Which GTX460?

[g335]

Hello

I just bought a MSI OC GTX460 with 1G DDR5 and core speed of 725.
I can oc it with the software provided.

Or I can take it back and for20 dollars more, I can get the MSI Hawks Talon version the GTX 460. It has a core speed of 800 ,

Should I take the card back and get the Hawk Talon version? Or since the boards is eary to OC with the included software keep the one I have and OC it?

 

[benski]

I would at least overclock the one you have and see how high you can get it first.

 

[gidgiddonihah]

Don't go out any buy something that's factory OC'ed if its more (The only difference between the GTX 460's are bus sizes/memory, clock speed and cooler). You can do it at home without voiding any warranties (And get the same result). I have their Cyclone GTX 460 and can get it to about 890/2000 w/o voltage adjustments. If I like it unstable I can get about 918/2100 w/o voltage adjustments .

The GTX 460 has a lot of potential for OC'ing, and they seem to run pretty cool. 1 hour of Furmark at 890 was 70 C's, and stock wont push past 60-63 (All with auto fan).

 

[g335]

Don't go out any buy something that's factory OC'ed if its more (The only difference between the GTX 460's are bus sizes/memory, clock speed and cooler). You can do it at home without voiding any warranties (And get the same result). I have their Cyclone GTX 460 and can get it to about 890/2000 w/o voltage adjustments. If I like it unstable I can get about 918/2100 w/o voltage adjustments .

The GTX 460 has a lot of potential for OC'ing, and they seem to run pretty cool. 1 hour of Furmark at 890 was 70 C's, and stock wont push past 60-63 (All with auto fan).

The reason why I wanted to change is because the Hawk Talon version has the higher clock speed and it has two fans on it instead of one.

I have a gift card with the extra 20 dollars on it to up grade to the Hawk Taln model.

Should I do it or keep the gift card and use it for something else and keep the 460 I bought now?

 

[gidgiddonihah]

The extra fan (Maybe 5-8 C's...) isnt worth it, keep your gift card for something else. If you would have read my post, I stated that in my opinion the factory OC (Overclock) is a waste of money. You can do the same at home for free without voiding your warranty.

 

[purple stain]

If you return your the MSI gtx460 and you have extra $20 why not just get a 6870?
It is more powerful than either.

 

[purple stain]

Saphire 6870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102913&cm_re=6870-_-14-102-913-_-Product

Same price as the GTX460 but it's faster.

 

[gidgiddonihah]

Agreed, unless you play HAWK 2 (tesselation) or a Physx game :lol: . But yea, if you return it get a 6870 for almost the same price...

Forgot about the 68XX series....

 

[nforce4max]

If you can afford a GTX 460 then you can afford a cheap packet of ramsinks or mosfet coolers to insure that the card will hold up in the long run.

 

[g335]

If you can afford a GTX 460 then you can afford a cheap packet of ramsinks or mosfet coolers to insure that the card will hold up in the long run.

Dumb question, what ramsinks and mosfet coolers?

I do not know if I want to go to AMD Radeon, I like Nvidia. How are Radeon cards?

 

[purple stain]

AMD has theirs problems but i've owned my XFX6870 for a couple months and i've had no problems.Just doesn't seem logical to buy a super O.C. edition 460 if the 6870 is the same price and is still faster.6870 is better at a couple things than the 460.

 

[jjb8675309]

agreed I have the XFX 6870 and it has ran flawlessly since I bought it, not a great overclocker but like purple stank said its better than the gtx 460 in almost every situation at stock

 

[nforce4max]

Dumb question, what ramsinks and mosfet coolers?

I do not know if I want to go to AMD Radeon, I like Nvidia. How are Radeon cards?

For the MSI http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708011&cm_re=enzotech_copper_heatsinks-_-35-708-011-_-Product

For others when there is room. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708012&cm_re=enzotech_copper_heatsinks-_-35-708-012-_-Product

 

[g335]

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