Gtx 465

[Liquid_Static]

Just picked up a 465 for cheap and heard it could be unlock-able to a 470....how would I go about this...

 

[Durvelle27]

Just be warned this is at your own risk and is not Guaranteed

http://en.expreview.com/2010/07/11/guide-on-how-to-unlock-the-geforce-gtx-465/7865.html

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124447

http://lab501.ro/placi-video/cum-transformi-geforce-gtx-465-in-gtx-470/2

 

[tviceman]

only certain ones are unlockable. An easy check is by the number of memory chips on the PCB. Do some quick research to make sure your card is even a candidate.

 

[Liquid_Static]

OK, i'll look at my card later tonight to see if it's eligible

 

[daveybrat]

Not really sure if it's even worth the risk to be honest. The small performance gains might not be worth bricking a card that for all purposes should be fine for you.

 

[jmarti445]

I have a pair of GTX 465 unlocked into GTX 470s, do yourself a favor if you have an unlockable board get yourself a voltage modable BIOS. The unlockable boards have 10 memory chips. I've been running my setup for 2 and a half years, it has been stable with the exception I have to bump up the voltage slightly to 1.02 Volts to get it to run totally stable. The EVGA superclock BIOS are a solid bet. I would say its worth the risk at this point in time, I saw a huge gain going from 352 shaders to 448 shaders.

*Edit* My cards are the PNY Verto cards with the black boards.

 

[FalseChristian]

How do I unlock my 2 GTX 460 1GB to GTX 470s?

 

[jmarti445]

You cannot unlock 460 cards to 470 cards as they are a different chip entirely. Some of the GTX 465 cards are 470 cards that didn't pass on standard voltage, but with a volt modable BIOS for the card they work just fine and don't really require a huge bump to work. You could get a voltage modable bios for your 460s which will likely allow you to overclock your cards but that is about all that you can do.