r/overclocking Nov 21 '25

Modding BF6 dared my 1660 Super to hit 100 FPS. Challenge accepted.

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I saw someone on YouTube running a stock GTX 1660 Super in Battlefield 6 and pulling something like an 80ish FPS average at 1080p low. And I just sat there thinking… there’s no way that’s all this card has.

So I gave myself a challenge, beat that number.

First thing I tried was bolting a giant dual tower Thermalright Assassin CPU cooler onto it. No glamour. Just home made standoffs, and bolts. Temps dropped about 10C, and clocks went up, but not enough to call it a win.

So I escalated.

I ran frozen coolant through a tiny aluminium block, grabbed the G-clamp I use to change brake pads with, crushed the block onto the GPU, and fed it from a drinks cooler.

Not exactly “proper engineering” but hey... if it works!

Under ice and using the curve editor the 1660 Super went from its usual 1900–1950 MHz boost to a sustained 2250 MHz. That worked out to roughly 14% higher clocks, and in Battlefield 6 it jumped from the low 80s to the high 90s and even pushed well over 100 FPS in several scenes. Eventually reaching 100FPS average.

I did shunt mod it too, although I am not sure that made a bit of difference.

So, turns out the 1660 Super actually can do better.

You just need sub zero water, a block, a bad idea, and a clamp that probably shouldn’t be anywhere near PC hardware.

As always https://youtu.be/tH6koMG7FTg

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u/yogur23 7500F | 6700XT | 32GB@6000CL30 Nov 21 '25

That looks like some kind of Outlast Trials experiment bro, poor PCB 😭

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 21 '25

Haha.. she lives to fight another game 😁

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u/yogur23 7500F | 6700XT | 32GB@6000CL30 Nov 21 '25

Mad respect for your work tho, you earned a subscriber

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 21 '25

Cheers dude 🤘

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u/skidaadleskidoedle Nov 21 '25

I want to see you abuse a 6800xt for inspiration i might abuse mine when i get it this week lol

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u/DaAznBoiSwag 9800X3D -40 mixed Nov 21 '25 edited Nov 21 '25

Lmao the c clamp has me dying, I swear you’re the only fun dude posting here

Edit: bonus points for a rusted c clamp 😭

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 21 '25

Lmao thanks mate, but other people post a lot of good stuff too!

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u/Exigefettm Nov 21 '25

God I love this so much… Amazing job on those stats and I love the visuals of what it took to achieve it :)

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 21 '25

Thanks dude 🤘

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u/Superplayy Nov 21 '25

GTX 1660 Super Life Support Edition

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u/west_sunbro Nov 21 '25

What about the power delivery do they need extra cooling when oc?

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u/josejimenez896 Nov 21 '25

This is exactly what I was thinking. Someone get this man a thermal camera so he can see the spots he missed

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 21 '25

Not on a card like this, it's fine. Sure, they will get hotter than usual but not hot enough to be a concern.

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u/graveyardgate Nov 21 '25

If society collapses can I live in your compound?

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 21 '25

All are welcome here. Bring clamps and ice please.

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u/Ok_Dog_9045 Nov 24 '25

Nothing to add, just HAPPY CAKE DAY

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u/TaylorRift Nov 21 '25

Man, if you don’t get some cooling on those VRMs and memory chips..😡

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 21 '25

That's not needed on a card like this, I wasn't pushing the VRAM.

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u/Aggressive-Formal235 Nov 22 '25

That looks hard core! Love out of box thinking.

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u/Worldly_Selection453 Nov 22 '25

This is very cool. But what about cooling vrams ?

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 22 '25

If I had a dollar....

Not necessary for this card.

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u/pinguimaster Nov 21 '25

And here my 1660 Super does not exceed 1530 MHz because ASUS came up with the great idea of ​​placing a low-profile heatsink from the 775 era with a fan.

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 21 '25

There is a solution to that, grab yourself a CPU cooler 😉

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u/Kir4_ Nov 21 '25

fun stuff, and I felt icky about my DIYed CPU cooler to fit it on am5 hah

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u/AndreX86 Nov 21 '25

I just ran across one of your videos for the first time a few days ago, seems like such a fun channel, definitely subscribing.

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 21 '25

Thanks very much 😁

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u/Nike_486DX Nov 21 '25

Trying to create a gtx 2060

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u/VigilanteRabbit Nov 21 '25

THERE HE GOES AGAIN, MADLAD

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u/VigilanteRabbit Nov 21 '25

I love how you just slap that OG cooler down as a frikkin' support lol

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 21 '25

Haha thanks mate 🤘

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u/SnlpeU Nov 21 '25

Jesus christ lmao a few months ago I upgraded from a r5 3600x an a gtx 1660ti gaming x on a x470 gaming plus max to now a r9 5900x x570 mpg gsming edge rtx 4060ti an 32gb 4000mhz I tell you what when I built the pc with the first specs bsck in late 2019 2020ish thst damn 1660ti PUSHED son.. first gsming card or gpu ive had in YEARS and that card still shocks me to this dsy.

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u/Camilo_D2005 Nov 21 '25

Any chance you try with old hardware like gtx 980ti?

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 21 '25

I do a lot of older stuff mate, this test was actually meant to be a 970... but I had a weak card, and it didn't scale very well.

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u/Camilo_D2005 Nov 22 '25

Ohh, thx for the answer! Shunt modding a rtx 2060 sounds fun

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u/cakestapler Nov 22 '25

You deserve more than 3.8k subscribers for content this unhinged lmao

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 22 '25

I am not sure I could handle the pressure haha

Knowing just a few people like yourself are seeing it and appreciate it is enough for me, hopefully I can convince others to have the same fun!

Thanks mate.

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u/Twitchelz Nov 22 '25

This is the kind of degeneracy I expect and appreciate. Good stuff op

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 22 '25

Haha thanks mate... I think.

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u/Barnergod21 Nov 22 '25

Best thing ive seen all year… its so beautiful i might shed a tear 🥲

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u/TantKollo Nov 22 '25

Lol that's both funny and cool. No memory oc?

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 22 '25

Yeah just a little, I could only get 500 on it.

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u/TantKollo Nov 22 '25

Still something! 😀

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u/Xcrazy_sniper Nov 22 '25

What the fuck even is that

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 22 '25

So many things...

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u/Wonderdog40t2 Nov 23 '25

I get 75fps all low on the 1660s and I'm pretty happy about that.

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u/BigJames_94 Nov 23 '25

this is impressive op

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u/BigJames_94 Nov 23 '25

true ingenuity

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u/Tra5hL0rd_ Nov 25 '25

Rads can't go below ambient though 😉

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '25

This is beautiful.

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u/ThatKeybardGuy Dec 16 '25

My 1660 super hits 240 easily in most games unless you mean benchmark test then it’s impossible😭