MSI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) N460GTX Hawk Video Card

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Quickly, Quiet , and Awesome I bought this card a day before the 560 Ti came out....need to of waited Nonetheless a good card

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This factor is a beast! It blows my old 9800GT SLI setup out of the water. My 3DMark Vantage score shot up about 4k points correct out of the box.It gets playable fps in Crysis Warhead (ㅖ) at 1920x1080, making use of enthusiast and 4xAA and absolutely crushes less demanding titles like CoD, Mass Impact and L4D2.Also this card is quiet (MUCH quieter than the 9800s) and awesome, even under complete load. It in no way got above 65 even immediately after 30 minutes of furmark anxiety testing, and that's WITH 1 9800 nonetheless in the situation with it (dedicated to physX). The card is fairly large. It might be a problem for smaller situations. Also it demands 2 6 pin energy connectors, which may be a consideration for some. All round I couldn't be happier with this card. For 贿.99 immediately after the rebate it feels like a steal. If all goes effectively I'll purchase a different for SLI when I rebuild my method subsequent year.

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The efficiency is awesome, and specially for the value I paid. It overclocks genuinely effectively, and Afterburner makes it so uncomplicated (see cons). The card itself feels pretty solid and is not so massive you have to fight to fit it in a mid case. It looks awesome. It's quiet, and even at complete tilt, I believe my 120mm side panel fan is louder. Game sounds or music at a normal volume overcomes the fan sound easily.Idle temp is floating about 24C, heavy gaming puts it around 50C or so (not overclocked/volted).Carrying audio by means of the HDMI to my surround functions like a charm. I can ultimately rid myself of all the additional audio cables. Integrated software program CD is a small bit of a discomfort. The included Afterburner is a beta, and it keeps erroring, telling me it has expired or is corrupt. Kombustor also has issues. I removed the CD versions, and downloaded the newest versions from MSI and it works perfectly. Downloaded the newest drivers from nvidia.The mini-HDMI adapter performs great, but I can't aid but be nervous about the actual mini-port. It appears like the weight of the HDMI cable is placing strain on the port, mainly because it's so small, and doesn't have any support. The only thing that will give me peace of mind is to fab up a tiny bracket to support it from the beneath side. I couldn't deduct any eggs for the software program included, simply because I nearly in no way use included computer software with anything anyway, and a basic download took care of the difficulty, or for the mini-HDMI, since that isn't specific to this card. I wished the mini port was just a common HDMI, or had retaining screws, but oh properly. It doesn't exhaust hot air out of the back of the case, but that getting said, the issue runs cool, and situation temps are wonderful, so I don't definitely care.I utilised to be a heavy Pc gamer, investing 躔+ on cards, but have come to understand the mid range cards pull off a lot adequate impressive outcomes for me to be content, and save cash as well. I am coming from a 7600gt, which was a warranty replacement for a 6800 ultra. Certainly, this card is a big step up. It's so impressive in virtually every way, and I got it for a steal which tends to make it even much better.

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The sucker's quiet and packs a punch! I can't slow it down unless I jack up the AA on BC2, and even then we're nevertheless talking 60fps avg. The heatsink keeps things cool, as well. It'll idle for me at 27c in a heated area, and gets up to about 50c on full (very complete) load, which appears more than acceptable at the framerates it churns out I've not a single. The only issue I didn't like also a lot was the shipping, which was 3 days by way of UPS, but they apparently got overloaded the day before New Year's and backlogged my order till the next Monday, turning it into a lot more like a 6 day ship. I nevertheless can't complain since it was no cost shipping. This card is replacing my ol' 9600gt, which I messed up although reapplying thermal paste. It was by no means the identical, and often ran hot, so I'm junking it in favor of this beast, and let me tell you, it was entirely worth it. I'd recommend this to any individual that desires to be ahead of the game both graphically and financially.

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Style is really pleasing and runs pretty considerably every thing great. have not had any real problems with the card. this point gets broiling hot. not certain how men and women hold cool temps under load. if i overclock it, it gets hot actual quickly, over 80 degrees. not sure if this is widespread or if I just got one that likes also cook eggs. Had high expectations of this card, but immediately after the initial shock and awe I was kind of unimpressed. It runs wonderful and if you take some time you can get it overclocked fairly nicely. Initial review got high marks, but immediately after operating with the card it just feels sort of average. thought about getting another 1 to run in SLI, but... possibly ill just hold off and get a 500 series card.

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the card works properly and is overkill for my wants I bought the card on a rebate, and had to send the rebate in ideal away. As a consequence when I located out the card has an problem (see beneath) I can not RMA the card with newegg since I do not have the UPC, so I must RMA the card with the manufacture and I am responsible for the shipping cost when I was sent a faulty card in the initial place.I will not be acquiring goods with rebates from newegg any longer.Situation: (the card emits beeps when it gets to 50c, if I ignore the beeps they go away, I think it is a defective sensor) I would give the card a higher rating except for the situation that due to the fact I sent in the rebate I can not get a operating card with out paying more for shipping when I bought the card new to start with and I still have not received my rebate.

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- Overclocks Effortlessly- Quiet- Great cooling- Excellent efficiency to price ratio- MSi Afterburner None An great card, presently running it in a dual-monitor set up with no complications. Overclocked it to 850 mhz (core), 2000 mhz (memory) with no voltage tweaks. Looks pretty awesome as well.

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While I'm operating an older rig, this card compensates significantly. It was straightforward to install, fit perfect in my small situation, and plays great without OCing. Remember to uninstall your old drivers if you had an older card. fans are quiet and rarley gets hot. Not seriously any, have place about 50 hours within a week and nothing incorrect. INSTALL JUST Result in 2 if it comes with this card..possibly the ideal game I have ever played. A visual masterpiece..don't get discouraged by the very first 20 mins of gameplay tho its really a bad intro.

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This card is not that bad at all. Suggest utilizing the supplied drivers that came with the video card, versus downloading the most current version from Nvidia... Appropriate now, there are some issues with the drivers that came from Nvidia.Most of my games runs wonderful on 'high' or to 'ultra' settings without having getting to overclock. That's how excellent this card is. Advise following this URL: http://www.geforce.com/#/Optimize to aid with your game optimization. I haven't tried to overclock this card but (since it's relatively new), I would like to break this in and make certain proper usage.However, I tend to get BSOD/restart problems when gaming well more than an hour or two, in particular on games such as World of Warcraft, Battlefield two Poor Company, Transformers War for Cybertron, International Agenda, and at occasions Blade Kitten <_<;.I will want to get a hold of MSI tech assistance and ask about the problem at hand (that's, if I am not to busy gaming). Hopefully, it's just a 'bum' card, versus a line of 'bum' card. Don't get me incorrect... This is a great card for the money, especially when it comes down to cost and performance. I would like to obtain a 2nd for SLI, if MSI continues this line of card and Newegg is prepared to continue selling this product. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Customer,We would like to apologize for the problem you have seasoned with this unique VGA. Please e-mail me directly by way of usersupport2@msicomputer.com your VGA's serial number and your full contact info, topic heading "EAH460GTX". I would like to help you get this resolved.Ideal Regards,User SupportMSI Product Help

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Right after looking at various various GTX460 cards, I was encouraged this one. This card might be one of the very best bangs for your buck on the market. Idle temps hover about 25*C and performance is fantastic in several games and applications. The afterburner tool is a great feature as nicely, although I haven't experimented significantly with it. Waiting for my ฮ rebate... My Rig:i7 2600K4GB G.Skill RipjawsGTX460 Hawk 1GBMSI P67A-GD551TB WD Caviar Black

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Operates nicely. I replaced my 260 GTX with two of these and my case is in fact as cool with 2 of these versus the 1 260 GTX.My only true test is NFS Hot Pursuit but I'm in a position to run all setting at max, on a 2550x1600 30 inch monitor. None

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Excellent overall performance, good cost. Solid construction - powerful but quiet fans. Flawless performance so far. A excellent piece of hardware. Documentation and software program set up comes up a bit brief, worth deducting an egg.The set up instructions on the speedy start sheet are generic. They show a a lot lower end card and make no mention of the necessary energy provide connections.The software program set up brought on the only glitch in an otherwise flawless technique setup. The MSI installer's UI is unclear, and the driver set up hung with the progress bar halfway across. Immediately after force-quitting it I identified a prompt for the next set up step (the utilities) *behind* the major installer screen. Lame. Luckily the driver set up had completed.

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Cooler design and style seems effective, but I was unable to really test it out. Would freeze my method when logging in to Windows. If I could get past that, it would freeze with any gpu intensive app. I couldn't even load movies... Yikes! I spent near half a day trying to trouble shoot it from updating my mobo BIOS, to trying unique drivers, and playing with the clock settings. Now I uncover out there's a significant incompatibility situation with certain MOBOs out there with this series (not manufacturer distinct). Purchased this to replace my trusty BFG 9800 GTX as the price was ideal, and the card/chipset seemed stout enough to retain my rig operating for a couple much more years. I'm hoping I just got unlucky with a undesirable batch. Thanks to NewEgg for a rapid RMA. I'm waiting for the replacement as I kind this. If my subsequent card is a dud, I could exchange for a different brand or just ask for a total refund and wait for the subsequent gen :( This is possibly my first correct DOA product, which is a shame, but I recognize that "stuff" takes place. I'll be back with a different review, hopefully a good one to offset this a single! Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Client,We would like to apologize for the situation you have knowledgeable with this particular VGA. Please e-mail me straight through usersupport2@msicomputer.com your VGA's serial quantity and your complete contact facts, topic heading "EAHN460GTX". I would like to assist you get this resolved.Greatest Regards,User AssistanceMSI Product Support

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Hmmm, where to start? Overall an superb graphics card for a decent price. Will method ANY game I have to maximum good quality facts incredibly smoothly. The most demanding game I tried it with is Metro2033 and BOOM Child, exceptional display! Runs incredibly cool and very quiet. The truth that I purchased the card from MSI is since : - Most overclockable GTX 460(when I purchased it);- Recognized brand, really serious manufacturers;- Great style, even although I only got to see it once ahead of I installed it!- Comes overclocked out of the box with a decent OverClock/Price ratio compared to other overclocked gtx 460;- Is a GTX 460, an exceptional Ban for Buck card by NVIDIA. Not straight a con, but buyers must look at : the card is big, for that reason, if you have a MID-ATX tower like I do, you wanna make positive you have enough location. I did, and I think about my tower being modest. Just make sure yours isn't also little. Why the voltage cables? Who measures voltage directly on the card with the voltage cables? I would like to know.

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Just running a single one particular of these and it's a beast. I can play all games on high settings at 1920 x 1200 without having any problems. Overclocks properly but also runs games fine on stock settings. None. Upgrading from a 8800 GTS 512, this card has created a large distinction in gaming quality and my FPS has jumped through the roof on many games. I play games such as Battlefield Bad Corporation 2, Contemporary Warefare two, Black Ops, Left for Dead 2, Age of Conan among several other people and this card has no difficulties with any of them. Very best acquire I've made in a although and got it for a wonderful deal at 赀 after rebate.

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-cool (temperature wise)-cool (style wise)-quiet at minimum fan speed settings (which it can sit at most of the time)-fantastic brand-good stock overclock -lengthy (make sure you have space)-mini-HDMI (though they include a miniHDMI to common HDMI adapter)-fans get noisy past 50% This is a really nice card, in particular if you can catch it when on sale. It plays every game I've thrown at it with no challenge; it maintains great frame rate and doesn't heat up as well much. In my room of about 60F, the card stays around 25C idle. When I run dual monitor, it gets about 10C hotter idle. Under load, generally stays about 40C. Occasionally reaches up to about 45C.The MSI Afterburner software program is fairly cool, I like how straightforward it is and how it displays graphs of pertinent information. Haven't tried overclocking but, as it does everything very properly so far.Also, when I ordered, the card was supposed to come with HAWX2. What I in fact identified in the box was a voucher for Mafia II. I don't know if Newegg merely ran out of HAWX2 vouchers or what. This is a fantastic card to go for if you're searching for a GTX 460.

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Runs every little thing I throw at it so far. There are red LED lights on the back of the card that indicate load on the card. two are on when it has minimal load, and it'll climb to 6 on max load. Red? Actually? Red = poor MSi. These should have been green, or there should have been documentation about them. I believed I was overloading my card. Also there was a slight warming up smell the initially time I fired it up. Assuming it was from the cooling method. Disipated after 2 hours. Great cost. 159 right after rebates for a 460, and with the clock speed currently 1 of the best of the 460s, I was incredibly pleased to get it.

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I did very a bit of research before deciding on a video card. How intensive was my investigation you ask? Effectively, I went above and beyond to make certain I bought the proper video card for my setup, and the games that I essentially play. I was note concerned with benchmark outcomes, but much more so with true planet gaming performance on games that I truly play.Now, in order for me to ascertain which video card best suit my wants, I did a small additional than just read reviews and specs. I truly bought quite a few diverse video cards in order to compare them against every other. The list of cards I purchased had been as follows: GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 460 (this card), HD 5870, HD 5770, and an HD 6870. All of these cards performed nicely. In truth, in the games that I play (Battlefield Bad company 2, Bioshock, Quakelive, and Team Fortress two) all operating at complete settings, there was no perceivable difference in efficiency. For reference, I run all games at 1680x1050. (Review continued in "Other thoughts") No cons yet. However, I will use this space to list the fundamentals of my setup for reference:Particulars about my setup:AMD Phenom II x4 965BE (stock clocked for now)Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3Htwo x Hitachi Desktar 1TB 32mb running RAID (I back this up often, so don't tell me about RAID ƢGB 1333 Kingston Hyperx ram Ɨ-7-7-20)This video card. So this left me with one glaring difference between the cards I had in my possession, Value! All of the other card mentioned had been 200+ dollars aside from the HD 5770 (this is the only one particular I decided over in terms of specs, but this GTX 460 was nonetheless less expensive). With this cards capabilities overclocked, coupled with it becoming only 159.99 following rebate, there was no other card out there that could even come close.This card also looks amazing. The pictures do not lie, this is certainly the very best seeking vehicle of the bunch I tried as nicely. I added a image of my personal that I uploaded at Amzn. So if you click for added pictures you really should be in a position to find it.So I returned all the other cards I tried out, and I've been making use of this card now for about 3 months, and I'm nonetheless quite really pleased with my acquire. I may well pick up another one one particular day If I ever locate a game it struggles with in order to run an SLi setup.

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Moving on from a hot and noisy GeForce 9800 GT pair in SLI, this card is a genuine treat. Far more horsepower than I expected, and definitely in the sweet spot of value-efficiency. Even though it eats additional watts than ATI's offerings at this level, it's not reflected in the heat dissipation, which remained effectively beneath 60 C in my somewhat cramped case even beneath a Furmark torture test. The fan is audible, but not loud sufficient to bother me. I couldn't overclock it substantially additional than the factory settings, but that doesn't seriously bother me. I don't want to bother with the voltage, so that most likely has something to do with it. The card is currently impressive with no going beyond the factory OC anyway. Heard some persons got a stock 810 MHz OC on theirs, but it isn't considerably of a concern even if you didn't. With this cooler and the Afterburner utility (or any a single you favor, truly), you can match that very easily. I was worried that the hefty cooler and length of the card may well make it a challenging fit in my case, but any person that's owned greater end cards is conscious of the problem, anyway, and I had no trouble.

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I was dead set on the talon attack. Save your income and get this a single. Afterburner tends to make OC simple and have gotten 980mhz core and 3500mhz vmem stable with more left in it. Thats more rapidly than the talon attack at the time i bought it ๪ less expensive. I have however have observed temps over 40C. Shipping was rapidly. Paid for the economy received it the day soon after i ordered thumbs up newegg. The Nvidia drivers do not play nice with win7 ulimate 64-bit tested all hardware and no problems. MSI mail in rebate service is slow. been 4 weeks and it nonetheless in "has not been received" status. Asus sabertooth x58i7 950 @ 3.9ghz10 gb corsair dominator 1600 RAMMSI Ngtx 460 Hawk4x1tb samsung in RAID 10

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Aesthetics and benchmark test results, critiques from outside sources. Capabilities of a completely functional card This is the issue description sent to MSI:I received this card final week and installed. There are several concerns. First, it constantly and randomly beeps. I have applied two various energy supplies, 1 of them a brand new 650 watt XFX, and the problem persists. Second, given that installing this card, computer system boot is slow and erratic. The initial BIOS boot screen is distorted and keyboard response to GRUB bootscreen is really slow and lags. Windows boots really slowly, hangs, pauses, and often boots to a black screen for about 30 seconds prior to loading. Third, NVIDIA manage panel does not identify card adequately and usually finds no details for the card. MSI update identifies card but video card BIOS details is blank. NVIDIA digital vibrance controls are set at 100% and monitors are not practically as vibrant as my old card set at 30%. I have tried four different drivers from MSI shipped on disk thru beta drivers and the difficulties remain the similar. I have also employed driver sweeper and re It will be interesting to see MSI's response as the card is semi functional. At least I bought thru Newegg Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Consumer,We would like to apologize for the issue you have seasoned with this certain VGA. Please email me straight via usersupport2@msicomputer.com your VGA's serial number and your full make contact with details, subject heading "EAHN460GTX". I would like to support you get this resolved.Ideal Regards,User AssistanceMSI Product Assistance

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Works as excellent as it looks, doesnt break a sweat operating WoW on Ultra settings. Good bonus free games, Mafia II nicely worth the time to download. Installation was simple, documentation was somewhat lacking. Be certain you have a power provide that has the right plugs to keep away from confusion. Wonderful item!! I struggle to believe of any........... Of course it tends to make noise beneath load, thats what fans do! High performance card = high performance cooling!

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Haven't had something it can't run however in the highest settings. Black Ops appears completely amazing. Seriously could not uncover a far better price range card. Memory speed did not come set to what was advertised. Build:Case - Antec Dark Fleet DF-85Mobo - ASRock 870 EXTREME3CPU - AMD Phenom II x6 1100TVideo Card - MSI N460GTX HawkRAM - Essential Ballistix Tracer 4GB ƒ x 2GB)HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 500GBPSU - OCZ OCZ750FTY 750W Fatal1ty

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Purchased the card for my new Sandy Bridge construct. Anything was working good....for about two weeks. Then the card mysteriously shorted (?) and shut off my laptop or computer even though I was playing a game. Tested all the components and narrowed the issue down to the card, as devoid of it the laptop or computer will power on but with it the pc won't. I also tested the card on a buddy's rig and it did the similar. So I had to RMA the card.Here are the PRO's (when the card was actually operating)Ʌ) The card looks pretty cool, in my opinion.2) The fan was practically silent with regular usage (i.e. surfing the net, and so on). It only kicked into high gears about 35% of the time.3) All my games played flawlessly.four) Impressive stock clock. Here are the CON'sɅ) Well.. the card died after two weeks with barely any usage. It sucks that I had to devote พ to ship it to MSI.2) MSI's RMA help sucks. I shipped my card on 2ǟ and it was received by MSI on 2ቪ so that indicates they have my card for a week now and won't answer my e-mail or pick up my contact (line is always busy?). When am I going to get my card fixed? This experience has me really wary of shopping for any future MSI goods in the future, sadly. While I do comprehend that with technologies you run the threat of purchasing a "lemon" occasionally, but it's up to the firm to stand behind their item and assistance the client when one thing they sold is located to be defective. Why should I risk getting with no a computer system for two+ weeks again in the future by acquiring from that business? Bah. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued MSI Customer,“Please get in touch with MSI buyer service representative Tom at tomh@msi.com, or call Tom at 626-913-0828 ext 216 with your case specifics. Thank you.”Very best Regards,Customer Service Team

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Massive factory overclock, but nevertheless a incredibly cool operating card. I am running two of these in SLI, with the top rated card running 36c and the bottom at 29c in my Antec 1200 (idle). I know I have no worries about overheating (awesome cooling remedy compared to the reference design). I couldn't be happier with my acquire and would recommend the Hawk edition to everyone seeking for excellent performance at a excellent value. It didn't get me dinner? (My technique)Antec 1200i7 950 @ three.4GhzP6X58D-ECorsair HX850w6GB G.Ability DDR3 1600MSI Hawk GTX460 1GB SLIAsus 27" 2ms LCD