Palit GTX 460 2 GB

AngelGraves13 · 08-19-10, 09:06 PM

Anyone seen this? It's a 460 overclocked like hell with 2 GB of GDDR5.

I can get one at my local Fry's in Burbank for $260.

stncttr908 · 08-19-10, 11:39 PM

I guess 2GB would be decent futureproofing, especially in SLI.

AngelGraves13 · 08-24-10, 06:21 PM

Just installed it in my system. Gonna install the new beta driver and I'll report back how it is.

AngelGraves13 · 08-24-10, 07:20 PM

OK....so the desktop flickers randomly with the GTX 460.

Anyone else seeing this behavior?

AngelGraves13 · 08-24-10, 07:40 PM

Screw PALIT!

I knew I should have gone with EVGA.

Returning this card.

When the price seemed too good to be true...it was.

DO NOT BUY PALIT!

08-24-10, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngelGraves13

Screw PALIT!

I knew I should have gone with EVGA.

Returning this card.

When the price seemed too good to be true...it was.

DO NOT BUY PALIT!

While I've never heard of them, Maybe it's just a bad card?

That being said, Evga is the best.

supra · 08-24-10, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AngelGraves13

Screw PALIT!

I knew I should have gone with EVGA.

Returning this card.

When the price seemed too good to be true...it was.

DO NOT BUY PALIT!

ya i had a bad experience once with i think it was a paradise geforce 5700.
and then i only stick with well known brands now.

palit is along the same level as zotac for me.

evga all the way.

08-25-10, 07:52 AM

I've only ever used Evga and BFG once because they were based in Illinois so easy to get issues figured out / quick RMA. Never had to though.

EVga all the way.

AngelGraves13 · 08-25-10, 11:27 PM

I took it back to Fry's and got a EVGA GTX 465 for $239 with $20 mail in rebate!

**jeffmd** · 08-26-10, 02:29 AM

Angel, the screen flickering I have read is due to the windows power saving feature that underclocks the card when not in a 3d game. I havn't been able to dig into where the setting is though. It would be in the power section where you select performance/balance/battery saving. Something I can't seem to see on my windows 7 install here.

AngelGraves13 · 08-26-10, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffmd

Angel, the screen flickering I have read is due to the windows power saving feature that underclocks the card when not in a 3d game. I havn't been able to dig into where the setting is though. It would be in the power section where you select performance/balance/battery saving. Something I can't seem to see on my windows 7 install here.

Mine is/was always set to High Performance. It's the first thing I do after a format.

The EVGA GTX 465 SSC has NO flickering or problems, just as I expected. The PALIT card must have been defective.

AngelGraves13 · 08-26-10, 05:16 PM

Well I might be getting a GTX 480 after all.

CS 5's Mercury Engine is set to support the GTX 480 only, and I'm gonna need to do video editing.

08-19-10, 09:06 PM	#1
AngelGraves13 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,383	Palit GTX 460 2 GB Anyone seen this? It's a 460 overclocked like hell with 2 GB of GDDR5. I can get one at my local Fry's in Burbank for $260.

08-19-10, 11:39 PM	#2
stncttr908 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 4,496	Re: Palit GTX 460 2 GB I guess 2GB would be decent futureproofing, especially in SLI. __________________ PC - \| Core i7-2600K @ stock \| Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3 \| 4GB Patriot Sector 5 DDR3 \| Galaxy GTX 460 1GB @ stock \| Corsair Force 120GB SSD \| Seagate 1TB 7200RPM \| 320GB Seagate 7200.10 \| 2x Seagate 500GB USB 2.0 \| Lite-On 20x SATA DVD+RW \| Silverstone TJ-09 \| Corsair 620W PSU \| Logitech Z-5500s \| Sennheiser HD-570 headphones \| Samsung 2494LW \| Laptop - \| Dell Inspiron 1420 \| C2D T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB cache) \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| 160GB 7200RPM HDD \| DVD +/- RW \| 14.1" WXGA+ (1440x900) \| Broadcom 802.11g \| NVIDIA 8400M GS 128MB \|

08-24-10, 06:21 PM	#3
AngelGraves13 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,383	Re: Palit GTX 460 2 GB Just installed it in my system. Gonna install the new beta driver and I'll report back how it is.

08-24-10, 07:20 PM	#4
AngelGraves13 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,383	Re: Palit GTX 460 2 GB OK....so the desktop flickers randomly with the GTX 460. Anyone else seeing this behavior?

08-24-10, 07:40 PM	#5
AngelGraves13 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,383	Re: Palit GTX 460 2 GB Screw PALIT! I knew I should have gone with EVGA. Returning this card. When the price seemed too good to be true...it was. DO NOT BUY PALIT!

08-25-10, 07:52 AM	#8
Bearclaw Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Palit GTX 460 2 GB I've only ever used Evga and BFG once because they were based in Illinois so easy to get issues figured out / quick RMA. Never had to though. EVga all the way.

08-25-10, 11:27 PM	#9
AngelGraves13 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,383	Re: Palit GTX 460 2 GB I took it back to Fry's and got a EVGA GTX 465 for $239 with $20 mail in rebate!

08-26-10, 02:29 AM	#10
jeffmd Has a vegetation fetish Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,816	Re: Palit GTX 460 2 GB Angel, the screen flickering I have read is due to the windows power saving feature that underclocks the card when not in a 3d game. I havn't been able to dig into where the setting is though. It would be in the power section where you select performance/balance/battery saving. Something I can't seem to see on my windows 7 install here. __________________ _________________________________________________ Mobo: EVGA 122-ck-nf68 680i sli, CPU: C2D Quad 6600, Video: EVGA GTX 460 1gb SC, Sound: X-fi gaming, Windows 7, Antec P180b,Thermalright Ultra-120 HSF, Antec TruPower TP3-650, 4 Gigs RAM

08-26-10, 05:16 PM	#12
AngelGraves13 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,383	Re: Palit GTX 460 2 GB Well I might be getting a GTX 480 after all. CS 5's Mercury Engine is set to support the GTX 480 only, and I'm gonna need to do video editing.