Geforce GTX460: Overclocking and 3DMark results

**Aedubber** · 07-28-2010, 09:45 AM

What I don't get so much is why people go to the extreme
of wanting so much fps when a monitor can only put out so much , comes to a point where gpus nowadays over power monitor capabilities .

**GoldenTiger** · 07-28-2010, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by Aedubber

What I don't get so much is why people go to the extreme
of wanting so much fps when a monitor can only put out so much , comes to a point where gpus nowadays over power monitor capabilities .

2560 with 8x aa or 4x puts a big hurt on in even some dx9 games let alone dx11 ones. Multi monitor or 3d and it is definitely a must.

**LoWRiDeR** · 07-28-2010, 10:31 PM

So I was trying to go higher than 920mhz however I can't squeeze out anything more than that. Afterburner max voltage I can get is 1.08smthing, even if I set it higher, when I hit apply it is locked to that as max. Any ideas on how to make that little beast fly higher?

**Ket** · 07-29-2010, 03:12 AM

Try these. NCspecV81 removed the voltage caps.

**LoWRiDeR** · 07-29-2010, 04:03 AM

Ket so I need to flash my sonic platinum 460 with one of those two? are we sure they are compatible with my card?

**Ket** · 07-29-2010, 04:18 AM

They should be. All 460s atm that I'm aware of use the reference PCB.

**LoWRiDeR** · 07-29-2010, 04:21 AM

Hmm I thought the sonic platinum is the first one that actually uses a different pcb, that's why it is quite faster (galaxy and gainward use the same pcb as well I believe, but they belong to palit)

**Sniper** · 07-29-2010, 04:22 AM

I think Palit/Gainward cards uses their own pcb. Its shorter than reference cards. Dont know if you can use same bios though.

**LoWRiDeR** · 07-29-2010, 04:24 AM

Sniper that is correct, Palit Galaxy and Gainward share the same pcb (at least the OC versions) but I believe it's not reference

**Ket** · 07-29-2010, 04:37 AM

Best thing is find a good pic of the cards the vBIOSes are meant for and compare them to your board. All GTX460 vBIOSes I have looked at have the same revision number regardless of the PCB, so the BIOS on them must be generic.

**GoldenTiger** · 07-29-2010, 04:24 PM

Wow... I'm sort of surprised. I got my pair of 470's in... installed them... anddddddd....

My PSU runs hot as hell, ramps its fan to max, and shuts down or locks up the system if I overclock to around 675-700mhz, plus the heat leaks up and broils my pair of 470's. It's a 750w CoolerMaster Real Power Pro that was rated well enough, originally got it on a clearance sale and ran it with a single 470 for months without issue. However, 2x 470 pushes it over the edge. Even in non-sandwich mode the heat was so much that it caused a 17c delta between my top and bottom cards, and sandwiched they overheated at stock due to the PSU's heat output (very hot air coming out the rear outside and radiating upward inside).

So... I've ordered a Corsair TX 950w PSU which is certified for 2x gtx 480's, and should handle my 470's easily when overclocked... the PSU I had was rated average by the "real" PSU review sites like jonnyguru and whatnot, and I have heard of people running TX750w's/HX 750w's just fine from Corsair with 2x 470's... so I was hopeful I'd be fine with that coolermaster. Guess not

.

I pulled one card for now and have it in its box, where it will wait for Saturday and my new PSU... I didn't want to pop/have the old one blow and take parts with it, and I can sell it toward the cost of the new one... with this added expense, so much for my great deal

!

**Ket** · 07-29-2010, 04:41 PM

Copy n' paste man

**Funky** · 07-30-2010, 03:05 PM

Got my Galaxy GTX 460 1Gb GC Ed.

Here are my results with Galaxy GTX 460 1GB EC Ed. ( KFA.2 in Europe ).
Nice clocker, this is all on stock cooling. Yet to even redo TIM. First day with the card. I am sure it will go higher.

**Funky** · 07-31-2010, 03:19 AM

OK is it me or ORB cannot detect GTX 460 yet?

**Ket** · 07-31-2010, 03:27 AM

Who cares about Vantage? It was a joke when it came out and its still a joke now. I don't think anybody takes Vantage scores seriously, always have to have a good teaspoon of salt when you do look at Vantage scores.

**cowie** · 07-31-2010, 05:33 AM

Originally Posted by Sniper

I think Palit/Gainward cards uses their own pcb. Its shorter than reference cards. Dont know if you can use same bios though.

i can confirm palit 460 platium is ok to use with ref. bios.i have tried 2,the evga and msi

**Ket** · 07-31-2010, 06:22 AM

Just out of curiosity, has any experienced no monitor signal with their GTX card? My GTX460 kept doing it like clockwork on bootup and restart, but so far *toches wood* since editing bootup voltage from what seems to me a oddly low 0.87v to 0.95v, it reboots every time without a hiccup.

**DEVIL K-ce** · 07-31-2010, 11:25 AM

Something from today testing sli ...

I have Palit Sonic Platinum and now also Zotac reference GTX460, sli working ok, Zotac can easy reach Palit clocks, but I try to flash this cards with Evga voltage unlocked bios. Flash is ok, brand in gpu-z is Evga, voltage unlocked, but sli not work any more. I tried several combination and still nothing, I flash one card to stock bios and still no go, flash second card to stock bios and sli is back oO.

**Lu(ky** · 07-31-2010, 05:43 PM

I finished my friends MSI build today along with his new MSI 460GTX Cyclone 1GB card OCed to 900/2000 at stock voltages. Hope to hit 1K later tonight..

**Johnny87au** · 07-31-2010, 10:39 PM

Nice mate!

**cowie** · 08-01-2010, 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by DEVIL K-ce

Something from today testing sli ...

I have Palit Sonic Platinum and now also Zotac reference GTX460, sli working ok, Zotac can easy reach Palit clocks, but I try to flash this cards with Evga voltage unlocked bios. Flash is ok, brand in gpu-z is Evga, voltage unlocked, but sli not work any more. I tried several combination and still nothing, I flash one card to stock bios and still no go, flash second card to stock bios and sli is back oO.

why you think that happened?
did you try two modded bios to see how that worked in sli?
i have a pny card coming this week so will test too.

**DEVIL K-ce** · 08-01-2010, 04:04 AM

Originally Posted by cowie

why you think that happened?
did you try two modded bios to see how that worked in sli?
i have a pny card coming this week so will test too.

I flash two cards with the same moded evga bios, why this cannot work, I dont know. Why I not try evga and msi moded bios

ups.

**chuckbam** · 08-05-2010, 03:19 PM

Maybe I am just slow today. But, if GPU-Z has the memory at 900 MHz. And, it is DDR memory (Double Data Rate) why is it not running at 1800 MHz vs 3600 MHz?

Also when I run CINEBENCH 11.5 I get a much lower Open GL score with my GTX 460 than I did my HD 4850

Should my minimum 2D core clock be 405 MHz?

Thanks a bunch

**Ket** · 08-05-2010, 03:48 PM

GTX460 has various power states. Its lowest being the GPU @ 50MHz, it then steps up to 405MHz (UVD) and finally whatever your 3D clocks are for games/benchmarks. GPU-Z is just reporting memory at its base frequency, so you see 900MHz, its actually 900x4=3600

Finally, OC that card more! You're embarressing it in this thread with those clocks

**chuckbam** · 08-05-2010, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by Ket

GTX460 has various power states. Its lowest being the GPU @ 50MHz, it then steps up to 405MHz (UVD) and finally whatever your 3D clocks are for games/benchmarks. GPU-Z is just reporting memory at its base frequency, so you see 900MHz, its actually 900x4=3600

Thanks for the info!
I never go lower than 405MHz.

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