Official OMG I got my 460 thread

Things change I've changed · 12 Jul 2010 at 14:35

Well here it is, might as well have an official thread for new owners of these beauty's.

So who's ordered what?

I've went for the Palit Sonic Platinum, first time I've purchased a brand new GPU since the 8800gtx.

I currently own an old school GTX260 192sp so hoping for a pretty big performance boost, can't wait to try out Dirt 2 in DX11, I may do some basic benches if I get time.

DitsHavoc · 12 Jul 2010 at 14:37

Looking forward to seeing the reults, have been hovering over the buy button all day

RavenXXX2 · 12 Jul 2010 at 14:38

I want to see some Dirt 2, RE5, crysis, heaven, stone giant benchmarks, some pics of the cards, temps and overclocking.

straxusii · 12 Jul 2010 at 14:39

I want to see Palit Sonic Platinum in SLI owning a 5970

RavenXXX2 · 12 Jul 2010 at 14:40

Yeah 460 SLI at £400 looks a winner.

alex24 · 12 Jul 2010 at 14:40

Cool, the basic Palit model doesn't seem too expensive, do we have any benchmarks yet, I haven't been following this model?

HeX · 12 Jul 2010 at 14:41

Ordered a Palit Sonic Platinum myself, sake of a tenner thought I'd get the pre-oc'd top end version.

Goods Shipped:
£170.20 x 1 - Palit GeForce GTX 460 Sonic Platinum 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

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Goods Shipped By: FREE SHIPPING (DPD Next Day).

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Things change I've changed · 12 Jul 2010 at 14:45

The Sonic Platinum is showing pre-order only now, I hope I managed to snag one as it said in-stock when I ordered but I haven't received a 'Goods Shipped' email yet.

Is there still a purchasing manager on here that can check peoples orders?

RavenXXX2 · 12 Jul 2010 at 14:47

alexhull24 said:
Cool, the basic Palit model doesn't seem too expensive, do we have any benchmarks yet, I haven't been following this model?

Check these out.

http://www.techspot.com/review/299-palit-inno3d-geforce-gtx-460/

RavenXXX2 · 12 Jul 2010 at 14:50

lowrider007 said:
The Sonic Platinum is showing pre-order only now, I hope I managed to snag one as it said in-stock when I ordered but I haven't received a 'Goods Shipped' email yet.

Is there still a purchasing manager on here that can check peoples orders?

Phone or web note them.

Things change I've changed · 12 Jul 2010 at 14:52

RavenXXX2 said:
Phone or web note them.

Just got the email this second, 'Goods Shipped' woo hoo, I must have just got in there in the nick of time as when I refreshed OcUK's shop page it said 'Pre-order'

Dark_Angel · 12 Jul 2010 at 14:56

lowrider007 said:
The Sonic Platinum is showing pre-order only now, I hope I managed to snag one as it said in-stock when I ordered but I haven't received a 'Goods Shipped' email yet.

Is there still a purchasing manager on here that can check peoples orders?

Call OCUK directly - it's the fastest way of finding out...

shadow_boxer · 12 Jul 2010 at 15:44

Argh, you lucky #$%&. lol. Would be great to get some feedback from new 460 owners!

alex24 · 12 Jul 2010 at 15:45

RavenXXX2 said:
Check these out.

OK, now I'm confused. What's with the results jumping about everywhere, are these PhysX games or something similar? I don't get how it's faster than the HD5870 but also slower than the 5850 depening on test. If those results are accurate, it seems very good value for money. nVidia, value for money? What is this?

Klo · 12 Jul 2010 at 15:48

Yeah, I was slightly confused by seeing that as well, whats going on??

RavenXXX2 · 12 Jul 2010 at 15:49

They use fraps to record the the performance, usually playing a section of a game rather than using a set benchmark, this way we get real world performance figures but it can be inaccurate as you're not guaranteed to create the same scenario for each card tested.

Strepsils · 12 Jul 2010 at 15:49

hmmm, how does a 768mb fare against a 5830 1gb, if they are the same price wouldn't a 5830 be a better purchase or would cooling and overclocking come into this? in which a 768mb gtx 460 would be the better option?

PraxxtorCruel · 12 Jul 2010 at 15:49

The thread title sounds so cheesy :eek:

alex24 · 12 Jul 2010 at 15:52

RavenXXX2 said:
They use fraps to record the the performance, usually playing a section of a game rather than using a set benchmark, this way we get real world performance figures but it can be inaccurate as you're not guaranteed to create the same scenario for each card tested.

It looks inaccurate. We'll have to wait for some more reliable benchmarks, as the worst results there are poor for the money (i.e. the 5770 almost keeps up), and the best (faster than 5870 and 5770CF) are really impressive. However, I'm aware there's a difference of almost £50 between the high and low end models, I'm still taking that into account.

arc@css · 12 Jul 2010 at 19:15

I'm slightly confused about where the gtx465 fits in. Seems the 460 is the one to have. Higher shader clocks?

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