Asus GeForce GTX 460 DirectCU TOP 1GB GDDR5 PCIe ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/1GD5

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Pros:

Great gaming performance for the price.
High performance for its price range, In overclocked mode competes successfully against Radeon HD 5870 and GeForce GTX 470, Wide range of supported FSAA modes, Improved CSAA/TMAA quality, Minimal effect of FSAA on performance, CUDA and PhysX support, Full
Extremely cool operating temperatures!, Consumes only 19 watts at idle, Best performer at $230 easily beats Radeon HD 5850, Outstanding pricetoperformance cost ratio, Fermi Introduces Error Correcting Code (ECC), Massive overclock performance matches

Cons:

Gets a little loud.
Comparatively large size, Noticeable noise in 3D mode, Doesn’t support more than two monitors, Could use TMUs, Lower quality of HD video playback compared against its primary competitor.

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Last revision on November 29, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Great gaming performance for the price
High performance for its price range, In overclocked mode competes successfully against Radeon HD 5870 and GeForce GTX 470, Wide range of supported FSAA modes, Improved CSAA/TMAA quality, Minimal effect of FSAA on performance, CUDA and PhysX support, Full
Extremely cool operating temperatures!, Consumes only 19 watts at idle, Best performer at $230 easily beats Radeon HD 5850, Outstanding pricetoperformance cost ratio, Fermi Introduces Error Correcting Code (ECC), Massive overclock performance matches

Reviewers Didn't Like

Gets a little loud
Comparatively large size, Noticeable noise in 3D mode, Doesn’t support more than two monitors, Could use TMUs, Lower quality of HD video playback compared against its primary competitor
TripleSLI not supported, ASUS SmartDoctor lacks overclocking range

Expert reviews and ratings

The Asus TOP edition of the GTX 460 adds its now-familiar DirectCU cooling engine and pushes the clock speed a full 100MHz higher than the stock GTX 460’s 675MHz. That’s a 15 percent overclock. That, plus the 11 percent memory overclock,...

By Maximum PC on February 09, 2011

IMPORTANT: Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to...

By Benchmark Reviews on August 08, 2010

ASUS has made the ENGTX460 TOP 1GB a solid video card. It has a respectable factory frequency boost. The triple 8mm heat-pipes kept the video card cool at factory frequencies and along with Voltage Tweak let us get every MHz we could out of our GPU...

By HardOCP on October 18, 2010

The ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP has showed the same performance as any other GeForce GTX 460 1GB with comparable frequencies such as the earlier reviewed Gainward GeForce GTX 460 GS GLH and Palit GeForce GTX 460 Sonic Platinum which come...

By X-bit Labs on October 12, 2010

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By ComputerPowerUser on September 10, 2010

Because every card in today’s comparison is a compromise of features, performance, warranty, and price, individual buyers must carefully consider their specific needs before choosing a...

By Tom's Hardware on August 30, 2010

If you are looking for a card that is going to be able to give you great performance for a lower price point, you should check out the ASUS ENGTX460 TOP. You are going to get a card that has DirectX 11 support giving you the ability to play the...

By Overclockers Club on August 23, 2010

ASUS bietet seine ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP als übertaktete Version an, die diese Bezeichnung allerdings kaum verdient. Die ab Werk sehr vorsichtigen Anhebungen der Taktraten überraschen vor allem deswegen, weil wir der Karte ein hohes...

By Hartware.net on October 18, 2010

Importante: Las opiniones del autor son meramente personales, por lo cual el punto de vista individual es basado en experiencias adquiridas a través de otras revisiones, en un lapso de tiempo distinto. Esta revisión se hizo en base a...

By HardwareMX on February 27, 2011

Avec l’ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP, Asus a du mal à proposer mieux que le modèle de référence avec un système de refroidissement trop bruyant et un encombrement qui nous semble injustifié au vu de la...

By Hardware France on December 12, 2010

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