It took 2 weeks for the full turn around time, from sending to receiving my card again. Now in MSI's policy it said that they would send a refurbished unit, so I expected that already. They excepted it and they sent me a refurbished unit. So I did an RMA first with Newegg, but unfortunately I could not due to cutting out the UPC from the original carton that the card came in for the rebate. So if the the fan near the 8 pin connector was running the one near the I/O would not and vice versa. This would happen alternately between both fans on the card. Overall Review: This is a follow up to my review: I am still very pleased with this graphics card, but I had an issue where one fan on the card would not run. To wrap this review up, I would definitley recommend this card. I am currently using a AMD FX 4350 with 8GB of ram. I am still bottlenecking the card though due to my processor and memory, but will have new memory by the end of the week and hopefully in the near future I will have a new and more powerful processor. Sorry I dont have FPS to advertise, just believe me when I say the game play was smooth. Anyway my next game to boot up and real test was Star Wars Battlefront. After all, remember I was using 2 550Ti's on a low to medium setting with little clipping. So I started up BF4 and put all my settings on ultra for the first time and it was bliss. So after installed the drivers, I needed to take this for a spin. So I booted up my machine and I saw the LED's light up on the card. Setup was easy and painless, afterall I have done this manytimes. With some slight alterations, I was able to fit this card in nice and snug. I already knew this card was going to be big and made sure I had enough room in my case. Opened the box and there was another box, black with the MSI Gaming logo on it. When I opened the box from Newegg I knew I got something special. I was kind of of worried at first because this was not SLI capable, but after reading into it more, I knew that I was going to be safe for awhile without having to purchase another video card. Most of my builds are budget to mid and this card has impressed me very much.
I was using a GeForce 550Ti SLI mode and this is just a huge upgrade for me. Pros: Ok, so this is the first video card I have bought in 5 years. Mobile APP: Control your graphics card from your phoneĪdditional Information Date First Available LED control: Full control on your RGB GAMING LEDs to set the mood
Instant Performance Gain: Unlock extra performance or keep your card silent during light use in one click Traditional fan blade: Provides steady airflow to massive heatsink below Dispersion fan blade: Steeper curved blade accelerating the airflow Airflow Control technology: Deflectors thrusts air onto heat pipes for lower temperatures and better gaming Zero Frozr: Stopping the fan in low-load situations, keeping a noise-free environment Smooth heat pipes: Squared shape at bottommaximize heat transfer from the copper base plate Learn more about the MSI GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G Model Brand