Which GTX 460 to get?

[cainhunpi]

Hi guys and girls,

I am in the market for a gtx 460 1gb video card. I want one that costs 229. no more than that

Anyways, I saw different ones like:


Gigabyte(Two Fans)

Asus (Blue Shroud)

EVGA( Reference design)

EVGA( External Exhaust )

The MSI( No shroud design)


and others. I want Silence and cooling. The looks dont really matter, my V6 Blacx Case doesn't have a window or anything

Which one should I get??

Thanks for all your help and keep up the good work :biggrin:

 

[Dark Shroud]

Have you thought about waiting for a HD 6770?

 

[Rifter]

The MSI cyclone cooler is quiet and efficient.

 

[cainhunpi]

Have you thought about waiting for a HD 6770?

No official announcement yet, just rumors. 24nm would be pretty effecient

 

[Rifter]

No official announcement yet, just rumors. 24nm would be pretty effecient

I agree, it looks like it could be one nice card but who knows till it actually comes out. I hate waiting for tech to come out, its a never ending game lol.

 

[netxzero64]

the MSI GTX 460 hawk is said to arrive next month to replace the cyclone version according to the MSI event that we they had here last saturday...

 

[Silverforce11]

Late October for 6770 and 6870. Chinese AIBs already have samples and are mass producing cards.

6770 = 5850 in performance at slightly higher than current 5770 prices.
6870 = ~35% faster than 5870 for ~$440 USD.

I'd wait a bit. These are going to be the last new cards coming out for a long while as the next transition to 28nm isn't due til Q4 2011 according to TSMC and globalfoundaries.

 

[Madcatatlas]

I went for a gainward GLH edition with 1gb ram and the core clocked to 800mhz out the box. This card, which i havent tested yet, should perform on par with a stock radeon 5850 which costs 1/4 more here in norway.

 

[badb0y]

Any of the EVGA ones.

 

[imaheadcase]

Can't go wrong with evga ones. THey are awesome.

I would not get excited about southern islands. Who knows how it could turn out.

 

[Silverforce11]

Can't go wrong with evga ones. THey are awesome.

I would not get excited about southern islands. Who knows how it could turn out.

Quite a few ppl knows how its going to turn out. And it is good.

 

[Leyawiin]

EVGA reference if you don't want to listen to a fan whistle above 50%.

 

[cubeless]

i have a couple of the evga 768mb cards, and they run very quiet and cool...

 

[Keysplayr]

I'd go with the dual fan Gigabyte.

 

[cainhunpi]

I am probably going to wait for the gtx 460 hawk from msi, I just saw an unboxing and it looks AMAZING

 

[OCGuy]

Late October for 6770 and 6870. Chinese AIBs already have samples and are mass producing cards.

6770 = 5850 in performance at slightly higher than current 5770 prices.
6870 = ~35% faster than 5870 for ~$440 USD.

I'd wait a bit. These are going to be the last new cards coming out for a long while as the next transition to 28nm isn't due til Q4 2011 according to TSMC and globalfoundaries.

Are you really giving people performance estimates based off a random Vantage score? Yikes.

Link to the pricing? That would be interesting to me. I'd also like to know what a 5850 will cost afterso I can Xfire.

 

[OCGuy]

OP I would go with EVGA hands down.

 

[Wreckage]

The one with the most free games.

I have used cards from ASUS, EVGA and MSI. I like all of them for what it's worth.

Newegg has a Palit for $210 after rebate with a free copy of Just Cause 2.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.455038

 

[GaiaHunter]

Are you really giving people performance estimates based off a random Vantage score? Yikes.

Apparently there are Crysis and Unigine scores now (at least for the 6800).

 

[tweakboy]

Go with EVGA my friend. Great support too and probably a free game to boot.. gl brother

 

[videopho]

Before upgrading to the 480 I used to get the Gigabyte which is extremely quiet and running cool. (34c idle & 60c load)
If you o/c I would recommend the Asus one, however.

 

[nenforcer]

I want the Zotac one since its the only one to include Displayport (in addition to mini HDMI and dual DVI).

 

[Chriscross3234]

I love my Gigabyte. Dual mounted fans = coolest and most quiet video card I've ever ran and it's overclocked to 900/1800/2000. Idle's at 27C and 65C full load.

 

[Kakkoii]

The Gigabyte one is the best one available currently. It's not hard to overclock it yourself, no point in paying that overclocked premium.

 

[tweakboy]

Soo what did you finally settle on ? As long as its not a cheap pcb....