GTX 460

[fizzy con carne]

Hi,

im thinking of buying a GTX 460 because i can get one for £110. Is the 460 a good card for this price or should I get a different card?

 

[shrkbay]

460 is a good card, but be aware many companies selling SE's *smart editions, which are a lot slower and really not worth the money.

EDIT: TYPOS

 

[fizzy con carne]

This is an MSI GTX460 OC NVIDIA Graphics Card - 1GB
N460GTX-M2D1GD5/OC - 1GB MSI GTX 460 OC, 3600MHz GDDR5, GPU 725MHz, 336 Cores, DVI/mHDMI

 

[yummerzzz]

Btw, you can get a HD 6870 with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. CoP and Shogun 2 for £135.

 

[shrkbay]

That's the good one.

 

[shrkbay]

Nice find Yummerzzz, HD6870 is around 20% faster than GTX460 and is an overclocking beast!

 

[fizzy con carne]

the 460 outperforms the 6870 and i have no interest in stalker and i already own shogun 2

 

[fizzy con carne]

really i read that the 6870 wasnt as quick but it is newer and is less powerhungry

 

[yummerzzz]

The 460 doesn't outperform the HD 6870.

 

[shrkbay]

LOL NO! 6870 IS A LOT faster than GTX460!

 

[fizzy con carne]

oh thats a good thing. i was very wary of going to the 400 series because their power consumption is rediculous

 

[fizzy con carne]

where did you find that 6870?

 

[yummerzzz]

How is that a good thing, the HD 6870 performs better AND uses less power than the GTX 460, you could even get a HD 5850, which is the card the HD 6870 is in the 68XX series, for £119.

GTX 460 vs HD 6870 :
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/290?vs=313

GTX 460 vs HD 5850 :
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-460-gf104-fermi,2684-8.html

 

[fizzy con carne]

I meant its a good thing that the 6870 outperforms the 460.

 

[badtaylorx]

i own 2 6970 dcii crossfired and an asus gtx 460 top 1gig.......i switchem around from time to time and that lil 460 never ceases to amaze me. if i overclock it up to 950mhz and my processor to 4400mhz i can beat out my stock setup w/one 6970 and 3.6 g amd piiX4 on 3d mark 06 @ 24222

 

[yummerzzz]

Oh, my bad, so erm, do you want a link to the HD 6870 or HD 5850?

 

[fizzy con carne]

can i have links to both please

 

[yummerzzz]

Okay,

HD 5850 : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-259-SP

HD 6870 : http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/ATI/ATI+6800+Series+/XFX+ATI+Radeon+HD+6870+1024MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+with+FREE+S.T.A.L.K.E.R%3A+Call+of+Pripyat+%26+Shogun+2+Games+?productId=44533

And if you want to stay Nvidia, here are 2 different GTX 460's

No. 1 :
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-140-OK

No. 2 :
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Other+products/MSI+GeForce+GTX+460+OC+1024MB+GDDR5+Graphics+Card+?productId=44316

 

[badtaylorx]

whoa lets be fair thats the crap 460

 

[badtaylorx]

if you go by a good model it's ALOT closer than that
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/10/18/asus_engtx460_top_1gb_video_card_review/1

here
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-099-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1830

 

[yummerzzz]

Erm, it's still not faster than the HD 5850, so why pay more?

A HD 6870 is slightly faster than a HD 5850 and uses less power than both the HD 5850 and GTX 460.

 

[Joe186]

GTX 460 is a great card. I bought it about a few months back and it still puts great performance in to every game. The card runs very cool and keeps stable on those heavy games. How ever if you are going to pick one up, i do suggest getting a 1gb model because that is going to increase your power dramatically. I mean i grab crazy framerates on most games released these days and sometimes just cant understand how im getting so much power out of such a little card. Its really worth the buy mate, and i do suggest to get the 1gb model. My version:
EVGA 1gb External Exhaust NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460

 

[badtaylorx]

ive owned both cards the 460 and the 5850.....i still own the 460....i know what the numbers say .....but i know what ive personally experienced...an overclocked quality 460 is just smoother.....

 

[shrkbay]

^i've used 5850 and 460, and i'd like to keep using the 5850. GTX460 was an awesome card, but 5850 has a lot more power and i could overclock it higher... just personal experience.