Testing Thread: GeForce GTX 660

[minihack]

...and anyway this thread is for the GTX 660 which is a completely different card and chipset from the GTX 660Ti. Comments relating to the Ti posted here may just confuse people.

 

[SoundF]

I suggest NOT to use nvidia drivers from nvidia website.

Instead use this : http://www.tonymacx86.com/287-apple-issues-special-os-x-10-8-2-update-new-macs.html

This new update is tricky to install, but it has NATIVE nvidia drivers which works perfectly with GTX660 (NO slow boot !)

To use the update :
- download it from apple website
- modify you smbios.plist with these values before launching the update

<key>SMfamily</key>
<string>Macmini</string>
<key>SMproductname</key>
<string>Macmini6,2</string>
<key>SMbiosdate</key>
<string>10/25/2012</string>
<key>SMbiosversion</key>
<string>MM62.88Z.006C.B05.0802291410</string>

- Launch the update
- Verify you have GraphicsEnabler to NO in your org.chameleon.Boot.plist
- shutdown
- install Geforce GTX660
- reboot
- restore your favorite smbios, and use Multibeast to restore audio
- warning : TRIM (and perhaps other things) may not work anymore. (for me it's just TRIM.. waiting for the next Multibeast !)

I followed that way
Everything is working properly (I think)
But I could not find a link to download the version from Apple, so I downloaded from here: http://www.techspot.com/drivers/driver/file/download/16544/

My results are:
Powered by Unigine Engine
Heaven Benchmark v3.0 Basic
FPS:
64.5
Scores:
1624
Min FPS:
32.1
Max FPS:
128.5
Hardware

Binary:
MacOS 64bit GCC 4.2.1 Release Mar 7 2012
Operating system:
Darwin 12.2.1 x86_64
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz
CPU flags:
3402MHz MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE41 SSE42 HTT
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2048Mb
Settings

Render:
opengl
Mode:
1680x1050 4xAA fullscreen
Shaders:
high
Textures:
high
Filter:
trilinear
Anisotropy:
4x
Occlusion:
enabled
Refraction:
enabled
Volumetric:
enabled
Tessellation: disabled

AND with LuxMark i got 830

my Smbios is iMac 12,2
All other details are in my signature, good luck!
P.S

Anyone who cares for the TRIM I managed to fix it using Chameleon SSD Optimizer software
Download link (free): http://chameleon.alessandroboschini.it/index.php
Excellent TRIM running

 

[sea_man]

If your HD6870 is so much better, why are you still using the 660Ti? Just put the HD6870 back in.

Just sell my 2 6870 to upgrade my hackintosh because i saw in the fully compatibility list of GPU the "gtx 660ti".............

Also like i said before this NV card eat less power , generate less heat in the case.. and in the windows ( games ) runs very fine .

Pdt.. can you test cinebench open GL and share your results ?

 

[Landru]

Tested my recent build (basically Slugnet's Video Editor 'Golden Build' minus the SSD IIRC) using an EVGA GeForce 660 Ti 2 GB card.

FPS 64.7
Scores 1630
Min 39.1
Max 141.5

Settings
Render: OpenGL
Mode: 1920x1080
Shaders: medium
Textures: high
Filter: trilinear
Anisotropy: 4x
All enabled except Tesselation.

 

[SoundF]

I followed the method i listed above, but I have a problem - NO HDMI AUDIO connection
Any solution? Thank you
I have the Gigabyte GTX 660 oc 2gb
P.s
I was read ALL the 19 Pages and i dont find solution ...

 

[minihack]

For the HDMI: The solution is to look at the HDMI audio section where Toleda explains how to enable HDMI audio for Nvidia.

Oh yes, and for those with 660Ti please let us keep this thread for 660 and not 660ti as these really are completely different cards, so no point in posting here.

Thanks.

 

[zealious]

This is the first IM hearing of using apples update..

My question is this..

do the drivers differ from the nvidia drivers?

Frankly I hope so.

Sure i got the gtx 660 to work with 8.2

but man is it choppy.

Im wondering if the gk106 dirver from nvidia works better on 8.1?

Or if this apple update fixes the choppyness of the gk106..

Im sure others have noticed what im talking about?

IE i get high fps but game play is still choppy.. choppier than the old 4850 i was using before.. this has to be a driver issue..

i really really really hoped the gk106 would be used in the new iMacs but man was i disappointed.. and laugh at radeon 7xxx support on 8.3

pls tell me buying my gtx 660 was not a huge mistake?

sorry for my post being all over the place. just kind of vomiting my thoughts.

thanks soundf for bringing this to my attention about the apple update.. i hadent caught that before...

can some one enlighten me... is the gk 106 used on some apple product? is it the mbp?

 

[hamiltus]

can some one enlighten me... is the gk 106 used on some apple product? is it the mbp?

None of Apple's products use a GK106 GPU :

iMacs:
GT 640M = GK107
GT 650M = GK107
GTX 660M = GK107
GTX 675MX = GK104
GTX 680MX = GK104

MacBook Pro 15" = GT 650M

Air, Mini, Pro 13" = HD 4000

Link to info on GTX 660M = http://www.game-debate.com/hardware/index.php?gid=688&graphics=GeForce GTX 660M

 

[telepati]

This is Bios Update for MSI N660 TF 2GD5/OC.

User instruction;

Make a bootable USB with win98 files;

Download HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool from here;

http://technopat.net/2010/08/14/hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool-v2-2-3/

Download Win98 files from here;

http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=196

Use attached archive, extract all files to bootable USB stick,

Then boot from it to pure DOS, when you see A:\ or C:\, type:

flash [ENTER]

If you get an error like this;

EEPROM erase failed.

Write this down;

nvflash --protectoff [Enter]

then;

flash [Enter]

Ps: If you want to enable protect again write this down;

nvflash --protecton

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[zealious]

Ahhh Nice to see this.

None of Apple's products use a GK106 GPU :

iMacs:
GT 640M = GK107
GT 650M = GK107
GTX 660M = GK107
GTX 675MX = GK104
GTX 680MX = GK104

MacBook Pro 15" = GT 650M

Air, Mini, Pro 13" = HD 4000

Link to info on GTX 660M = http://www.game-debate.com/hardware/index.php?gid=688&graphics=GeForce GTX 660M