|UnBoxing|MSI N460GTX HAWK "Talon Attack"

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MSI N460GTX HAWK "Talon Attack"




MSI's GTX 460 HAWK "Talon Attack" is the refinement of earlier released GTX 460 HAWK with faster GDDR5 on board .It can be well overclocked above a reference /nvidia designed GTX 460

Un-Boxing

Front


Back






Front


Back


IO /2x DVI Ports & a Mini-HDMI Port


2x PCI-Express power adapter & Voltage measurement cables


Driver CD ,Quick Install Guide ,DVI adapter to VGA & Mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter


All the Goodies here .....

This were it gets interesting ...





The GDDR5 memory chips are made by Hynix, and carry the model number H5GQ1H24AFR-T2C. They are specified to run at 1250 MHz (5000 MHz GDDR5 effective).Personally I was not expecting a highly overclock-able Hynix GDDR5,I was expecting SAMSUNG ... its a surprise.




MSI is using the uP 6213 for their design which seems to have the functionality required to control the three voltages MSI is offering. On the left of the voltage regulator you find a pair of DIP switches that let you optimize the PWM frequency. Near the bottom edge of the PCB MSI has placed six LEDs that show a bar graph of the current draw of the card (amps, representing GPU load).

GPUz info


Mates U would be thinking ,I should overclock & do some benching

I need more time ,I received it yesterday only & MSI afterburner received with was expired .

Hope u like Un-Boxing this

Surprise

IDLE


LOAD


Temps are great ,Im loving it



Afterburner 2.1/2.0 ** is buggy... the voltage sometimes is applied & sometimes with the same setting drivers crash


Default Vantage 811/1622/1950



Default Voltage OC 850/1700/2240




OCed to max at 1.087v using Afterburner 1.6.1



As its noticed that ,there not difference in in sing AB 1.6.1 or 2.0 or 2.1 * ,the main reason i bought this is its memory .I'm dissapointed ....

Note:
I have noticed the VRM area getting very hot that too includes memory VRM & an added high speed GDDR5 is still not overclockable to the max ,the Afterburner provided with the card is non functional provided to the " World's First Triple Voltage Control " ...


It may be a software or may be a bios bug ... it needs to be reviewed MSI !!!