manufactured a variant to both models noted above. This variant includes a solid metal plate that is anchored to the inside of the PCB (so kind of like an inner back plate). It's a modest improvement to both the GAMING and SC GAMING models because this metal plate offers a little more surface area to help dissipate heat. Now for the SC GAMING model, the modest improvement is not a big deal, because that cooler is already excellent. Although, for the GAMING model that has a less efficient cooler, this metal plate helps dissipate some heat, and since this model runs warm, it's a worthwhile improvement. I would still avoid the GTX 1060 6GB GAMING model (even with the added metal plate), but given this offering is for the 3GB SC GAMING model with the upgraded cooler, the fact that there is no additional metal back plate is of little consequence. This SC GAMING model will run cooler than any of the GAMING models with or without the metal back plate, and do so at lower fan speeds. Notwithstanding the architecture and cooler discussion, this graphics card is still a "value-play" relative to newer and more expensive models, but for those that enjoy gaming in their spare time, this GPU has decent capabilities (especially at "1080p"). Newer big-budget ("Triple-A" or "AAA") titles will be a challenge (even at lower settings), but casual and less demanding games (new and old) should offer a better experience at higher details. In other words, this graphics card should play (and meet the minimum requirements for) many games, as long as you are willing to dial down the settings when necessary. However, before I offer any of my graphics cards for sale, I thoroughly inspect and clean them (and perform minor repairs when necessary). More specifically (and as it relates to this particular offering), I carefully disassembled this graphics card so I could inspect the PCB, heat-sink, fans and fan shroud. This allowed me to clean these component pieces with high pressure air and apply new thermal paste on the heat spreader that covers the GPU die. I also inspected the thermal pads and noted they were in really good shape, so there was no need to replace them. Lastly, the fans still spin like new, which I have come to expect with EVGA fans, as they seem to be among the best in terms of longevity. Once I have completed the refurbishing of the graphics card, I then install it in a new computer with updated drivers for stress testing. This particular graphics card was briefly installed in a newly built Ryzen 5 system with 16 GB of DDR4 memory, 1 TB of SSD storage, a 500 watt bronze rated power supply and a mid-tower case with good air flow. For those that are interested in the details of my stress testing approach, I load the following freeware programs: 3DMark Demo, GPU-Z, FurMark, HWMonitor, Unigine Heaven and Superposition. Some of these programs help to identify the graphics card and monitor it's performance, while others attempt to stress it. More specifically, here is my approach to stressing the graphics card to give me some assurances that it will function according to manufacturers specifications. First, I run GPU-Z and HWMonitor to identify and monitor the graphics card when idle and under heavy load. Then I run Unigine Heaven for maybe 30 minutes to an hour and include a few benchmark runs during this time. I follow this up with 3DMark Demo and choose the Time Spy and Fire Strike programs, because they both have a dedicated graphics test. Next, I run the Unigine Superposition benchmark maybe a handful of times. Finally, I run FurMark for maybe another 20-30 minutes (or until temperatures appear to level off). It's been my experience that if one of my used graphics cards is able to make it through this battery of graphics intensive stress tests without any issues, then it is ready for service. Follow-up...I am getting some folks that are asking questions about any scores recorded during some of the testing. I don't know them all, but I do write down a few, and will share them here... Unigine (two runs): Heaven (high details): 3207 (127.3 fps) / 3202 (127.1 fps) Superposition (medium details): 8640 (64.6 fps) / 8633 (64.6 fps) 3DMark Demo Time Spy (two runs): First: 4305 (Graphics: 4013 / Processor: 7333) Second: 4316 (Graphics: 4025 / Processor: 7327) Fire Strike (two runs): First: 11353 (Graphics: 12778 / Processor: 20359 / Combined: 4541) Second: 11363 (Graphics: 12815 / Processor: 20313 / Combined: 4542) Please keep in mind these scores are based on hardware running at manufacturers' stock speeds (so no overclocking) and an ambient room temperature of 21 degrees Celsius (or 70 degrees Fahrenheit). It's also worth noting that after monitoring temperatures during these various tests, the maximum GPU temperature recorded was an acceptable 76 degrees Celsius (with the fans spinning at 54%). Having said the above, I thought it might also be helpful if I shared a specifications sheet of sorts that provides more details.... GPU Series / Model: NVIDIA GeForce 10 Series / GTX 1060 Clock Speed: 1607 MHz (Base) and 1835 (Boost) Processor Cores: 1152 CUDA Cores Memory Size / Type: 3 GBs of GDDR5 Memory Interface / Effective Clock: 192-bit running at 8 Gbps (or 8008 MHz) Video Ports: x1 HDMI, x3 DisplayPort and x1 DVI-D (all of which have been tested and work fine) Cooler: single-fan/heatsink design Power: 6-pin (port) and research indicates this card will draw 120+ watts of power under heavy load (and the recommended minimum power supply is 400 watts). FYI Note: a PCI Express slot can supply 75 watts of power, a 6-pin connector another 75 watts and an 8-pin connector an additional 150 watts. Size (L x W): 6.80" x 4.38" and a footprint that covers two slots. Weight: 1 lb 4 oz Other Notes: Please do not try to compare the processor cores and the related core clock speeds for AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. Their core processing architectures are different, so their specifications are not comparable. More specifically, the AMD Stream Processors are smaller and incorporate a simpler design relative to NVIDIA CUDA cores (that are larger and more complex). In other words, more AMD Stream Processors compared to NVIDIA CUDA cores does not necessarily equate to a faster graphics card processor. In addition, the AMD Stream Processors will run at a lower clock speed (measured in MHz) compared to NVIDIA CUDA cores, and this does not necessarily translate to a slower graphics card processor. So again, these processor specifications are just not comparable. Now memory specifications, etc., are generally comparable. In terms of condition, this is a used graphics card that I have refurbished (as discussed above). I can usually find some minor scuffs and marks that are typical of a used offering (and there are some here), but overall the graphics card cleaned up well (inside and out) and performed as expected during all my stress testing. I'll end up keeping a few of my older graphics cards for potential future builds from this era, but right now I just have too many on the shelf. So I have decided to part with some of them to those that may have a more urgent need relative to mine. You may visit our store by clicking on this "Store Home Page" link. Note to international customers regarding shipping... We apologize to those that feel some of our international shipping charges are too high. We only charge actual shipping rates, but once an order exceeds a certain amount, we hesitate to use the least expensive US Postal Services First Class International service. We feel this way, because this service is not trackable or insurable...so more risk of loss. We prefer the US Postal Services Priority Mail International service for more expensive orders, because this service is trackable at USPS.com and insurable...so less risk of loss. 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Price: 89.99 USD

Location: Argonia, Kansas

End Time: 2024-11-05T17:17:18.000Z

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