Gigabyte 1060 6gbs mining edition oc can I game with it?

[sKaTe]

Hi, I found a 1060 6gbs mining edition, oc, would it make a difference on gaming? And would I be able to run new games with it in my build?
I5 6400
16gbs ddr4. 2133kHz
450w corsair

[[LTT] LinusFTW]

A Gigabyte 1060 6GB 'Mining edition' OC doesn't exist.

[Astraea Kisaragi]

"mining edition" is more like a sales gimmick due the popularity of cryptocurrency mining. It has no real difference from other editions.

[Omega]

Mining edition? As far as I am aware there are no GTX 1060 mining cards.

Is it used or new?

Can you link it?

Mining cards usually don't have connectors to connect the GPU to your monitor.

Just buy a normal 1060..

[[LTT] LinusFTW]

Escrito originalmente por Mr_Oren:

Escrito originalmente por LTT LinusFTW:

A Gigabyte 1060 6GB 'Mining edition' OC doesn't exist.

Actually, from looking online[www.google.co.il] it seems like it does.

There is NO 1060 6GB 'mining edition' on the market.

[GarytheLad]

Mining Edition

[Ð₳Ɽ₭★𐌔Ŧ₳Ɽ]

mining cards dont have display ports for your monitors.

[King_BR0K]

Escrito originalmente por LTT LinusFTW:

Escrito originalmente por Mr_Oren:

Actually, from looking online[www.google.co.il] it seems like it does.

There is NO 1060 6GB 'mining edition' on the market.

I think the mining edition cards without display outputs are only available out of the US for legal reasons

[sKaTe]

Escrito originalmente por Omega:

Mining edition? As far as I am aware there are no GTX 1060 mining cards.

Is it used or new?

Can you link it?

Mining cards usually don't have connectors to connect the GPU to your monitor.

Just buy a normal 1060..

https://www.evetech.co.za/gigabyte-gtx-1060-mining-edition-oc-6gb/best-deal/3034.aspx

[Omega]

Escrito originalmente por Skanky_Feet ( NO GPU ):

Escrito originalmente por Omega:

Mining edition? As far as I am aware there are no GTX 1060 mining cards.

Is it used or new?

Can you link it?

Mining cards usually don't have connectors to connect the GPU to your monitor.

Just buy a normal 1060..

https://www.evetech.co.za/gigabyte-gtx-1060-mining-edition-oc-6gb/best-deal/3034.aspx

That is a normal Gigabyte 1060. It probably got it's BIOS flashed.

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Escrito originalmente por Skanky_Feet ( NO GPU ):

Escrito originalmente por Omega:

Mining edition? As far as I am aware there are no GTX 1060 mining cards.

Is it used or new?

Can you link it?

Mining cards usually don't have connectors to connect the GPU to your monitor.

Just buy a normal 1060..

https://www.evetech.co.za/gigabyte-gtx-1060-mining-edition-oc-6gb/best-deal/3034.aspx

That's a normal 1060.. the "mining edition" is a marketing gag to catch some idiots.

For example the "mining psu"
https://www.evetech.co.za/1600w-80-gold-mining-power-supply/best-deal/2910.aspx

Basically like the xyz "gaming" product. (Gaming chair etc.)

*..oh yea mining chair.

[-=SOF=-WID99]

that card is the gigabyte GTX 1060 windforce 2 6 gig OC card .. how do i know .. i have that exact card in my PC right now (an yes it is a damn good GPU ..just as quick as GTX 980 in many games..but higher clocks and 6 gig of faster ram then the 980 )

https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N1060WF2OC-6GD#kf

gigabyte does not make special cards for mining ..if they did the card would have no display ports on the GPU at all

[Omega]

Escrito originalmente por -=SOF=-WID99:

that card is the gigabyte GTX 1060 windforce 2 6 gig OC card .. how do i know .. i have that exact card in my PC right now (an yes it is a damn good GPU ..just as quick as GTX 980 in many games..but higher clocks and 6 gig of faster ram then the 980 )

https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N1060WF2OC-6GD#kf

gigabyte does not make special cards for mining ..if they did the card would have no display ports on the GPU at all

Either they only call it a mining card to make idiots buy it or they flashed the cards BIOS.

[-=SOF=-WID99]

they even stole some of the graphics on that stores page from the gigabyte site LOL

you have to watch out .. as the newer 1060's got faster ram
http://techreport.com/news/31521/nvidia-green-lights-faster-ram-on-gtx-1060-and-gtx-1080-cards

the higher mem clock cards are usually more expensive

i have the normal one with 8008 clocked ram chips .. but it does run everything really well in 1080 P and some games in 1440 P ..wish i would have waited but i only paid $239 for it at my local microcenter a few months ago .. before the mining craze pushed up the prices