Asus or EVGA for GTX460 1gb

[mickyyyy]

Hi all,

What is better with noise between Asus and EVGA in GTX460 1gb???

Ive read that the EVGA is about 3db less than Asus but thats in the 768mb versions, so not sure if this still applies to 1gb versions???

Also if EVGA is better is it also a good idea to go the super clocked version???


Cheers and thanks in advance

 

[mickyyyy]

Here are the links i used to find out about noise

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3810/nvidias-geforce-gtx-460-part-2-the-vendor-cards/6

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-460-review/13

 

[rolli59]

3db you will not notice the difference! The 1GB version might be different. If you are not planning to overclock yourself the SC is a good option.

 

[reccy]

If they are reference cards at 1gb, they maybe quite loud at full speed. (my Asus GTX470 is quite loud) nothing too worrying though, as i wear headphone and i cant hear the fans/computer.

 

[Tamz_msc]

If they are reference cards at 1gb, they maybe quite loud at full speed. (my Asus GTX470 is quite loud) nothing too worrying though, as i wear headphone and i cant hear the fans/computer.

The reference GTX 460s are not loud.

 

[reccy]

Hense why i said maybe, as my GTX470 is quite loud at full speed, and also my fathers GTX465 is quite loud, both reference cards.

 

[mickyyyy]

These are the 2 cards im looking at

http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=01G-P3-1370-TR&family=GeForce 400 Series Family&sw=

or

http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=01G-P3-1372-TR&family=GeForce 400 Series Family&sw=


Would i notice a significant difference in performance in the SC model???

Also would the SC model be better build quality as it's OC or is it just the same card OC from factory???

 

[reccy]

Same card just OC'd from factory i believe, sometimes they reduce the warranty to cover this (ie down from 2 years to 1)

But they garuntee that is works stable at the OC'd state.

They both the same price, so i would go for the OC'd one anyways.

 

[deweycd]

Either option would work so go for the OC as the prices are the same.

 

[mickyyyy]

I just hope if i go OC that the card will last just as long and iv also read that apprently the EVGA cards are "binned"

 

[deweycd]

If it doesn't last you have hte EVGA warranty to back you up. You shouldn't find any difference in their lifespan.

 

[reccy]

Check warranties on the card when you buy it, should be 2 years on most cards nowadays. Very unlikly you get less.

2 years is plenty as by this time, if your a hardcore gamer like myself, you'd be thinking of upgradign around this time to keep in contention of gaming technology and full quality gaming experiance.

Some GPU's last way longer than 2 years, some dont. Still have a 6800GS working in a rig about 5 years old, my 9800GT blew up a week after the warranty date ended.

 

[deweycd]

Check warranties on the card when you buy it, should be 2 years on most cards nowadays. Very unlikly you get less.

2 years is plenty as by this time, if your a hardcore gamer like myself, you'd be thinking of upgradign around this time to keep in contention of gaming technology and full quality gaming experiance.

Some GPU's last way longer than 2 years, some dont. Still have a 6800GS working in a rig about 5 years old, my 9800GT blew up a week after the warranty date ended.

I guess NVidia made great GPUs with the 6xxx series. I have a 6800GT that I have OCed to 6800GTX specs and its been running like that for about 5 years also. Never had a problem.

 

[skillmore]

The EVGA sounds a tad louder I think from charts I've seen. As for the superclock, sure go for it but I personally don't see what difference there OC is compared to just OC'ing one yourself.

 

[reccy]

The EVGA sounds a tad louder I think from charts I've seen. As for the superclock, sure go for it but I personally don't see what difference there OC is compared to just OC'ing one yourself.

Voiding warranty for one, and the company who has overclocked the card from standard make sure its stable at the OC'd settings fine, so you literally just plug and play without having to worry about extra cooling or stability issues.

 

[deweycd]

^+1 why oc on your own when a company will pay for your card to be replaced if they messed up the oc?

 

[17seconds]

The Superoverclocked cards have, yes, better binning. They have passed higher stress testing at the lab in order to be used in the Superoverclock versions. The flipside, I'm guessing, is those chips that don't pass the tests get used in the regular non-Superoverclock versions.

When judging how loud a video card is in a review, keep in mind whether or not it is factory overclocked. Generally, the overclocked cards in a given review will be higher performing, but louder, which is logical.

Asus cards seem rock solid to me in my experience.

 

[RealityRush]

Voiding warranty for one, and the company who has overclocked the card from standard make sure its stable at the OC'd settings fine, so you literally just plug and play without having to worry about extra cooling or stability issues.

OCing doesn't void the warranty, with EVGA at least. Hence why you just buy the reference lifetime warranty EVGA cards and just OC them yourself...

 

[mickyyyy]

Yeh Asus seems to b good but as im in Australia i dont think the 1gb Top version has hit stores as yet or i havent seen them advertised.

 

[mickyyyy]

Also im a casual gamer and my current system is 5 yrs old and now upgrading as i carnt play kner games as ive recently had an itch to play again.

So lets see how many yrs i get out of a GTX460 1gb or spend a abit more that would last longer.......

 

[notty22]

Wait !, your putting this in a 5 year old system ? What specs, I don't see them in the thread ?

 

[mickyyyy]

LOL no no im building a complete knew system and here are the spec's

Asus board P7P55D-E-LX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131634&Tpk=P7P55D-E-LX

i5 760
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115067&cm_re=i5_760-_-19-115-067-_-Product

Corsair 550W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004&Tpk=Corsair%20550W

Corsair 4bg kit Dominator ram

What u guyz think???

I may upgrade to the P7PD55D-E-PRO board but i dont plan to cross fire/sli so maybe not worth it and go 650w PSU, any thoughts???

 

[deweycd]

You have a good psu selected there the Corsair 550W should do.

 

[mickyyyy]

deweycd

Does everything else look like a good combo???

 

[reccy]

Looks very good mate, solid gaming system there, will keep going for a while yet, 2/3+ years easy