With the GTX460 being the sensible choice of the Fermi range, we had to take a look at the performance of a pair, courtesy of EVGA.
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OC3D Review EVGA GTX460 Sli Review
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alienware
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EVGA? *swoons* don't tell me they finally let OC3D give their products some love?
*reads* cheers fellas !
Ahh, brilliant as always
I actually rather like the look of those cards too (eats some humble pie) as the stickers on them are quite tasteful and not overdone and gaudy.
Will stick with my 5770s (and hopefully soon AMD's 9800GTX for Physx) but if these had come sooner (7 months sooner) I would have had no qualms about grabbing a pair (ooer).
Thanks again for the reviews lads, Stepster will be very pleased. He can gloat even more on MSN now
*reads* cheers fellas !
Ahh, brilliant as always
I actually rather like the look of those cards too (eats some humble pie) as the stickers on them are quite tasteful and not overdone and gaudy.
Will stick with my 5770s (and hopefully soon AMD's 9800GTX for Physx) but if these had come sooner (7 months sooner) I would have had no qualms about grabbing a pair (ooer).
Thanks again for the reviews lads, Stepster will be very pleased. He can gloat even more on MSN now
Holy crap they get double my vantage score. Cant wait to see what my games run like with my new hardware.
I have a pair of 470's on the way
I would like to upload my 3D Mark 06 and VAntage scores when I get my new hardware.
I have a pair of 470's on the way
alienware
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Steve. They may well get double your vantage scores but tbh mate you'd see very little difference in games. I had a 280 and it was smooth as silk in gaming. I never played a game that I couldn't max and even worry it. Just a shame it was so bloody hot
Very interested in seeing the results for a pair of 470s though !
Very interested in seeing the results for a pair of 470s though !
I agree my GTX280 is fair warm. Even with the improved cooling I done to my case which no longer holds heat and the 140MM fan blowing on my GTX280 it is 80C with 100% fan.
The 470's will be even hotter though and a lot louder lol.I will need to get sound dampening foam for my case to absorb some of that fan noise until I can afford better coolers for the GPU's. The reason for my upgrade is newer games are starting to push my GTX280 now and the motherboard , CPU and ram upgrade is for the video conversions etc.
The 470's will be even hotter though and a lot louder lol.I will need to get sound dampening foam for my case to absorb some of that fan noise until I can afford better coolers for the GPU's. The reason for my upgrade is newer games are starting to push my GTX280 now and the motherboard , CPU and ram upgrade is for the video conversions etc.
Then you have both completely missed the point of this review tbh.
480 = nuclear hot & fudging loud
470 = nuclear hot & fudging loud
460 = cool calm and collected.....
equk
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cool video
I've been looking at the GTX 460 but am holding out for now as there aren't really any games I've got into that require that sort of power (I mostly play cs:s on my 8800gts)
I know a guy who just got a 5850 who has been telling me it owns the GTX460
I have been looking around for waterblocks for the 460 and looking at the stock coolers the RAM doesn't seem to be actively cooled so would guess you could get away with a non fullcover block and some heatsinks on the RAM?
I've been looking at the GTX 460 but am holding out for now as there aren't really any games I've got into that require that sort of power (I mostly play cs:s on my 8800gts)
I know a guy who just got a 5850 who has been telling me it owns the GTX460
I have been looking around for waterblocks for the 460 and looking at the stock coolers the RAM doesn't seem to be actively cooled so would guess you could get away with a non fullcover block and some heatsinks on the RAM?
cool video
I've been looking at the GTX 460 but am holding out for now as there aren't really any games I've got into that require that sort of power (I mostly play cs:s on my 8800gts)
I know a guy who just got a 5850 who has been telling me it owns the GTX460
I have been looking around for waterblocks for the 460 and looking at the stock coolers the RAM doesn't seem to be actively cooled so would guess you could get away with a non fullcover block and some heatsinks on the RAM?
5850 does win at stock clocks for both cards but look at the price difference.......
Overclock the 460 and is will walk all over the 5850.
Unless you have 5870 money the 460 is the card to have tbh.
silenthill
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SLI IS KING and everybody who thinks different can go to hell and rot there.
thestepster
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wooo this is nice really shows how awsome they are! and the temps seemed a little high how fast was the fan running to let it get that hot my top 2 hit about 60 and bottom about 50 while folding and even cooler when gamin, were u not able to push the overclocks more? as i can get 850 core on 1.050v
IHunger4Battle1
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I've already replied to the video on the tube, but I'll reply again and thank all of you for the comparison. ****against the rules****
Either way, I'm psyched to try these in SLI. I'm interested to see what 2 - 1GB cards will score.
Either way, I'm psyched to try these in SLI. I'm interested to see what 2 - 1GB cards will score.
I haven't used a 460 yet, but I wouldn't call the 470 nuclear hot and fudging loud. While it's not a silent card, I fold on mine 24/7 and stick the fan speed at 70%. At that speed it isn't heard above the rest of my system (2x 140mm fans, 2x 120mm on H50) and runs at about 67C right now. In the summer months I had to turn the fan speed up to 80% which does make it louder and folded at about 77-80C which isn't bad at all for 32C room temp.
If you let the drivers manage the card it sticks the fan speed to about 40%. Definitely not audible. Temps will hit as high as 93C though.
I'm using a Gigabyte reference card btw.
Enjoyed the review btw. Those 460's make me want to go sli just to mess with it.
I knew the point of the review was to show how cool and powerful the 460 was. The reason I went with the 470'S (Which I got a few minutes ago) is because the 460 is slower than my 280 and if a that I bought game didnt use SLI I would be getting lower FPS than my 280 with a single GPU. With the 470 I would getter FPS without SLI enabled.
murphy7801
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Cant wait for my second gtx 460 to arrive now
