MSI GTX 670 Power Edition OC (Twin Frozr IV) Review

1. Introduction2. MSI GTX 670 Power Edition OC3. MSI GTX 670 Power Edition OC (Super High Res Gallery)4. Testing Methodology5. Synthetic: Unigine Heaven Benchmark6. Synthetic: 3DMark Vantage7. Synthetic: 3DMark 118. Synthetic: HQV Benchmark 2.09. Gaming: F1 201110. Gaming: Alien V Predator11. Gaming: Tom Clancy HAWX 212. Gaming: Resident Evil 513. Gaming: Far Cry 214. Gaming: Total War Shogun 2 (720p and 1080p)15. Gaming: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim16. Gaming: Battlefield 317. Technical: Thermal Dynamics18. Technical: Acoustics Performance19. Technical: Power Consumption20. Technical: Overclocking21. Closing Thoughts22. View All Pages

We have always been impressed with the high end MSI graphics cards, thanks in part to the excellent Twin Frozr cooling solutions. Today we look at the latest GTX 670 Power Edition which features a factory configured overclock and the latest Twin Frozr IV cooler. Is this the ideal card to be shortlisting for a new gaming system?

Nvidia's GTX670 has proven popular with the enthusiast gaming audience and for good reason. The price point is certainly very tempting, often costing £100+ less than the GTX680 and HD7970 flagship models.

We already know that an overclocked GTX670 will give the more expensive GTX680 a close run battle. On paper, the MSI GTX 670 Power Edition OC should be ass kickingly good. That said, it doesn't always translate as we would imagine from paper to the real world, so let's take a look at the card.

The MSI GTX 670 Power Edition OC ships with the proprietary Twin Frozr IV metal cooler with multiple heatpipes and dual fan configuration. How does this card slot into the current high end?

Product	Nvidia GTX670	MSI GTX 670 Power Edition OC	Nvidia GTX680	AMD HD7970
Transistors	3540m	3540m	3500m	4310m
Core Clock	915 mhz+	1020 mhz+	1006mhz+	925mhz
Memory clock	1,502mhz	1,502mhz	1502mhz	1375mhz
Shaders	1344	1344	1536	2048
ROPs	32	32	32	32
Memory	2GB	2GB	2GB	3GB
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 bit	256 bit	384 bit

The MSI GTX 670 Power Edition OC has received a core clock increase to 1,020mhz, with an effective Core Boost Clock to 1098MHz. The memory speed hasn’t been changed over the reference card, clocked at 1,502mhz (6,008mhz effective).

Scan are currently taking pre-orders in the UK for £327.20 inc vat, with the release due in the next couple of weeks. Is it worth your hard earned cash?

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