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Gigabyte GV-N460OC-1GI

14 Jul 2010

Based on the awesome GeForce GTX 460, the Gigabyte GV-N460OC-1GI comes factory-overclocked with a 1GB framebuffer, and a custom-designed "Windforce" cooler.

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HWZ's Overall Rating: 8.5

Performance:

8.5

Features:

8.5

Value:

8.5

Decent performance

Efficient cooler

Costs the same as reference editions

Conservative clock speeds

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			<h2 class="header-green">GeForce GTX 460 Roundup - Sparking NVIDIA&#039;s DX11 Revival</h2>
		<span class="byline">Article by Kenny Yeo on Monday, 02 Aug 2010</span>
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		 		<h2 class="page-title">Green Revival</h2>
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<p>If you&rsquo;ve been following the graphics industry intently, you'd know by now that NVIDIA has scored a hit with its awesome GeForce GTX 460. If you haven't check out our full review, you can do so <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/features/view/53477">here</a>. To bring you up to speed, while the GeForce GTX 460 might not be the fastest graphics card in NVIDIA&rsquo;s stable, it is definitely one of the best the company has given us ever since ATI introduced their Evergreen series.</p>
<p>Key to the GeForce GTX 460&rsquo;s success is its combination of fearsome performance, decent power and thermal requirements, and an attractive price. Presently, no other graphics card in the US$200 to US$250 range even comes close to challenging the GeForce GTX 460&rsquo;s performance. In fact, the GeForce GTX 460 is so quick that it is on a par with its more powerful sibling, the GeForce GTX 465, and it even challenges the US$300 Radeon HD 5850.</p>
<p>Furthermore, unlike the older Fermi cards, the GeForce GTX 460 uses the new GF104 chip, a scaled-down version of the original GF100 chip that made its debut in the GeForce GTX 480. The new GF104 chip proved to be a revelation of sorts, maintaining the excellent performance characteristics of the older GF100, while using less power and emitting less heat.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img height="349" width="500" src="/files/images/intro_21.jpg" title="NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 460 has been a hit since its release, and vendors are now offering customized and factory overclock versions to cater to consumers' needs." alt="" /></p>
<p>However, to improve on the already capable GeForce GTX 460, vendors and partners of NVIDIA are coming up with customized versions of the GeForce GTX 460. Sporting custom coolers and factory overclocked for greater performance, these cards are the cr&egrave;me de la cr&egrave;me of the GeForce GTX 460 crop.</p>
<p>And here with us are four hand picked models representing some of the best in the market today:</p>
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    <li>ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU Top</li>
    <li>Galaxy GeForce GTX 460 Super OC</li>
    <li>Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 OC</li>
    <li>Sparkle GeForce GTX 460</li>
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