best brand for GTX 460?

Theres so many 460s to choose.

Im wondering which one is the best? looking for best performance for its price.

And if you can list UK sites cause i live in the UK so i can't use websites like newegg. TY

They're all pretty much the same unless you get a factory overclocked one. With that said, EVGA has a lifetime warranty.

ThaT-Masta

EVGA is regarded as the best brand for nvidia usually, They are very reliable I know and have amazing warranties. As far as I know there is not really much difference unless you get something with a funky cooler it's good to see whether or not its reliable for ocing if that is what you want out of it.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-460-review/

is a good roundup of cards at release. The other thing is some companies package great overclocking software with each of their cards. I think MSI is one and I want to say Gigabyte is the other, but look into that before you quote me on it.

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They're all pretty much the same unless you get a factory overclocked one. With that said, EVGA has a lifetime warranty.

ThaT-Masta

Some of them do. The ones with the modelnumber ending in AR have a lifetime warranty after registering.

I would go with the MSI GTX 460 Hawk. I just got it for christmas and its awesome! It overclocks extremely high and for me Idles at 25C and never goes above 50C.

Pretty much I go MSI, EVGA, PNY, Asus, or Gigabyte. Cards I personally stay away from are Galaxy, Palit, Sparkle, Elitegroup, and Zotac. (No specific Order on anything)..

As far as brands go, they're pretty much even when it consists 'standard' PCB's. The thing is that most brands (Asus, MSI, XFX, Gigabyte, BFG, EVGa, etc.) have their own adaptations.

Personally, I feel that the MSI HAWK and/or HAWK Talon Attack are among the best performing GTX460's out there. A bit pricier than most 460's, but that's due to it being a complete overhaul from the original GTX460, with military grade components, tripple overvoltage by afterburner and a Twin Frozr II cooler system...

Evga for stepup and lifetime, probably the best brand overall. Pny has lifetime too, msi good also, but Im hesistant on gigabyte along with any overseas company which is prone to poor tech support/rma.

Evga for stepup and lifetime, probably the best brand overall. Pny has lifetime too, msi good also, but Im hesistant on gigabyte along with any overseas company which is prone to poor tech support/rma.

Bikouchu35

In Belgium everything comes from "overseas", but I've never had any problems with after sales services, since all major (and a lot of minor) companies have an office either in Belgium or Holland...

Being "hesitant" has more to do with mistrust than with actual services ;)

Not casting judgment here, mind. Just saying that you can be as hesitant with 'local' companies as with 'foreign' ones as a lot has to do with the policies a company follows, not their whereabouts...

^Its not a matter of mistrust, because their foreign. I know gigabyte makes good boards, but is the matter that since their the company is overseas their less likely to have as good customer support than if the computer is native. The domestic companies have more resource to rma/support since they do their business here, so they have to get it right while the others just have a overseas branch that has less support from the parent company. I mean is better to save all your troubles and trust a brand thats more likely to speak your lingo.

So I think it becomes dependent of where you from too. Companies may have better support else where, but poor in certain places.

^Its not a matter of mistrust, because their foreign. I know gigabyte makes good boards, but is the matter that since their the company is overseas their less likely to have as good customer support than if the computer is native. The domestic companies have more resource to rma/support since they do their business here, so they have to get it right while the others just have a overseas branch that has less support from the parent company. I mean is better to save all your troubles and trust a brand thats more likely to speak your lingo.

So I think it becomes dependent of where you from too. Companies may have better support else where, but poor in certain places.

Bikouchu35

I'm sorry to say so, but that's a completely warped way of thinking. The US market is the second biggest in the world, so, as a company, you must be out of your mind to treat US customers as second rate...

Your last remark is absolutely true. For example, Hewlett-Packard have next to no serious support in Belgium, and what they have would be considered a joke hadn't the consequences for the customers not been so serious (waiting over a year for a repair under warranty, HP 'losing' sent in stuff, HP claiming never having gotten your product for repair, etc...), so, until they change company policy in Belgium, I won't buy any of their products...

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^Its not a matter of mistrust, because their foreign. I know gigabyte makes good boards, but is the matter that since their the company is overseas their less likely to have as good customer support than if the computer is native. The domestic companies have more resource to rma/support since they do their business here, so they have to get it right while the others just have a overseas branch that has less support from the parent company. I mean is better to save all your troubles and trust a brand thats more likely to speak your lingo.

So I think it becomes dependent of where you from too. Companies may have better support else where, but poor in certain places.

JimmyJumpy

I'm sorry to say so, but that's a completely warped way of thinking. The US market is the second biggest in the world, so, as a company, you must be out of your mind to treat US customers as second rate...

Your last remark is absolutely true. For example, Hewlett-Packard have next to no serious support in Belgium, and what they have would be considered a joke hadn't the consequences for the customers not been so serious (waiting over a year for a repair under warranty, HP 'losing' sent in stuff, HP claiming never having gotten your product for repair, etc...), so, until they change company policy in Belgium, I won't buy any of their products...

My two are a Gainward Golden Sample model and an Asus DirectCU. Out of those two, I recommend the Asus one. Excellent card.

[QUOTE="Bikouchu35"]

^Its not a matter of mistrust, because their foreign. I know gigabyte makes good boards, but is the matter that since their the company is overseas their less likely to have as good customer support than if the computer is native. The domestic companies have more resource to rma/support since they do their business here, so they have to get it right while the others just have a overseas branch that has less support from the parent company. I mean is better to save all your troubles and trust a brand thats more likely to speak your lingo.

So I think it becomes dependent of where you from too. Companies may have better support else where, but poor in certain places.

JimmyJumpy

I'm sorry to say so, but that's a completely warped way of thinking. The US market is the second biggest in the world, so, as a company, you must be out of your mind to treat US customers as second rate...

Your last remark is absolutely true. For example, Hewlett-Packard have next to no serious support in Belgium, and what they have would be considered a joke hadn't the consequences for the customers not been so serious (waiting over a year for a repair under warranty, HP 'losing' sent in stuff, HP claiming never having gotten your product for repair, etc...), so, until they change company policy in Belgium, I won't buy any of their products...

Hewlett-Packard's support is terrible everywhere.

Pretty much I go MSI, EVGA, PNY, Asus, or Gigabyte. Cards I personally stay away from are Galaxy, Palit, Sparkle, Elitegroup, and Zotac. (No specific Order on anything)..

jedikevin2

Have had horrible experiences with early zotacs. Absolutely horrible (Capacitor popping because for some reason they the lower end farad caps was just insulting). Now this was in the early days of Zotac. I head they have drastically improved but i'll never touch them again. Add in that once I got the card, I knew it was the wrong caps and sent pictures on their horrible customer service to be told it would be ok... (3 months later.. Pop, melt, and they said I did something wrong to cause it).

I like Gigabyte because of the dual fans. Game runs amazingly cool, even when overclocked.Elann2008

XFX doesn't make nvidia cards. Lifetime warranties are a joke from all companies. Just a gimmick. You may get your card returned but they can just as easily say no. You read through ToU and you will realize how vague it can be for them the refuse your video card. jedikevin2

They used to. They've still got GT210's and GT220's. And their lifetime warranty isn't a joke like with other companies...

...()...pretty much the Only company whose life time warranty I had great success was BFG and we know what happened to them...jedikevin2

Errr... actually, no, I don't... :(

Titanic..... LOL.. Sad but true. jedikevin2

:lol: Minus the iceberg...

Yeah, I just read up about them. Never noticed because they've never been thick on the Belgian market...