When comparing MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC GDDR5 6GB Dual Fan OC vs Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6G, the Slant community recommends Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6G for most people. In the question“What are the best GTX 1060 cards?” Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6G is ranked 1st while MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OC GDDR5 6GB Dual Fan OC is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6G is:
At roughly 28cm in length, it has a pretty compact body and can fit without any trouble in any decent chassis.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Fairly quiet even when stressed under a full load
The sound production is also fairly low with a Twin Frozr IV card. As seen here, the maximum sound production under load is around 39 decibels (A) from 100 cm distance and 60% fan speed. 39 decibels is considered to be fairly quiet, and annoying noises such as coil whine aren't present in this card either. It is the loudest GTX 1060 card, but it is still pretty quiet and shouldn't cause much disturbance.
Pro Performs slightly better than a reference GTX 1060
The MSI GeForce 6GT OC has been slightly overlocked to a base clock of 1544 MHz, which is a 38 MHz over a reference GTX 1060. The boost clock of the graphics card has also been given a slight boost: 1759 MHz compared to the standard 1708 MHz. This is still lower than any other GTX 1060 card (other than the Founders Edition which is the reference design).
Pro Excellent cooling prevents the graphics card from throttling
This MSI GTX 1060 uses a Twin Frozr IV cooler, identical to the coolers used on MSI's GAMING series of GPU's. These coolers perform excellently and offer significantly more cooling than any other GTX 1060 (except the Asus GTX 1060 Strix OC Edition which cools equally as well). It remains 15 degrees Celsius cooler than the Founders Edition, and 11 degrees cooler than the EVGA card.
Pro Should fit in any chassis
At roughly 25cm in length, it's smaller than most GTX 1060 cards on the market so it should fit in any decent sized chassis without any problem.
Pro Good headroom for overclocking
The 4 power phases + 1 for memory and the 6-pin power connector give quite a good headroom for overclocking, especially for a GTX 1060 card.
Pro Can easily fit in any chassis
At roughly 28cm in length, it has a pretty compact body and can fit without any trouble in any decent chassis.
Pro LED lighting controllable by software
Like its more powerful siblings, the GTX 1060 G1 Gaming also has LED lights which can be controlled and animated with the Xtreme engine software utility.
Cons
Con Less DisplayPort connectors than a reference GTX 1060
The GTX 1060 6GT from MSI only features a single DisplayPort, HDMI-port and DVI-D connector. A reference GTX 1060 offers three DisplayPort connectors. This can be an issue for people who plan on using multiple DisplayPort monitors.
Con Needs proper ventilation inside the chassis to keep relatively cool temperatures
Even though the fans that the GTX 1060 G1 Gaming uses are excellent, the lack of proper ventilation holes in the backplate make it very easy to trap heat inside the card. To compensate for that you need to make sure that there's proper ventilation inside the chassis.
Con Can easily trap heat
The GTX 1060 G1 Gaming has a metal back-plate which covers the back of the card. However, it does not have any ventilation gaps or holes. This can easily create issues with heat being trapped inside the card.