GTX 460 overclock

[mattatcomputer]

Hi a quick question about a the GTX 460


http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-evga-gtx-460-superclocked-3800mhz-gddr5-gpu-763mhz-shader-clock-1526mhz-336-cores-2x-dl-dvi-i-mi

This product is described as 'superclocked' does it mean it has already been overclocked? So I will not need to overclock it further?

Thanks

Matt

 

[Xlack]

Superclocked just means that it will be able to Overclock better then the reference cards.

 

[calinkula]

Superclocked just means that it will be able to Overclock better then the reference cards.

Not true.

A reference gtx460 runs at 675mhz. This specific EVGA has been clocked up to 763mhz. It's already been overclocked from the factory.

 

[Xlack]

Not true.

A reference gtx460 runs at 675mhz. This specific EVGA has been clocked up to 763mhz. It's already been overclocked from the factory.

With Geforce GPU's the clock isn't always the same between cards. The superclock part of the card comes from they can OC better then the reference and they have been hand picked. They also have better resale value and! yes like what you said come with a higher clock rate.

 

[calinkula]

With Geforce GPU's the clock isn't always the same between cards. The superclock part of the card comes from they can OC better then the reference and they have been hand picked. They also have better resale value and! yes like what you said come with a higher clock rate.

I think you over estimate how "hand picked" this GPU is during the manufacturing process. It's not a cherry picked sample delivered by a rep from the company. They just do a run of cards and at the end during the QA process they check to see if it works or not. That's about it, it's been verified that it works at those settings.

Pretty much any GTX460 card should OC to 763 mhz. Unless you got unlucky, cause it's just not that high of an OC.

 

[oxiide]

Hi a quick question about a the GTX 460


http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-evga-gtx-460-superclocked-3800mhz-gddr5-gpu-763mhz-shader-clock-1526mhz-336-cores-2x-dl-dvi-i-mi

This product is described as 'superclocked' does it mean it has already been overclocked? So I will not need to overclock it further?

Thanks

Matt

"Superclocked" is just EVGA's marketing terminology for their factory-overclocked parts. Its certainly a good card, but don't buy based solely on that; you can overclock yourself, and probably get considerably far past 763 MHz. My MSI Cyclone GTX 460 runs cool and stable and [what I consider to be] quiet at 870 MHz core/2000 MHz memory at stock voltages.

Its not really worth it to pay more for a slight overclock when you can do it yourself so easily; but its still a great card and EVGA is a good manufacturer with a good reputation for customer service.

 

[DelroyMonjo]

I've got 2 of the GTX 460 SC's 1GB stock clocked 763 clocked to 840/1680/2000 no Volt bump W/ a 2500K@4.2GHz and 1920 1080 res.
Increased my FPS from 29 to 36 in Unigine Heaven 2.5.
So yeah, you can o/c it.
I tried to go to an 860/920/1050 clock and failed. So I guess that's my limit with no voltage bump. Cards don't increase heat much over stock, around 10C but well still below 65C.

 

[mattatcomputer]

Thanks for the really good answers guys , you all helped me out.

 

[razor512]

Most cards will allow you to bump the voltage using overclocking software such as msi afterburner.

Don't be scared to go directly to 1.087 V on the GTX 460 (default voltage is 1V)
that voltage is safe for the GPU and many people will often do a bios mod and bump it to close to 1.2V (reference cooler will get into the the 90C range at 1.2v (so I recommend a better cooler, such as the msi twin frozer heatsink if you are thinking of going to 1.2 V )