GTX 460 Question

[Ognjen91]

Hey, i was about to buy the Gigabyte GTX 460 but it was out of stock, however, the shop had the MSI version of the card and i told them i'll think about it and come back latter, i have a Gigabyte P35-DS3R motherboard, will an MSI work on a Gigabyte motherboard since they are 2 different brands? Is there any difference between the MSI and Gigabyte version of the card which would make me wait a few weeks for the Gigabyte GTX 460 to become available? I am going to overclock the card i buy.

Thanks!

 

[decode]

Yes, Any ATI or nVidia will work on any of the current generation motherboards so-long as they have PCI-E 2.0 (16x pref, 8x min recommended)

The MSi version will be roughly the same, although I'd recommend getting a HAWK version, there cooler and there also factory overclocked.

The only thing you have to worry about is if you have enough power(I wouldn't recommend under a 500w PSU)

 

[Ognjen91]

Thanks for the answer, i have 620W PSU so i should be ok, the Gigabyte version of the card has 2 coolers and the msi has 1, will the cooling difference be noticeable?

 

[Dane Bouwer]

well are we talking about the MSI Cyclone 1 Gb 256 bit? nothing compares to cooling, overclocking stresses, and looks!!! is this the card they said you must replace?

by all means MSI Cyclone!!

just my thought


Dane

 

[Ognjen91]

Yes, we are talking about MSI GeForce GTX 460 1GB GDDR5 N460GTX Cyclone 1GD5
and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 460 1GB GDDR5 GV-N460OC-1GI

 

[decode]

Yes that PSU will support it, As for the fans, theres quite a possibility that the Gigabyte is overclocked while the MSi isn't, if you can ring the store and then post the model numbers, or there names it would be helpful.

 

[Ognjen91]

The msi card is overclocked to 725mhz, while the gigabyte is overclocked to 715mhz, i am going to overclock the one i get to 800mhz so it does not matter.

 

[decode]

Get the MSi for sure. Its a great card from what I've heard, and it has a semi-after-market fan so its better for cooling.

 

[Dane Bouwer]

All hail the MSI Cyclone GTX 460 1 GB 256Bit.

I'll rate that the best card (value for money) for 2010 so far!!!

 

[decode]

6xxx series are due out in Oct/Nov. Your gonna get owned

 

[Dane Bouwer]

hahaha, whatever dude!! you're just too much!!

emphasis on the words "so far"... you can't deny that fact now can you

but I am pretty keen on seeing what Ati have to offer!!

 

[Ognjen91]

Got the card, it works like a charm, thanks guys.

 

[Ognjen91]

Only problem with the card is that it looks like crap

 

[decode]

Haha, I'd rather have a card that looks crap and beats the *** out of you then looks *** and got the crap beat out of you.

 

[namelessonez]

Performance over looks....that's what I'd say! I mean, how many times you gonna open the case and admire the looks?

The MSI Cyclone....all the way!

 

[Ognjen91]

The gigabyte one also looks like crap, but who cares when they can max out any game on the market ;p

 

[Dane Bouwer]

looks like crap??? whats this guys deal? its a mean card? beautifully elegant!! with one mother of a fan on it!!

you won't be disappointed!!