EVGA 01G-P3-1371-AR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) FPB EE 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: Fast when it worked, low power, smaller size.

Cons: I bought my first EVGA GTX 460 back in 10/2010 and from day one I had driver issues and my Video Card would always drop the driver. I RMA'ed the card (EVGA confimered it was defective) they sent me a raplcement card that died in 4 months. Two bad GTX 460 from EVGA.... Read the Nvidia forms/EVGA forums before you buy.

Overall Review: I am trying a different mfg.

Pros: This card is amazing, runs everything maxxed out at 1080P with no problems! It's the first EVGA product I've bought but I do not regret it! The card is very well built and the software that comes with it is simple but very useful! With EVGA Precision I got the core up to 900Mhz and memory up to 2000Mhz with no changes to the voltage and it didn't get any warmer than what it is. - Lifetime warranty within 30 days of registration; - Unbeatable performance VS price ratio; - Excellent overclokability; - Silent & Energy efficient; - No dumb robot or sexy asian girl sticker; - NVIDIA drivers; - PhysX & CUDA; - Excellent F@H performer; - Smaller than my 4870 and GTS 250.

Cons: - Didn't get my Just Cause 2 coupon. - Could come with more extras.

Overall Review: I dislike people with no knowledge reviewing products they do not know. Comments such as "Oh noes it's overheating at 70ºc, that's too hot!" are pointless. This range of temperature is perfectly normal to these cards, they can go up to 105ºc in extreme cases without permanent damage, the shutdown temperature is around 105~110ºc. If you haven't got a clue about it why bother monitoring it's temperature? It's perfectly normal to see this card up to 90ºc and please do not worry about it, mine does not make it past 81ºc and you can always create a different fan profile with EVGA precision. The fan is very silent even running heavy games such as Metro 2033. My Radeon 4870 would easily hit 90ºc+ and it still works just fine after a couple of years. Also make sure you got a good airflow in your case, fitting this card in a mini-atx case with crowded cables and no extra fans will surely heat things up.

Pros: I was turned on to EVGA by a former co-worker when I built my last machine 5 years ago. I've been running with GeForce 7800 GTX video cards up to this point, and the GTX460s have blown me away! The biggest difference is the noise. The old 7800s were very noisy when the fans ramped up, and even after getting out of a game, they would stay high for a few minutes until the board cooled sufficiently. The GTX460s seem to only ramp up when graphics are insanely intense, and after quitting, the fans go back to whisper quiet. Great job on this, nVidia! Dual-SLI is working like a champ on my ASUS PT6D-Deluxe board.

Cons: The size of these cards is crazy! Make sure you have at least 2 open PCI slots on the rear of your case (per card). Also, depending on the mobo, you may be having some fun creatively running cables around the case. I had to take both of my cards out to run the firewire cabling and the analog audio cable to my (now retired) DVD burner. Also try to keep the fan intakes clear of cables and maintain a straight-line of open space from the case intake fans to the card intakes to ensure maximum stability.

Overall Review: Some of my personal gaming stats using these cards (VSync off and using the provided SLI cable between cards): WoW: 60 fps with max vid settings SCII: 120-150 fps with max vid settings Bad Company 2: 45 - 55 fps with "High" settings. Ultra caused proc heat to spike to 78C, so these cards might be able to handle the stress of Ultra, but make sure the rest of the system is stable Battlefield 2142: 80 - 120 fps with max vid settings GTA San Andreas: 120 - 180 fps with max vid settings

Pros: I replaced a GTX 260 with this. In terms of performance I was torn about it now providing enough of a jump in performance. However, now that I have it running... It's smaller, consumes slightly less power, runs 10 C cooler, and averages at least 30% faster than the 260. Getting like 9960 PPD on Folding@home, OC'd to the OC models settings immediately. Not sure why people pay extra money for something they can do for free in 1 minute using the precision tool. I've read some preliminary reviews that two of these in SLI smokes a GTX 480.

Cons: The fact that I had to sell my 260. It seems like a lot of people made a similar transition, auction sites are flooded with cheap GTX 260's right now. If your system is SLI capable and you already have a 260, this might be a possibility. Also, the cards fit & finish isn't as nice as the 200 series. Looks like a lower grade plastic than my GTX 260 had.

Overall Review: If you plan to use this for folding, you might need to uninstall Folding@home GPU, and reinstall the Beta 3 version of FAH. BUT, after you uninstall be sure to delete the FAH folder before installing the new version. When I installed the card FAH wouldn't work, it kept going to sleep. It turns out that Fermi cards can only run Core 15 projects. Something about the old folder was causing the program to download Core 11 projects, and of course these didn't work so it tried 4 projects or so and after failing to get one running just gave up.

Pros: Great replacement for my 9800GT. Handles all of my games with ease.

Cons: Not sure if this was a manufacturers defect, but the card ran incredibly hot. Fallout 3/New Vegas would push 80°C and Crysis would normally push this card to near 100°C. Did much research on various forums and many people said this was normal for this card... Um... I don't think so. So, I ended up removing heat sink/fan shroud assembly, cleaned thermal paste off of heat spreader and heat sink contact face, reapplied some Tuniq TX-2 that I had sitting around and the difference is incredible. Fallout 3/New Vegas tops out around 53°C and Crysis has yet to go above 65°C.

Overall Review: I'm thinking of buying another and doing a 2-way SLI setup. If I encounter the same heat problem with the next one I know what to do.

Pros: This card is a great value for the performance and fits the niche that a lot of hobbyists want between power and value. It's form factor is smaller than most dual slot cards and doesn't extend past my motherboard at all. Framerates are good in SCII and Assasin's Creed II, I don't notice any chop running settings at ultra in 1920x1080 resolution.

Cons: This card runs hot, but I think that is to be expected from any 400 series card. It idles at 31C and maxes at around 85C in my Coolermaster HAF X case. I've tried different fan configurations and this is the best. My processor, i7 runs at 34C under load in comparison so it's not the case.

Pros: This is the second review I've made for this exact card. Bought 2nd card in Dec '10 to run 2-way SLI. Amazed is all I can say. This is the first time I've run a machine with an SLI setup. NVidia Control Panel profiles were easy to configure

Cons: Fans are a bit noisy when they rev up. Only 2-way SLI.

Overall Review: 1st card I bought began to go bad (severe artifacting) after about 6 months. Was seriously disappointed, however, since I registered the card with EVGA right after I received it I submitted an Advanced RMA request on their website. It was approved and I had a replacement card within 4 business days. I must say that I'm very pleased with EVGA's customer support.

Pros: Fast and inexpensive. Better performance then my two 9800 gtx+s in SLI. Add in DX11 and a gig of vram, amazing. Performance I'm running crysis on all high and very high settings at 1920x1200 with avg fps at 40+. Can also run crysis 2 on Hardcore settings at 1920x1200 @ ~30fps. Size: About an inch shorter then my 9800 GTX+ Temp: I've been folding non-stop for the last 3 days without a problem, getting 9500-11000 ppd and with the fan at 100%, it's hovering at 56c, under full load. Power: According to my research, it uses about 150w, the same as my 9800 GTX+ Noise: You can hear it with the fan at 100%, But if you're playing a game, you won't notice it. When the fan speed dops below ~65%, it's undistinguishable from my case fans. @ ~40%, it's nearly silent.

Cons: I bought it a week before it came with the free copies of Mafia II and Just Cause 2.

Overall Review: I'm planning on getting a second 460 soon, with the two in SLI, I should get comperable/better performance to a GTX 580, and for a total of $360 (after mir). Also, if you want to see what settings you can run your games at go to geforce.com under the tab "optimize" you can see the recomended settings to run games at for 9800 GT and later models.