EVGA gtx 460 unboxed and rigged up :)

[razer121]

Today i got my new gpu, the evga gtx 460 SC edition! very excited and scan (dpd) got it delivered in the hour window sweet i know anyway thought i would take some pictures!





i didnt relise the size difference!



and into the system!




So erm....i'm going to take alook at the sli forums and see if this gtx 260 can be used as a physx card!





oh yes i'm sure my 750 watt psu is up to the job

[Terbinator]

Is Windows working fine for you with the 260 in there as well?

I was going to use my 260 too fold but when i put it in the fan speed was @ 100% constantly and messed all my drivers up

[razer121]

I've taken it back out, been using just the 460 atm, i wanted to look up more information before i rig the 260 into play!

[matty-hodgson]

That GTX260 is just costing you money for absolutely no reason if you have it in there.. Have you seen the massive selection of games you can play that utilise PhysX? Metro 2033 and Mafia II are the only ones worth playing that I can think of tbh.

Maybe for folding it'll work but I think you need to have a paper clip bridging something. (Read up on that first!! )

[Behemoth]

Blimey, didn't realise the GTX460 was so small, think I know what I shall be ordering once I know I've passed a big exam in two weeks time.

[Terbinator]

Yeah, i felt somewhat short changed when i took my 260 out and put the 460 in

[Behemoth]

Short changed ? I call this progress, the faster cards getting smaller, thats ideal in my world.

[matty-hodgson]

Short changed ? I call this progress, the faster cards getting smaller, thats ideal in my world.

Exactly! There's usually a premium on "smaller" .

[Behemoth]

After seeing that I know it will fit in my Antec 300, a smaller card in there will make things much better to manage all those loose cables.

[razer121]

It is good having a short card but i think i just really liked my 260...thats the only reason i didnt like taking it out lol

[tony_dudz]

what do you think of the card, and would a 550w psu do the job maybe.
how much did you pay man?

[Behemoth]

I don't see a 550 watt psu being all that lacking for one of these so long as its a decent branded PSU. If it's a cheap and cheerful one you might find its not upto the job.

[tony_dudz]

I don't see a 550 watt psu being all that lacking for one of these so long as its a decent branded PSU. If it's a cheap and cheerful one you might find its not upto the job.

its artic power, but just realised its 500w, what do ya reckon?

[Terbinator]

what do you think of the card, and would a 550w psu do the job maybe.
how much did you pay man?

Check my specs

You can bump the voltage up all the way to give you around 925MHz on the GPU and my computer is solid as a rock stability wise.

[tony_dudz]

Check my specs

You can bump the voltage up all the way to give you around 925MHz on the GPU and my computer is solid as a rock stability wise.

so the 550w does the job, what do you think of a 500w one?

[Terbinator]

so the 550w does the job, what do you think of a 500w one?

Depends which 500W exactly and the rest of your system, but yes, i would say even a decent 450W would suffice.