Best gtx 460

[sashika]

guys i just got a budget jump from a 5770 to an gtx 460

i can buy

evga gtx 460 738 mb $ 229
Asus ENGTX460CUTOP 2DI 768M $ 258
Gigabyte NVIDIA N460OC-1GI GTX460 $ 258


am looking for reliability, performance and if this price difference is worth it.

 

[reccy]

No, all have warranty (2 years i believe) well do in the UK, so anything goes wrong, it gets replaced.

 

[sashika]

does any one have any of these cards ?

 

[hell_storm2004]

Get the 1GB version not the 768MB version.

For the manufacturers, get the one which has the best warranty.

 

[decode]

Get the 1GB version

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+1

I'm usually not so much concerned about warranty's so much as price/performance/cooling.

I'd recommend a MSi Cyclone, Palit Sonic Platinum or a Asus DirectCU. **All 1GB of course**

 

[sashika]

yeah 1gb seems to have more performance and all , but is gigabyte a reliable vga brand ?

 

[hell_storm2004]

It is a good brand on a whole. In the GPU section i would rate it something as middle tier.
Whereas for nVidia, the top manufacturers would be:
Asus, XFX, eVGA for me.
But normally, reference cards don't make much difference. Its the custom cards where the manufacturers show their quality. So if you are getting a custom card you don't have anything to worry about.

 

[sashika]

am going for a asus gtx 460 1gb . Normal cooler with out the direct cu thing . thats a reference model eh ?

 

[hell_storm2004]

Non-Reference cards have a extra special names, like HAWK, VAPOR-X, TOXIC, SONIC or something. Different brands use different names.

If the GPU doesnt have any special name then its a reference card.

 

[17seconds]

am going for a asus gtx 460 1gb . Normal cooler with out the direct cu thing . thats a reference model eh ?

The Asus model you listed in your first post is the high-end Direct CU copper heatsink model with a factory overclock ("TOP").

I have found Asus to be one of the best brands with high quality components, even in their reference models (which are designated with the "ENG"). Even the reference models promote voltage overclocking, so they need to use high quality components throughout to guarantee good overclocks with voltage tweaking.

 

[sashika]

and btw , whats the performance difference between 738mb and the 1gb model ?

 

[d-block]

Don't pay that much for a 460. You can get a 470 for around $250.

http://www.tilatech.com/products/MSI-GTX-470-Graphics-Card-w%7B47%7D-Nvidia-Pick-Your-Poison-Game-Coupon.html

 

[sashika]

buying from aussi mate got to live with the prices , thanks a bunch tho , appreciate it

 

[hell_storm2004]

and btw , whats the performance difference between 738mb and the 1gb model ?

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1360/15/

 

[alhanelem]

i bought the gigabyte model and it runs really low temp, about 60C running furmark for 10 min

 

[17seconds]

and btw , whats the performance difference between 738mb and the 1gb model ?

GeForce GTX 460 768MB - 336 Shader processor - 56 TMUs - 24 ROPs - TDP 22/150W - MSRP 199 USD

GeForce GTX 460 1024MB -336 Shader processor - 56 TMUs - 32 ROPs - TDP 22/160W - MSRP 229 USD

 

[nforce4max]

Get the Gigabyte and they run cool, I did and even at 100% fan speed you wouldn't know that it was even there.

 

[sashika]

but i saw on new egg that alot of ppl have has rma's and they have had freezing and other problems for the gigabyte 460

 

[nforce4max]

but i saw on new egg that alot of ppl have has rma's and they have had freezing and other problems for the gigabyte 460

I didn't see that and I read over the reviews there. Must have been a bad batch. Mine runs just fine as any card is expected to but maybe because I am running the fans at 100% to keep every thing cool. My case is also open so that may also be playing a role. If you don't want to bother with it then the Hawk is the next best thing with a even better cooler in my opinion but sadly they are more expensive.

 

[sashika]

yeah , the gigabyte has the best cooling for the price , every one else offers the reference cooler

 

[d-block]

GeForce GTX 460 768MB - 336 Shader processor - 56 TMUs - 24 ROPs - TDP 22/150W - MSRP 199 USD

GeForce GTX 460 1024MB -336 Shader processor - 56 TMUs - 32 ROPs - TDP 22/160W - MSRP 229 USD

? Horrible comparison there bud..

If you want a real comparison read this: http://benchmarkextreme.com/Articles/GTX%20460%20ANALYSIS/P1.html

 

[sashika]

good one d-block , thanks

 

[sashika]

i saw that the palit sonic 1gb performs the best out of all the gtx 460 cards , i was wondering if i bought a asus card and then oced it to the speeds of the palit card will it have the same performance ?

 

[hell_storm2004]

Sure you would. Do not under-estimate yourself!

 

[decode]

Yeah, It would. It would also overclock higher SFAIK. I've heard that above there stock OC's the palits are not as good overclockers compared to DirectCU and Fozr/Hawk models.