Question about GTx 460???

Ok last couple question i have about the card

Ive decided to go with the 1gb GTX 460

There are overclocked and superclocked versions?????

I'm not too pc savvy so would it be foolish to get an OC'ed card or is it not dificult to pick up

Also is there a more reliable brand. I see EVGA, Sparke, GIbait, Asus??

If you don't mind learning how to OC, get the stock one, if your nervous, get the SC one.

I would pick a Gigabyte, ASUS, EVGA in that order. I don't know if you meant Gigabyte or Gigabit?

of all the newegg GTX 460's would this be the best deal?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130567

of all the newegg GTX 460's would this be the best deal?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130567

hkhatir

Im not sure if this is true (not from the US), but theres only 1 card you need to stay away from, the SE (or stupid edition), I don't know if thats the SE one, someone else can help with that.

of all the newegg GTX 460's would this be the best deal?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130567

hkhatir

This one has the lifetime warranty.

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of all the newegg GTX 460's would this be the best deal?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130567

Remmib

This one has the lifetime warranty.

I think I need an AMD one because of my processor

[QUOTE="hkhatir"]

of all the newegg GTX 460's would this be the best deal?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130567

Remmib

This one has the lifetime warranty.

or would this be fine with an amd processor

This is the one I recommend:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125345&cm_re=gtx460_gigabyte-_-14-125-345-_-Product

You will be fine with a factory overclocked card. No tweaking required. Generally, the "OC" video cards will have higher quality components and cooling.

Ok last couple question i have about the card

Ive decided to go with the 1gb GTX 460

There are overclocked and superclocked versions?????

I'm not too pc savvy so would it be foolish to get an OC'ed card or is it not dificult to pick up

Also is there a more reliable brand. I see EVGA, Sparke, GIbait, Asus??

hkhatir

if i were you, i would check out ATI (they are currently breathing down NVIDIA's neck).

their equivalents are a bit cheaper and i think are more reliable

[QUOTE="hkhatir"]

Ok last couple question i have about the card

Ive decided to go with the 1gb GTX 460

There are overclocked and superclocked versions?????

I'm not too pc savvy so would it be foolish to get an OC'ed card or is it not dificult to pick up

Also is there a more reliable brand. I see EVGA, Sparke, GIbait, Asus??

Sandulf29

if i were you, i would check out ATI (they are currently breathing down NVIDIA's neck).

their equivalents are a bit cheaper and i think are more reliable

They've been "breathing down Nvidia's neck" for years. Sometimes they're actually ahead in areas. Right now they have some great offerings, but a ton of us that are familiar with both AMD (used to be ATI) and Nvidia's current and past offerings think that the GTX 460 and the GTX 570 are the best things going right now for most people.

As far as the reliability comment, I have no idea where you're getting that. I've had cards from both companies and I've found them to be equally reliable. If anything I've had a slightly better experience with Nvidia because of their drivers and control panel being more to my liking.

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[QUOTE="hkhatir"]

Ok last couple question i have about the card

Ive decided to go with the 1gb GTX 460

There are overclocked and superclocked versions?????

I'm not too pc savvy so would it be foolish to get an OC'ed card or is it not dificult to pick up

Also is there a more reliable brand. I see EVGA, Sparke, GIbait, Asus??

hartsickdiscipl

if i were you, i would check out ATI (they are currently breathing down NVIDIA's neck).

their equivalents are a bit cheaper and i think are more reliable

They've been "breathing down Nvidia's neck" for years. Sometimes they're actually ahead in areas. Right now they have some great offerings, but a ton of us that are familiar with both AMD (used to be ATI) and Nvidia's current and past offerings think that the GTX 460 and the GTX 570 are the best things going right now for most people.

As far as the reliability comment, I have no idea where you're getting that. I've had cards from both companies and I've found them to be equally reliable. If anything I've had a slightly better experience with Nvidia because of their drivers and control panel being more to my liking.

how difficult is it to learn to overclock??

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[QUOTE="Sandulf29"]

if i were you, i would check out ATI (they are currently breathing down NVIDIA's neck).

their equivalents are a bit cheaper and i think are more reliable

hkhatir

They've been "breathing down Nvidia's neck" for years. Sometimes they're actually ahead in areas. Right now they have some great offerings, but a ton of us that are familiar with both AMD (used to be ATI) and Nvidia's current and past offerings think that the GTX 460 and the GTX 570 are the best things going right now for most people.

As far as the reliability comment, I have no idea where you're getting that. I've had cards from both companies and I've found them to be equally reliable. If anything I've had a slightly better experience with Nvidia because of their drivers and control panel being more to my liking.

how difficult is it to learn to overclock??

For GPUs it's a piece of cake. You just download MSi Afterburner or EVGA precision (easy overclocking programs) and dial it up. I have yet to see a GTX 460 that couldn't hit a stable core speed of over 800mhz without tweaking the voltage. I usually dial it up 10mhz or so, then run some 3dmark Vantage and/or Furmark, make sure it's stable, then bump it up another 10mhz or so. Once I find my max stable overclock, I drop it a few mhz just to be sure. It's not a hard process, just requires a bit of time to test properly.

[QUOTE="hkhatir"]

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

They've been "breathing down Nvidia's neck" for years. Sometimes they're actually ahead in areas. Right now they have some great offerings, but a ton of us that are familiar with both AMD (used to be ATI) and Nvidia's current and past offerings think that the GTX 460 and the GTX 570 are the best things going right now for most people.

As far as the reliability comment, I have no idea where you're getting that. I've had cards from both companies and I've found them to be equally reliable. If anything I've had a slightly better experience with Nvidia because of their drivers and control panel being more to my liking.

hartsickdiscipl

how difficult is it to learn to overclock??

For GPUs it's a piece of cake. You just download MSi Afterburner or EVGA precision (easy overclocking programs) and dial it up. I have yet to see a GTX 460 that couldn't hit a stable core speed of over 800mhz without tweaking the voltage. I usually dial it up 10mhz or so, then run some 3dmark Vantage and/or Furmark, make sure it's stable, then bump it up another 10mhz or so. Once I find my max stable overclock, I drop it a few mhz just to be sure. It's not a hard process, just requires a bit of time to test properly.

ok thanks. i vaguely rememebr doing this a couple years back.

One of the best GTX460 cards around is the MSI HAWK? They've upgraded that card to the Hawk Talon Attack. Check it out.

I would suggest the SC version and EVGA is the way to go. My 460's EVGA and i haven't had any problems with it yet.