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MSI gtx460 1gb HAWK for 120$AR

chrisc615 said:
Would this be a worth while upgrade over a GTX260 core 216?
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yes, it's an upgrade over a GTX 260 216--I find it to be marginally faster/smoother than my GTX 285, albeit with less heat/noise. $115 AR is a decent, but not great, deal--I just bought the same card from NCIX for $100 AR less than 1 month ago.
 
soccerballtux said:
how does this compare to the 560? Buddy looking for good bf3 GPU
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Basically identical. The 560 is just a 460 overclocked to 850MHz, with some efficiency tweaks. This card is at 760MHz, so it's about 10% slower, and can probably hit 850 pretty easily.
 
Termie said:
Basically identical. The 560 is just a 460 overclocked to 850MHz, with some efficiency tweaks. This card is at 760MHz, so it's about 10% slower, and can probably hit 850 pretty easily.
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822 is stock for 560 I think.
 
I am looking around once again after not keeping up on the market and tech.
I have a Sapphire Toxic Radeon 3870 HD which I think the fan needs replacing/fixing (I hear scrapes and stuff coming from the PC).

Thoughts?

edit: Holy crap! I am watching the YouTube unboxing and that card is HUGE. It is like a mini motherboard. I wonder if I could even fit that in my computer.
 
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GTX 560 is GTX 460 1 gb clocked at 810. The current lowest price for a GTX 560 (with reference cooler) is $170's AR at NE--definitely not worth it. A GTX 560 Ti, on the other hand, is about 30% faster than a GTX 460 1 gb (reference to reference). The current price of MSI GTX 560 Ti is $230 AR, or double that of this card. Two MSI GTX 460 Hawk's in SLI can no doubt run circles around a single 560 Ti, or even match a GTX 570.
 
I wish I could find a good place with similar pricing that doesn't charge tax and/or shipping.

NCIX being in CA will tax me $10.51. Amazon and Tiger don't have this deal. They list them in the $200 range.

With NE I can get guaranteed 3 day UPS shipping for free, or wait 2-8 business days for NCIX free ground shipping promo...also NE has the extended warranty option...decisions...peace of mind for a little more...?

another edit: Went ahead and purchased it at NCIX for $159.85 which includes tax and the $4.35 shipping ins / rma.
 
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happy medium said:
2 gtx Hawks will = a gtx580.
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that's a bit over-optimistic. As I recall, GTX 460 1gb SLI surpasses GTX 480 and matches or just underperforms a GTX 570, but not quite enough to catch a 580 (GTX 560 Ti SLI probably can). Nontheless, it's still quite a bargain, esp. if you can find one for $100 AR each. Looks like GTX 460 stocks are starting to dry up (NE no longer carries the 768 mb version) and are finally being phased out by 560.
 
jlin101 said:
that's a bit over-optimistic. As I recall, GTX 460 1gb SLI surpasses GTX 480 and matches or just underperforms a GTX 570, but not quite enough to catch a 580 (GTX 560 Ti SLI probably can). Nontheless, it's still quite a bargain, esp. if you can find one for $100 AR each. Looks like GTX 460 stocks are starting to dry up (NE no longer carries the 768 mb version) and are finally being phased out by 560.
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I said 2 Hawks, not 2 regular 675 core gtx460's. Hawks come with a 10% overclock out of the box @ 780 core. That put it a little faster than a 6850 and a tad slower than a 6870.

A pair of gtx460's beats the crap out of a gtx480 with 460 release drivers.

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I upgraded from a 4890. I was able to overclock an EGVA SC version from 763 to 880. At that point it was a nice upgrade with lower temps, quieter fan, and less power draw.
 
What's the shipping? I notice NCIX doesn't specify and I don't want to create an account just to check.

This could make a nice upgrade from my Radeon 4850.
 
Looks like the price just jumped to 127.66 AR. I swear it was $115 less than 5 minutes ago.

Edit: Nevermind. It looks like the OP's link applies Savings Code 55409-1339, which drops the price to $115 AR. When I found the card through the NCIX website, it gave me the higher price.
 
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