460 vs 460 SSC

[mouse29982]

Hello all and thank you for reading

I am looking for a new card. i have chosen the nvidia 460

I have one problem tho, the super clocked version! what makes it soo different from the non super clocked one.
I rather save the $20 and get the non super clocked one if all they did was a overclock.
So is there any new/improved design at all ? any better cooling ? anything other then the bios over clock evga did to the super clocked edition?


EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB (01G-P3-1372-TR) nVidia GeForce GTX 460 Chipset (763Mhz) 1024MB (3800Mhz) GDDR5 Dual Dual-Link DVI/Mini HDMI PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card

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EVGA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB (01G-P3-1370-TR) nVidia GeForce GTX 460 Chipset (720Mhz) 1024MB (3600Mhz) GDDR5 Dual Dual-Link DVI/Mini HDMI PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card

thanks for the read

 

[wa1]

Yeah, just some more "speed" from factory overclocked card.
So, if you don't OC at all then get that SSC card instead of non superclocked one.

 

[mactronix]

EVGA do test their chips in house, I couldnt say specifically how they test, by which I mean I dont know if they test for a differance between the two cards you have specified. I know the FTW card uses only the best chips.
You would think they rate the others while they are at it but i couldnt say 100% for sure.

Mactronix

 

[jerreece]

720Mhz OC'd to 763Mhz is only like a 5-6% overclock. So in theory, you'd see 5-6% better performance. Although, it doesn't always equate equally like that.

If you'd rather save the $20, I'd say go for it! Honestly you could overclock the standard video card to 763Mhz by yourself more than likely. Though you probably don't need to.

 

[mouse29982]

Thanks for the response's.
I'm planing on overclocking it only when i need it.
Ill look in to the ftw cards, i didnt know they had better chips.
I rather save the $20, need all the extra for the new monitor i wanna get.

 

[wa1]

That's a good plan, save your money, you can OC that card by yourself...