Palit nvidia gtx 460 smart edition

[mohit_king]

hye guys i m using a PHENOM X2 545 microproccesor..........i wanted to know that can my cpu handle the GTX 460 smart edition and use its features well..........if it cannot is SAPHIRE VAPORX 5770 a good choice.............please also tell me if i will require to upgrade my bios to run any of these cards.

 

[iam2thecrowe]

smart edition??? is that really what the SE stands for? lol. i thought it may be slim edition or slow edition. Anyway, to answer your question, we need the full specs of your PC, particularly monitor resolution and power supply make and model to help you decide what video card you should buy. I would chose the 460 se over a 5770 if you can afford it. We dont know if you should upgrade your BIOS as you havn't klet us know the make of your motherboard.

 

[apache_lives]

SE = $#!+ edition

both will slot in and work fine

 

[mohit_king]

smart edition??? is that really what the SE stands for? lol. i thought it may be slim edition or slow edition. Anyway, to answer your question, we need the full specs of your PC, particularly monitor resolution and power supply make and model to help you decide what video card you should buy. I would chose the 460 se over a 5770 if you can afford it. We dont know if you should upgrade your BIOS as you havn't klet us know the make of your motherboard.

3gb ram,500gb hard disk ,asus m3n78-em with onboard 512mb geforce8300 graphic card ,PSU is not a issue. I am ready to upgrade it to a corsair 600w

 

[mohit_king]

i have the same motherboard as you, here's my set-up:

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition (3.0GHz/3.4GHz) Deneb
ASUS M3N78-EM AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8300 HDMI mATX
Scythe SCSK-1100 100mm Shuriken Rev. B - AS5 thermal compound
4GB kit (2x2GB) OCZ Gold DDR2 1066MHz memory module 5-6-6@2.10V
MSI N450GTS CYCLONE 1GD5/OC GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
WD Raptor 160GB Raptor 10K WD1600ADFD SATA Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.09 300GB SATA 3.0Gb/s
SAMSUNG BLU-RAY COMBO 8X BLACK BD ROM/DVD WRITER
SilverStone Sugo SG03 SST-SG03B (black) mesh grill - 2 x 120mm fan + cross-flow fan
OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W ATX12V V2.2
2 (set) - Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP
Windows 7 Ult. x64

i suggest you stay the nVidia route....

thanks you know you just answered to my every possible difficulty i am even thinking of getting an upgrade in my proccesor...........may be i will go with the same one you are using....thanks

 

[mohit_king]

Best answer selected by mohit_king.

 

[mohit_king]

http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-ASUS/M3N78-EM.html
certain processors will run without a BIOS update, more specifically the C2 revision stepping if using a early BIOS.
I run 0601 BIOS, I should updated it but I'm good for now.
the newer phenom ii x6 processors will need BIOS updates but can run.
I do not however recommend the phenom ii x6 for a AM2+ board, I feel it's too restricting.
I suggest you look for phenom ii x4's like mine:
phenom ii x4 940 (3.0GHz) C2 revision 125-watt.

how can i know about my bios version number like you said that you are running 0601

 

[mohit_king]

find your system information and the info should be listed in there.
if using windows vista or windows 7 then click on start/ all programs/ accessories/ system tools/ system information
should have BIOS version and date.

how does your graphic card performs on games like gta iv,dirt and other heavy games

 

[Mousemonkey]

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