Product ReviewsMSI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) N460GTX Cyclone 768D5/OC Video Card
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 Rating: Review Date: 06/15/11  |
Cons: none.
Pros: Works great and over clocks fairly well for a low price. |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/08/11 |
Cons: not free
Pros: price oc ability performance Comment:
one of the three best 460s money can buy, small too |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/09/11 |
Cons: None.
Pros: Looks great, Fast, Great Graphics, Built Well. Comment:
This card is simply amazing. I upgraded from an ATI HD4850, and this card kills it. So happy to go back to Nvidia, their cards are bar-none. This is my first MSI card, and I am very pleased, it is built very well. The cyclone cooler is the real kicker, it runs this card at 50°C under full load overclocked! I would highly recommend this card. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/08/11 |
Cons: -768MB VRAM-no heatsink on HSF-overclocking overhyped
Pros: -Its a real 460 GTX-Cyclone cooler looks good-Pre-overclocked Comment:
Probably almost everyone and their little sister owns this card. This card is very popular because it's so cheap yet gives playable framerate. Overclocking however did not live up to expectations. My card cannot do over 800mhz core / 1850mhz vram. Anything above that will cause crashes. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/05/11 |
Cons: Requires 2 pci-e? power connectors to start up. A high watt power supply is required. Double expansion slot space.
Pros: Provides good performance at 1920x1080 resolution. Fairly quite when underclocked to nvidia's default 675mhz. Comment:
Provides good performance/price ratio. Got this on sale with MIR. MIR will be a pain to deal with. This cards comes overclocked. Had to tinker with Nvidia's control panel for a bit to change/underclock this card to nvidia's reference clock speed. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/28/11 |
Cons: no bug so far
Pros: Good Price/PerformanceGood Performance for gaming Comment:
Ordered this 2 month ago when it was in special offer and it was a good price for the performance it give me when i play game like Crysis 2 and other game. This card has a good fps when i play and i didn't get any bug until now.Came with free game but i didn't try them. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/28/11 |
Cons: -3 year warranty not lifetime.-MIR-VRM heatsink would be nice
Pros: -performance per dollar is amazing.-runs cool.-plays most games t 1680x1050 on high settings. Comment:
Bought this over a month ago when it was t $125 after MIR, latest NCIX price is $100 after MIR...Amazing value at this price huge leap for me upgrading from a 8800GT, plays almost all modern games t 1680x1050 on high settings with no issues. The cyclone heatsink fan keeps the gpu very cool (26C t idle, 53C t load with ambient at 21C). Honestly 768MB memory is sufficient considering this model is much cheaper than the 1GB version. Two of these in SLI makes for a very budget friendly beastly gaming machine (keep in mind 1 rebate per household per MIR program).Only thing to keep in mind is rebate is hit or miss sometimes and it may take 12-16 weeks. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/25/11 |
Cons: not all video cards are equal, this goes for all brands please do not use my OC setup and expect the same results!
Pros: Great cooling and OC capabilities Comment:
**** free gifts don't work, i applied the coupon and i was told it did not apply to Canadian customers... wth!Also my card did NOT have mini-hdmi female port but REGULAR hdmi female port!Paired with a gigabyte 890fxa-ud5 mobo and amd 955 OC to 4.0ghz l 2800mhz CPU-NB this GPU can run BFBC2 at 60fps low 80fps max on MAX settings (AA too) at 1920x1080 when overclocked to 921mhz core and 1050mhz memory l 1.087v at only 51 to 59 degrees. Great cooling features, runs crysis warhead, max settings (4x AA) 35fps consistently. I would recommend the 1gb model. Without OC i would not be happy with the peformance, with OC its perfect. This review was modfied by poster s 05-24-11 08:10 PM This review was modfied by poster l 05-24-11 08:25 PM This review was modfied by poster @ 05-24-11 08:08 PM |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/16/11 |
Cons: None.
Pros: Best bang for your buck! Comment:
This is definitely a good mid-range card that will play current games and future gaming such as Battlefield 3 with no issues on a 1650x monitor. Comes with a free game, so that is always a plus! :D |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/10/11 |
Cons: not a lifetime warranty
Pros: Quietlooks are okgreat price for performance3 year warranty Comment:
Great card for a mid gaming system. Does the job well and is very cost effective. Takes 2 6pin pci power connectors which i didnt realize because it was a last minute upgrade but luckily my psu had them. Definitely worth it. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/05/11 |
Cons: Loud under load
Pros: PerformanceCyclone coolerSilent in idleLow temperatureMSI Afterburner Comment:
The price/performance ratio is very good. The card is silent in idle. It becomes loud under load but it's easy to manage the fan speed through MSI Afterburner so it remains silent. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/21/11 |
Cons:
0
Pros: quiet, looks great, fast. Comment:
Amazing card for the money, cant believe how smooth and quiet it is, just bought another for SLI, cant waitGame play is great without OC, and an added bonus it looks sweet inside my new case. two thumbs up for sure |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/16/11 |
Cons:
Requires 2 x 8 pin power connections. I'd run out of molex plugs!
Pros: VERY quiet, cool and stable. Fits easily into the slot vacated by old 860GTS. Comment:
The best bang for the buck at the moment, if purchased on sale. DirectX 11 and PCIE 2 will future-proof. MSI's 'Afterburner' the best OC and reporting tool I've used. Power management excellent as it completely throttles back when not under load. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/14/11 |
Cons:
Chokes up at 1920x1080, but in all honesty at this price you can't complain.
Pros: Great price for performance ESPECIALLY when on sale Comment:
Card is running great, quiet and cool. On sale ($120) this card is a steal and perfect for any budget gaming build. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/12/11 |
Cons:
none to speak of
Pros: quietgreat price w/ rebate Comment:
bought this for my budget gaming system and couldn't be happier. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/09/11 |
Cons:
Started to get loud after a month.
Pros: PowerfulCheapSmallCan alt tab out of video games without stuttering (*cough ATI cough*) Comment:
Solid video card for the price, you get what you pay for.Plays my games perfect at 1680x1050, starts to get beat down at the 1920x1080 max settings levels on some games.After about a month of ownership, I am starting to hear some noises from the fan.It is possible that the cause of this is my coat-hanger abortion of a rig; lying wide open on a table with all its guts hanging out for the world to see. Once I clean it up and slap the rig together properly, the noise will be negligible. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/27/11 |
Cons:
none
Pros: overclocknice heatsinkgood value Comment:
This card is a great overclocker. Cyclone heatsink keeps it at 54C under full load folding. Mine can do 860 on the core without added voltage. I will be buying for another one of these in the near future and run them in sli. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/22/11 |
Cons:
Non so far
Pros: Good budget cardGreat cooler Comment:
Got this on sale for good price,work well and cools very well.Very quiet.Good for watching HD,Blue-ray movies. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/20/11 |
Cons:
not 1Gb video mem
Pros: Good price, Quiet Fan, Cool temps, good for overclocking Comment:
It is a very nice product. Very quiet and cool.Overclocks like crazy with MSI afterburner.I can reach 920 Mhz with a bit of voltage added.Temps only reach 55c under full load and the fan is dead silent.The afterburner utility is pretty good too. Lots of option for overclocking and stats monitoring.For the price that it was on sale for (120 after MIR), it has good value especially if you overclock it. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/20/11 |
Cons:
None for what I want to do with it.
Pros: Runs everything you throw at it with all settings maxed without a hiccup. Playing at 1920x1080 barely even phases it. Silent. Cheap. Comment:
When I bought this to go with my new Sandy Bridge rig, I figured I was getting a cheap video card to hold me over until I could afford a GTX 570 or 580 and that maybe it would allow me to game at moderate resolution with some settings on medium. Wow was I wrong. I'm not even going to buy anything else in this generation of GPUs, I can max every game out as it is, even Crysis is smooth with High settings on 1920x1200.I only have, and want, one monitor, so I have to believe that the 580 is meant for doing 3 monitors or 3D. If you have one monitor, this card is a bargain! I'm used to spending $400+ in previous generations for this kind of performance and value! Don't let the fact that it has 768MB of RAM discourage you at all, I haven't run into any issues with it. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/20/11 |
Cons:
- none so far
Pros: - Fast and affordable Comment:
Did not have any problems connecting it. If your on a budget and looking for a fast video card, gtx 460 is perfect. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/15/11 |
Cons:
none
Pros: Solid build. Runs Cool and looks Cool. ^^ Comment:
I bought this for my sandy bridge build. It works very good so far. Runs everything fast, and the fan is HUGH and quiet. If this graph card goes on promotion again, I might buy another one for SLI. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/15/11 |
Cons:
Heavy if that counts...Rebates perhaps. If it takes effort and more than a dollar stamp to get a $10 rebate, then we are going nowhere fast..Hot air is not exhausted out, but all is fine with HAF case
Pros: Quiet yet coolPowerfulCost effective Comment:
I bought this card as a quiet upgrade path for running a high resolution Dell monitor. I was told on buying the monitor that my older 9600GSO would run graphics and video OK despite being a cheap low end card. That proved to be be correct. I was somewhat concerned that now that VDPAU seems to be functioning (Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix) temps might be high. I was unable to get proper temp readings on the old card.This card takes up two slots in height and weighs enough to make a person sure that they have invested well in copper. I don't believe that a machine could be safely transported with one of these cards installed - but a burglar could be subdued with one. This appears to be one solid card from packaging to install!The card is working fine for my purposes off a low end Corsair (550W) PS - but clearly geriatrics like me become suspicious when a card needs two PCIE connectors. Things are working super with low temps and no issues for me. The card is in a HAF case and I have a real (HX) Corsair PS for when my grandson visits and wants to play high res games. Yep I ran glxgears to check function and said "Holy S*".I always seem to do positive reviews. Well stuff works fine for me. If I wanted to do a negative review then I could put together a machine in an older but high end case, put in a lower wattage PS, and use those provided connectors which come with the card.People could get scared finding out what I paid for a video card and monitor in the 90's - but now we would laugh. I remember just a few years ago getting a friend a present of a video card - which then needed a proper heat-sink/fan. The factory HS/Fan was intolerable in terms of noise, and the fix was around $80.We've come a long way. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/07/11 |
Cons:
Haven't found any yet
Pros: Price, Great performance Comment:
I bought this card to upgrade my computer a bit, its been great so far. I just recently ordered another to run in SLI, since the price is so good for what you get. Would recommend highly :) |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/02/11 |
Cons:
None
Pros: Inexpensive, quiet, cool, smaller card. Comment:
Great card for the price. Runs all software that I need it to run, and runs quiet. Currently using it to render 3D cat scans, and does that very quickly. |
Bought the other day to upgrade the wife's computer from a evga 260 sc++ that burnt out. Fits the case/board better than the huge 260 and runs almost as nicely as my MSI GTX 460 Talon Hawk. This card out performs the 550TI that costs about the same so if you are looking for a decent card on the cheap this is the card to get.