GTX460 HSF replacement?

[ishboo6]

HEEEYY guys!
i currently have an EVGA gtx 460. pretty sure it is ref.design.i Im running it at 720/1800. Runs all my games (BF3, WoW, etc) great. however, i am considering OC'in it further. around 840/2000. But i think i need a new VGA cooler. I looked at the ARCTIC COOLING Accelero TWIN TURBO. WILL THAT FIT? any suggestions and how i can do this replacement?

 

[crisan_tiberiu]

reference design is @ 675 MHz (witch i have). You did not mention, 768MB or 1GB version

 

[ishboo6]

reference design is @ 675 MHz (witch i have). You did not mention, 768MB or 1GB version

Oh sorry about that! It is the 1gb, factory OC'd by EVGA i believe.

http://www.evga.com/products/pdf/768-P3-1360.pdf

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Actually EVGA officially gave a free "update" to all their GTX460s upping the core clock to 720-1440-1800. All their reference models after the update were 720 core. The factory overclocked model was 763-1526-2000. That is the version I have. There is also a factory superclocked model.

I took my reference cooler off and replaced the stock thermal paste with IC Diamond and that lowered my temps 4-7C over stock. I run my card at 820-1640-2000 full time. Overclocking the memory does not seem to help much in benchmarks.

You can easily overclock with EVGA Precision and the EVGA OC Scanner is a great stability and temp tester. In fact I get higher test temps from the OC Scanner than from Furmark. You will never get those temps in everyday gaming.

I love EVGA. On my 4th card in a row from them.

 

[ishboo6]

Actually EVGA officially gave a free "update" to all their GTX460s upping the core clock to 720-1440-1800. All their reference models after the update were 720 core. The factory overclocked model was 763-1526-2000. That is the version I have. There is also a factory superclocked model.

I took my reference cooler off and replaced the stock thermal paste with IC Diamond and that lowered my temps 4-7C over stock. I run my card at 820-1640-2000 full time. Overclocking the memory does not seem to help much in benchmarks.

oh okay. thanks, man. How much better FPS were you able tp reach at those clocks? because i get around 40-50FPS in BF3 with it and my i3-2100. Can you hypothesize my FPS gain?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

I reused this card from my old E8400 overclocked to 4Ghz system. Honestly I overclocked the card from day 1 so I can't really compare it to a stock card. I would think it would go up at least 5-10FPS. I don't play Battlefield 3 so I can't help with a comparison there.

 

[ishboo6]

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